Board
Meeting - July
5, 2005
Auburndale
Public Library
The
meeting was called to order at 6:32P.M.
In attendance were Susan Whitney, Pamela Gervase, Michael Wasnorowicz,
Brian Starr and Scott Munroe.
The
most recent financials from Lakeland Management were distributed.
The
option to levee fines on HOA rule violators was discussed. It was stated that, per documents provided by
Michelle Noriega at Lakeland Management, HOA members could be fined $100 per
day up to $1000 total fine per incident.
Members need to be given 14 days notice of the fine. It was decided that the 14 days notice would
be sufficient in almost every case, to rectify the violation, and that the fine
would be levied at the rate of $100 per day until the violation was rectified
or the $1000 limit was reached. It was
also noted that the fine would then have to be collected in small claims court.
It
was discussed that we need to engage a towing company and post signs stating
that cars will be towed if parked overnight in the common areas. This would hopefully deter HOA members from
parking on the street overnight. It was
also discussed that cars parking on the street or blocking the sidewalk without
being in the street create a libelous situation and that, according to the
declaration, is a violation.
Painting
the gutters yellow as a warning was discussed.
Pam Gervase noted that someone she knew tripped and strained her
ankle.
It
was discussed whether or not the board should post HOA violators and what
actions the board was taking to address those violations, in the newsletter
among other places.
The
matter of Jack Simms being delinquent with his 2004 HOA dues was resolved. It was noted that Mr. Sims had paid his fees
to the existing HOA, Mr. Faulks.
Regardless of what happened to that money, Mr. Simms met his obligation
and the amount he owes should be forgiven.
Michelle at Lakeland Management will be notified and a letter will be
written to Mr. Simms exonerating him of any wrongdoing.
All
current violations were reviewed.
Antroinette Robinson was noted as having an illegal lawn
decoration. Bill Wallace was noted as
having illegal lawn decorations.
Charmaine Daley was noted as having lions and other lawn decorations as
well as lions attached to her house, which are in
violation. Mr. Just was noted as having
removed the sod in his backyard and replaced it with stone, which is a
violation. Michelle Adamson was noted as
having benches on her front lawn. A new
violation letter will be sent to the above violators with a letter explaining
the fine process. They will be given 14
days in which to rectify their violations or fines will be levied on them.
New
violations were discussed. Jody Myers
was noted as parking his boat in the street frequently enough to be considered
a violation. The members at 104 Shaddock
were noted as parking in the street nightly.
This is definitely a violation.
It was noted that
Aubry
Exum has ATV’s and a trailer parked in his driveway. The trailer and ATV’s are sometimes parked
overnight in the street.
Community
day was noted as still being set for 7-23-05 at 9A.M. It was decided that we would be buying mulch
for the front entrance and common areas.
It
was noted that the HOA was offered free azaleas but we would have to transplant
them by this weekend. Volunteers would
be needed to do this. Thursday at 7:30PM
will be the time to meet for the azalea transplant.
The
delinquent dues list was reviewed for accuracy and completeness. It was noted that Casey Golden’s name needed
to be changed to the new owner’s. It was
decided to put a notice in the next newsletter that as of the September 1st
newsletter, delinquent homeowner’s names will be published. It was also noted that delinquent homeowners
do not have a vote or a voice in HOA matters until their delinquent amount has
been paid.
It
was decided to see how much it would cost to change our corporation from a
non-profit organization to a HOA organization.
Mike Wasnorowicz volunteered to contact Michelle Noriega to get a
recommendation for an attorney.
The
need for another member meeting was discussed.
It was decided that another meeting was not needed as of this time. It was decided that we would take a wait and
see attitude before calling another member’s meeting.
The
issue of the missing sidewalks discussed.
Mike Wasnorowicz volunteered to wait until July 15th so see
if the sidewalks become installed. If
not, he will contact C&M builders to find out what to do to get the
sidewalks installed. He will also send a
letter to Melvin Bass and Bob Reynolds explaining that the HOA will retain the
services of C&M to get sidewalks placed in front of their house.
Creating
an HOA web Page was discussed.
The
meeting was adjourned at 7:59