Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 10:00 AM by Bob Toth, President, at the Burnt Store Presbyterian Church.

Establish a Quorum: A quorum was established with the following present: Bob Toth, Bob Foiles, Al DiSessa, Linda Huber, and Sandy Blaesing. Also present was Sherry Danko, Star Hospitality Management.

Notice of Meeting: The meeting notice was posted in accordance with the Association Bylaws and Florida Statute 720.

President’s Report: Bob Toth made some opening remarks which included introductions and an overview of meeting procedures. Click here for full report

Disposal of Minutes: The February 2006 meeting minutes were amended by Bob Toth to include the ARC committee report and were accepted as amended by Bob Toth and Sandy Blaesing. The meeting minutes of the March 13 Organization meeting were presented, moved to accept by Bob Foiles, seconded by Sandy Blaesing and the motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report: Al DiSessa presented his Treasurer’s Report which provided insight to the new Board’s financial philosophy. Click here for full report  He also made some remarks on the problems with delinquent payments as well as specific remarks regarding one owner who had not paid his fees in two years. Subsequently, Al DiSessa moved, and Sandy Blaesing seconded to begin foreclosure proceedings for this one individual. The motion carried.

Committee Reports: Linda Huber reported that a list of the committees, chairs, and oversight directors will be in the Grapevine. Committee responsibilities and procedures will be posted on the Association’s website. Owners were encouraged to contact the chairs and participate on the committees. Click here for full report

Access Control: Chair, Jay Huber, advised the committee met and discussed transponders versus clicker, reinstalling the back gate reader, how to slow down speeders and stop at all stop signs rather than rolling through them. The Committee agreed to survey the residents and get their input. Jay made a recommendation to increase the guards’ wages since they had not had a raise last year. Sandy Blaesing made a motion, and Bob Foiles seconded to approve a $.50 per hour increase for Ed O’Donnell and a $.25 per hour increase for all other access control staff effective May 1, 2006. A motion was made and passed unanimously by the board approving the recommendation. Click here for full report

ARC: Chair, Herb Hagman, reported that one request for hurricane shutters was approved and one request for enclosing a lanai was denied. Both will be submitted to the Board for further action. Herb also made a report of a home with aluminum awnings and this is being forwarded to the Board and Star Management. Click here for full report

CERT: Ray Negrycz presented the CERT report and its activities including the owners’ survey and possible installation of a new light pole at the corner of Stillwater Circle and Seminole Lakes Blvd. The Board concurred that CERT forms should be included in the Welcoming Committee package. Click here for full report

Covenants: Chair, Dick Swett, has developed job description, and established objectives for the committee and gave a brief overview of the committee. See the Grapevine for monthly articles. click here for full report

Grapevine: Chair, Linda Mack, made some brief comments regarding quality, advertising, and the continued support of her newsletter team. Click here for full report

Landscaping: In Pat Hart’s absence, Sandy Blaesing presented the landscaping committee report of continued work at the front entrance, having the center island palms trimmed, mulching, and adding more plants. Several lawns have brown spots and she asked residents to be sure and water twice a week (20-25 minutes with pop ups and 40-45 minutes with rotating heads). Sandy reminded residents that Greenscapes is available every Wednesday morning from 8 to 9 AM to discuss problems and concerns. click here for full report

Maintenance: Chair, Fed Eyrich, reported they are checking and cleaning survey markers, surveying all stop signs, street signs and speed limit signs. The signs need to be cleaned and painted and Bob Hess and John Carpenter are in the process of doing this. Ray Negrzcz, Gordon Gade, Bob Toth and Fred Thomasson and Fred have repaired most of the damage to our roads caused by contractors. There are 14-16 lamppost lights not working and Fred wants to put a red tag on the lamppost to alert the resident to which the Board agreed. There are more jobs to be done and volunteers save the community a lot of money. Please volunteer your time. Joe Ring will be chair while Fred is gone until October. click here for full report

Election: Chair, June Toth, gave a report on the recent elections at the annual meeting and advised results are posted in the Grapevine, email, and the website (www.slccfl.com). She thanked her committee for their speedy and efficient system to produce election results in 1 hour. Click here for full report

Telephone: Chair, June Toth, requested residents to update their telephone directory with the information placed in the Grapevine. Please notify June with new email addresses or changes as it is a challenge to keep them current. There are still 100 homes that have not picked up their new telephone directory, please call her to obtain. Click here for full report

Welcome: Chair, Sue Ziegler, recognized her members: Lillian Conover, Pat Gartner, Bernice Kelly, Barbara Edgerton, Pat Hart, Dottie Lauer and said they are working on some really great ideas for welcoming our new neighbors. Please sign the sheet in the lobby if you wish to be contacted.

Insurance: Oversight director, Al Disessa, made remarks on the insurance committee and its planned activities. Al stated members Howard McCormack and Herb Antine were already hard at work reviewing policies, etc.

Finance: Al Disessa, oversight director, announced Nick Cole and Frank Freels were new members and that they have already had their first meeting last Friday.

Lakes & Roads: Bob Toth made a slide presentation of the storm drainage system in the community and the interdependence of the various retention areas, headwalls, and culverts. George Anderer summarized the problems and the necessity to make immediate repairs. This work must be done before the rainy season starts to avoid possible collapsing of some of the headwalls and culverts which could cause flooding within the entire community. The Lake A structures are part of the complete drainage system and past and future repairs are charged to the common area operating account, or funded by the storm drain reserve account. One owner inquired about back flow preventors. Bob Toth noted there were none, adding that they may not even be legal. After some further discussion, Linda Huber moved, and Al Disessa seconded to spend no more than $15,000 to repair the Lake A headwalls and culverts with completion this spring. The motion carried unanimously.

Management: Sherry Danko made some remarks on the recent election process, improvement in violations, and encouraged owners to complete the form in the Grapevine authorizing the receipt of Association notices, etc. via e-mail.

Old Business:

Landscaping Proposal: Sandy Blaesing brought a previously unapproved landscaping proposal to the Board. Sandy Blaesing moved, and Bob Foiles seconded to approve the following: $1,118 for tree removal and trimming and $3,293.82 for plants, mulch, and labor the five islands near the entrance. The motion carried. Al DiSessa added that he would like to see a proposal for the back gate area. An owner inquired about irrigation which was reported to be sufficient. Another owner asked about the use of mulch versus stone. Jay Huber responded that stone is much hotter, and the mulch retains moisture.

Sweet Bay Plaza: Bob Toth made remarks on a recent meeting he and Al DiSessa attended at City Hall. Bob noted that he expressed his concerns regarding the impact of the Sweet Bay Plaza may have on Seminole Lakes particularly its drainage system into Lake A. The developer stated they have an easement from the plaza into the Seminole Lakes entrance street, not far from the guardhouse. The board plans to follow developments closely. (see President's Report in detail)

Recognition Program: Linda Huber discussed the Board’s plans to have a monthly program to recognize residents who have contributed to the Association. Click here for full report

2006 Budget: Al DiSessa gave a presentation on a newly revised budget prepared by the new Board after careful thought and evaluation. The monthly assessment will be $120 for single lots and $17 additional for Lake A lots and would have an effective date of May 1, 2006. After some further discussion, Al Disessa moved, and Sandy Blaesing seconded to adopt the revised budget. The motion carried unanimously. The new budget will be mailed within the week.

Next Meeting: The next meeting of the Board of Directors will be Monday, May 8, 2006 at 10:00am at the Burnt Store Presbyterian Church.

Adjournment: With no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 12:05 PM.

Submitted for Linda Huber, Secretary

April 19, 2006