A PLACE TO BE

A PLACE TO BE

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

MEETING

APRIL 27TH REGULAR
Pledge of Allegiance

Presidents Remarks-Pres. Montalvo reiterated that the Election Committee review is over and now in the past.
Manager’s Report- Rick Horner had 121 work orders, 8 building permits, and condo fee arrears rising to $69,021. Next week the Village Grill will be open only on Fri-Sat-Sun. Grill will start to service the pool area on weekends after Memorial Day. Next Wednesday will be clean out the kitchen Buffet. Chicken night resume on Fridays after Memorial Day.
Approval of the Minutes-Secretary White’s motion passed to approve the Jan-Feb-Mar. Minutes. This was after several corrections.
Treasurer’s Report-Treasurer Steffensen’s report revealed the norm but the figures on the P&L had math discretionary. The Village Grill and Rental Office were again losers. All the Revenue Service areas were doing worse than in 2010. Julio from the restaurant will start attending the meetings explaining the restaurant report figures.
Committee Reports-Secretary White said there will be a pool Olympics in June and July 9th will be the cook off.
Golf Committee-N/A
Pool Committee – Treasurer Steffensen said she wants signs to go up to keep personal lounges from entering the pool area. President Montalvo went on and on about how unfair the wrist band allocation is for owners.
Safety Committee-VP McBride said the committee will meet right after this meeting.
Recreation Hall Repair Bids-VP McBride-a motion to accept the Owen Roofing bid passed. The amount was not specified.
Board Member Spouse Committee Rule- Director Sandberg-it was decided that proper procedure would be that a Board member not vote on matters pertaining to a committee that his/hers spouse is on.
New Package Mail Boxes- procedure on how to use these new mail drop boxes located in the Activity Center was addressed.
Newsletter info-Secretary White asked if all the ads could be in one place. She also wish there be more in depth on the happenings of our Village.
Attorney Use-Director Sandberg requested the Board send a detailed letter to the Village attorney about what is acceptable billing. There was a fairly long discussion about contact procedures affecting the cost to the Village before it was agreed upon.
Quiet Time-Secretary White’s motions passed to amend quiet time. Friday and Saturday quiet hours will be from midnight to seven and the amenities will have extended open hours seven days a week. This will begin June 1st and end the first week in September.
Policy Review-Director Deitrick’s motion passed to form a committee that will categorize and organize the Village policies in a sensible way. Judy Voss volunteered for the committee.
Variance Request- Director’s Guerra’s Lot G variance motion passed after lengthy discussion. The problem basically was building nine feet instead of ten feet from a neighboring property.
Berry Pool termination-Director Sandberg’s motion’s passed to have three employees become CPO’s (Certified Pool Operators). Motion passed that after these certifications and checking with the insurance company a 30 day notice of termination will be sent to Berry Pools.
Tele-Conference Meeting-Director Sandberg said owners feel that the new Board member absentee policy basically makes it impossible for any winter Texan to be on the Board. After discussions a motion passed that the Village obtains equipment so any Board member can be allowed a max of two video conference meetings per year along with three absences.
Directors received new binders having all pertinent information (Bylaws, building codes, etc.).

Executive Meeting for lawsuit review.

Meeting Adjourned

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Kudos to Director Sandberg. Thank you for following up on the attorney billing and attempting to establish a viable solution to cut and rein in costs and for formalizing a spousal rule. This will eliminate any appearance of favoritism and/or potential questions in the future.
Sylvia Carlisle

Anonymous said...

Patty Ann, you rock, girl.