We had a really great meeting last week and we discussed a whole lot of community concerns and issues. Below are the notes from the meeting that I wanted to share. This is by no means everything that came up but most important thing discussed is:

Meeting Notes

• Landscaping: in need of major overhaul.
• Committees: forming two committees to encourage more engagement from neighbors on the issues impacting the Association.
  • Beautification: in charge of overseeing landscaping, welcoming new neighbors, planning community events and projects, etc.
  • Compliance: staffs the Architectural Review Board, assists with tracking compliance issues in the neighborhood, works with city officials to ensure issues are addressed, etc.
• Communication
  • Regularly schedule meeting: Third Saturday every month from 9:00 to 11:00. First half is for the board and committees to gather and the second half is for the community to receive updates or discuss issues.
  • Website: contact form to report issues.
  • Phone number: the number is for voicemails only.
  • Email address
  • Other forms of communication are not official. We do have a social media presence but they simply repost information from the website.
• Discussed voting procedures and board status. There are several board positions that do need to be filled at a later date.
• Short-term rentals (e.g. AirBNB): City has passed regulations that ban any new STR from being established and add ordinances that govern the existing ones.
• Finances:
  • Dues are being collected at a much higher rate and we have a healthy balance.
  • Dues collections options: what can we do to increase participation?
    • Late fees
    • Liens
    • More action on the part of the Association will bring in more dues.
• Pipeline: The pipeline is not being cut as there is a migratory bird that is nesting in the area and this occurs every two years.
• Community parking concerns.
• Street re-paving: city issue.
• Landscaping or home issues can be reported to the board to intercede as best as we can.
• Dog walkers are not cleaning up after their dogs.

This was a great wide ranging conversation and a call to action for volunteers. If you are interested in getting involved and improving your community, please drop a comment below.