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River Ridge CDD elects officers, approves traffic‑calming and multiple service contracts
Summary
At its Nov. 19 meeting the River Ridge Community Development District elected officers, approved $105,000 for solar speed-sign installations, authorized irrigation repairs and replaced its landscape contractor; the Board approved a lower-cost aeration solution in a split 3‑2 vote.
The River Ridge Community Development District Board of Supervisors on Nov. 19 elected its officers for 2025 and approved several contracts and maintenance actions affecting neighborhood infrastructure and safety.
Bob Schultz was elected chair and Terry Mountford vice chair under Resolution 2025‑02, which the Board adopted unanimously after Mr. Mountford nominated the slate. Kurt Blumenthal, Robert Twombly and Keith Merrill were named assistant secretaries; Chesley “Chuck” Adams remains the District secretary and Craig Wrathell retains prior assistant secretary/treasurer appointments noted in the record.
The Board approved multiple operational measures affecting daily maintenance and community safety. On a 3‑2 vote, the Board approved installing a lower‑cost electrical "zombie box" to serve a 240‑volt lake aerator at a cost of $3,098, rather than moving the equipment under a Bentley Electric proposal that would add roughly $10,755 to the relocation scope. Chair Bob Schultz, Robert Twombly and Keith Merrill voted in favor; Terry Mountford and Kurt Blumenthal dissented. The Board discussed revisiting a full relocation in the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget.
The Board unanimously authorized My AV‑Tech LLC to wire and install three permanent and one mobile 15‑inch solar‑powered digital speed signs with cameras and messaging, and to support cloud traffic devices at $1,500 per device per year. The combined approved amount for the AV‑Tech work is $105,000. Eric Long, PSGRC general manager, told the Board an existing unit recorded about 800 varied speeding violations over a three‑week period and recommended moving that unit 20–30 yards to improve data capture; the Board also discussed pole purchases and potential HOA cost-sharing for ongoing cloud fees and fine revenue.
District Engineer Charlie Krebs presented a revised scope for the Seaside & Master Drainage Project and reported ancillary irrigation costs from Irrigation Concepts: $4,002.50 to repair wiring and about $1,300 each to raise seven to eight irrigation heads. The Board approved a change order for irrigation repairs not to exceed $15,000.
The Board approved terminating the landscape maintenance contract with Laz’s Lawn Service, Inc., citing poor performance, and engaged GulfScapes Landscape Maintenance Services at a proposed annual cost of $58,500. Management was authorized to use withheld payments and unassigned funds to offset the higher cost; the motion passed unanimously.
Board members accepted unaudited financial statements as of Oct. 31, 2024, and noted the Series 2022A note will be closed with funds applied to prepaid bond debt. Supervisor Kurt Blumenthal asked why an Oct. 1 annual insurance payment did not appear in the check register; District staff said they would investigate and report back.
The Board approved amended minutes from the Oct. 22, 2024 meeting and set its next meeting for Dec. 10, 2024, at 1 p.m.
Votes at a glance - Resolution 2025‑02 (elect officers): adopted, unanimous. - Install zombie box for Lake E1‑C aerator ($3,098): approved, 3‑2 (Schultz, Twombly, Merrill yes; Mountford, Blumenthal no). - AV‑Tech speed signs and cloud devices (combined $105,000): approved, unanimous. - Irrigation Concepts change order (repair wiring/raise heads, NTE $15,000): approved, unanimous. - Terminate Laz’s Lawn Service and engage GulfScapes ($58,500): approved, unanimous. - Approval of Oct. 22 meeting minutes (amendments): approved, unanimous.
What’s next District staff will provide follow‑up on the missing insurance payment entry, present a finalized sidewalk inspection and repair estimates at the January meeting, and report back after the Pelican Sound Safeguard Panel’s first meeting. The Board will revisit the aerator relocation during FY2026 budget discussions if needed.
