
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.
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,
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
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