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for the summary of the 1/16/2005 Annual Meeting.
The
Board of Directors for Hawthorn Park had their regular
monthly meeting on
January 27, 2005. Here are the
topics
and
highlights of the meeting. Reminder: All association
members are invited to attend these regular Board meetings.
Please note:
These
are not the official
meeting minutes.
The official minutes are recorded by Jerry Lemerise, Property Manager,
and are archived at the offices of Harmony Management..
Agenda
1. Call for a quorum of Directors -- Attending: Nancy
Maloney, Claudia Quehl, George Sinclair, Art Stadlin, Mike
Theoret. Absent:
Jeanine Balsis, Pat Whitesel.
2. Review Director
appointments
President
-- Jeanine Balsis
Vice President -- Art Stadlin
Treasurer -- Mike Theoret
Assistant Treasurer -- Nancy
Maloney
Secretary -- Pat Whitesel
Assistant Secretary -- Claudia
Quehl
Activities Director -- George
Sinclair
3. Reading of
minutes of December 16, 2004 meeting [J. Lemerise] -- Minutes approved as read.
4. Review of Financial Statement and Accounts Payable
Report [J. Lemerise]
5. Status of Action Items since the last meeting
Developer
Loan - Speak with Pat Neal [Mike Hogan]
Holiday Party - Document "things
to remember" [Tom Falcone]
Office Procedures - New homeowner
application form [Jerry Lemerise]
Dues Collections [Jerry Lemerise]
Declaration of Association -
Create a searchable on-line document [John Whidden]
Complaint - An unlicensed
mini-motorcycle [Jerry Lemerise]
Office Procedures - $25 glitch in
accounting [Jerry Lemerise]
Financials - Set up a meeting with
Vince Meli and the BOD (2/11/05, 11:00am, at Harmony) [Jerry Lemerise]
Communications - Get March 19th
community Garage Sale into the Hawthorn Herald [John Whidden]
Vacant Home [Jerry Lemerise]
Maintenance - Storm grate needs
attention [Len Lesjak]
Complaint - A pool cage is missing
[Jerry Lemerise]
Common Area Trees - Vince Meli's
working committee needs more bids [Jerry Lemerise / Vince Meli]
Financials - $200 from HP's
Harmony account to HP's Activities Fund [Jerry Lemerise]
Committee Reports
1. Common Area Working Committee [V. Meli] -- Vince provided a comprehensive
report. An estimate was received for the work. Vince will
work with Jerry to get additional sealed bids.
2. ARC [G. Sinclair] --
George reported two ARC approvals: 2.5-room addition on Lesjak home,
and repainting of Falcone home.
3. Activities Fund [G. Sinclair/M. Theoret] -- Mike Theoret reported that the
account has been set up at Mike Hogan's First America Bank.
4. Status of contracts [P. Whitesel/C. Quehl] -- Jerry reported that a check was
signed for payment on the 2005 contract with Palma Sola Botanical
Park. "Waterworks" will be the vendor for backflow valve
inspections..
New Business/Comments from the floor
1. Peg Mazza announced that
her appointment to the Board of Directors of the Palma Sola Botanical
Park has been confirmed. She also encouraged Hawthorn Park
residents to volunteer at the PSBP. Reminder: The annual plant
sale is March 12th and 13th!
2. Len Lesjak pointed out
that the proper terminology for our community rules is "Declaration of
Association." This covers the restrictions and by-laws.
3. A homeowner complained
that pick-up trucks are not parked in garages. The homeowner was
reminded that pick-up trucks are not prohibited by our Declaration of
Association. A vehicle of any type with business lettering on it
must be garaged. The homeowner was encouraged to make a specific
complaint to the Board or directly Harmony Management if desired.
