Minutes of HOA Board Meeting on April 11, 2022

  • Commencement: Meeting called to order at 7:03 p.m. with board members Anna Urman, Brian Mazuc, Dan King, Dave Balandrin, Eric Kerby, Erika King, Hunter Lang, and Jim McDonald in attendance.  Meeting conducted remotely.
  • Previous Meeting Minutes:
    • Approved March minutes
  • New Business
    • Virtual meetings – per Virginia State code, need to adopt official procedures to continue virtual meetings
    • Officially engaged Mercer-Trigiani for the HOA’s legal representation on an ad hoc basis; suggestions for legal engagement should be voted on by the board; outreach to the firm limited to board officers
      • Anyone wishing to present to the board is welcome to address the board and provide information; however, the board cannot address any pending legal matters in an open forum
  • Treasurer’s Report
    • Major expenses: insurance premiums
    • 2022 Federal and State taxes completed; $0 liability
    • GoToMyAccounts Self-Service Portal implementation on hold due to account setup issues encountered during the trial; may revisit portal options in the future
    • Reserve Study: no updates currently; action items still pending
    • Will coordinate with legal firm to enforce late dues payments
  • Architectural Control (AC) Committee
    • Ticket #428769 – met with legal firm regarding due process for documentation and next steps to remediate violations existing prior to the sale of the home; new homeowner has accepted liability of the violations existing at the time of purchase; official letter will be sent to the new homeowner with options and timelines for resolution
    • AC Guidelines: updating latest draft based on board feedback (estimated delivery 5/1); need to test feedback page and update page and postcard with new timeline for community review
  • Common Grounds/Playground Committees
    • Board unanimously voted to combine the existing Playground and Common Grounds Committees into a single committee effective immediately
      • Hunter nominated and accepted as new committee chair with Dave and Liz serving as additional committee members
      • Reserve Study actions may identify additional roles and responsibilities outside of the duties outlined by the committee members and accepted by the board
    • Park maintenance (repaving, mulch, etc.)
      • Washington Paving has not responded to requests to follow-up and have rescinded their original discount offer; will need to send out requests for new estimates
      • T&C will be removing trees cut down on HOA property
      • Need to identify vendor to re-mulch in accordance with the Public Playground Safety Commission
      • Shipping for under swing mats previously identified was cost prohibitive; can look to identify other mat options
  • Other Business
    • Spring Yard Sale – signs will be posted next week and removed the day after the sale; reminders will be posted on Facebook and Nextdoor
    • Pending tickets/action items
      • Ticket #167487: Private street request – disbursement of funds must have an agreement of the majority of the private street homeowners
      • Ticket #211176: Request regarding records of prior extension – AC committee will address
      • Ticket #868054: Received complaint regarding fence disrepair; board voted to accept complaint as violation of community rule #1 and will send written notice to homeowner in violation
      • Ticket #837377: Trail cam installed on HOA property by unknown party; will post picture on Facebook inviting owner to remove it within one week; if not removed, board will remove
  • Upcoming events
    • Spring Yard Sale (April 23rd)
    • Picnic & Food Donation (September 10th)
    • Fall Yard Sale (September 17th)
    • Annual Meeting (October 17th)
    • Santa Visit (December 17th)
  • Adjournment:  8:49 p.m.
  • Follow-up Action Items
    • All – Need to complete action items related to reserve study to obtain new estimates
    • Anna: contact Pia’s firm regarding enforcing late dues payments
    • Brian: submit latest draft of AC guidelines by approximately 5/1
    • Brian: respond to ticket 211176
    • Dave: post to Facebook regarding 837377 for removal of camera and respond to complainant
    • Eric & Erika – coordinate special, limited board meeting to adopt virtual guidelines
    • Eric: establish ticket # for complaint regarding fence disrepair and draft letter to homeowners
    • Eric: respond to 167487 (and questions sent by same homeowner via email)
    • Erika: upon receipt of updated draft guidelines, add line numbers and post to community comment page
    • Erika: coordinate with Eric to obtain key or yard sale sign from shed
    • Erika: post and remove physical yard sale signs; post reminders on social media
    • Hunter: obtain new estimates for park repaving, mulch, and underground mats
    • Jim & Erika: meet to review current bridge condition