Minutes of HOA Board Meeting on February 19, 2025

Present:

Angela Eng

Sonata Haley

Jim McDonald

Connor Tracy

Christian Nicholson

Kerri Shilts

Kristina Scrimshaw

Eric Kerby

Treasurer’s Report

  • All HOA dues checks have been deposited
  • Disclosure package processed
  • Invoices to pay out: reimbursements for Jim (sign work) and Kristina (tree removal), bill for signs (pay by the end of the week), lawyer fees
  • Bank accounts are not in Christian’s name yet, but it is in the works

Executive Session at 7:14pm

Executive Session end at 7:21pm

Committee Updates

  • Architectural
    • Looking for one other person to participate in the committee
    • Ticket for fence request on the books
  • Playground and Common Grounds
    • Estimate for a new grounds company (they do Woodstone) – 7k/yr
    • Currently spend about 6k, but work is erratic
    • Current contract is 30 or 60 day notice and loss of any supplies they’ve ordered to cancel
    • Noted that the slide is looking a little rough and could be pressure washed (get someone from the community to do it?)
    • Connor reaching out to community member for use of water to pressure wash slide
    • Will also work on getting contract amended and making some negotiations on renewals; having someone review it
    • Trail work will be resuming in the spring; got a trail maintenance/making contact and will see what they have to say
  • Private Streets
    • Nothing new to report

Tickets

  • Connor will reach out about tree on common grounds on Moon Rock
  • Some old tickets are still pending, like the mulch pile
  • No new ones

Upcoming Events

  • Adopt a Highway
    • Planning to do sometime in April, leaning towards later April or early May
    • Penciling April 27th as the tentative date
  • Spring Yard Sale
    • Typically 4th Saturday in April (April 26 for this year)
    • Same weekend as Adopt a Highway
  • Block Party
    • June 7th; same area as the previous year
    • Kristina will lead again this year
    • Volunteers to help organize; put out solicitation on FB
  • Picnic
    • September (second Saturday, September 13th)
  • Fall Yard Sale
    • September 20th
  • Annual Meeting
    • October 20th
  • Santa
    • December 20th
    • Angela will do Sam’s Santa Stop again this year

Dues Increase – will be more prepared to have that conversation next month

Villager: What stories do we want in it?

  • Adopt a Highway (Kristina will write, Sonata will send photos)
  • Help Wanted (trail, architectural committee, adopt a highway, block party planning, newsletter ideas)
  • Calendar at a Glance
  • Friendly reminder to take down Christmas decor
  • Speed down Vantage, remind folks to slow down (25% chance accident happens within 3 mins of home)
  • Spring is coming – plant native plants in the garden this year
  • Power outage piece (Jim)
  • Sign Project (Jim)
  • Knitting group/book club

Consider a running idea log of newsletter topics/content

Angela will put a out a call for any contributions soon

Connor suggested a physical community board for sharing info

Angela needs to get posting cadence with Erika ASAP.

Next meeting is March 12, 2025.

Motion to adjourn 8.20pm