March 11, 2010 Board Meeting

 

MINUTES OF THE
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
BRITTANY LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC
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March 11, 2010

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 6:30 p.m. per Waiver of Notice.

PRESENT

Todd Edwards President
John Dunn Secretary
Ron Wright Director at Large
Tor Savidge Director at Large

ABSENT

Greg Ellis Treasurer

ALSO PRESENT

Joanne Williams PCMI Project Manager
Jim Turner Homeowner

QUORUM

Management announced a quorum was present and the meeting was called to order at 6:42 p.m.

MINUTES

The Board reviewed the minutes of the regular meetings held on Thursday, February 18, 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 amended.

FINANCIAL REPORT

The Board discussed the financial statement for the period ending March 11, 2010 and reviewed the Delinquency Report for the period ending March 11, 2010, respectively

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Architectural – Director Edwards reported that a private link  to Googledocs had been uploaded to the website and asked that each Director contribute his comments within two weeks on the guideline revisions so the final draft could be sent for legal review.

Beautification – Chairperson Lorch did not attend.  The Board approved The Landing enhancement upgrades at the last meeting and asked that Lynn’s Landscape contact Ms. Lorch to schedule a site review to confirm the specifications and so that Lynn’s could provide the Committee with a schematic identifying all plant material and trees in the specific locations as recommended.

Neighborhood Watch – Chairperson John Vance did not attend.  Director Dunn advised he would meet with the Committee to coordinate the CAMSTAT program and Neighborhood Watch program for the community.

Website – Chairperson Richard de Vries did not attend.  Jim Turner discussed ways and means to reach the diverse residents through membership in the Community Association Institute due to his concern that they may be left out of community involvement.

Newsletter – Chairperson Jessica Holcomb-Pack did not attend.  The Board announced that the newsletter had not been distributed to the community and discussed options available to the community.

Lake Sub-Committee – Chairperson Savidge reported the first meeting of the Committee was held on March 2, 2010 to address erosion concerns at the big lake.  A site inspection was conducted with Jeff Adcock, P.E. with Brown & Gates Engineering to discuss the status of the bulkhead and to determine the options available to address the issues.

NEW BUSINESS

Jr.D Construction Bid – The Board discussed the bid to remove and replace old and missing expansion joint material located in the pool decking that needs to be completed prior to the pool opening over the Memorial Day Holiday.  The Board requested an estimate on the amount of caulking material required to accomplish the project and to obtain one more bid.

Earthcare Management – The Board reviewed the bid for the seasonal color change and upon a motion made, seconded and carried, the Board RESOLVED to approve the proposal in the amount of $2720.00.

OLD BUSINESS

Clinton Electric – The Board discussed the motor replacement on t he backup pump at big lake and Director Savidge volunteered to contact Clinton Electric for additional information before a decision could be made on the necessity of maintaining the pump.

Pool Landscape Renovations – The Board discussed the proposals submitted by Earthcare Management and Lynn’s Landscaping for the demolition of the existing landscape material around the pool area and the proposals to replace the grasses in the plant beds on both sides of the wood bridge leading to the pool area.  Upon a motion made, seconded and carried, the Board RESOLVED to approve the proposal from Lynn’s Landscape in the amount of $1826.28 for the renovation.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

The Board adjourned to Executive Session at 8:10 PM.

MEETING DATE

The Board meeting is scheduled to be held on Thursday, April 8, 2010 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 8:50 p.m.

BRITTANY LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

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John Dunn, Secretary