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HAWTHORN PARK
Northwest Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida 34209
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The Board of Directors for Hawthorn Park held the regular Monthly Meeting on March 23, 2006. Here are the topics and highlights of the meeting. 

Please note:  These are not the official meeting minutes.  The official minutes are recorded by Patti Wasil, Property Manager, and are archived at the offices of Harmony Management.  Claudia Quehl, Director - Assistant Secretary, also maintains a file of the official minutes.
                      
  Agenda:

1.    Call for a quorum of directors -- All Directors present.
2.    Reading of minutes of February 23, 2006 meeting [P. Wasil]
3.    Review of Financial Statements [M. Theoret] -- Grate repairs have come out of contingency fund.
4.    Property Manager's Report [P. Wasil] -- County building a case against encroaching property owner behind Phase II.
5.    Committee Reports
    + Activities Fund [M. Theoret] -- Balance is $1,550.
    + ARC [T. Falcone]
    + Common Grounds [C. Quehl] -- Work Day was a success!  Thanks to all the participants.
    + Welcome - Nan Fioretto replacing Kim Stadlin
7.  Ongoing  Business
    + Grates [T. Falcone] -- The Board applauded Tom Falcone, with Len Lesjak's help, for getting this finally completed!  All three drainage grates on the east side of Phase II have been replaced, and safety rails have been installed.
    + Irrigation/Pump Problem [M. Theoret]
    + Mediation Petition -- Will take place 4/4/06.  Patti confirmed that the mediation deposit ($250) has been paid.
    + March Garage Sale -- Approximately 20 homes participated.  Sales were brisk.
    + Annual Picnic
    + Action Items Update [A. Stadlin] -- One new action items added.  Status of previous open items:
[2005-05-26-A] West pond landscaping clean-up work tabled until results of Mediation are known. 
[2005-08-25-A] Front entry beautification, partially funded by the 2005 County grant, is nearly completed under the direction of Claudia Quehl, and looks great! 
[2005-12-15-A] Diane and Jeanine Balsis offered to write the application(s) for the 2006 County grant. 
[2006-02-23-A] Sidewalk repairs are the responsibility of the homeowner.  The sidewalk at 9th Ave. is the responsibility of the Association.  Patti Wasil will request the Phase II homeowner with broken sidewalk to repair it.  Tom Falcone will investigate repair options for the 9th Ave. sidewalk. 
[2006-02-23-B]  Exploring a retainer for a tree service will be tabled until we embark on tree work again, pending the Mediation activity. 
[2006-02-23-C]  Tom Falcone will reconstitute the Activities Fund Committee. 
[2006-02-23-D]  Mike Theoret will draft a statement of intent for the spending of funds from the Activities Fund.

8.  New Business
    + FP&L Street Lights [M. Quehl, R. Dalto]
    + 93rd Street Swale Cleaning -- In progress.  Board pondered long term solution possibilities.
    + Lake/Irrigation Contract with Neal -- Tabled decision until Board members can review the contract.
9.  Comments from residents -- If new "St. Ives" development goes in, do we want 10th Ave. to connect?  Not an urgent matter.  Board may poll the Association at a future date.
10.  Adjourn




Summaries of previous meetings:
2/23/06
1/12/06 (Annual Meeting)
12/15/05
11/17/05
10/27/05
9/22/05
8/25/05
6/23/05
5/26/05
4/28/05
4/14/05 (Special Meeting)
3/24/05
2/24/05
1/27/05
1/16/2005 (Annual Meeting)
12/16/04
11/18/04
10/28/2004
9/23/2004
8/26/2004
7/22/2004
6/24/2004
5/27/2004