POA Board meeting notes 30 July 2014
by Betsy
on July 30th, 2014
POA Board meeting July 30, 2014
Present: Dee Desjardin, Carl Paulson, Betsy Hilton, Fei Dai, Jennifer Harvey
Absent: Greg Weaver
Work session - no discussion of fines, assessments, legal, etc.
Tommy Tucker off board, Greg on - due to personnel changes at Catellus
Pool [edit - report given Jennifer Harvey]
- Pool attendance lower than last year (before Bartholomew)
- Carl attended pool committee meeting. Committee gave comments last Fall on old 2008 plan. Designers incorporated many comments. Reviewed again in Feb - depth, chairlift. Most of the committee okay with design, although some think it should be deeper. Plan is to be 4’6” deep in lap lanes. Will have chair lift similar to Ella Wooten.
- Chlorine levels - reports several weeks ago and again this weekend. Test reports from Monday looked okay.
Landscape maintenance:
- New bids received - 5 proposals
- Prairie - Wildflower Center says it’s doing well. Does it need more paid maintenance rather than reliance on volunteer efforts. Suggestion for POA to discuss with Friends of the Prairie regarding long-term sustainability of volunteers to mark invasive weeds
- 46 trees replaced since May 1, approximately 20 more still needed
Pond Maintenance
- Adjustments to fountains made to reduce misting
- Removing invasive elephant ears
- 200 gallons of trash is removed each month
Resident Concerns
- Filming - Catelllus discussed process with City. City relies on film crew to work out issues. City wants to support filming. Discussion about asking our POA rules committee to look into whether rules are needed to govern homeowner decisions to allow filming that impacts other neighbors. POA has no role if filming is all in city ROW. Only notified if POA property is used.
- Street tree maintenance - Letters have been sent to property owners who need to replace trees, telling them to replace them this fall. If not done, POA will replace trees and bill owners. Prior discussion about POA taking over tree maintenance - majority of residents opposed that. Notices about limbing up trees were sent in April. Another reminder will be sent this Fall or POA will do the work and bill owners.
- Apartment dwellers can buy a season pass to use Mueller pools during public hours. Contact Jennifer for details. Public hours at 2nd pool may be staggered from hours at first pool to allow broader range of possible hours for non-owners.
- Play equipment in common area on Threadgill - POA to check with attorneys to see if POA bears any liability.
Lots of events in the next few months:
Upcoming POA events
Social Hour – July 30th (Tonight!)
New Resident Orientation – September 3rd
Music in the Park – September 18th
Fall Garage Sale – September 20th
POA Annual Meeting – tentatively November 5th
Fall Festival – November 8th
Upcoming Developer & External events
Ultimate Field Day – September 6th
Time’s Fit Foodie – September 13th (Road Closures)
HAMM Music Night – September 23rd
McCallum Movie Night – September 27th
Movie in Your Park – October 3rd
National Night Out Kickoff – October 4th
Movie in Your Park – October 10th
Movie in Your Park – October 17th
ALS Walk – October 18th (Road Closures)
Light the Night – October 25th (Road Closures)
VIVA Streets – October 26th (Road Closures)
FAAN FARE – November 1st
Campfire Kids Walk – November 8th
Cure Search – November 15th
Ridgetop Fun Run – November 22nd
Tower Lighting – December 2nd
Lights of Love – December 5th (Road Closures)
Annual meeting - tentatively Nov. 5th at Seton.