MINUTES OF MEETING ASTONIA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

The audit committee meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Astonia Community Development District was held on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn – Winter Haven, 200 Cypress Gardens Blvd., Winter Haven, Florida.

Present for the Audit Committee were:

Halsey Carson Cody Hatmaker Gary Hatmaker

Also present were:

Katie O’Rourke	District Manager, GMS
Jill Burns	District Manager, GMS
Lauren Gentry	District Counsel, Kilinski Van Wyk
Anastasia Rios	District Counsel, Kilinski Van Wyk
Allen Bailey	Field Manager, GMS

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS	Roll Call
Ms. Burns called the meeting to order and called the roll at 1:00 p.m.

SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS	Public Comment Period
Ms. Burns stated no members of the public were present, and one joining via Zoom.

THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS	Review of Proposals and Tally of Audit
Committee Members Rankings
Grau & Associates
Richie Tandoc
Ms. Burns stated that she had reviewed the two audit proposals, one from Grau & Associates and one from Richie Tandoc. She explained that both firms were qualified, but that

August 13, 2025	Astonia CDD

Grau & Associates had more experience with CDDs and offered a slightly lower fee. She noted that the suggested rankings gave Grau & Associates a total score of 100 and Richie Tandoc a total of 97, which placed Grau & Associates as #1 and Richie Tandoc #2. Ms. Burns noted that the Board was given the option to accept those rankings or to do their own scoring.

On MOTION by Mr. Carson, seconded by Mr. Cody Hatmaker, with all in favor, Ranking Grau & Associates #1 with 100 points, was approved.

FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Adjournment
Ms. Burns adjourned the meeting.

On MOTION by Mr. Carson, seconded by Mr. Cody Hatmaker, with all in favor, the meeting was adjourned.

Secretary/Assistant Secretary	Chairman/Vice Chairman

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