Bradford Farms Homeowners Association
Board of Directors Meeting
November 14, 2006 - 7:00 PM
The meeting was held at the Madison Assembly of God Church.
Board Members Present: Paul Hurst, Phyllis Goldberg, Jerry Lyons, Mark Wilson
Absent: Dick Clem, David Seitz, Bob Richardson
Property Manager Present: Lois Brown
Community Members present: 4
Visitors: 1 (Tommy Overcash)
Announcement: Mayor Sandy Kirkindall will speak at the December 19 Board Meeting. Interested homeowners are welcome to attend.
MINUTES FROM 10-17-06
A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the minutes as written. They will be posted on the website.
Treasurer’s Report: Lois Brown
Total Income 09/13/06 – 10/17/06 $ 0
Property Manager’s Report: Lois Brown
Total expenses: $ 1,630.74
Checking Account balance: $ 12,443.96
6 month CD: $ 13,863.36
Landscaping Committee: Dick Clem
No report this month
Maintenance Committee: Dick Clem
No report this month
Welcome Committee: Sharon Ditto (detailed report attached)
Visits/gifts to new community members – none
House Info - 4 homes and 1 lot for sale, 1 homes sold, 1 home for rent
Realtors Contacted – 1
Questionable Change of status – none
New/continuing Construction - 2
Additional Comments - volunteers needed for Committee. Please call Sharon at 721-9366.
Architectural Committee: Ed Ditto
No new activity
COUNCIL REPORT – Tommy Overcash
Councilman (and new Council President) Tommy Overcash brought the Board up to date on recent and proposed Council activities.
2. Updating resident information on the database – Paul is in the process of contacting those homeowners where discrepancies appear and is giving the updated information to Lois. STATUS: in process
3. RVs and boats parked long term on the streets – Paul will speak personally to the offending homeowners. STATUS: Completed
4. Madison Homeowner’s Association Council – Next meeting will be 11/19/06 at 3:00 PM. STATUS: Lois and Mark will attend.
5. Bushes on Bradford Farms Drive –Paul reported that the estimates Dick received for removing the bushes and their root systems were much too expensive. Paul and Dick hope to get a group of residents together to remove them. STATUS: in process
6. Speed Humps – Bob re-addressed the problem of traffic congestion on Green Springs Lane and Green Springs Drive before and after school, as excessive numbers of parents show up in their cars to drop off and pick up their children from Rainbow Elementary. He wants speed humps installed in the area which is immediately affected by the speeding school traffic. Paul explained that the City has a 12 step list of procedures that must be followed when requesting speed humps. Bob will initiate the process. STATUS: no progress report since Bob not at meeting – i.e., still in process
7. 2007 Board Openings – there will be 4 openings on next year’s Board (Paul Hurst, Mark Wilson, Dick Clem, Dave Seitz). If any homeowner would like to nominate either him/herself or someone else, we are now accepting nominations. Please email your nominations to Paul (pnjhurst@knology.net). Elections will be in January 2007. STATUS: open
8. Overgrowth of algae in second pond – Bob reported that he had researched installation of a “Bubbler” apparatus that could be installed in the middle of the pond. The bubbler would create aerated bubbles that would stir up the water and inhibit overgrowth of algae. He will do more research on how best to handle the problem and arrange for someone to come give us an estimate. STATUS: no progress report since Bob not at meeting – i.e., still in process
NEW BUSINESS
1. Lois reported that our CD matures on December 8. She will renew the CD at the highest interest available at the time.
2007 BUDGET DISCUSSION
The Board reviewed the updated proposed budget that resulted from our discussion at the October 17 meeting. The 2007 budget was then unanimously approved. In December, all homeowners will be mailed a summary of the new budget along with a detailed explanatory letter from Paul. After the information is mailed, it will then be posted on the website.