ANNUAL SOUTH COVE BOARD MEETING MINUTES

November 10, 2004

At Sunset Elementary Library

 

Board Members Present Mark Southern, Don Meyer, Thomas Marquis, David Bangs, Jill Cyra, Rod Putney, Craig Elkins, Jeff Hertogs and fifteen South Cove residents

 

Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM by Mark Southern.

 

Minutes   Don read the November 03 minutes; they were approved as read.

 

Mark thanked the South Cove residents for attending the meeting and presented them with an overview of major accomplishments of the Board during the past year. He then thanked the individual board members for their service during the past year. Finally Mark explained that this meeting was an open forum for all present and the Board would be looking for next year’s budget suggestions.

 

Treasurer’s Report  Jill reported an year end account balance of $5,879.00

A copy of the November 03 through October 04 budget verses actual expenditure is included as the last page of this Annual Minutes report

 

2004 Rules & Regulations Vote

The recommended South Cove Bylaws document changes that allowed the Rules and Regulations document to contain clauses from the Covenants, was approved 96 (yes votes) to 7 (no votes). These changes will allow the Board to later create a complete Rules and Regulations document which contains all of the regulations applicable to homeowners and to adopt a penalty schedule that could apply to any such regulation.

 
In order for this change to be approved, we had to receive votes from 20% of the homeowners, with a 66% approval rate of those voting. 
 
Thomas provided a detailed explanation of what the Bylaws document changes were about.
 
Tennis Courts
Don provided an update on the completion of the tennis court resurfacing project and purchase of new nets. Don recommended that future court maintenance should be performed by companies who specialize in court cleaning, as the courts can be damaged by improper cleaning methods.
 
Government Affairs
David Bangs and Joan Probala gave a synopsis of the upcoming Issaquah annexation issues. 

 

SLSA (South Lake Sammamish Association)

David explained that SLSA was formed to provide a unified voice to help implement improvements (i.e. increased police patrols, road repairs, and speeding) in our community. He then explained how SLSA had helped with the Blackberry Park project.

 

 

 

State Park Improvement Survey

Joan Probala asked to speak about the (5) suggested state park improvement projects.

Indoor Soccer facility, Water Activity Center, Retreat Center (at Hans Jensen Park),

Boardwalk with shops and finally a boathouse with rental kayaks and canoes. A brief discussion was held regarding the traffic these facilities would generate.

 

Parks and Landscaping   

Rod spoke about the renewal of park contract with Signature Landscaping and the past and current sprinkler issues in the park. The water has been turned off for the winter, so the current sprinkler issues will need to wait until spring to correct.

 

Don reported on the status of the two newly planted trees, a Scarlet Oak by the water and a Raywood Ash behind the tennis courts.

 

Beach

Craig spoke about the new sand at the beach and all the wonderful help we received from the community. The question was raised about how often we should re-sand the beach; the response was about every two-three years.

Craig also mentioned that the new buoys for the beach have arrived but stated that we should wait until next spring before installing them.

Discussion was held about installing a ladder on both sides of the floating dock because this would provide one ladder always viewable from the beach for monitoring children.

 

Architectural Control Committee   

Mark spoke briefly about the four newly approved roofing shingles; if a resident wanted a different shingle they could present it to the ACC for consideration.

 

2005 Recommended Priorities

The following is a list of suggested priorities that were presented to the Board:

 

Newsletter

David is looking for a person who is interested in becoming the new understudy for the newsletter web page.

 

Meeting was adjourned at 8:35 pm.

 

Next meeting at Mark Southern’s home January 19th 7pm.

 

South Cove Homeowners Association

 

 

 

 

 

FY 2004 Budget vs Actual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 1, 2003 - October 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FY 2004

 

FY 2005

 

 

FY 2004

 

FY 2004

 

FY 2004

 

Actual

FY 2005

Budget

 

 

Budget

 

Actual

 

Difference

 

% Total

Budget

% Total

 

Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dues Income

 $    50,575

 

 $    50,161

 

 $       (414)

 

 

 $    65,025

 

 

Dues Income (Past Due)

        1,575

 

        1,124

 

          (451)

 

 

        1,425

 

 

Other income

           310

 

           496

 

           186

 

 

             50

 

 

 Total Income

      52,460

 

      51,781

 

          (679)

 

 

      66,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grounds

      33,800

 

      35,931

 

       (2,131)

 

66%

      40,300

75%

 

Insurance

        5,500

 

        5,840

 

          (340)

 

11%

        6,000

11%

 

Events

        2,275

 

        2,436

 

          (161)

 

4%

        3,450

6%

 

Tax and Legal

           850

 

           417

 

           433

 

1%

        1,000

2%

 

Tennis Courts

        7,610

 

        7,668

 

            (58)

 

14%

        1,160

2%

 

Communications

        1,340

 

        1,593

 

          (253)

 

3%

        1,340

2%

 

South Lake Sam. Assoc.

           100

 

           100

 

             -  

 

0%

           145

0%

 

Treasurer

           215

 

           488

 

          (273)

 

1%

           490

1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Expenses

      51,690

 

      54,473

 

       (2,783)

 

 

      53,885

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Operating

 $        770

 

 $    (2,692)

 

 $    (3,462)

 

 

 $    12,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning cash

 

 

 $     8,531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income

 

 

 $    51,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

     (54,473)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salsa Fund

 

 

             40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending cash

 

 

 $     5,879

 

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