Civic Association Minutes and Agendas

AGENDA
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
7pm at the Clubhouse
MARCH 13, 2025
 
President         Doug Gilliam                                               Directors
Vice-President  Laura Sevy                                         Bruce Vogel - Real Estate
Treasurer         Angie Gilliam                                      Nardine Alsobrook - Rentals
Secretary         Dora Riley                                          Neil Burtner - Governance
 
  • CALL TO ORDER
  • ROLL CALL
  • READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
  • REPLORTS OF OFFICERS
    • President Doug Gilliam
      • Letter of 4 Disassociation
      • Legal Opinion from Goede, DeBoest, & Cross
    • Vice-President Laura Sevy
      • Welcome Packages
      • Phone Directories
    • Treasurer Angie Gilliam
      • Accounts
      • Tag Sale
    • Secretary Dora Riley
      • Membership
  • REPORTS OF DIRECTORS
    • Director #1 Real Estate Bruce Vogel
    • Director #2 Rentals Nardine Alsobrook
    • Director #3 Governance Neil Burtner
  • UNFINISHED BUSINESS
    • 55+
    • 80/20
    • Deed of Restrictions
    • Consent & Joinder
  • NEW BUSINESS
    • Change Mission Statement Article II of Bylaws to state "55 and Over" instead of "Over 55"
  • ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Poker Run This Saturday March 15 Sign up begins at 1:00 in the grass lot behind the Clubhouse
       50/50, Food Truck, Music
    Blood Mobile Wednesday March 19th 9am-1pm
       Sign up in back of Clubhouse
    Acknowledgement of Genevieve Mueller
    ADJOURNMENT
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MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY MEETING:
CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:03pm.  
ROLL CALL All Officers and Directors were present. A Quorum was reported to the President.
READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES   Secretary Riley advised there were copies of January’s Annual Meeting Minutes at the tables and had been posted on the website. No questions or discussion was raised, Matt Strickling motioned to accept the minutes, seconded by D. Viau, and carried.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS & DIRECTORS                                                                          
President Gilliam acknowledged the two years of service given by Genevieve Mueller.  
o      Introduced new Board members and discussed the 80/20 rule which states each community may determine the age restriction for units that are not occupied by at least one person 55 years of age or older as long as the community complies with the provisions of Section 100.306 (CFR 24 part 100 Subpart E 100.035(h) of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, as amended by the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 (HOPA95).  
o      Currently the community has signed C&Js for 90.4% of all homes in the community.
o      Directories should be available the first week of March.  Sue Bennet is heading up the deliveries with those who have volunteered.  Any corrections to the new directory should be sent to Laura Sevy.
o      Mar 7-8 is the tag sale with set up on March 5-6. (Linda Edelen spoke in detail and a flyer was handed out.)  The Harbor Club is not co-sponsoring the event this year.
Vice-President Sevy is getting familiar with her role and hopes to focus on partnerships in the community, she plans to work with Director Alsobrook on rental information management.        
Treasurer Gilliam presented the Financial Statement.  Expenses in January totaled $1,157.54; income was $7,351.43; Checking Balance and CD value equal $60,676.21.  Jim Johnson motioned to accept the Financial Statement, seconded by Sam Boatman, and carried.                           
Secretary Riley reported the membership currently stands at 159, not counting what was collected at the meeting.                                                                   
Director of Real Estate Vogel Currently there are 28 houses listed for sale by realtors and a couple for sale by owner.  Working on getting Real Estate Agents to properly list in the MLS which should mention Restrictions and Bylaws.  Bruce is an active agent with 30+ years of experience.
Director of Rentals Alsobrook is working on making sure all owner information is accurate and they have all documentation necessary.                    
Director of Governance Burtner distributed the non-compliance report to the tables prior to the meeting.  Currently there are 7 active non-compliances; 9 have been resolved since the last meeting.
NEW BUSINESS            
The Neighborhood Watch has asked the Harbor Club and the Civic Association to each provide $200 for expenses in getting the Watch set up.  (Scott Butler spoke about the Watch, being a deterrent to anyone who may want to bring harm to the community, Volunteers are needed.)  Kim Humphries motioned to approve spending $200 to support the Watch, seconded by Julie Wenzel and carried.
ADJOURNMENT D. Cowden motioned for adjournment at 7:45pm, seconded by Ted Alsobrook, and carried.
 
Submitted by Secretary Riley      


 

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