Middleton Downtown Community Development District

MINUTES OF MEETING MIDDLETON DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT A Meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Middleton Downtown Community Development District was held on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. at the Olympia Regional Recreation Center, 1210 McPherson Terrace, The Villages, Florida, 32163. Board members present and constituting a quorum: Steve Printz Chair John Weber Vice Chair Don Simmons Supervisor Alison Emily Supervisor Staff Present: Kenny Blocker District Manager Kevin Stone District Counsel Tyson Dishman Assistant Finance Director Jonny Bishop Executive Director of Support Services Mike Harris District Property Management Director Candice Harris Deputy District Clerk Jesse Andrews Assistant District Clerk FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS: Call to Order 1.A. Roll Call Chair Printz called the meeting to order at 11:30 a.m. Candice Harris, Deputy District Clerk, stated for the record that four (4) Supervisors were present representing a quorum. Don Levens was absent. 1.B. Pledge of Allegiance Chair Printz led the Pledge of Allegiance. 1.C. Observation of Moment of Silence Chair Printz led the Board and audience members in attendance in a moment of silence for those who serve our Country and community. 1.D. Welcome Meeting Attendees

Middleton Downtown - Minutes March 10, 2026 Page 2 The Board welcomed all those in attendance. 1.E. Audience Comments No audience comments were received. SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS: New Business 2.A. Approval of Minutes On MOTION by John Weber, seconded by Alison Emily, with all in favor, the Board approved the Minutes for the Meeting held on November 18, 2025. 2.B. Acceptance of Audit Report for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Helen Painter of Purvis Gray, the District’s Auditor, advised that the Financial Audit is required by Florida Statutes for all Local Governments with a primary focus on Financial Statements and notes. The reporting package contains the Independent Auditors Report, internal audit controls, financial reporting, Auditor General Management Letter and Special District reporting requirements. Ms. Painter stated that it is the Auditors’ objective to ensure that the accounting records are kept in accordance with government auditing standards and follow GASB for government accounting. The Independent Auditor’s Report states that the District has received an unmodified clean opinion and based on the results of the audit procedures performed, the accounting information presented was accurate, and no audit adjustments were made. Ms. Painter stated that a review of the District’s Investment Policy and internal controls was also completed, and no weaknesses were identified or recommendations provided. On MOTION by John Weber, seconded by Don Simmons, with all in favor, the Board accepted the Middleton Downtown Community Development District Audit Report for Fiscal Year 2024/2025. 2.C. Review and Adoption of Joint Resolution 2026-02 Amending Exhibit "A" to the Interlocal Governmental Agreement for Maintenance of Project Wide Improvements. Kenny Blocker, District Manager, stated that Staff recommends adoption of Joint Resolution 2026-02 which will formally restate Exhibit “A” and will authorize the District Manager to attach the revised Exhibit to the Agreement. With the continued development of Middleton in accordance with

Middleton Downtown - Minutes March 10, 2026 Page 3 updated designs and expectations of how facilities will be used, Staff has identified facilities that should be designated as Project Wide Improvements. Joint Resolution 2026-02 will update Exhibit “A” which is the list of project wide improvements. The list of landscaped right-of-way and entry feature areas is updated to reflect the most recent design and construction. In addition, the description of park areas has been revised and has added Thurston Canine Park, Lake Eleanor Park, and Leelanau Park to the list of Project Wide Improvements. On MOTION by John Weber, seconded by Alison Emily, with all in favor, the Board adopted Joint Resolution 2026-02 amending Exhibit “A” to the Interlocal Governmental Agreement for Maintenance of Project Wide Improvements. THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS: Informational Items Only 3.A. Financial Statements The Financial Statements as of January 31, 2026 were provided to the Board as information. FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS: District Manager Reports 4.A. Save the Date: Water Matters Event Mr. Blocker advised that the District will host the annual Water Matters Event at Lake Sumter Landing on April 11, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 4.B. Earth Day Cleanup Mr. Blocker advised that the District will hold its Earth Day Event on April 17, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This event will allow Staff to focus on the District’s Core Value of Stewardship by traversing the Districts to pick up trash and maintain public areas. FIFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS: District Council Reports 5.A. Ethics and Public Records Training Kevin Stone, District Counsel, advised that each year all Board Supervisors are required to complete four (4) hours of Ethics, Public Records and Sunshine Law training. Mr. Stone advised that there are three (3) in-person training opportunities that will be held on March 24, 2026, August 20, 2026

Middleton Downtown - Minutes March 10, 2026 Page 4 and October 29, 2026, each will provide two (2) hours of training. Additionally, an email was forwarded to all Board Supervisors that included links for on-line training opportunities. SIXTH ORDER OF BUSINESS: Supervisor Comments There were no Supervisor Comments received. SEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS: Adjourn Chair Printz adjourned the meeting at 11:37 a.m. Kenneth C. Blocker Steve Printz Secretary Chair

