Board meeting
notes... July 19, 2016
Open forum for
property owners included mowing contractors indicating it was unfair
to make them trim when some Candlewick owned areas are not adequitely
trimmed.
Another P.O.
discussed what some feel is a lack of enough utilization of our
EcoHarvestor for weed and algae control.
A third P.O. Would
like to see media coverage for some of our events in the future.
The AQUA update... Joel (from Aqua) indicates the lift station and road repairs are finished. A power surge from a lightning strike or ComEd burned out the number one pump plus some wiring and we have been running on back up. Pump number one will be back on line hopefully wihin two weeks of you reading this. We can expect the Rec
Center sewer credit for the pool filling on our next rec center AQUA bill.
Finance Commission reports bad debt write offs in the amount of $1,451.34. Accounting adjustments total $845.00.
Our standing at the end of June is Operating cash of $1,770,233.95, Operating investments of $330,867.54, Reserve investments $3,609,613.74. Total investments $3,940,481.28 and Total cash of $5,710,715.23.
We are currently under budgeted expense by $19,566.72 and over revenue budget $21,733.70, meaning we are “to the good” by $41,290.42 fiscal year to date.
Public Safety reports the National Night Out will be August 2 at the Rec Center from 6 to 8 in the evening. Meet your Public Safety staff and have some free ice cream.
Lake Management reports the Kid's Fishing Tournament had a poor turnout this year and will be on a different date next year. BioSwale plantings are complete. The commission feels the harvester is being underutilized.
Events asked for the gates to be open October 1 from 11-4 for a kite flying event. The board denied the request.
The First Responders picnic is in the planning stages.
The Rec Commission mentions Yoga is on Mondays at 7 p.m., Aqua Zumba Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Karate is averaging 9 to 12 participants, and Swim classes have five levels with five pupils each.
The Dog Park has sold 25 tags this year. Some are using it without tags and there needs to be signage indicating no guest usage. The baby pool is losing water. Investigation is underway to find the source of the leak.
The Outpost planning is moving ahead. During this meeting the architect was selected to draw the blueprints and oversee construction of the new building. As I have stated before, all hinges upon the final board vote deciding whether to proceed with the planned construction.
Savannah Oaks reports The course is still looking good and playing well. Watering during the dry weather is of course a main focus but there have been a couple fungus flare up which were handled promptly. All seems well.
Savannah Oaks clubhouse tells us there are 30 kids playing in the youth league (not bad!). Bags league has ten teams. The eleventh featured Pub Trivia with another good turnout. The 4th of July tournament went well with 30 players. Chris Murphy took 1st, Jeff Heinrich took 2nd, and Brian Lenick took 3rd place. Longest putt was Noah Kroll, longest drive Chris Murphy, and closest to the pin was Jeff Heinrich, who also won a barbque grill in the drawing!
Savannah Oaks is still struggling in comparison to last year, showing us $4,127 in losses worse than 2015 through June.
The Golf Commission indicates the Youth Tournament is scheduled for August 7th, Labor Day Tournament September 3rd, King of the Course is October 8th. Landscaping around the clubhouse has been freshened up.
The ECC is happy to announce Tom Pinkowski Sr. Has joined their ranks.
Communications is adding a flyer to the new member welcome packet explaining the dog park. E-blasts now cover 900 to 1000 email addresses. (This is a very effective means of disseminating important information and everyone should sign up). Realtors are being contacted about advertising in our ads planned in the Northwest Heral;d for seven months of our fiscal year.
The Roads commission reports BelRock completed phase one of three of the road repairs at a cost of $34,828.80. The Pierce Patching Box has been built and installed for shoulder work and patching and training will be forthcoming. Fahrner Company is recommending micro-surfacing over chip/seal for our roads. A resolution was passed to microsurface the following areas as phase two, 2016.
Midwest Alarm Services was contracted to handle monitoring of our Rec Center alarm services.