Stone Brook Homeowner’s Association

Minutes for March Meeting

Held on Tuesday April 8th, 2008

at Robert Searcy’s House

 

Attendance:

 

            PRESENT: Board Members, Officers and Committee Members

Elizabeth Marcoccia, Carlos Cruz, Kris Hare, Debra Cammack, Sue Fuller, Alan Crowder, Bob Searcy, Tim Roberts

 

            PRESENT: Homeowners

George Fuller

 

            ABSENT: Board Members, Officers and Committee Members

            Catharine Martin, Alison Elgar, Kerry Abington, Robin Stanko, Mark Oswald, Eric Elgar, Holly Rose

 

Call to Order:

            Elizabeth called the meeting to order @ 7:02 p.m. 

 

Reports from Officers:

 

            Secretaries Report                   

                        Reading of the minutes was waived.

 

            Treasurer’s Report                   (Elizabeth Marcoccia)

 

                        A copy of the Treasurers report was distributed and reviewed by everyone.

                                               

Checking Account Balance                                                      $24993.57

Savings Account Balance                                                        $12251.23

Total Cash                                                                               $37244.80

 

The 2008 Budget, current income and expense statement were reviewed.

 

Reports from Committees:

 

**ACC (Mark Oswald, Kris Hare)

The subject of non conforming sheds was brought up.  The ACC has adopted broad-based guidelines for some of the most common improvement applications, such as the installation/construction of sheds. These guidelines will be used to evaluate requests for addition and changes received from homeowners.  This document, Stone Brook Architectural Committee (ACC) Guidelines can be found on the Stone Brook website.

 

**Landscape Committee (Tim Roberts)

Cleaning up of green areas: Tim informs everyone that those areas have been cleaned up by our landscape company.

Main entrance landscape:  Tim will be adding some plants and flowers by the little fountain at main entrance.

 

**Web Site/NE Tacoma (Eric Elger)

Nothing to report at this time.

           

**Welcoming Committee     (Sue Fuller and Alison Elgar)

                        Sue Fuller reported one new neighbor on 49th Ave SW (cul-de-sac).

 

 

**Neighborhood Watch  (Holly Rose)

Nothing to report at this time.

  

 

Old Business:   Update on new mailboxes: Elizabeth informs everyone that the last new mailboxes were installed and paid for.

                        Shed issue: See ACC report above.

                        Update on fence repair:  The work was completed and paid for.

                        Newsletter:  The newsletter was distributed door to door to the entire neighborhood.

Open Position: The Association is looking for a new Secretary.  This position is available immediately and was advertised in the newsletter. It was decided to also send a blast email to every homeowner to advertise the opening.  Elizabeth is to take care of this.

Storage unit:  Elizabeth informed everyone that she has gotten the keys and access code from Teri who has removed all of her belongings from the unit.

 

New Business:             ACC: neighborhood walk through:  It was decided that the annual neighborhood walk through would be performed during the very first week of June.  Teams were formed to take care of the different streets.

Garage Sale:  The annual Garage Sale will take place during the 1st week of May.  New signs will be needed.  Elizabeth will take care of buying them.  Carlos will take care of advertising the event on Craig’s list.

 

Next meeting will be held on April 8th, 2008, at Alan Crowder’s home.

 

Meeting adjourned at 8:23pm