Southshore Bay HOA homeowners'
Meeting was (sort of ) held Mon. Dec 29,
(for DR Horton, Lennar (Medley) and Holiday homes, Wimauma. )
Dec. 29, 2025 - RECAP
Kai and the board held the first public meeting with residents in over two years!
- However, the association managers from Kai announced that the budget couldn't be finalized today and there would be no board vote on the budget yet. Three board members attended by zoom (although the remote option was not afforded to homeowners.)
- About 40-50 homeowners were in attendance and asked finance questions. No budget was approved.
- Despite being listed on the agenda, there was not a membership vote to elect a Resident Director.
- The CAM indicated that the board may appoint a replacement, however, the prior director only had a one-year term so it seems like a new member election is warranted.
- Both issues will be covered in a future to-be-scheduled meeting a few weeks
- About 40-50 homeowners were in attendance and asked finance questions. No budget was approved.
- The CAM indicated that the board may appoint a replacement, however, the prior director only had a one-year term so it seems like a new member election is warranted.
SUNSHINE NEEDED
- We homeowners are all paying nearly $1000/yr ($236.30 quarterly) in assessment fees to SSB HOA but are we getting the services promised by the Board and community managers Kai Connnected LLC (a.k.a Breeze)?
- The SSB HOA board is still run by the Metro Development LLC appointees who have not historically been transparent.
- We homeowners are all paying nearly $1000/yr ($236.30 quarterly) in assessment fees to SSB HOA but are we getting the services promised by the Board and community managers Kai Connnected LLC (a.k.a Breeze)?
- The SSB HOA board is still run by the Metro Development LLC appointees who have not historically been transparent.
2024-2025 RECAP
- The SSB HOA didn't meet publicly with homeowners for an entire year in violation of Florida Statutes §720. (See 720.306(2))
- We were not mailed an announcement of Annual Meeting in 2024 per FL §720.306(5). (By contrast, one was mailed for the 2023 annual meeting.)
- There was no election held for Resident Director in 2024-2025.
- During that time, it appears that our community's master plan was changed (without notice to homeowner or buyers) to maintain corporate developer control. The Skymor rental units, now called "plotted townhomes", were originally shown as individually-owned Villas per the Developer's Master Community Plan.
- Voting rights: the Developer (as 'Class B member') already gets 3 votes to our 1 homeowner ('Class A') vote until the homes are sold, per our Declaration.
- We were not mailed an announcement of Annual Meeting in 2024 per FL §720.306(5). (By contrast, one was mailed for the 2023 annual meeting.)
- There was no election held for Resident Director in 2024-2025.
There is one opportunity per year to get answers about the budget and to elect a resident director.
Attending in person
Monday, Dec. 29, 1:00 pm
Ruskin Holiday Express & Suites
226 Teco Road, Ruskin, FL
Bring your Proxy vote with you (or give it to someone who will be there. See next section for proxy info.)
TO BE SCHEDULED
Proxy voting option
- Download and sign the form and use "option B" to name a neighbor you trust to bring it to the meeting and vote for you.
- It's not advisable to use option "A. for Association Secretary" because the board will control both the agenda AND your votes.)
- If you are a 'snowbird' or use a different mailing address, you must enter your SSB Home's address on the Proxy.
- You must sign and date the proxy and get it there before 1:00 with your designated neighbor.
- Already submitted a proxy but want to change it? You can revoke it and write a new one. Just be sure to sign and DATE with new date.
Agenda
Two meetings are back-to back.
1. Annual membership meeting which includes Election of Directors.
(10% of members must be present in person or by proxy for a quorum to proceed.)
2. Budget meeting of Board of Directors.
No zoom link was provided for members, but hopefully next time!
Help elect a resident HOA director at the next Memberhip meeting
The Budget - initially neglected for 9 months, then increased disproportionately based on number of new homes.
The southside developments to our HOA (which we didn't vote on) will increase the number of homes from 1419 homes to 2039.
The addition of the new southside homes and rentals is a 43% increase in homes
(as well as a longer wait until the HOA is under homeowners' control.)
Yet the budget is increasing by 50% -- when we should be getting economies of scale instead.
- There was no official approved 2025 budget so the year to year variances are unclear. Does 2025 represent what was spent or a proposed budget?
- In 2024, when SSB HOA and Breeze/Kai decided to simply rollover the 2024 budget "until the 2025 Budget has been approved." for three entire quarters! Meanwhile , Kai Connected (formerly Breeze) was sued in court for withholding documents for the CDD that they also managed (they've since been replaced there). There is even a complaint against Breeze/Kai with Florida's DBPR licensure board. Their budget apparently also inaccurately reported the number of Medley homes on which the budget was based.
- The proposed budget presents the 2025 to 2026 increases as "Monthly variance per home" to give the illusion it's not a lot of money.
- For example, they introduced $15,000 for unspecified "Contingency" which is shown as "only 61¢ per home per month." (But that's still $15 grand for who-knows-what! 😕)
- Evidently our budget even subsidizes a private company (Metro Lagoon) to help pay for their private security, gates, etc Is that why the DR Horton interior's common areas beyond Lagoon Shore Blvd. are being neglected? Medley already pays for its own gates.
- Where are the audited financial statements required by §720.303(7)?.