MINUTES

AGHA BOARD MEETING

JUNE 21, 2006

 

I.                   CALL TO ORDER

                        The meeting was called to order by President, Randy Simpson at 7:08 P.M.

                       

II.                ROLL CALL

                        Present:  Ron Adams, Norm Arlt, Jan Guerra, Deb Jones, Bob Meyer, Randy Simpson

                        and Anne Stellmon

                        Absent:   Dave Kline, Cindy Wagner arrived after the roll call.

 

III.             MINUTES

                        Norm Arlt made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 17, 2006 Board Meeting.

                         Ron Adams seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously.   

 

IV.              AGHA  FORUM

            Quink Arlt was present and gave a report on the landscaping project for the Parker Road          entrance. The board had allocated $3000 for the project and only $682 has been spent at this      time.     Bob Meyer made a motion to complete the project in a frugal but beautiful manner.              Randy Simpson seconded the motion which passed unanimously.

 

V.                 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A.                 Proposed 2006-2007 Budget

            Jan Guerra made a motion to approve the 2006-2007 budget.  Randy Simpson             seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously.

B.                 Reserves for 2005-2006 Budget

            Jan Guerra reported that we should be prepared for an audit and that we had a surplus of             $5400 from the 2005-2006 Budget.  Randy Simpson made a motion to put $1000 of the             surplus into a Fence Maintenance account and the remainder of the $4400 be put into the             Grounds account.  Jan Guerra seconded the motion which passed unanimously.

VI.              NEW BUSINESS

                        A.        Water Usage

                                    A discussion was held about the increased cost of water usage and how to keep our                                          expenses down.  Randy Simpson made a motion to develop a Xeric Master Plan with                                       the help of the Aurora water department.  Anne Stellmon seconded the motion                                                  which   passed unanimously.   Ron Adams will chair a committee to oversee this                                                            project.  Randy Simpson, Norm Arlt, Quink Arlt and Bob Meyer will also serve on this committee.

                        B.         Entry Gates for AG

                                    Randy Simpson suggested that we consider making AG a gated community.  He will                                          contact various companies and have proposals at a later date.

C.                 Universal Waste Removal for AG

            Deb Jones suggested that we consider one waste removal company for AG.  She will    contact various companies and have proposals at a later date.

 

VII.           BOARD REPORTS

A.                 President-no report.

B.                 Vice-President-no report.

C.                 Secretary-no report.

D.                Treasurer

            Anne Stellmon made a motion to approve the treasurer’s report.  Deb Jones      seconded the motion which passed unanimously.

E.                 ACC

            Ron Adams reported 3 requests were made and all approved.

F.                  Grounds

            Norm Arlt reported that an apple tree was destroyed by the tennis court. He and Quink             fertilized and watered the trees that have been recently planted.  We had 13       volunteers/38 hours of volunteer time to work on the grant/landscape project along Parker   Rd.  He has filed an appeal with the city of Aurora to increase our water allocation and         should have a response in 4-6 weeks.  There is still a load of mulch that needs to be            spread.

G.                Social

            The dumpster will be delivered on Friday, June 23 and will be picked up on June 26.  A             discussion was held to determine a date for our annual neighborhood picnic.  Deb Jones             made a motion to have the picnic on Sunday, August 27, 2006.  Cindy Wagner seconded          the motion which passed unanimously.  There were 17-18 homes that participated in the      neighborhood garage sale.

H.                Neighborhood Watch

            Bob Meyer reported that no major crime has been recently reported in our neighborhood.         The SPIFF program will help with property values and community pride.

I.                   Welcoming

            Cindy Wagner reported there is a house for sale on Dillon St. and that Excelsior will be expanding its campus on Chambers Rd. to include a recreation center and pool.  There      will be a community meeting for concerned residents.

 

VIII.        ADJOURNMENT

            Randy Simpson adjourned the meeting at 8:55 P.M.  The next meeting will be on July 19th         at Shalom Park.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Anne Stellmon

Secretary, AGHA