Official Minutes for Amber Woods Annual Meeting
5/18/08
- Call to Order
- In attendance:
Dave Zukor 476-9837 dzsw_98@yahoo.com
Dawn and John Cowle 476-8370 jdcowle@msn.com
Rob Boarder 473-0972 robslider72@yahoo.com
Bob Zarriello 476-6526 rzarriello@q.com
Jim Boler 404-9973 jim.boler@target.com
Maggie Gross 473-0798 gmgross1@msn.com
Dan Krutzig dankrutzig@aol.com
Dinesh and Anju Goel 476-5936 admulti9@yahoo.com
- Go over the budget
o Management contract was discussed. Dinesh felt that we could save money by having members take on the responsibility of paying bills and sending communications. Dave was concerned that this could put a strain on neighbor relations if the person responsible missed a payment or moved or gave the responsibility. The group seemed to agree to leave it as it is.
o Lawn maintenance is up due to the late summer. Thomas will continue to mow this year. We need a copy of his insurance for our records.
o Dinesh questioned whether we need to pay liability insurance if we put up a sign at the park that all play is at user’s own risk. He agreed to call the city to inquire about the legality of forgoing insurance.
o Tree removal was way down this year. We hope we are at the tail end of it.
- A number of members are delinquent on their annual dues. The group agreed that we should go doorknocking to encourage them to pay. If they do not pay within a 30 or 60 day time period, we will print a public notice of delinquent members to be distributed. If they continue to be delinquent, we will file a lien at that time.
- Playground issues
o Kids partying at night
o Possibly take out some trees to improve visibility
o Possibly level the hill to improve visibility
o Do we upgrade the playground or tear it down?
o What to do about weeds and cat issue
- The group agreed that a survey should be put together to determine how many people in the association are willing to take out a loan to upgrade the playground, what are the priorities for the playground, whether they are willing to change the bylaws to reflect expectations that members keep up their property to a certain minimum standard. The survey would also be a good time to get email addresses to expedite communication with members. Make sure to state that the email addresses will not appear in the directory.
- It was suggested that we have a sign put up at the playground that states that the playground is for association members only, no alcoholic beverages allowed, park hours are from 8 am to 10 pm by order of the city.
- Bob Zariello suggested that we ask the police dept. to put up speed monitors to check on the speeds of vehicles in the neighborhood.
- Rob Boarder would like the overhanging tree on the path looked at. He will contact the city of Plymouth to see if they will take care of it.
- Dawn Cowle suggested that we clean up the perimeter of the neighborhood along Cty. Rd. 24 by mowing and cleaning up the backyards. This will beautify the neighborhood and improve the likelihood of selling the many homes for sale.
- She recommended changing the bylaws to reflect certain expectations for the upkeep of this area.
- Jim will contact the Mgmt. Co. about examples of bylaws from other communities.
- John Cowle agreed to gather info about the path to the tennis courts. We have quote for asphalt that would cost about $5000. He believes that a bridge over the dip in the path would be more cost effective.
- Dan pointed out that we have 3 abandoned houses. One was just sold. This could become a problem for vandalism, property values, and creating an eyesore in the neighborhood.
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