SRHA GENERAL MEETING MINUTES -- January 7, 2017
Strawberry Ridge HOA
General Meeting – January 7, 2017
M I N U T E S
Roll Call: Present – Rose Panella, Dee Costoso, Kathy Beck and Mazie McMahon. Absent – Paul Gardner
The minutes of the December Board meeting were read and approved. Motion to accept by Celeste DiVito and seconded by Frumie Tanzer.
The following reports were given:
Treasurer’s Report by Rose Panella
The beginning balance in the checkbook on January 1st was $13,451.66. Income to date is $805.00 and expenses to date are $63.11 making the balance as of January 7, 2017, $14,193.55. The Christmas Dinner expenses were $748.49, 15 guest tickets were sold for a total of $105.00, making the final expenses $643.49. Total income for the New Year’s Eve party was $1,940.00 and expenses were $1,872.75, resulting in a profit of $67.25. Mary Kendall made a motion to accept the report and Marty Sullivan seconded it.
Bingo Report by Dee Costoso
There were only two weeks of Bingo in December which resulted in 109 players.
Membership Report by Rose Panella
There are currently 135 paid members of in the HOA.
Welcome Report by Mazie McMahon
The Welcome Committee is up-to-date with visits to new members, either meeting with them or leaving notices at the homes of those who were not home or had not moved in yet.
RAC Report by Mazie McMahon
RAC met on December 27th. The minutes of that meeting are posted on the RAC blog and the bulletin boards at the AC and CH. RAC will be meeting with Bob Young on January 11th and as soon as RAC receives the minutes of that meeting from Mr. Young, they will be posted on the Blog as well as all the bulletin boards.
Nominating Committee
Committee Chair, Celeste DeVito, reported that the Committee is looking for residents to run for 4 open positions at the March election. Two positions are 3-year terms and two are 1-year terms.
Management Meeting Report by Sharon Hurley
Sharon updated everyone on the status of the issues she met with management on at the December management meeting. There are currently about 60 issues being discussed and in various stages of completion.
Business
HOA Sponsorship of Special Event – Rose Panella made a motion and Mazie McMahon seconded to appoint Peg Swaverly as Chairperson of Special Events. Peg is coordinating a trip to Key West in March.
Town Hall Meeting – Sharon Hurley reminded everyone of the upcoming Town Hall Meeting on January 11th with Bob Young. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
New Cleaning Company – Sharon announced that Management had hired a new cleaning company. The company will be cleaning on Mondays and Fridays and they will not be cleaning the floors. The Board members and attending residents raised concerns about this schedule, some suggesting changing Friday to Thursday. Additionally, there were concerns about the floors not being cleaned on a regular basis.
Credit Card Payments – Celeste DiVito made a motion and Mary Kendall seconded to allow the HOA to accept credit card payments for the upcoming Vendors Fair.
Upcoming Events
1. FLOW on January 10th
2. Vendor Fair on February 16th
3. Pizza Party on February 18th
4. St. Patrick’s Day Party with Cliff Ritchie on March 18th – Sharon noted that there will be no dinner this year.
Comments from Board Members
Dee Costoso addressed the issue of the HOA needing volunteers to help with events. It is not possible for the Board members to put on some events without help, especially when they involve moving and setting up tables and chairs.
Comments from Residents
Ken Westphal suggested that the agenda for the meeting be posted prior to the meeting and made available on the tables at the meeting. The Board will take this under advisement.
Adjournment
Celeste DiVito made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Pat Dunlap seconded it. The meeting adjourned at 10:55AM.
