MINUTES FROM THE BOARD MEETING
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
1. BUSINESS MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER at 7:15 P.M. at the Gardner’s by President Jim Drapp.
Board members present:
JIM DRAPP PRESIDENT
GENE GARDNER SECRETARY
JOAN GARDNER TREASURER
STEVE DAILY MEMBER AT LARGE/LANDSCAPE
CARYL MENENDEZ MEMBER AT LARGE
Board Member absent:
LISA COPPERSMITH MEMBER AT LARGE/SOCIAL
1. Secretary Gardner read the minutes from the November 1, 2008 picnic/meeting. Board meeting minutes were approved unanimously.
2. OLD BUSINESS:
President discussed the status of the following items:
a.) TECO Willow Oak transmission lines. There is no change. Status Open.
b.) REZONING on McIntosh/Muck Pond. Hearing rescheduled for 9/21/09 and Terry Flott will attend. She will present input for the record from President Drapp. President Drapp’s input discussed issues of: 1) Drainage, 2) Access 3) The fact that the County report on traffic was incomplete as it did not consider new traffic from the new Strawberry Crest high school Status Open.
c.) NEIGHBORHOOD APPEARANCE. Houses in foreclosure and/or empty: Warren, Nicholson, Nguyen, Scroggie, Williams, Atwater. Status Open.
d.) NEIGHBORHOOD BREAK-INS. Status Closed.
e.) CONDITION OF BULLETIN BOARD. Condition is okay, but how to prop it up is a problem. Need to clear brush hanging down over it and a different material needs to be placed over the peg board. Status Open.
4. NEW BUSINESS:
a.) TREASURERS REPORT: Treasurer Gardner presented current bank balance of $8,085.91 as of September 1, 2009 with 29 paid members. Three checks were just received and not yet deposited or in the total stated. She provided copies of the 2008 TREASURER’S DETAIL REPORT, the END OF THE YEAR 2008 BUDGET UPDATE and a listing of current 2009 membership. Status Open.
b.) BUDGET: President Drapp proposed a budget of $3,500. for 2009. This is the same as last year (2008), minus the spring meeting/social expense ($600.). There was a motion by Gene Gardner to approve presenting a budget of $3,500. to the membership at the October 31, 2009 business meeting. It was seconded by Steve Daily. Status Open
c.) FALL SOCIAL/BUSINESS MEETING A date of October 31, 2009 was suggested by President Drapp. The date coincides with Halloween, so an earlier time of 2:00 – 5:00 was suggested by Gene Gardner. Board agreed to the date and time without motion or vote. Because they had previously volunteered to host an April event, President Drapp indicated he would speak to the Broda’s about hosting the fall event. Status Open
d.) President Drapp surfaced the topic of the city of Tampa’s possible drilling deep wells on property close to the area. More to come. Status Open.
e.) TRAFFIC PROBLEMS generated by new school. As a result of the increased traffic created by the Strawberry Crest school, to help traffic flow and some improvements will be made to the roadways. Status Open
5. NEXT BOARD MEETING: is scheduled for 7:00 PM, September 29, 2009 at the Gardner’s
ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 8:00 P.M.
Submitted by Gene Gardner, Secretary
APPROVED: _________________