Meeting called to order at 4:05pm
In Attendance: Dom Aleardi, Jay Harter, Michael Pincus, Judy Jurgan Sandy Ogletreeand Janet Burgess
Reading of the July minutes waived.
Financial: Jay reported that we were about $4000 over budget for June. Two water bills were paid instead of one and we were about $3000 over because of the pebble board and signs.
Architectural: 556 is sold. The deck needs to be replaced. The township denied a Certificate of Occupancy until the deck is replaced and some electrical issues are resolved.
Going forward, owners will obtain information, specifications and photos for replacements of windows and doors and present the information to the committee. They must look the same and conform to the standards already in place. The committee will review the information presented for approval. Requests will be presented to Council for final approval. Council has approved the replacements at 552. Unit 522 may need a new downspout. Council is looking into it.
Landscaping: Sandy, Dom and Mike met with Chris from HML. They discussed the ground cover issue. HML covers that in our contract. Ground cover that grows up to trees and shrubs will eventually kill the trees and shrubs and must be cut back. That is why we have many dying trees and shrubs. We have informed HML not to put mulch up against the trees and shrubs. Another problem we have is that the work being done by HML is not checked afterwards by a supervisor. Rejuvenation projects will be estimated and put into next year’s budget.
Our insurance agent advised us to trim trees at the corners of the 527 and 548 cul de sac for safety reasons. These trees will be limbed up to provide visibility for vehicles turning into the cul de sac and for people walking there.
Pool: The pool will close 9/13/21. Social events may still take place until the end of September, weather permitting.
Work being done: Curt is patching the missing stucco at the bottoms of garages. The cul de sac address signs are done and will be installed by Curt Varallo. He is also painting the Speed Limit Signs.
Walking Trail: Ed McFalls has not responded to our proposal on the walking trail yet but has indicated that the proposal appears to be in order.
Parking: One issue that was presented to council has been resolved. If you do not own a vehicle, you may rent your garage. If you own one vehicle, you must park your vehicle in your garage according to the Village Rules
Documents: Mike reported that his research and conversations with Attorneys support the position taken at the open meeting on June 24th that absentee voting pursuant to By-Law Section 11.1 Amendments will not be accepted. Every homeowner should have the opportunity to participate in an open discussion for or against the By-Law Amendment before casting their vote. By-Laws were crafted as the governing documents relating to the operation of HOA and Community Associations and as Legal opinions indicate in By-Law Section 5.4 permitting Absentee Voting does not apply pursuant to By-Law Section 11.1 Amendments. Mike Pincus spoke to a real estate Attorney who represents 2 of the largest Real Estate entities in the 5 County Areas in Southeast PA. His legal fee is $375 per hour with a minimum requirement of 10 hours to issue an opinion letter to state what I just reported and what I tried to explain at the June 24th meeting. In my opinion spending $3750 on a legal fee regarding this matter is not fiscally responsible. We are in the process of rejuvenating our village landscape where the $3750 would be best applied.
The Rules Committee will be meeting to review the Parking Regulations.
The meeting adjourned at 5:50 PM. The next meeting will be September 13 at 4PM