MINUTES OF MEETING RIDGEWOOD TRAILS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

The regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Ridgewood Trails Community Development District was held Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the Azalea Ridge Amenity Center, 1667 Azalea Ridge Boulevard, Middleburg, Florida.

Present and constituting a quorum were:

Michael Wetherbee	Chairman
Jacqui Proctor Miller	Vice Chairperson
Cassie Alba	Assistant Secretary
Scott Edson	Assistant Secretary
Tom Schumacher	Assistant Secretary Also present were:
Marilee Giles	District Manager
Katie Buchanan	District Counsel by telephone
Jay Soriano	GMS by telephone
Rob Alba	RMS
Karen Fisher	Brightview

The following is a summary of the discussions and actions taken at the September 4, 2025 meeting.

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS	Roll Call
Ms. Giles called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and called the roll.

SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS	Public Comments
There being none, the next item followed.

THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS	Ratification of Agreements
T&M Electric

On MOTION by Ms. Alba seconded by Mr. Wetherbee with all in favor the agreement with T&M Electric was ratified.

J.C. Harward

On MOTION by Ms. Alba seconded by Ms. Miller with all in favor the agreement with J.C. Harward was ratified.

FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Consideration of Proposal from Sterling for
Egress Gate
This item tabled.

FIFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Staff Reports
Attorney
There being none, the next item followed.

Engineer
There being none, the next item followed.

Manager – Goals and Objectives for Fiscal Year 2026

On MOTION by Mr. Edson seconded by Mr. Schumacher with all in favor the fiscal year 2026 goals and objectives were approved.

Operation Manager
Mr. Soriano stated we are waiting on the permits form the county on the playground, the GC is updating us on a regular basis. We need a quick discussion on the pond issue. There is a fence issue blocking access.
Mr. Alba stated one homeowner has given us permission to use their yard as a passthrough to get to the pond but it is not big enough to put a boat through.
Mr. Soriano stated I want to make sure that Rob makes personal contact to have that conversation with them. They may not realize what they did by putting up the fence that blocks the easement. I want to send them a letter to see if they will work with us.

Mr. Alba stated there is a 30-foot easement and there are four homes. Each homeowner has built all the way to the halfway point so there is a 15-foot fence line on each side, no gates. There is no access. I can contact the homeowners and let them know that this is a drainage easement, we need access to the pond for maintenance. We can install a gate in the fence line in the front and rear and have access when we need it or we have to remove fences.
Mr. Edson stated but you are going to make personal contact with the four homeowners. Mr. Alba stated that is what the operations manager would like me to do.
Mr. Edson stated then after we get feedback from you as to their responses, you can go to the next step, which may be something in writing agreeing to whatever.
Mr. Alba stated right, essentially informing them it is a drainage easement, the CDD has the responsibility to use it to maintain the pond and we need access.
Mr. Edson asked is this their property?
Mr. Alba stated it is their property but it is an easement they are required to allow us to access. This is a state level run program for maintenance of water systems.
Ms. Giles asked is this the pond behind Big Springs Point? Mr. Alba stated yes.
Ms. Giles asked could lake maintenance and landscape go in through the wooded area just before the conservation easement at Azalea Ridge, then come on the backside of those houses?
Mr. Soriano stated that may be an option. I would have to look to see how overgrown the area is but that may be a possible solution.
Ms. Giles stated if there wasn’t an agreement in place, it is never too late and that agreement helps the homeowner and the district and that agreement would be filed with the county.

Amenity Manager
Report
Mr. Alba reviewed the amenity manager’s report, copy of which was included in the agenda package.
Mr. Schumacher asked can we make the yard sale one day rather than two days or say it is Saturday and Sunday if it rains on Saturday.

Brightview QSA

Ms. Fisher gave an overview of the Brightview site assessment and stated for the last couple years we have done the mulch in the focal areas, entranceway, pool because you only have a certain amount of yardage in the contract, which leaves the pocket parks without mulch. We can propose to do those additional areas or next year we could just do those areas in places we haven’t done the last couple of years. We can bring a proposal to the next meeting for the pocket parks.

SIXTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Supervisor’s Requests and Public Comments
Ms. Sinift stated I wish that someone would have knocked on my door if you have any questions about what I was doing in my backyard instead of having conversations here and thinking I did something inappropriate.
A resident stated we are talking about the powerlines. There was a big issue behind my house there was always bricks and stuff and evidently then somebody went down there because they saw that there were ruts.
Ms. Giles stated I think that was reported to a supervisor about the stuff on district property behind your house, but I’m not familiar with yours.
Ms. Sinift stated I had a big dumpster back there and I was told we were doing construction in my backyard and we had left big ruts in the back.
Mr. Schumacher stated that was reported to me and I went down and looked at it and there were ruts that should have been approved by us before they drove over it.
Ms. Sinift stated that was only there for a week and a half and the person that came back there fixed everything like he said he would, graded it all the way back to the road much better than it was beforehand. When I purchased the house they put 15 bundles of bamboo around my backyard, which grew to be 30+ feet tall and grew everywhere. I had to pay somebody to remove them and it took four dumpsters to get all that bamboo out of my backyard. The roots were incredibly large and had somebody just come out there and asked, I would have been more than happy to give you a complete tour of what has happening. I am the person out there every time they drove down our lines making sure they understand because there are turtles out there. I have videos of them driving over the turtle holes and I told the guy while he was doing it and he said this is my job. They were mowing under the powerlines.
Mr. Schumacher asked was it Brightview? Who are we talking about?

Ms. Sinift stated this is the county and part of it is owned by the county and part of it is owned by the district or something like that. It is supposed to be done every couple years.
Ms. Giles stated it sounds like two issues. If any property owner is going to be on district property the property owner is supposed to coordinate with the district. Typically, you would go through the HOA for any of those improvements or changes but if you are going to trespass on district property you would need to coordinate with the district, not the other way around. I think someone reported there were items behind that fence line on the district’s property and that is what was discussed at the last meeting. We contacted Scott and he cleaned it up and it is no big deal.

Supervisors Comments
Mr. Edson stated about three weeks there was a traffic fatality on Blanding Boulevard coming out of Azalea Ridge and we seldom go out and turn left, we go out the back way. As they build more on the back way it is going to be worse. I would love a traffic light there but there has to be enough home sites to warrant a light.
I mentioned it before, I walk a lot and since I became a supervisor on the board I walk part of the CDD area and I offer the opportunity to any of the three board members that are not involved with Freedom if you would like a tour of Freedom, we have a golf cart and I would be glad to take any of you through Freedom and show you what we have in Freedom.
Mr. Schumacher stated I still have a request to pressure wash the entrance sign. Mr. Alba stated I will reach out to the pressure washing person.
Mr. Schumacher stated the residents still want to get the sidewalk and curbs at that entrance pressure washed so they look halfway decent. I talked to the engineering director at Green Cove and he said you can do it and you wanted something in writing.
Mr. Soriano stated unfortunately we can’t go on their property and do that work because it is a liability for the district if we do something we have been told many times not to do.

SEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Approval of Consent Agenda
Approval of the Minutes of the July 9, 2025 Meeting

On MOTION by Ms. Alba seconded by Mr. Wetherbee with all in favor the minutes of the July 9, 2025 meeting were approved as presented.

Balance Sheet & Income Statement
Assessment Receipt Schedule
Approval of Check Register

On MOTION by Ms. Alba seconded by Mr. Schumacher with all in favor the balance of the consent agenda items was approved.

EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Next  Meeting  Scheduled  for  Wednesday,
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the Azalea Ridge Amenity Center, 1667 Azalea Ridge Boulevard, Middleburg, Florida
Ms. Giles stated the next meeting will be held November 5, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the same location.

On MOTION by Mr. Wetherbee seconded by Ms. Miller with all in favor the meeting adjourned at 6:56 p.m.

Secretary/Assistant Secretary	Chairman/Vice Chairman