MINUTES OF MEETING

BLACKBURN CREEK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. 6853 Energy Ct., Lakewood Ranch, FL 34240

Board Members Present via Speaker or in Person:

Kevin Johnson Kirk Fegley Michael Sprout Phil Davis James Sverapa

Chairperson Vice Chairperson
Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary

(via phone)

Also Present via Speaker or in Person:

Venessa Ripoll Rick Montejano Gazmin Kerr Andy Cohen Phil

District Manager- PFM Group Consulting LLC Accountant - PFM Group Consulting LLC
ADM - PFM Group Consulting LLC	(via phone) District Counsel
Audience Member	(via phone)

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS	Organizational Matters Call to Order and Roll Call
The Board of Supervisors' Meeting for the Blackburn Creek COD was called to order at approximately 11:00 a.m. by Ms. Ripoll. She proceeded with roll call and confirmed quorum. Those in attendance are outlined above either in person or via speaker phone.

On MOTION by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Sverapa, with all in favor, the Board approved to allow Mr. Johnson to participate and vote via phone.

Public Comment Period

There were no public comments at this time.

SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS	General Business Matters Consideration of the Minutes of the:
July 8, 2025, Board of Supervisors' Meeting

July 23, 2025, Board of Supervisors' Workshop Meeting

The Board reviewed the minutes. It was noted there were no motions within the workshop. There is a recording available for the workshop. Ms. Ripoll will make changes accordingly.

On MOTION by Mr. Fegley, seconded by Mr. Sprout, with all in favor, the Board approved the Minutes of the July 8, 2025, Board of Supervisors' Meeting, and the July 23, 2025, Board of Supervisors' Workshop Meeting.

Public Hearing on the Adoption of the District's Annual Budget
Public Comments and Testimony
Board Comments
Consideration of Resolution	2025-05, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and Appropriating Funds

Mr. Montejano gave an overview of the budget and noted the budget is the same overall budget that was previously approved. The O&M assessments went down.
There were no public comments.

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On MOTION by Mr. Sprout, seconded by Mr. Davis, with all in favor, the Board closed the Public Hearing on the Adoption of the District's Annual Budget.

There were no Board comments.

On MOTION by Mr. Sverapa, seconded by Mr. Fegley, with all in favor, the Board approved Resolution 2025-05, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and Appropriating Funds.

On MOTION by Mr. Sprout, seconded by Mr. Sverapa, with all in favor, the Board opened the Public Hearing on the Adoption of the District's Annual Budget.

Public Hearing on the Imposition of Special Assessments
Public Comments and Testimony
Board Comments
Consideration of Resolution 2025-06, Adopting an Assessment Roll for Fiscal Year 2026, and Certifying Special Assessments for Collection

Ms. Ripoll reviewed the assessment schedule. There were no public comments at this time. There were no Board comments at this time.

On MOTION by Mr. Sprout, seconded by Mr. Sverapa, with all in favor, the Board approved Resolution 2025-06, Adopting an Assessment Roll for Fiscal Year 2026, and Certifying Special Assessments for Collection.

On MOTION by Mr. Fegler, seconded by Mr. Johnson, with all in favor, the Board closed the Public Hearing on the Imposition of Special Assessments.

On MOTION by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Sprout, with all in favor, the Board opened the Public Hearing on the Imposition of Special Assessments.

Consideration of Resolution 2025-07, Adopting the Annual Meeting Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-2026

Ms. Ripoll reviewed the Annual Meeting schedule. She noted this will be advertised in the newspaper. This schedule will be placed on the website and sent to the HOA.

There was a recommendation to have the Town Hall during a January meeting and have another meeting with the HOA Board in March or April. Ms. Ripoll will follow up to obtain the HOA's schedule.

On MOTION by Mr. Fegler, seconded by Mr. Johnson, with all in favor, the Board approved Resolution 2025-07, Adopting the Annual Meeting Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.

Ratification of Payment Authorization No. 242-243
Ms. Ripoll stated these are for contractual obligations. This is solely for ratification.

Review of District Financial Statements

Ms. Ripoll stated that the District financials were through July 2025. Mr. Montejano noted the money market account is going well.

On MOTION by Mr. Fegley, seconded by Mr. Davis, with all in favor, the Board approved the District Financials.

On MOTION by Mr. Sverapa, seconded by Mr. Sprout, with all in favor, the Board ratified Payment Authorization No. 242 - 243.

THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS	Staff Reports

District Counsel -

District Engineer -

District Manager -

It was noted there needs to be an agreement negotiated with the HOA for a few maintenance issues and the responsibility of maintaining those areas. Ms. Ripoll will work with District Counsel.

No report.
Ms. Ripoll noted the next Board meeting is September 9, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., at the same location. This will be the last meeting of the Fiscal Year.

FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Audience	Comments	and	Supervisor
Requests

Mr. Johnson gave an overview of the agreement that will be negotiated with the HOA. He noted the culverts that are outside of the CDD's assets are not being maintained, and causing drainage issues. The agreement would have the COD take over that responsibility, with reimbursement from the HOA.
There was a recommendation to have the District Engineer be hired by the HOA on a contract basis in order to fix the issues. Mr. Johnson reviewed the HOA's process, and noted there is high turnover on their Board, which causes issues to go unresolved.

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Blackburn Creek Community Development District

Consideration of the Minutes of the August 12, 2025, Board of Supervisors Meeting

The Board discussed the work needed and the process. Mr. Cohen gave an overview of the process that will take place once the agreement is in place. It was noted that once completed, the agreement will be brought before the Board to review.

There was brief discussion regarding the payment from the HOA and their timing of fixing issues. It was noted this is beyond the expertise of the HOA.

There were no further comments or supervisor requests at this time.

FIFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Adjournment

There was no additional business to discuss. Ms. Ripoll requested a motion to adjourn.

ON MOTION by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Sverapa, with all in favor, the August 12, 2025, Meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Blackburn Creek Community Development District was adjourned at approximately 11:33 a.m.