Unofficial Summary of the AHPOA Board of Directors January 28, 2003 Regular Meeting.

         Open Thirty. There were no speakers.

 

         Directors Comments. Comments included the acknowledgement of the resignation of a longstanding Recreation Committee member and all of her hard work and the excellent job that the Roads and Grounds crew had done snow-plowing the roads.

         Amenity Manager's Report. The Stable Manager gave her report. The new paddocks are finished. The Stable Committee has begun regular meetings. Topics of discussion have included the prerequisites for being eligible to rent a stall, the purchasing of sawdust, annual versus monthly stable fees and the type of footing to be used in the arena and paddocks.

 

         Committee Reports. Verbal reports were heard from various committees. The Police Chief talked briefly about his Youth Identification Program and how a 1996 police car might have to be taken out of use completely. The Beautification Committee has given a wish list to the General Manager. The Bylaws Committee is inactive. A Recreation Committee meeting was planned for February 10. The Golf Committee will be addressing the greens. A new lawnmower is needed and there was a concern that any restriction on non-resident play would reduce the course's income.

 

         Treasurer's Report.

 

         General Manager's Report.

 Country Club Mirrors. The Board agreed, by a majority vote, to remove the mirrors at a cost of between $1,500 and $2,000.

 Reimbursement of Towing. The Board agreed to uphold a previous decision not to reimburse a portion of the towing fees incurred by two property owners, when their unidentified vehicles were towed away from near the tennis courts. The towing company had previously agreed to reimburse some of the fees but had since decided not to.

 Sale of Association Owned Lots. The appraiser had been out to the Harbour and the results were expected.

 

         Old Business

 Update on Bingo Survey. 55% of respondents, so far, were in favor of holding bingo. Comments made were on possible security issues, association sponsored gambling and smoking issues.

 Resident's Request to Deny Non-Resident Access to the Restaurant. There was an extensive discussion about non-resident access to Harbour amenities. It was agreed that for every non-resident who presents himself for entry at the gate there should be a phone call to allow him in. It was recommended that in addition to recording each guest's name and vehicle license plate number the driver's license number should also be noted. More sophisticated methods of tracking non-resident entries will be available in the future. It was felt that it is too difficult to deny a non-resident use of the Harbour amenities, purely on the basis of a resident's personal reason

 Status of Members Under Payment Plans. It was confirmed that any member under an approved payment plan is an active member, as long as they stay current on their plan.

 Outside Advertising. Placed on the agenda for the February Board work session.

 

 New Business

 Appointment and Resignation of Committee Members. An FY03 committee member's resignation was accepted, FY04 committee members were approved and appointment to the FY04 Stable Committee was postponed.

 Web site, technology, etc. Postponed thirty days.

 Structure of the Reserve Account. The Board agreed, by a majority vote, to structure the reserve account by the purchase of CD's and shares of Virginia Power and to leave some money in a money market account.

 Developer Proposal/Second Gate. Garrett Development, to gain the association's support for the rezoning of some land by Widewater Elementary, has offered to construct a second gate for the Harbour. The gate would tie in with a road, Widewater Parkway, which will run behind Harpoon Drive. There was an extensive discussion. It was agreed that if the matter does move forward, there will be a town meeting and that no commitment will be made without a vote of the property owners.

 VDOT Wetlands Tradeoff. It looks as though the tradeoff will happen.

 Amenity Payment Schedules. In its next work session, the Board will review the payment schedules for all the amenities and make a decision on them at the next Board meeting.

 

Executive Session. After the executive session, the Board agreed to President Hunt and the General Manager discussing a potential long-term lease with the proprietor of the Country Club restaurant, to put on hold an account collection issue, to accept the attorney's recommendations on suits and to authorize President Hunt to sign an agreement with VDOT, as long as the agreement is in accordance with what had previously been tentatively agreed upon.

 

The official minutes of this meeting will be available for review after they have been approved at the March 25, 2003, Board meeting.