MINUTES OF MEETING CYPRESS PARK ESTATES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

The audit committee meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Cypress Park Estates Community Development District was held Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake Alfred Public Library, 245 N. Seminole Ave., Lake Alfred, Florida.

Present and constituting a quorum:

Steve Rosser	Chairman
Alan Metzger	Vice Chairman
McKenzie Terrill	Assistant Secretary
Allan Keen	Assistant Secretary Also present were:
Jill Burns	District Manager, GMS
Grace Rinaldi	District Counsel, Kilinski Van Wyk
Marshall Tindall	Field Manager GMS

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS	Roll Call
Ms. Burns called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. and called the roll. Four Supervisors were in attendance constituting a quorum.

SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS	Public Comment Period
Ms. Burns stated that there were no members of the public present.

THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS	Review of Proposals and Tally of Audit
Committee Members Rankings
DiBartolomeo, McBee, Hartley & Barnes
Grau & Associates
Ms. Burns stated they had received two proposals, one from DiBartolomeo, McBee, Hartley & Barnes and one from Grau & Associates. She noted that the Board had authorized staff to issue an RFP for auditing services, and these two were the proposals they received. Ms. Burns

June 24, 2025	Cypress Park Estates CDD

stated that she had forms where they could rank each according to the scoring sheets, or she had reviewed them and had some suggested rankings. She indicated that she could go over each of them. Ms. Burns stated that she assigned 20 points each for the ability of personnel, 20 points for both proposers' experience, 20 points each for understanding the scope of work, and 20 points for the ability to furnish the required services. Ms. Burns stated that the only difference was the price. She had DiBartolomeo, McBee, Hartley & Barnes at 19 and Grau & Associates at 20—Grau & Associates at a total of 100 and DiBartolomeo, McBee, Hartley and Barnes at 99. Ms. Burns stated that the award was for three years, 2025, 2026, and 2027. Ms. Burns added that each of the firms was good to work with, so she would go for the better price. She asked for a motion to approve accepting the rankings.

On MOTION by Mr. Keen, seconded by Mr. Metzger, with all in favor, Ranking Grau & Associates #1 with 100 Points and DiBartolomeo, McBee, Hartley & Barnes #2 with 99 Points, was approved.

FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Adjournment
Ms. Burns asked for a motion to adjourn.

On MOTION by Mr. Metzger, seconded by Mr. Rosser with all in favor, the meeting was adjourned.

Secretary/Assistant Secretary	Chairman/Vice Chairman
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