Board Meeting Minutes (June 14, 2022)

Meeting minutes from our board meeting that was held on June 14, 2022.

BOARD ATTENDEES: Mike Hajduk, Shane Taylor, Kathy Wilemon, Laurence Rook, Heather Leiding, Billy & Stephanie Smith

Meeting called to order: 7:06 PM

1. Election of a new treasurer

  • Nomination of a new treasurer was made and voted on by the Board.
    • Heather Leiding was elected Treasurer for WHOA.
    • Heather will manage the HOA PO Box going forward.
  • Kathy will assume secretarial duties from Heather.

2. Sprinkler update

  • Last 2 sections of concrete on Cummings have been repoured.
    • David Smith with the City will take care of concrete on Channing as well.
  • Sprinkler repairman has finished the zone that 1st sprinkler controller is on.
  • Some sprinkler heads in 2nd zone are surrounded by roots, need to be disconnected.
  • There is a break in the water line at Cummings and McClain.
    • David Smith meeting w/Mike next Tuesday to assess this issue as well as some minor leaking.
  • Mike has asked Castle Lawn to price adding sod in areas on Cummings that receive sun and grinding of several stumps that are still in these areas.
  • Areas between fence and sidewalk – possibly plant dwarf mondo grass or something easily maintained to improve the look of these areas.
    • Mike will purchase small number of plants to test along a section of the fence.

3. Tree attention

  • There are currently 5 dead pines and a dead red oak.
    • To remove them will cost $7000. This includes stump removal, grinding.
    • To wait a year would require use of a bucket to remove trees, cost will double.
    • Vote was taken & removal of dead trees now was approved.
  • Many of the other pines have root rot, pitch canker and pine beetles.
    • We consulted Arbor Masters and Treenewal re treatment.
    • We will get a 3rd bid for a treatment plan from Tree Surgeons.

4. Tasks and committees – we will take this up in the next meeting

5. Website update

  • Site update is 90% done.
  • We are staying with our original online service.
    • We can now use WordPress through them, enabling Laurence to do updates from any device.
  • Mike and Laurence reviewed websites from other HOAs and are determining what we will need/want for our website.
  • The ACC request form will be form fillable directly on the website.

6. Yard of the Month rule change

  • Board member yards may be included in the vote but members can’t vote for themselves.
    • A motion was made for this change, was voted on and approved.
  • Kathy will take care of the YOTM program while Mike is out of town.

7. Open discussion and miscellaneous

  • Mike will assume email communications for the WHOA with news, updates.
  • Mike will begin sending Newsletters in the coming weeks/months.
  • Possible quarterly socials and various neighborhood get-togethers were discussed.

Meeting adjourned at: 8:10 PM

Our next BOARD MEETING is scheduled for Tuesday, August 23, 2022 @ 7:00 pm.