Minutes of Meeting November 3, 2008 [November 3, 2008]
Diana Mason (acting chair
person)
Joyce Richardson
Patti Taylor
Bob Aqueri
Martin Taylor (secretary)
Preface:
During
2008, Treasurer, Diane Lim, Lakeside Property Owners Association,
resigned with
immediate effect. Pending
the election
in the first quarter of 2009, the LPOA Board confirms the appointment
of
Patricia Taylor as Treasurer for the duration of 2008.
Minutes:
Those present went over the financial statement provided by Debbie Ziolkowski. This statement will be posted at a later date as there was some question as to the accuracy of the dividend from the Merrill Lynch account.
The board agreed to move our money market fund from Merrill Lynch. Currently this account is not easily accessible and there is a charge to take money out of the account. The board agreed to move the fund to Citibank where it will be more accessible and where we can have two signers so that we will not have the problems we currently have when our treasurer leaves the board.The
dues are coming in from those members in arrears as a result of the
reminders
sent out last month. We
will send out
dues notices for 2009 in January.
At
that time we will include reminders to those still owing for 2008 and
years
prior. If we get most member’s dues in a timely manner, and we can
reduce our
liability insurance we will have enough monies to cover our
expenditures.
The
playground was officially opened and looks great. The board will start
meeting
there again in January. Currently
there
appears to be no furniture in clubhouse.
The board will contact Lisa Napoli and the Friends of
Junipero Serra
Playground to get a wish list of equipment they require that we might
be able
to provide.
The
status of the grant submission for the greenbelt work was unknown
although we
believe the closing date for submissions this year was October 31st.
Martin
will attempt to send out a newsletter at the beginning of December. Any articles for inclusion
will be
gratefully received.
Due
to the holiday season, the next scheduled board meeting will be the
first
Monday in January.
The Grant application deadline was October 31, 2008. Submission of the Grant Application required both a copy of the Association budget for 2008 and a copy the LPOA Tax Exemption letter. Without those elements, the grant application was incomplete and could not be submitted because the LPOA Board did not provide me with either of these documents in spite of multiple requests.
It may be possible to submit the application at the next deadline, but given the city's budget constraints, it is unknown what monies if any might be available under the Community Challange Grant Program.
Posted by: Wolfgang Liebelt at December 25, 2008 12:42 PMWe haven't received a newsletter in a loooooong time. When is the annual meeting?
Posted by: Danell S. Zeavin at February 10, 2009 8:20 PMHi Danell,
I am sorry for the lack of communication. The board is pretty understaffed and we would welcome any help anyone is willing to provide.
I have just posted the date of the annual meeting at http://www.archives.lakesidepoa.org/000785.html
We hope to see you there,
Regards - Martin
I noticed that only the 2006 financial statement is available online, when do you plan to have the 2007 and 2008 financial statements online as well?
I haven't been receiving those financial statement in the mail either... We need the transparency.
What's the purpose of this association anyway? I cannot find the mission, purpose, vision, etc. anywhere on the website.
Where do the dues go? What projects, "wish lists", etc. are you paying for with membership dues? Is it just to trim trees annually?
How do the member/homeowners benefit from your organization? If your association is currently understaffed, how are members sufficiently being served/benefitted?
Posted by: A Cortez at April 13, 2009 8:37 AM