MINUTES OF MEETING 

GRANDE PINES 

 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 

 

 The regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Grande Pines Community 
Development District was held Monday, January 26, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the Offices of GMSCF, 
LLC at 219 East Livingston Street, Orlando, Florida 32801. 

 

 Present and constituting a quorum: 

 

 

 Achal Aggarwal Chairman 

 Linda Kepfer Vice Chairperson 

 Maria Perez Assistant Secretary 

 Ashley Baksh Assistant Secretary 

 Ernestina Whitney Assistant Secretary 

 

 

 Also present were: 

 

 

 Jason Showe District Manager 

 Robert Petillo District Counsel 

 Jeff Pena by phone District Engineer 

 Jarett Wright Field Manager 

 

 

 

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS Roll Call 

 Mr. Showe called the meeting to order and called the roll. Five Board members were 
present constituting a quorum. 

 

SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS Public Comment Period 

 Mr. Showe stated that there were no members of the public present to provide any 
comments. 

 

 


THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS Approval of Minutes of the December 15, 
2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting 

 Mr. Showe presented the minutes of the December 15, 2025 Board of Supervisors meeting 
to the Board and asked for any corrections or changes to the minutes. The Board had no corrections 
or changes. 

 

On MOTION by Mr. Aggarwal, seconded by Ms. Baksh, with all in 
favor, the Minutes of the December 15, 2025 Board of Supervisors 
Meeting, were approved. 

 

FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS Consideration of Consent to Assignment 
and Assumption Agreement 

 Mr. Showe stated they were notified over the holidays that their engineer changed. He 
stated counsel prepared this assignment agreement, which assigns the contract to the new vendor 
so that it’s clear on a contractual basis. 

 

On MOTION by Mr. Aggarwal, seconded by Ms. Kepfer, with all 
in favor, the Consent to Assignment and Assumption Agreement, 
was approved. 

 

FIFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS Staff Reports 

A. Attorney 


 Mr. Petillo introduced himself and stated he is filling in for Jan today. He noted they spoke 
with the bond underwriter and they are working on preparing the necessary approvals to get the 
bond process going. He stated that the next meeting Ms. Carpenter will be there and she will be 
going over the process for that. He explained that it is a 30-day notice and a 28-day window for 
that, so it’s a multi-month process and they will get that started at the next meeting. 

 

B. Engineer 


 Mr. Pena stated they submitted the bond report. Other than that, they had nothing further 
to report. 

 

 


C. District Manager’s Report 
i. Check Register 


 Mr. Showe provided the District manager’s report stating they have the new security 
vendor starting on February 1, 2026. They’ve been in contact with both them and the current 
vendor to make sure everybody is coordinated. He explained that at midnight February 1, 2026, 
they’ll swap over. At this point, he noted they don’t anticipate any issues but they are open and 
available to help that transition process as needed. He noted that as the counsel and engineer 
indicated, they are working through the bond documents so they have drafts of all the things they 
need going right now. He added that they expect at their next meeting to have all of those ready 
for the Board to start approving. He reviewed the check register and noted in the general fund they 
have checks 371 through 383, plus auto pay and December payroll for a total of $138,162.29. 

 

On MOTION by Mr. Aggarwal, seconded by Ms. Kepfer, with all 
in favor, the Check Register, was approved. 

 

ii. Balance and Income Statement 


 Mr. Showe presented the balance and income statement to the Board and noted that it does 
not require any action from the Board. 

 

D. Field Managers Report 


 Mr. Wright presented the field manager’s report. He stated the guard house was pressure 
washed because it was looking rough. He noted they are looking at paint. He explained that the 
inside has a bunch of usage of wear and tear of hands going on walls, shoes touching the walls, 
and things like that. He pointed out that they normally do this once every year or every other year 
on the inside because they have so much usage and so many people coming through. He stated 
they will have quotes for that at the next meeting. He added that they did have some repairs made 
to the pedestrian gate that’s on the right side just past the guardhouse. He explained that it had 
been knocked off the hinges that was put back and it does need some additional work done. He 
noted the gate latch is broken, so they have to put a new gate latch on. They are looking to do that 
next week. He stated they are having no main issues with any of their contracted services right 
now and everything is going as expected. He also stated they are going through the dormancy 
period, which is the time where they focus on getting all the detail work set up to get ready for 
spring because once that starts, it’s difficult to keep up. They try to get ahead of it as much as 


possible. He added that includes trimming all the grasses, doing any mulching that would need to 
be done, pruning trees or anything else like that. 

 Mr. Wirght pointed out that they are having issues with the D1 fountain, which is the 
fountain that’s going through the gate on the left side, and they are trying to figure that out. He 
noted they asked for the whole system to be pulled and each part individually tested. He stated the 
two new gate barrier arms for the front entrance were ordered. He also noted that they had them 
on site last week repairing damage to the back gate that was hit and the day that was repaired, it 
was hit again and broke, so they have to get two new arms for that. He explained that this is the 
problem with having gate arms because it will be a constant thing they are going to have to prepare 
for as they go into budget season. He suggested a gate repair line item will need to go up to 
accommodate this. He noted that right now they don’t have access to the cameras, but they are 
assisting with the coordination of making sure all the equipment’s good. He will provide an update 
on the cameras once he receives it. He stated they are looking at gathering some quotes for 
replacing plants in the front median. Typically, he noted any plant replacement like that, they look 
for late February, March timeframe. 

 

SIXTH ORDER OF BUSINESS Other Business 

 There being no comments, the next item followed. 

 

SEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS Supervisors' Requests 

 Mr. Showe stated that there were no Supervisor requests. 

 

EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS Adjournment 

On MOTION by Mr. Aggarwal, seconded by Ms. Kepfer, with all 
in favor, the meeting was adjourned. 

 

 

 

Secretary/Assistant Secretary Chairman/Vice Chairman