Meeting was held at the residence of Brian Barnes (1621).
In attendance:
Brian Barnes - President; Larry Cooper - Vice President; Mary White - Secretary; Karol Cooper - Treasurer;
Norm Stepleton - Board Member; Rosie Turnis - Board Member; Sally Orf - Board Member; Jack Read - Board Member
Sally Taylor - Board Member; Lou Louwerse - Board Member; Bob Assink - Board Member; Nancy Nissen - Board Member
Dee Brown - Resident; Bill Nixon - Resident
Meeting called to address several outstanding maintenance concerns.
Moved first to the Treasurer's report by Karol Cooper. All bills are paid to date.
Checking $7492.67
Reserve Fund $7987.95
CD $4212.00 Monthly renewal at .1%
CD $2644.45 Monthly renewal at .1%
Discussed if we may get a better rate at a different financial institution or/and with a longer term. Karol did research and found
Collins Credit Union is offering 1.25% on 1K or more, for a 6 month term. She will check with Farmers State Bank and possibly U of I
Credit Union. We agreed we need to keep the funds assessable, yet we feel a little more comfortable now that we have a reserve fund.
There are two move-in fees due ($250.00) from units 1536 and 1633.
We have one unit that is past due on association dues for August, September, October, November and soon December will be due. A letter
was sent to the homeowner, on 11/22/2010 to bring the dues current or legal action would ensue. The vote was placed to proceed with legal
action and place a lien on the property. All in favor.
An audit was done on our association books for the first time. Congratulations to Sally Taylor for having all of the financial
records within $1.60 of balance. It was agreed that this will be an annual event to audit the records. Several new practices were
put into place which will make future audits much more easier and effective.
Roof conditions. Two 4-plex units remain in need of roof replacement. Brian did contact the insurance agent about looking at all of
the roofs for possible hail damage from a storm a couple of months ago. There will not be a charge for this assessment.
Fall clean-up was $3477.00, plus $107.00 to remove some tree limbs. This amount was considerably lower because of the dedication of a
few residents doing their own fall clean-up. Clean-cut charges by the hour and doing our own work certainly saved us hours of pay to
Clean-Cut.
Clean-cut will be responsible for our snow removal as well. We are still in need of a resident to assume the Grounds Committee.
Brian Barnes will contact Paul Pate to ask for assistance with repairing some cracks in the road.
There is a dead tree behind Rosie's unit (1632) and we are unsure if it belongs to the homeowner behind Rosie's or if it belongs to the
Greens. Regardless, the homeowner has agreed to split the cost of the tree removal. Rosie will contact the homeowner, Rick Wolfe, and
ask for an estimate. Another estimate will be obtained as well and the association will proceed with removal of the tree.
The garage sale ad, placed in both the Penny Saver and the Gazette this past August, was $55.00 and the association paid for the ad. In
the past (unknown to Greens Officers) the ad is paid for by those participating in the sale. This is how we will handle the ad in future
events.
It is suggested by Larry Cooper that we invite our insurance agent for the association to an informal meeting, to review what on our Greens
Association policy covers and what it doesn't. There seems to be a lot of grey area and different interpretations. A meeting has been
tentatively set for Tuesday, January 18th at the Shriners Hall on Blairs Ferry and Council Street. More to follow as the information becomes
available.
Jack Read is interested in putting together a neighborhood newsletter. If you have some ideas on items you would like to see in a publication
such as this, email Jack and let him know. We are thinking at least quarterly, or when new residents move-in and so on. Maybe a gossip column,
things that are happening right here......
Sally Taylor motioned to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Lou Louwerse, and unanimous decision by all members.
Minutes submitted by: Secretary Mary White #1629