Seminole Lakes Property Owners Association
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
January 11, 2010

Prior to the start of the meeting, Punta Gorda City Manager, Howard Kunik, gave a power point presentation on the 2009 accomplishments and plans for 2010 and then took questions from the audience. Captain Tom Lewis from the COPG Police Department spoke briefly and Officer Mendell with Canine Jedi made an appearance at which time President, Bob Toth, presented a $200 donation from the POA to be used for the K-9 program.

Call to Order: Bob Toth called the meeting to order at the Burnt Store Presbyterian Church at 10:40 am.

Establish a Quorum: A quorum was established with the following present: Bob Toth, Joe Ring, Linda Huber, and Fred Eyrich. Nick Cole was absent.

Also present, was Sherry Danko, from Star Hospitality Management.

Proof of Notice: The meeting notice was distributed and posted as per the Association Bylaws and Florida Statute 720.

Disposal of Minutes: With no corrections, the December 14, 2009 minutes were considered accepted.

President’s Report: Bob Toth provided an update on the Burnt Store Road expansion project. The first phase will be from Route 41 to Notre Dame Avenue with construction scheduled to begin in April. Serving as a detour, Acline Road will have a temporary traffic light at Highway 41. The POA will push to make it permanent. The entire project will take two years. A sidewalk for the eastern side of the road is planned. The County denied requests for guard rails and sound barriers.

Treasurer’s Report: On behalf of Nick Cole, Linda Huber read the Treasurer’s Report. It is expected the Association will complete the 2009 fiscal year in excellent shape, coming in $15 thousand less than the $64 thousand planned deficit. Reserves are sufficient and delinquent accounts are adequately reserved. The audit process will begin shortly, and owners will be notified when the results are available.

Committee Reports: Linda Huber introduced the following:

Election: June Toth reported on the upcoming annual meeting, indicating three director positions are available. Intents to run for the Board are due January 27^th. Galen Price will be co-chairing the election committee which is charged with finding candidates. A Candidates’ Forum will be held at 9 AM, immediately prior to the February 8^th Board meeting.

Management Report: Sherry Danko reported on the current accounts receivable (.02%) and AVOs (3) and work orders (1) for Greenscapes. Owners considering running for the Board were invited to participate in a January 29^th Board Training Seminar that Star Management is hosting at the Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center.

Update on Developer Owned Lakes: Bob Toth reported that the Developer has reissued his contracts with Lake Doctor. The lakes should start cleaning up. Carp are being considered by the developer to control submerged weeds.

Environmental Resource Permit: Bob Toth gave an overview of recent developments regarding the environmental resource permit, formally known as the SWFWMD Storm Water Management permit. As has been discussed off and on over the years, the permit has never been turned over to the POA pending an agreement regarding the maintenance of the drainage system which involves both POA and Developer property. In December, the Board received a letter form the Developer’s attorney stating Seminole Lakes, Inc. is not responsible for the system as they gave the POA $343,093 at turnover in 2001 for maintenance of the system. Furthermore, the letter also stated if the Developer were pursued by SWFWMD or other party for a violation of the permit or other related issue, the Developer would seek legal recourse against the POA. The POA’s attorney has been engaged to research and provide an opinion on how to proceed. It is time to settle this issue. Until such time this issue is resolved, it would not be in the best interest of the POA to pursue renting the clubhouse. Bob Toth raised this matter as the Board is aware of a petition being circulated by a group. This decision was also based on the low confidence level of the survey results reported last spring. Full Resource Permit Report  Bob Toth entertained questions and comments from the membership. They were as follows:

*The group handling the petition advised the Board their intent was to show the membership’s support to approach the Board and request authority
   for a non-Board member to negotiate with the Developer on the clubhouse rental.

*An owner advised he was never asked to participate in the petition and noted they would need a business plan before moving forward.

*Another individual expressed that a plan was presented at the 2009 annual meeting.

*It was noted that some members do not want to bail out the developer.

*A resident asked the Board to wait until the Developer changes his attitude towards the residents.

*A resident said to be cautious—but remember Jack Stephenson is a business man---try to work with him.

*The Board should consider selecting five people to negotiate with the Developer.

Bob Toth also advised the Casino at the Country Club was no longer an issue as there were enormous hurdles including a vote of membership that would be required and changes to the PUD document. A copy of the City attorney’s opinion was distributed to the audience. The decision by the City was made on December 31, 2009 and was a matter of public records.  Casino Presentation

Final comments on waiting on the clubhouse negotiations included a reminder that the POA attorney recommended waiting until after the SWFWMD issue is resolved before considering negotiations of any other kind. Bob Toth asked the members to respect the decisions made by the Board, as they were being guided by the POA attorney and management company.

Architectural Review: Joe Ring presented the following:

10234 Windsong: a request to paint their home with new colors. The Board approved the request.

The Board also approved last month’s request to paint the roof at 26064 Feathersound. (address corrected to 26406 Feathersound at February 8, 2010 Board meeting).

Next Meeting: The next Board meeting will be February 8, 2010 at 10:00 AM. The Candidate’s Forum will be held immediately prior to the meeting beginning at 9 AM.

Owner Comments: None.

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

Submitted by,

Sherry Danko for Linda Huber, Secretary