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

Establish a Quorum:  A quorum was established with the following present: Bob Toth, Sandy Blaesing, Al DiSessa, Linda Huber, and Dan Langone. 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.

Disposal of Minutes:  Al DiSessa moved, and Dan Langone seconded to approve the September 11, 2006 Board meeting minutes. The motion carried.

President’s Report: None.

Treasurer’s Report:  Al DiSessa reported that preliminary figures reflect a year-to-date operating surplus of $75,293.78. Reserves are $417,766.70. Expenses were reasonable and customary with one additional two week gatehouse payroll cycle causing an unfavorable variance. Al DiSessa also stated that he signed a satisfaction of lien for one owner who previously carried a substantial amount due. Al DiSessa reported that the Board is moving forward with preparation of the 2007 proposed budget. Full Report

Old Business: None

ARB:  Sandy Blaesing reported there was one request for white composite roof lanai panels. Sandy Blaesing moved, and Dan Langone seconded to approve the request. The motion carried.

Tree Trimming:  Sandy Blaesing presented a proposal to trim 74 palms inside of the Sweet Bay back wall. Seminole Lakes owns half of the trees. However, the Sweet Bay Shopping Center owners agreed to plant the trees and handle irrigation only. Trimming would be left to the POA. Sandy Blaesing moved, and Dan Langone seconded to approve the proposal (from Dennis Tree Service) to trim the palms at an approximate cost of $1,300.00. The motion carried.

Floating Fountain:  Linda Huber began her presentation stating that an earlier owner survey expressed considerable interest in a floating fountain for the entrance lake. After providing details on the differences between a submersible underwater pump and the more desirable Stay-Rite pool pump, cost to run of about $1.00 per day, and timing of operation so as to not conflict with the irrigation, Linda Huber moved, and Sandy Blaesing seconded to approve the proposal for the Stay-Rite pump, floating fountain, spray ring (which can vary the spray patterns), and a light package at a cost of approximately $4,100. Owner comments ranged from concern about water conservation to "it’s about time" as it will add to property values. The motion carried.

Benches:  Sandy Blaesing reported that a number of owners had expressed an interest in installing benches in the community. She noted that placement location, materials, and costs needed to be researched. Owners added comments about preferred locations (near the entrance to watch the fountain, intersection of Feathersound and Seminole Lakes Blvd., and near the Acline Road entrance), investigating consignment shops for used benches, and see no need for benches at all. Sandy Blaesing moved, and Dan Langone seconded to form a bench committee of 2 to 3 people, led by Joe Gartner, to gather information regarding type, placement location, maintenance, and cost and report back to the Board. The motion carried unanimously.

Resident Recognition:  Linda Huber had a member of the audience select a name from the bag for the monthly resident recognition award. June Toth’s name was chosen. Linda Huber read the nomination about June’s contributions to the Association. She was given a gift certificate to a local restaurant. Oct MVP

Committee Reports:  Linda Huber introduced the Chairs or their representatives to present their committee reports.

Landscape:  Sandy Blaesing reported on behalf of Pat Hart. She noted that one of the issues coming up from the monthly inspections is that several owners have carpet grass. Replacement of carpet grass is the owner’s responsibility. In response to owners’ questions and comments, Star was requested to get an "official response" from Greenscapes as to where carpet grass comes from, how to eliminate, how to prevent, and why Greenscapes does not address in their contract. Mowing every other week begins in October. Greenscapes has also been treating for grubs and chinch bugs as well as applying fertilizer and insect killer. Weed killer will be applied when the temperatures are cooler. If weed killer is applied now, it burns out the grass. New sod has been installed by Greenscapes on numerous lawns. The homeowner is responsible for watering until the sod takes hold—about four weeks. If the new sod dies due to lack of water, Greenscapes is not responsible for replacing the sod.

Maintenance & Lakes:  Bob Toth reported that the cul-de-sacs were re-sealed on September 28th and 29th. Joe Ring coordinated the sealing of the cul-de-sac project. Special thanks to Jay Huber, Rich Hasenzahl, and Claude Crass for monitoring traffic.. Bob Toth also noted that Joe Gartner has been checking post lamps, at 5 AM each week, and placing tags where needed. Please do not remove the tags until corrected. Future projects include:

1. Repair and paint cracks in boundary walls.
2. Clean out all the boundary survey markers.
3. Repair front entrance sign and wall and repaint wall.
4. Remove lights from front entrance sign and replace with ground lights.
5. Repair cracks and repair gaps on C Bands at some street drains.
6. Replace electrical connections at Acline Road wall.
7. Evaluate if those electrical connections on some front lawns can be removed. They were used with street lights that were removed.
8. Complete evaluations of repairs to Lake A shoreline for presenting recommendations to residents that live on Lake A.
9. Monitor installation of Lake Fountain on front entrance lake and ensure we are familiar with operating and maintenance requirements.

Pool:  Galen Price thanked everyone for their participation and cooperation. He reported on the need to monitor attendance to assist the Board for future decisions. The Committee is also gathering information and reviewing costs to operate. Owners were reminded that glass containers are prohibited. Water temperatures will be maintained at 82 degrees as long as outside temperatures remain above 60 degrees. Finally, owner comments were encouraged and welcomed.

Management: Sherry Danko reported that Star continues to make progress with the accounts receivable. She congratulated the owners on their timely payments. Late letters are down to a minimum. Star is also working with the Covenants and Landscaping Committees with violation letters. Star received 35 completed AVOs from Greenscapes and will mail copies to owners. If owners have questions or comments about their AVOs, please call or e-mail Star. Sherry Danko informed the Board their umbrella renewal policy arrived in Saturday’s mail.

Newsletter: Linda Mack reported that the quality of the newsletter is improving. She is looking for assistance with advertising. Linda Mack requested putting the Grapevine on the website and Linda Huber advised this was not practical due to space limitations and duplication of material already posted on the website.

Covenants: Linda Huber reported that friendly reminders are being placed in the tubes. The primary tube letters address dirty mailboxes/posts and post lights.

CDs: Al DiSessa reported that he will be looking at CDs for both reserve and operating funds.

Next Meeting: The next meeting of the Board of Directors will be Monday, November 13, 2006 at 10:00am at the Burnt Store Presbyterian Church.

Comments for Future Consideration: None.

Adjournment: With no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 11:10. AM.

Submitted for Linda Huber, Secretary