DRAFT

MINUTES

ANNUAL AGHA MEETING

SEPTEMER 18, 2006

 

I.                   Call to order

                  President, Randy Simpson called the meeting to order at 7:08 P.M.  All Board                          members were present.  He welcomed and thanked all homeowners for attending                               the annual meeting. Homeowners present:  Bonnie Meyer, Quink Arlt, Vicky                             and Adam Tucci, Mike Zabinski, M. L. Hanson, Richard and Margie DeSalvo,                                Dick Moore, Allen and Barb Harrington, Jay Johnson, Nancy O’Meara, Steven                             Vaughan, Andrea Levine, Fred Freeh, Mitch and Barb Powell, Linda and Stephen                              Miller, Chris Wagner, Karen and Rick Stiphout.

 

II.                Minutes

                   Cindy Wagner made a motion to approve the Minutes of the September 19, 2005                    Annual AGHA Meeting.  Deb Jones seconded the motion which was unanimously               approved.

 

III.               Introduction of current AGHA Board of Directors: Ron Adams: ACC, Norm Arlt: Grounds, Jan Guerra: Treasurer, Deb Jones: Social, Dave Kline: Vice-President, Bob Meyer: Neighborhood Watch, Anne Stellmon: Secretary   and Cindy Wagner: Welcoming.  Each Board member introduced themselves and described their Board position.

 

IV.              Introduction of Board candidates and Candidate presentations and voting

             Randy Simpson introduced Dick Moore, Barb Powell, Royal Shields, Adam Tucci                                and Bill Windler. Dick Moore withdrew his name as a candidate.  Royal Shields and                               Bill Windler were not present but were represented by Bob Meyer. Votes were cast                           and collected.  Mike Zabinski and M. L. Hanson certified the election.

 

V.                 New Business presentations/Straw Polls

 

      Xeriscape Master Plan for AG Park and Parker Rd. frontage- Ron Adams stated                              the goals are:  reduce dependence on city of Aurora water, decrease overall expenses                    and make park more usable.  The upfront expense would be large to include                                     approximately $3500 for plans but we would be able to ask the City of Aurora for help            through grants.  It could take several years to recoup these costs. There are sufficient                      funds available for seed money to begin the project.  A suggestion to have a                                    sidewalk along Parker Road was also discussed but deemed to expensive to include in                      the master plan.  A straw poll was taken to determine if there was sufficient interest to                            move forward with the proposal.  There were 22 yes votes and 0 no votes.  The Board                    will pursue the proposal. 

 

 

 

 

            Single Contractor Trash Removal

            Deb Jones stated the goals are:  reduce the number of days trash is collected and                       reduce the cost to the homeowners.  A discussion included concerns that this would                               be difficult for the Board to manage and displeasure with company chosen.                                      Suggestions were made to ask the current companies to service our neighborhood on                   the same day and to put an article in the Gazette about each company.  A straw poll                         was taken to determine if there was sufficient interest to move forward with the                         proposal.  There were 11 yes votes and 12 no votes.  The Board will not pursue the                             proposal but will approach the companies to service our neighborhood on a single                     day.

 

            Gated Community

             Randy Simpson stated the goals are:  to increase safety and decrease traffic in                            the AG neighborhood and that it was legally possible for us to do this.  Because                          of the very high costs Randy suggested that the proposal be tabled at this time.

 

            Other

                   Timeliness of Minutes- A suggestion was made to have a Draft of the Minutes                                  on the website www.AndoverGlen.org following Board meetings rather than wait                                  a full month for them to be approved and posted on the website.

                  Sagebrush School- a suggestion was made to hold the Annual Meeting at                                            Sagebrush rather than Shalom Park.  Shalom Park was chosen because of no cost                                 and more comfort to members.

 

                  Picnic- A straw poll indicated there was no interest in having a picnic this fall.                            Suggestions were made to continue having social activities for neighborhood                               interaction including TGIF at private homes and to use the picnic money toward a                       holiday party.  Mike Zabinski and M.L. Hanson offered their home for the holiday                party this year. 

                 

                  Dumpster Day will be the weekend of October 6-9, 2006.  An article will be put                                in the Gazette.

 

                  SPIFF Awards were presented by Bob Meyer:

                  Best Overall Home-   Peg and George Brantley

                  Best Use of Color-     Jay and Kathy Johnson, Aggie Merrill, Fred and Amy                           Freeh and Tom and Mary Johnson

                  Most Improved-Ron and Linda Adams, Carl and Mary Miller, Lyle and                                        Gladys Englestad, Hysear and Trudy Randell

                  Best Landscaping-     Don Leon, Bob and Susan Stracy, Bill and Becky Delong

                  Darn Nice House-      Royal and Mim Shields, Dave and Patty Estes, John and                                   Judy Keating and Allen and Barb Harrington.

 

VI.              Retiring Board Members

                  Randy Simspon thanked the retiring Board members:  Ron Adams, Jan Guerra                          and Dave Kline for their service.  He made a special presentation to Jan                                              of the 2nd Annual Royal Order of the Loyal Soldier Award and a gift for her many                years on the Board.

 

VII.            Election Results-(9 proxy votes were cast)

                  Adam Tucci                  28 votes

                  Royal Shields                26 votes

                  Bill Windler                  24 votes

                  Barb Powell                 8 votes

                 

The meeting was adjourned at 8:43 P.M.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Anne Stellmon

Secretary, AGHA Board of Directors