Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Meeting Minutes
Members Present: Kurt Miericke, Sue Beveridge, Luis Rios, Greg Smith and Pat Stanforth.
Members Absent: Ron Schroeder, Bruce Lieske, Lisa Finnegan, and Jim Mathews.
The meeting was held at Pat’s house, 1770 Seneca Blvd. It was called to order at 7:30 PM by Kurt.
The meeting minutes from the previous meeting, November 14th, were approved.
Treasurer’s Report. Sue presented the budget for 2006. It was approved by the board. It will be presented to the general membership at the annual meeting for approval.
About 150 residents have paid their dues since the bills went out in mid-December. Two board members did not receive bills, which is a concern. A second billing will be sent out after the annual meeting.
Beautification. Ron gave a report via email. He fixed the timer for the lights on the fountain. It had been running too many hours per day. Hopefully, the electric bill will go down. John Holmes, CW resident and our gardener made minor repairs to the lighting at the Winter Springs entrance and upgrades to the new plantings behind the monument.
SR 417 Widening. Greg is watching the Road Authority for information on meetings. Currently nothing is happening. The board decided to be proactive once the studies and community input meetings begin. We want to flood them with requests from all CW residents asking for a sound wall. Greg and Kurt have spoken with the Authority already so they know of our concern. Greg is an engineer and Kurt confirmed that planting trees and shrubs between the homes and the road only create a visual break. They do not reduce the noise.
Annual Dues Letters. The annual dues are sent out with a form asking for comments. Kurt read some of these.
A couple letters complimented our work.
Two members donated extra funds.
Someone complained of glass in the street.
A few letters complained of boats and RV’s being parked on a regular basis in driveways. This is against the by-laws.
A few letters complained about broken street lights. Street lights are owned by Progress Energy and residents should call the power company.
There were complaints about noise from SR 417.
Also, Gary Bennett (former CW HOA president) said that items such as motor oil and paint are being placed in the regular trash cans. These items need to be taken to the transfer station. There were complaints about cracked sidewalks and uneven sidewalks. Sidewalks belong to the city and they should be notified of the problem.
We would like the newsletter to address some of these complaints – especially the boats/RV’s, illegal trash items, cracked sidewalks, and the street lights. The newsletter will be a first polite warning about the boats/RV’s and then Luis will deal with them as part of the deed restrictions.
Email List. Pat is going to create a CW email list from 2006 paid members who have submit their email addresses. The first message sent out will be a reminder of the annual meeting. Kurt, or his delegated representative, is to approve the content of this message and all other email messages.
Education. Pat stated that middle school rezoning is close to being completed. Chelsea Woods will remain zoned for Indian Trails. We will not be moved to Jackson Heights. Rezoning affecting CW at all levels seems completed for a couple of years.
Annual Meeting. The annual meeting will be held on Feb. 23rd at the Oviedo Library. The meeting starts at 7:15pm.
All board members are asked to show up at 6:30 pm to help setup. Pat will purchase little water bottles. Board members should bring snacks. Kurt will put the signs up at each entrance announcing the meeting.
Copies of the new budget, the deed restrictions, by-laws, meeting minutes from last annual meeting, meeting agenda, and the CW description from the Tuscawilla Today newsletter will be available.
Major agenda items include the presentation and vote on the new budget; input/discussion on improvements to CW; and the disappointing Fall Fest turnout. Kurt will ask if changing the date will help – maybe a Spring Fling.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.
Respectfully submitted by Pat Stanforth, secretary.
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