Meeting Minutes for August 28, 2025
Clearwater Cay Community Development District
The meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Clearwater Cay Community Development District was held on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 7:02 p.m. at the Grand Venezia Baywatch Clubhouse at 2704 Via Murano in Clearwater, Florida 33764.
Present and constituting a quorum were:
Anthony Anastasio- Vice Chair
Lisa Donini – Assistant Secretary
Jeff Wilson – Assistant Secretary
Shane Butcher – Assistant Secretary
Supervisors attending remotely:
Alan Glidden – Chair
Also present were:
Cal Teague – District Manager, Premier District Management (PDM)
Dan Molloy – Attorney, Molloy and James
Dale Scott – Litigator, Tessitore Mari Scott, PLLC
Cindy Cianciolo, Court Reporter, Integra Reporting Group, LLC
Also attending remotely:
Christopher Dudak – Client Services Manger, PDM
FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS Call to Order and Roll Call
The meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m., and District Manager Teague called the roll. Four Board members were present and constituted a quorum. Chair Glidden attended remotely. Also in attendance were District Manager Cal Teague, Attorney Dan Molloy, Litigator Dale Scott, Court Reporter Cindy Cianciolo. Also attending remotely was Client Services Manager Christopher Dudak.
On MOTION by Supervisor Wilson, with a second by Supervisor Anastasio, and with all in favor, the Board approved the remote participation of Chair Glidden.
SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS Approval of the Agenda
On MOTION by Supervisor Butcher, seconded by Supervisor Wilson, with all in favor, the Board approved the agenda as presented.
THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS Audience Comments on Agenda Items
There were no Audience comments.
FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS Closed Session for Discussion with District Attorneys on Pending Litigation: US Bank Trust Company National Association v. Clearwater Cay Community Development District civil action no 8:23-cv-00835-MSS-SPF and/or Grand Venezia COA, Inc., v. Clearwater Cay Community Development District, et al., No. 160001584-CI.
Attorney Molloy recommended that the Board enter a closed session to discuss pending litigation, and everyone except for the Board of Supervisors, District Manager Teague, Attorney Molloy, Litigator Dale Scott, and Court Reporter Cianciolo left the room and everyone except for chair Glidden dropped off of the remote meeting connection. The remote meeting connection was then locked to prevent unauthorized access.
On MOTION by Chair Glidden, with a second by Supervisor Butcher, with all in favor, the Board convened a closed session to discuss pending litigation regarding US Bank Trust Company National Association v. Clearwater Cay Community Development District civil action no 8:23-cv-00835-MSS-SPF and/or Grand Venezia COA, Inc., v. Clearwater Cay Community Development District, et al., No. 160001584-CI at 7:05 p.m.
On MOTION by Supervisor Butcher, with a second by Supervisor Wilson, with all in favor, the Board ended the closed session and returned to the Regular Meeting at 7:45 p.m.
The remote meeting connection was unlocked, and Client Services Manager Dudak re-joined the meeting.
FIFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS Board Motions for Action from Closed Session
There were no Board actions from the closed session.
Litigator Dale Scott and Court Reporter Cindy Cianciolo left the meeting at 7:45 p.m.
SIXTH ORDER OF BUSINESS Approval of Meeting Minutes
A. Draft Regular Meeting Minutes for July 24, 2025
On MOTION by Supervisor Wilson, with a second by Supervisor Anastasio, with all in favor, the Board approved the Regular Meeting Minutes for July 24, 2025 as presented.
SEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS Engineer
A. Stormwater Pond Cleaning Proposals
In the last-minute handouts there was a proposal from A&B Aquatics for monthly treatment of Pond 2 and the two drainage swales indicated in the proposal for $250 a month. The Board thought that it would be prudent to the keep up with the maintenance of the pond, now that Shenandoah has completed the cleanout of Pond 2, and they authorized this proposal and asked the District Manager and the Chair to contact the Grand Bellagio regarding potential sharing of the expense of maintenance.
On MOTION by Supervisor Wilson, with a second by Chair Glidden, with all in favor, the Board approved A & B Aquatics for monthly cleaning of Pond 2 and the two drainages swales indicated in the proposal in the amount of $250 a month, and the District Manager and the Chair will reach out to the Grand Bellagio regarding cost sharing.
B. Status of Seawall Repairs
At Engineer Dausch’s last inspection, he noted that there are still several depressions that need to be filled. Supervisor Anastasio will follow up with Randy the Grand Venezia maintenance person after the meeting.
EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS Old Business
No old business items were discussed.
NINTH ORDER OF BUSINESS New Business
A. Publicly Accessible Meetings
On MOTION by Supervisor Wilson, with a second by Supervisor Butcher, with all in favor, the Board reinstated remote public access option to Board of Supervisors meetings and approved publishing the remote meeting link on the district’s website.
TENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS District Manager
A. FY 2024 Audit Update
In the packet was the audit commencement letter from Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines and Frank, received on August 5, 2025, which should have commenced in November 2024. As noted at the prior meeting, a notice of non-compliance we received from the Auditor General and Staff had sent a response letter stating that the Fiscal Year 2024 audit was underway but has been delayed by the auditors.
B. FY 2024 AFR Noncompliance
A letter from FloridaCommerce was received, noting that the Annual Financial Report (AFR) is overdue. This is a consequence of the Audit not having been completed and submitted on time by Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines, and Frank.
C. FY 2026 Meeting Schedule
The Board was presented a proposed Fiscal Year 2026 meeting schedule.
i. Resolution 2025-06
On MOTION by Supervisor Wilson, with a second by Supervisor Butcher, with all in favor, the Board approved Resolution 2025-06 adopting the Fiscal Year 2026 meeting schedule as presented.
ELEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS Financial Reports
A. July 2025
The District Manager reported that the district has sufficient funds to get through year without pulling from Carry Forward.
On MOTION by Supervisor Butcher, with a second by Chair Glidden, with all in favor, the Board accepted the Financial Reports for July 2025.
TWELFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS Attorney
A. Lawsuit(s) Updates
Attorney Molloy had no further update on the lawsuit.
THIRTEENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS Supervisor Requests/Comments
Supervisors Wilson and Anastasio stated that they may call in to the two meetings on October 2, 2025.
FOURTEENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS Audience Comments
There were no audience comments.