Personal
board meeting notes from November 18, 2014. Look for the approved
minutes in the Candlewick paper.
Light
attendance again of 7. Not a real exciting meeting so no surprise. The miserable weather didn't help either.
Our
Public Forum comments consisted of how close are we to finishing the
rules & regs for voting (very close) and how close we are on the
rental limits.
A
service award will be presented to Rose Gracia for five years of
service to your association.
AQUA
reports all 2014 construction is finished. Plans for 2015 include a
lift station upgrade, manhole rehabilitations, plant filter upgrades,
and possible additional sewer lining. There are additional projects
being contemplated to replace undersized mains in some cul-d-sacs.
Although
I didn't attend the feedback I have been given indicates the turnout
for the AQUA meeting was good and a lot of questions were answered.
The
highlights from Maintenance are we have received 250 tons of salt and
200 tons of ice abrasive getting ready for the snow. The volleyball
court has been removed from Savannah Oaks and the area filled with
black dirt and seeded, Friendship Park bathhouse has been winterized,
the pad for the new pump at Savannah Oaks has been poured, the
thrusters are out of the dip, the piers are out, and enough other
jobs to fill this page so I am stopping here.
Savannah
Oaks reports the course is being winterized with all the irrigation
system blown out, two applications of snow mold preventative applied,
next spring's fertilizer shipment is now on hand, and equipment is
being repaired as necessary and getting set for spring opening.
Lake
Management reports the fish stocking is scheduled for November 19th,
leaf collection went well with enough volunteers, and Jeff Lucas is
going to modify the thruster cages plus they may be placed
differently next spring.
Communications
reports the Christmas display for Sinnissippi Park is coming along
well. Residents are now automatically being sent e-blasts from the
office, board meetings are now being recorded and posted on YouTube.
The
board now has an architectural drawing of the new Rescue Squad
building. It looks very good.
A
set of rules for the new dog park have been established. It is
extensive so I will post it here later after some changes are made to
the document.
August
13 and 14 of next year Candlewick has the honor of being chosen to
host the Community Associations Institute meeting/workshop. This
is a good thing and will give additional exposure to our community.
I
made the motion some time ago to table the video gaming at Savannah
Oaks issue until December so we can see if our losses have been cut
without resorting to gambling. We are meeting that goal so I would
expect the motion to be made in the December meeting to kill the
idea.
Your
Finance Commission reports again we are looking very strong for the
year to date. The standing at the end of October is Operating cash of
$247,652.53, Operating investments of $634,444.28, Road investments
of $359,522.47, Reserve investments $3,382,095.79. Total investments
$4,376,062.54 and Total cash of $4,623,715.07.
We
are currently under budgeted expense by $174,943.05 and over revenue
budget $86,822.36, meaning we are “to the good” by $261,765.41 so
far. Not too shabby! Remember though in the reserves numbers we
have not spent any serious amount on roads for the past couple years
due to the ridiculous quotes we were getting. The coming year we will
be budgeting around $700,000 for road work so that will cut into
reserves but you can see we still will be looking good. Hopefully
with falling oil prices we will get much more acceptable bids this
spring. Our roads need work now.
Finance
also reports write-offs and adjustments in the amount of $2,686.37.
We have budgeted for these expenses.
A
resolution was passed to place an ad in the 100th
anniversary issue of the Boone County Profile and Membership
Directory in the amount of $895.00 to be paid from the Public
Relations line item.
A
resolution was passed to sign a three year lease with Harris Golf
Cars Sales in the amount of $10,500 per year. These are the same
twenty carts that are now here.
A
resolution was passed to replace the motor on the pontoon boat. It
was budgeted in the reserves to be replaced years ago and it is now
at the point it is not cost efficient to repair. The replacement will
cost $9,150 and of course will come from reserves so no affect on our
operating budget. It will be a new 2011 Yamaha from Even Keel Marine
in Rockford and carries a three year warranty.
The
letter of resignation from Barb Appelhans as our photographer was
accepted with regret. She has been our photographer for almost twenty
years and has done an outstanding job.
Diana
Peterson presented a letter defining a program known as R.S.V.P.
(Retired Senior Volunteer Program) which is a method of those over 55
to submit volunteer hours to the government and possibly aid in
obtaining grant work. She will be contacted to possibly give a more
indepth presentation to some groups in Candlewick.
The
issue of what some feel are unacceptable or offensive flags being
allowed to be flown in Candlewick on private property was discussed.
There was not much support shown for this issue and it was dropped. I
personally think we can not start banning things like flags unless
they are obviously offensive such as profanity, obscenities, and the
like. This is too slippery a slope in my estimation. Almost
everything including Christmas decorations are offensive to some. I
was against it.