Recall the meeting in the Middleton Downtown Community Development District, uh, meeting to order. Um, and clerk, would you do the roll call, please? Yes. We have All supervisors with the exception of John Levins Present. Thank you. Would you rise for the Pledge of Allegiance? My pledge of allegiance to the apply of the United States of America into the republic for which it stands. One Nation under God, individual with liberty and justice for all. If we could have a moment of silence. First responders in military. Thank you. Welcome to the, uh, attendees, uh, to this beautiful facility. Um, and at this point in time, are there any comments from the audience? Seeing none, we will move into new business Minutes. Pardon me? Approval the minutes. Oh, yep. Uh, we have the minutes from the November 18th meeting. Is there a move to approve? I'll make a motion to approve. There. A second. Second. Moved in. Moved in second. All in favor, please say by signify. By saying Aye. Aye. Opposed? It's passed. Thank you. Good, Mr. Chairman. Uh, the next item is an acceptance of the audit report for fiscal year 24, 25. Ms. Helen Painter is here to present. Uh, a quick overview, uh, to make sure everyone understands the audit was thank you prepared and, um, she's gonna just seek your acceptance today. So, Ms. Painter, morning, welcome. Uh, Thank you. Good morning. Helen Painter Purvis Grant Company. With me is Catherine Eno, the audit director. Uh, just a brief summary. We're just here to say that we have concluded the audit process for the year ending September 30th, 2025 for Middleton Downtown Community Development District. Uh, we have issued an unmodified clean opinion. Uh, all the financial records were, uh, prepared for us. Um, your management team led by Ms. Lee and Norris. Uh, they do a wonderful job. They have everything ready. They give us full access to your accounting software. Uh, and, uh, we had no exceptions or findings, uh, related to the audit. So we're happy to, uh, just say hello and, uh, let you know that we have had no problems. Uh, it's in your agenda packet. There's also a bound, uh, report and it has all of the financial information, the management's discussion and analysis, our reports, and, uh, the financial activity for the year. There were no unusual transactions that occurred during the year. Just, uh, pretty much, um, the, um, downtown development district is growing. Thank you. And we see that Supervisor. Any, any, uh, questions or comments? No, sir. Thank you for your clean audit and, uh, reporting on the cooperation. We respect it. Thank you very much. Thank you. We would just need a motion to accept the audit. We have a move, move to accept the audit. I'll make a motion there. Second. Second, then moved. And second. All in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Thank you, Mr. Pass. Very good, thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next time, Mr. Chairman, review, reviewing adoption of joint resolution 20 26 0 2 amending exhibit A to the interlocal agreement for maintenance of project wide improvements. So, time to time, you know, annually we come back and look at any new assets that are added in to the, uh, project wide area. We'll make any type of descriptive changes, more clarifying, uh, ads. So on the new today for the amendment, it does have some, um, more descriptive nature into some, uh, locations and it also really addresses the new parks that have been added and the new recreational activities in the, uh, Middleton a area. So today we would just seek your approval of the amending Exhibit A from resolution 20 26 0 2. Is there a move to approve? I'll make a motion there. A second. Second. All in favor please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Thank you. Very good. Thank you. And moving on to, um, information I, financial statements and any questions we can address those. Are there any questions? No, no, sir. Okay. Um, district manager report, sir. So a couple things happening wa The Water Matters event. Uh, this is, I think the third or fourth year we've had this. It's down at Lake Central Landing. It'll be April 11th from 9:00 AM to 12. Multiple vendors come down, they speak about water matters related to water, uh, and it's a good event for the residents to attend. They've been actually adding, uh, more vendors to this presentation in this event every year. So is there, if you wish to take advantage of coming out and talking to the vendors about anything to do with water. Uh, and then the second thing is April 17th is Earth Day. Our team will be out there from eight 30 to 1130, uh, going around the districts and picking up, uh, trash as we see it out there to help keep the community clean. And those are all my reports, sir. Any questions or comments on those two upcoming events? No. No sir. I'm sure the water will be, uh, widely anticipated given the restrictions. Okay. Thank you very much, Kevin. This is your periodic reminder that you guys are subject to the, uh, ethics code for public officials in the state of Florida and as well as the Florida Sunshine Law. And that our agency is subject to the Public Records Act. There's an opportunity to receive training on those topics, um, and the, the calendars in the agenda packet there. But March, August, and October each will offer two hours worth of training. You do have an annual requirement by statute to receive training of four hours per year. And then in the summer, when you fill out your Form one for the Commission on Ethics, you'll be checking a box saying that you have taken that training. So you can, you can check that box by doing these, these trainings or there's some free online options as well. It is on the honor system. I think that information has been emailed out to you. So if you're interested in doing it in person, these are a good opportunity, but it's not required otherwise. Thank You. Remind you March 24th. It's come up pretty quick if you wanna do that one. So any, any questions to, uh, district council? No, sir. No. Any comments or concerns of supervisors? No. No sir. Seeing none, you adjourned. Very good. Thank you sir.

Middleton Downtown Community Development District Seat 1 - Don Simmons, Supervisor Seat 2 - Steve Printz, Chair Seat 3 - Don Levens, Supervisor Seat 4 - Alison Emily, Supervisor Seat 5 - John Weber, Vice Chair March 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM Olympia Regional Recreation Center 1210 McPherson Terrace The Villages, Florida 34762 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ AGENDA The District encourages citizen participation in the democratic process and recognizes and protects the right of freedom of speech afforded to all. As the Board conducts the business of the District, rules of civility shall apply. District Board Supervisors, Staff members, and members of the public are to communicate respectfully. It is preferred that persons speak only when recognized by the Board Chair and, at that time, refrain from engaging in personal attacks or derogatory or offensive language. Persons who are deemed to be disruptive and negatively impact the efficient operation of the meeting shall be subject to removal after two verbal warnings. Audience Comments on all issues will be received by the Board. 1. Call to Order 1.A. Roll Call 1.B. Pledge of Allegiance 1.C. Observation of Moment of Silence 1.D. Welcome Meeting Attendees 1.E. Audience Comments 2. New Business 2.A. Approval of Minutes 2.B. Acceptance of Audit Report for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 2.C. Review and Adoption of Joint Resolution 2026-02 Amending Exhibit "A" to the Interlocal Governmental Agreement for Maintenance of Project Wide Improvements. 3. Informational Items Only 3.A. Financial Statements 4. District Manager Reports 4.A. Save the Date: Water Matters Event 4.B. Earth Day Cleanup 5. District Counsel Reports 5.A. Ethics and Public Records Training 6. Supervisor Comments 7. Adjourn

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