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River Ridge CDD appoints new supervisor, elects officers and approves multiple contracts
Summary
At its Oct. 22 meeting the River Ridge CDD unanimously appointed Keith Merrill to the vacant Seat 1, adopted Resolution 2025-01 electing officers, approved design and signage contracts and ratified financial reports; several routine motions were approved unanimously.
The River Ridge Community Development District unanimously appointed resident Keith Merrill to the vacant Seat 1 and adopted a slate of officer changes at its Oct. 22 regular meeting.
Chair Bob Schultz nominated Merrill to fill the unexpired term (through November 2026); the board voted to appoint Merrill on a motion by Schultz, seconded by Robert Twombly, with all in favor. Mrs. Cleo Adams then administered the Oath of Office and staff and counsel reviewed required ethics training, Form 1 filing, the Sunshine Amendment and Form 8B conflict disclosure obligations.
The board adopted Resolution 2025-01 electing Bob Schultz as Chair, Terry Mountford as Vice Chair and naming Kurt Blumenthal, Robert Twombly and Keith Merrill as Assistant Secretaries. The resolution also removed James Gilman as an Assistant Secretary. Kurt Blumenthal made the nomination and the resolution was adopted unanimously.
Other formal actions taken (motions noted as moved/seconded in the meeting and approved "with all in favor") included:
- Authorizing Bowman Consulting to retain RG Architects, P.A. as a subconsultant under Bowman terms to redesign two gatehouses and related monument elements; the board discussed booking a $62,500 design cost as a reimbursable, deferred cost to be invoiced when financing is issued. (Motion by Kurt Blumenthal; unanimous.)
- Approving Bowman Consulting Group's proposal for landscape architecture services to replace community monuments and signage, to be funded from Pelican Sound replacement reserves. (Motion by Kurt Blumenthal; unanimous.)
- Ratifying emergency street‑sweeping and storm clean-up services by Precision Cleaning, Inc., approving a one‑time payment of $1,475 and authorizing staff to add week‑to‑week cleanings for up to a month as needed. The vendor performed eight loads and eight passes. (Motion by Kurt Blumenthal; unanimous.)
- Approving a Proposed Grant of Easement for drainage from PSGRC to River Ridge CDD and agreeing to use a template approach with a specific sketch and legal description added to each future agenda item. (Motion by Kurt Blumenthal; unanimous.)
- Ratifying Resolution 2024‑05A accepting the audited financial report for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2023. (Motion by Bob Schultz; unanimous.)
- Approving amended minutes for the Aug. 27, 2024 public hearing and regular meeting and rescheduling the November meeting from Nov. 12 to Nov. 19, 2024. (Motions carried unanimously.)
Procedural notes: motions during the meeting were recorded as moved and seconded and described in the minutes as "with all in favor," which the board used consistently to indicate unanimous approval. The meeting adjourned at 3:07 p.m. following an unanimous motion to adjourn.
The board’s approvals include directing staff to finalize contract language and return documents for execution by the Chair after review by District Counsel and the District Manager where required. No roll-call vote tallies by individual supervisor were recorded in the minutes (motions are described in the minutes as carried unanimously).
