Highlights from the Emerson HOA Meeting on 3/25/13 are below. More detailed notes are posted to our
Facebook page.
- New Board introduced:
- Louis "De Von" Saunders (President)
- Jack Jurgensen (Vice President)
- Erica Root Cikanek (Treasurer)
- Kathy Simpson (Secretary)
- Pool
- CMC will stagger staffing so that they can extend pool hours to include some late nights and longer Saturday hours
- May make CMC service a little slower when staffing is thin
- American Pool (pool management company) has a plan in place to address deficiencies in pool operation and lifeguard training
- Will include increased management oversight, weekly meetings with CMC, enhanced training, and explicitly setting expectations for staff
- Last season they won the contract very late, had to rush staffing; this year they already have 80% in place (almost all new)
- Emerson will buy a defibrillator for use by the lifeguards
- Resident forum
- Can we get a map of the neighborhoods
- Issue with cars parked along both sides of street, blocking access into some neighborhoods
- This is also a safety issue
- Discussion of Emerson delinquency rates
- Committee reports
- Activities
- Easter Egg Hunt: Saturday 3/30/13 in Sterling Park (12 pm - 1 pm); if weather is bad will be in Clubhouse.
- Clean-up Day: Saturday 4/13/13.
- Emerson Yard Sale: Saturday 5/4/13, will be advertised in papers last 2 weeks in April.
- Pool Party: Saturday 6/8/13.
- Movie Night: Friday 7/19/13 (changed because new movies not available on Saturday).
- Renovation of Clubhouse
- Goal is to make it more welcoming and easier to configure (move furniture out of the way for bridal showers, baby showers, birthday parties).
- Committee brainstorming ideas
- Safety Committee
- Howard County Police ask people to be watchful for uptick in opportunistic crime, e.g., open garage doors at night
- Safety patrol covers every street
- Off-duty Howard County police officers, can assist if on-duty officers respond to a call
- Planning has begun for National Night Out
- Finance
- Discussions about investments, debt, insurance
- Large balloon payment due in 2015
- Legislative
- CAI (HOA industry group) has raised the issue that current laws make HOAs liable for pit bulls but this is not enforceable
- CMC will draft a letter for Board signature urging legislature to take some action to clarify and not get locked in stalemate over 4 alternative bills
- New Business
- Emerson facilitated an informational meeting with the sub-HOA Presidents
- Concerns expressed:
- Seek better definition of roles of Master and Sub-HOAs
- Explanation of the tangible/intangible benefits from the Master HOA
- Pros/Cons and feasibility of dissolving the Sub-HOAs and absorbing into Master
- Board authorized a second meeting, and expenditure for lawyer to be present to explain what Emerson bylaws permit
- Discussion only: People are parking overnight at Clubhouse/tennis court
- Problem is growing
- Already has been an issue in past during large events (Pool Party, National Night Out)
- Action tabled. Directors want better understanding of root cause, and any policies adopted must be enforceable.
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