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River Ridge CDD appoints new supervisor, approves gatehouse redesign and drainage easement
Summary
At its Oct. 22 meeting, the River Ridge Community Development District appointed Keith Merrill to a vacant board seat, adopted officer appointments, approved RG Architects and Bowman proposals for gatehouse and signage work, ratified the audited FY2023 report, and authorized emergency storm clean-up street sweeping.
The River Ridge Community Development District Board of Supervisors appointed resident Keith Merrill to fill the unexpired Seat 1 term and approved a package of design and maintenance actions at its Oct. 22 regular meeting in Estero.
The appointment came after discussion of two candidates. Chair Bob Schultz nominated Keith Merrill, and on a motion by Schultz seconded by Robert Twombly the board voted unanimously to appoint Merrill to the seat that expires in November 2026. Mrs. Adams, acting as a notary, administered the oath of office; District Counsel Tony Pires and Mrs. Adams then reviewed required ethics training, Form 1 filing, Sunshine Law guidance and Form 8B conflict-disclosure procedures.
The board adopted Resolution 2025-01 electing officers as nominated by Mr. Kurt Blumenthal: Bob Schultz as chair, Terry Mountford as vice chair, Kurt Blumenthal and Robert Twombly as assistant secretaries, and Keith Merrill as assistant secretary. The resolution also removed James Gilman as assistant secretary and left existing staff appointments in place.
On infrastructure and vendor actions, the board authorized Bowman to retain RG Architects, P.A. as a subconsultant to redesign two gatehouses, approving a procurement approach that books the $62,500 design cost as a reimbursable deferred expense pending financing; the board also approved Bowman Consulting Group’s proposal for a Pelican Sound master signage program to replace monuments across the district, noting neighborhood monument replacements will be funded from Pelican Sound replacement reserves.
The board ratified Resolution 2024-05A accepting the audited financial report for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2023. Mrs. Adams also presented unaudited financial statements as of Sept. 30, 2024 and flagged budget variances—Engineering at 209% of budget and Contingencies at 421% due to apparent misclassification of landscaping expenses—and said corporate invoices have been requested to reconcile items and correct the ledger in future reports.
For post-storm cleanup, the board approved an emergency one-time street-sweeping payment of $1,475 to Precision Cleaning, Inc., which performed eight loads and eight passes, and authorized staff to add additional week-to-week cleanings as needed over the next month.
The board approved a template Grant of Easement for drainage from the PSGRC to the RRCDD, with the agreement that each specific grant will include a sketch and legal description when added to a future agenda. The meeting closed after routine staff reports and administrative motions to reschedule the November meeting to Nov. 19, 2024.
Votes at a glance: appointment of Keith Merrill (unanimous approval), Resolution 2025-01 electing officers (adopted unanimously), authorization to retain RG Architects under Bowman (approved unanimously), Bowman signage proposal (approved unanimously), Precision Cleaning emergency sweep (approved unanimously), Grant of Easement (approved unanimously), ratification of FY2023 audited report (ratified unanimously).
