Our Village

Owners Speaking
Lot #145 gave some cost saving tips and reminded everyone that this year’s budget has close to $200,000 in revenue center losses.
SC 101 gave her reasons why with keeping things as they are instead of moving finances in-house will serve our Village the best.
Manager Report (Horner) recorded 78 work orders, currently replacing the Rec. Hall A/C, a $211 condo fee delinquency difference,  number five water retaining wall almost completed, and the indoor pool is now operating under a saline disinfecting system.
Minutes (month?) were approved.
March Revenue Centers
Golf (loser) $4474 Grill (loser) $23,364, Rental Office (loser) $7432, Laundry $1167 winner, Newsletter $1303 winner.
Committee Reports
Golf (Sandberg) said maintenance is finishing the retaining walls on holes 3, 4, and 5.
Pool (Gunderson) mentioned the Village needs an evening pool monitor but can’t afford it.
Finance Committee (Sandberg) was told by Director Guerra to bring all info to the table in order to let the owners information found by the committee.
Building Committee (Kelmis) asked for volunteers and talked about possible future phasing out of Park Models.
Bridge Board Report (Chapa) had no progress in current lawsuit and discussed buying or renting a generator.
Unfinished Business
(Kelmis) motion approved starting watering ban June 1st that authorizes only Tues. and Sat for car and property washings.
(Chapa) Motion passed to reschedule the auction on foreclosed lots 7, 125, and hopefully 706 to May 19th at 10am.
(Horner) said from now on there will be a manager working in the Village seven days a week.
Break in the Meeting
New Business
(McBride) said a new safety bulletin board will soon be installed.
(McBride) clarified poolside’s grill hours will be 12-8 Sat-Sun. (holidays) will add a Monday.
Liquor Law Questions (Sandberg) after being quizzical as to why Aramark holds the liquor license she received negative responses from directors including our President. Sandberg questioned past excuses that Aramark insurance coverage is necessary then questioned current Aramark liquor revenue reimbursements. (Guerra) wanted to table this until Sandberg could bring in our attorney, our auditor, and a representative from TABC  to validate her claims in front of the owners. (Chapa) said this is making a mountain out of a molehill and maintained keeping with the status quo. (Sandberg) stood her ground and implied that LIV’s pecking order seems to have changed because instead of an elected Board dictating to Aramark what course of action to take, Aramark seems to be telling the Board. After some debate, (Chapa) gave his opinion as to why the liquor license should stay in Aramark’s name and felt this should be put to rest. (Sandberg) said she was voted into office to look after LIV’s finances and will agree to bring in the people you requested to validate my assertions, but just because you want to put this to bed doesn’t mean it will go to bed. It seemed odd that those who approved a responding motion leaving the liquor license in Aramark’s name turned right around and said it needed further investigation.
Rental Gross Revenue Losses (Chapa) said our Village in 2010 collected ($72,435) less gross rental revenues and ($8315) less in 2011.(Chapa) blamed these reductions as reasons why condo fees had to be increased. One should point out there was an Insurance check (Hurricane Dolly) in the amount of $38,712 added to the 2009 rental revenues and the 2010 Board budgeted a $31,836 rental loss that ended up being a little over $35,000. (Chapa) also said the rental contract language is losing rental business and wanted the Board to consider a revised contract that a sixth grader can understand. Board Credit Card/Cell Phone Usage (Sandberg) questioned company credit card purchases from an employee on disability leave. (Chapa) explained his thoughts of no wrong doing and Guerra wanted this person in question to be present in order to defend himself.
Outsourcing of Lawn Service (Sandberg) for the purpose of seeing what savings if any there may be to present to the Board for discussion she was in the process of getting a few lawn care bids. (Guerra) immediately asked if she had acquired Board approval to obtain these bids and pointed out procedural transparency. (Sandberg) explained of her effort to notify members about this by email and agreed to the need for transparency which brings her to ask why she was denied Aramark financial information by Chapa and Polo. She received no answer but (Gagan) said he was for getting these lawn care bids while (Guerra) insisted the Board approve getting these bids. Moving Finances In-house (Sandberg) went nowhere.
Other (Sandberg) the Board needs to decide what updates are needed for LIV’s website.
Which irrelevant Board question wins this month’s award? Director Guerra asking where three guys in a golf cart were going with a cooler or if a pile of dirt could be made to look better.
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