SOUTH COVE

February 2008 Board Meeting – Minutes

Call to order – 7:07 P.M.

Treasurers Report

· Agreement on reporting financial updates one month delayed due to early month board meeting schedule. All present agreed.

· Escrow update that there is a house sale in process, report on sale at the next monthly meeting.

· Additional dues have come in since February meeting. Late notices have been sent out to those who have not yet returned their dues.

Architecture Control Committee

· Mark Gregg needs to remove his silver trailer from the driveway as there have been numerous complaints from neighbors.

· Brian Boland will follow up if not removed.

Welcome Committee

· 2 new families will be receiving welcome kits from Shelby.

· Will also take care of the sale notified via escrow.

Communications

· Brian Goble completed a major update of the website including the names of board members, contact info, etc

· We need more people to sign up for email on the site

· Suggestions were offered to have a newsletter prior to Easter. Ryan volunteered to drive and is looking to try to use Windsor’s newsletter template.

· Release date for newsletter is targeted for one week prior to Easter event

· Request that everyone on the board submits an article for the newsletter so that everyone is participating in the work on the letter. All agreed.

· The goals is to proof and finalize the newsletter at the next board meeting

SLSA Update

· Brian Goble is in touch with the SLSA group – there is no January meeting, February is upcoming

· The issue of tree preservation is expected to come up at the next meeting

Mailboxes and Landscape

· Need to put mailbox information on the website. Keys can be made at Lowes. Model numbers are on the website on the Lockboxes page.

· Meeting with Signature in late Feb to do a walkthrough

· We see a need to mulch on 188^th – investigating drive by mulching

· Trees at the entrances may need to be trimmed

· Tree roots are starting to lift the paths in the park and may need to be addresses

Rules Committee

· We should add a rule that states “Once you have an ACC approved form, you have to start the project within xx days”. This would avoid people receiving the approval and not starting a project.

Beach and Tennis

· No update

Events

· Easter planning kickoff started, will update at next meeting

Additional Items

Investigating the feasibility, costs, logistics of putting a potty in the park for summer

Is a controversial issue and will need to be viewed carefully

We need to evaluate the amount of tables and benches in the park – we may need more

Top Priorities for 2008

· Neighborhood beautification

· Redoing the picnic area

· Disaster preparedness / neighborhood watch

Meeting concludes 8:12