Meeting:

Date: June 28, 2010

Time: 7:00- 8:10pm

 

7:10- 7:38

·         Went over last meetings minutes

o   Suggestion made to identify the order of business

§  What is our first goal, second, etc.

7:38- 7:49

·         Discussed new board

o   New board has to have 3 members minimum; prefer 5 members max.

§  Interested parties: L, C, D

o   It was asked is there a regulatory board that we could file a complaint against Ogden as a management company (better business bureau for example).

o   It was asked if the board has meetings outside of the monthly community HOA meeting?

§  What are the requirements of board members

o   Who voted on the HOA budget?

7:49- 7:53

·         Discussed opening the gate in back

o   Concerns

§  Security

·         Open gate leads to more traffic

·         Possible crime increase

o   Suggested having Mesa PD coming to one of our meetings and discussing

§  Local crime rate

§  How many times they patrol our community

·         Discussed how long the meetings should be

o   7-8pm every Monday

o   D to make sign to post at the mailbox to notify community

o   D to contact Kriss to reserve the clubhouse for future meetings

·         Forming a neighborhood watch was suggested

o   Requesting a golf cart from HOA for patrols

·         Discussed Block party

o   Location: Clubhouse and pool

§  6-10pm

§  L to reserve clubhouse

§  Potluck style

o   Purpose

§  Introduce ourselves to the community

§  Community development

§  Info collection

§  Board interest

7:54-7:58

·         Revisited future board

o   Agreed 5 members would be ideal

§  Subcommittees to help carry out future endeavors

·         It was asked where the money for HOA late fees were going?

7:58- 8:10

·         Discussed HOA fees and lowering them

o   It was discussed that HOA fee of 125.00- 135.00 is fair

·         Discussed paint issues

o   The HOA started painting the community and has not finished

·         Discussed hiring outside management firm/ person to have an office in the clubhouse

o   Will work as a person to monitor the pool area

·         Discussed pool issues

o   Raising the fence

o   Spikes on top

·         Discussed mission statement

o   Community improvement

Misc

·         N offered her CPA to look over the budget

·         Having a web cam in the pool area

·         Security cameras on property

·         How can we reduce our HOA fees/cut backs

·         Having the people who can’t pay, pay what they can

o   What is to stop them from taking advantage of this?

·         Have some sort of incentive (not penalty) for paying your HOA assessment on time

o   A reduced rate

 

·         Next meeting we will be discussing block party

 

 

Action items:

D to reserve clubhouse for Monday meetings

D to make sign(s) to advertise future meetings

L to reserve the clubhouse for block party

2 people to bring cookies napkins, 2 people to bring juice and cups