Lake Forest Community Association Board of Directors

Minutes of Dec General Meeting, 2001

The Lake Forest Community Association met at Sydenstricker United Methodist Church on 6 Dec 2001.

Meeting came to order at 7:35 pm. 7 Board members and 19 Association members were present.

Agenda:

Old Business

Discussion

Approval of minutes

New Business

Budget

Trash

Monopole

General Discussion

Old Business:

The draft minutes of the June 2001 General Meeting were read and approved without discussion.

New Business:

Budget – All dues were collected this year. No members are in arrears. 2001 budget was a deficit due to increased grounds keeping expenses and milky spore application. We reviewed the proposed 2002 budget – if dues remain at $40 per year, we have a projected $2900 deficit. One cause factor is reduced income due to lower interest rates. Discussion focused on raising dues, absorbing the deficit from reserves, or imposing a special assessment. A motion was made and seconded to approve the proposed 2002 propsed budget as submitted. The motion carried. Dues discussion was deferred until later in the meeting.

Community Improvements: The trailer on Cervantes was discussed as a nuisance and traffic hazard. Repaving of some trails, painting of curb numbers, and replacement of pipestem signs were projects proposed as community improvements. A motion was made and seconded for the Board to investigate action to repair the trails and take appropriate action. The motion carried. Regarding curb painting, a suggestion was made that the Board make an entry in the Newsletter announcing consideration of community-wide curb painting so that members would not pay private painters to mark their respective curb. A motion was made and seconded to have the Board obtain several bids to have curbs painted in the community and take appropriate action. The motion carried. Regarding pipestem signs, Sally Tomlin will call the County to determine if they own the signs, and will advise the Board.

Dues: A motion was made and seconded to raise the dues $15 a year in order to cover our projected deficits for 2002 and beyond. It passed 21 to 5, but it was noted the Covenants make clear dues must be fixed by the Board at least 30 days before the beginning of the year. Therefore, the new dues of $55 won’t take effect until 2003. Another motion was made and seconded to impose a special assessment of $10 for 2002 to cover the projected deficit for 2002. The motion carried.

Trash: AAA is willing to set up a preferred customer relationship with the Association for $18 a month for once a week pickups, or $21 a week for twice a week pickups. Rate is guaranteed for one year. This will be announced on the LFCA web site with directions for members to contact AAA to sign up.

VDOT is monitoring traffic flow in our Community. Details to follow as Sally Tomlin obtains them.

Monopole: A Community meeting was held on 27 Nov to assess local interest in Sprint’s request to erect a Monopole at the Fire Station. Opinions were strong on both sides for and against. No decisions were made. A County decision will be made at a public hearing on 13 Dec at 8:15 pm at Government Center. A signup sheet was passed around during the meeting for members to register their interest for or against the monopole.

A question was raised about boats and trailers on the street. It was noted that street parking of registered vehicles is not illegal by County law. Sally Tomlin will send the Board a copy of the County ordinance, and the Board will take appropriate action.

Meeting adjourned at 8:57 pm.