Champion Lakes HOA

Meeting Date June 13, 2005

 

Begin Time 7:00pm

 

Board Member introduced and roll taken.

 

Mike Kratz- President reported on the financials for the previous month.  $18,500 is the current amount in the HOA account.  $4,200 remains in accounts receivable.

 

Mike reported that there are still 10 homeowners that have not paid their dues and the board unanimously agreed to contact a lawyer and take further legal action against these homes.  The lawyer fee is $125 per letter amounting to a total cost of $1,250 up front for the association.  This fee will be tacked on to each homeowner’s past dues.

 

There are also 7 homeowners that have a remaining balance to pay on this years dues.  Reminder letters were mailed to these homeowners on 06/03/05.

 

Insurance quotes were stated by Mike.  They are as stated below.

Davis-Dyer-Max $2152/yr

WM George $2,369/yr

Both quotes insure for property damage and liability for the property and Board. 

 

Party Plans- Sherry Jones discussed the block party scheduled for July 16th, 2005.  A bounce house has been rented from Moonwalks “R” Us for the price of $85 plus tax.  The City of Rowlett Fire and Rescue has been scheduled to attend and the HOA has agreed to make a $50 donation.  Dickey’s Bar-b-que has agreed to donate potato salad.  We are waiting to hear back from many other area vendors. 

 

Stuart Mencher- Architectural Committee Head, stated the number of violation letters sent out last month and what they were concerning.  4 concerned boats, 2 basketball hoops and 1 for construction debris.

 

Sherry Jones introduced possible amendments to some of the by-laws concerning boats and basketball hoops and presented them to the board and homeowners. 

Ø     Proposal 1 concerning hoops- Mobile basketball hoops would be permissible by the HOA as long as they were kept in the driveway standing up close to the house when not in use. 

Ø     Proposal 2 concerning boats- Boats would be allowed in driveways from Memorial Day to Labor Day.  They may not be imposing on the sidewalk and they must be kept clean and covered.

 

These amendments must be voted on by the homeowners in good standing.  Letters will be sent to each homeowner before the next meeting and a 2/3 vote will have to be reached for each to pass either amendment.  Only one vote per house will be counted and votes will be kept confidential. 

 

A community garage sale was proposed and eager agreed upon by many.  Christy Margolis agreed to organize and Dell Whitton stepped forward to help.  A date will be set by the next meeting and arrangements will be made to help with advertising.

 

Creek resident Dell & Bill Whitton brought concerns about debris and creek condition to the board’s attention.  Mike Kratz and the board agreed this has been an on-going problem.  Board stated that much of the debris is Horton’s construction debris and that creek residents should contact D.R. Horton concerning their responsibility in the matter.  President Mike Kratz agreed to get the information to the homeowners concerning whom they should contact at D.R. Horton.

 

Mayor’s park was brought up again.  Sherry Jones stated that at this time the park has not been placed in the cities budget for the next 5 years.  She also stated that the city needed to hear from the residents in this area so that they might know how important this park is to us.  With the boards approval Sherry agreed to contact the city and find out when the budget was to be discussed and get Champion Lakes on the council agenda to voice our opinion.  The more people that come to this and voice their opinion the more likely we are to get a response from the city.

 

Meeting concluded at 7:50 pm

 

Next meeting scheduled for July 11, 2005 @ 8601 Scooner