Call to Order: Bob called the meeting to order at 2:00PM at the Star office.

Quorum: A quorum was established with the following present: Bob Toth, Dan Langone, Jay Ward, and Al DiSessa. Linda Huber was absent.

Proof of Notice: Notice was posted 48 hours in advance as required by FL Statute 720.

Amenities Purchase: Bob Toth made some comments regarding the process for owner input during the workshop. He also noted that Bud Nelson and Dick Benckendorf were invited to participate. Bob Toth asked Dan Langone to begin discussion as he requested the meeting to talk about the process to approve funding expenses for evaluating the potential amenities purchase.

Dan Langone stated that the goal was to keep the majority of the owners satisfied with the process as the Association moves forward. He added that a vote to the membership could be included as part of the annual meeting agenda. The Board would need to be in agreement regarding the percentage of "yes" votes required to approve the study costs.

Al DiSessa felt more effort needed to be put into determining all of the potential uses of the amenities besides golf before moving forward with approving expenses.

Bob Toth added that some legal opinions would be necessary before moving forward to determine the legal requirements specific to a POA for the purchase itself. He also indicated that preliminary study figures should cost approximately $32,000. In addition, he reported on some of the opinions of past directors.

Jay Ward stated that the POA is at the beginning of the process and wants the owners to help ask the right questions. It has to be determined if the owners want to spend the money to ask the questions and obtain the answers.

The Board discussed at length the vote requirement to consider the vote approved. There was also discussion on the informal rule of needing membership approval for expenses greater then $5,000 that were not included in the budget.

The owners had the opportunity to express their thoughts both in favor and against. Some of the sentiment was expressed very strongly. One owner said a golf course appraiser told him to build in all the conditions and dollar amounts into the contract so that for any terms not met—the price would decrease. It was also noted that Jack Stephenson would unlikely sign anything like that. Another owner wanted details on the membership of the amenities committee. It was also suggested the articles in the Grapevine about the purchase be signed.

Sherry Danko read Linda Huber’s statement in her absence. It stated that Linda Huber felt a 2/3 vote of all parcels should be required to approve spending money to study the purchase.

The general consensus of the Board was to put the question on the annual meeting agenda and ask the owners’ approval to spend the money for the study. All of the Board members except Linda Huber were in agreement that a majority of the parcels voting "yes" (and assuming a quorum) would determine approval of the vote. The Board was to bring language to the 1/14/08 Board meeting to develop the actual wording of the question for the vote.

Adjournment: The workshop adjourned at approximately 3:30.

Sherry Danko

For Linda Huber, Secretary