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River Ridge CDD appoints new supervisor, elects officers and approves contracts and easements
Summary
At its Oct. 22 meeting, the River Ridge CDD unanimously appointed Keith Merrill to a vacant supervisor seat, adopted Resolution 2025-01 electing officers, authorized engineering and design subconsultant agreements, approved emergency storm clean-up and a drainage easement, and ratified financial reports.
The River Ridge Community Development District on Oct. 22 unanimously appointed Keith Merrill to fill the vacant Seat 1, a term that runs through November 2026. Chair Bob Schultz nominated Merrill, and the board approved the motion without objection. Mrs. Adams, the district manager, administered the Oath of Office.
At the same meeting the board adopted Resolution 2025-01 to elect officers for 2025. The resolution nominated Bob Schultz as chair, Terry Mountford as vice chair, and Kurt Blumenthal, Robert Twombly and Keith Merrill as assistant secretaries; it also removed James Gilman as an assistant secretary. The motion was made by Mr. Blumenthal and passed unanimously.
The board approved several contract-related actions: it authorized Bowman Consulting Group to retain RG Architects, P.A. as a subconsultant under standard Bowman terms for redesign work on two gatehouses, with the chair authorized to execute documents after review by district counsel and the district manager. Separately, the board approved Bowman Consulting Group’s proposal for landscape architecture services to replace and relocate community monuments; the neighborhood monument work will be charged to Pelican Sound replacement reserves.
For storm cleanup, the board ratified an emergency authorization for Precision Cleaning, Inc. to perform street sweeping at a one-time cost of $1,475, and authorized staff to schedule additional week-to-week cleanings for up to a month if needed.
The board approved a Proposed Grant of Easement for drainage from PSGRC to the district and agreed that future easements can be placed on agendas with specific sketches and legal descriptions for approval. The board also ratified Resolution 2024-05A, accepting the audited financial report for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2023, and approved amended meeting minutes from Aug. 27, 2024.
Finally, the board approved a motion to reschedule the next regular meeting from Nov. 12 to Nov. 19, 2024, and adjourned at 3:07 p.m.
