October 15, 2009 Board Meeting

 

DRAFT MINUTES OF THE
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
BRITTANY LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC
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October 15, 2009
NOTICE

The regular Board of Directors meeting was held at the League City acmy-scaled, 1700 Brittany Bay Boulevard in League City, Texas 77573-5135 at 6:15 p.m. per Waiver of Notice.

PRESENT

Todd Edwards President
Linda Lorch Vice President
Greg Ellis Secretary/Treasurer
Ron Wright Director at Large

ABSENT

Monica Foster Director at Large

ALSO PRESENT

Joanne Williams PCMI Project Manager
Jonathan Clark, Esq Hoover Slovacek
Gregory Smith, Esq Roberts Markel Bale
Officer Cliff Waitena League City Police Department CAMSTAT
Residents Sign-In Sheet Filed with Minutes

QUORUM

Management announced a quorum was present and the meeting was called to order at 6:15 p.m.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Jonathan Clark, Esq. and Gregory Smith, Esq. attended the meeting to discuss the pending lawsuit, parking deed restriction violations, pending mediation and legal review on delinquent accounts.  Anchor Pointe Court did not appear for their requested hearing.  Gregory Smith, Esq. will be representing the Association on behalf of Travelers Insurance under the Directors & Officers insurance coverage.  Jonathan Clark, Esq. represents the Association on all other legal matters

MINUTES

The Board reviewed the minutes of the regular meetings held on Thursday, October 15, 2009.  The Board waived the reading of the minutes and upon a motion made, seconded and carried, the Board RESOLVED to approve the minutes as submitted.

FINANCIAL REPORT

The Board discussed the 2010 preliminary budget and upon a motion made, seconded and carried, the Board RESOLVED not to increase the annual assessment in the amount of $475.00 for 2010 and FURTHER RESOLVED to send a cover letter with the 2010 invoice during October to allow owners the option to pre-pay their approved assessment.

The Board discussed the final draft of the revised Brittany Lakes HOA Collection Policy and upon a motion made, seconded and carried, the Board RESOLVED to approve the Collection Policy following legal review.  The Collection Policy will be recorded and posted on the Association website.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Architectural – Director Todd. No report

Beautification – Director Lorch reviewed the proposal submitted by Earthcare Management for the seasonal color selections at the main entrance and each monument entry and upon a motion made, seconded and carried, the Board RESOLVED to approve the proposal in the amount of $2400.00 as submitted.

Neighborhood Watch – Chairperson John Vance introduced Officer Cliff Waitena of the League City Police Department who updated residents on the CAMSTAT program noting it has not been developed yet for Brittany Lakes HOA.  Officer Waitena recommended that the community focus on problem areas in the large park by the pool where most of the vandalism occurs and on additional signage so the LCPD may enforce the criminal mischief going on the community.  He also suggested implementing the Crime Prevention by Design program to address an extensive lighting program over the next 1 to 5 years to ward off area crime and the addition of stop signs on Landing and Brittany Lakes to reduce speeding.  He discussed use of the High Star equipment to monitor the speed of vehicles in general.

Communication – Chairperson Richard de Vries.  No report.

ACTIONS TAKEN BETWEEN MEETINGS

Upon a motion made, seconded and carried the Board RESOLVED to ratify approval for the renewal and transfer of the website domain to the Association.

MEETING DATE

The Board meeting is scheduled to be held on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at the League City acmy-scaled, 1700 Brittany Bay Boulevard in League City in the multi-purpose room.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

BRITTANY LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

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Greg Ellis, Secretary/Treasurer