Board of Directors Meeting

Minutes for DECEMBER 4, 2002

 

Members in Attendance:

ü President David Kirch	ü Vice-President Scott Dennison	Treasurer David Johnston
ü Secretary David Berghoff	ü Operations Bob Bowers	Safety Mack Blackburn
ü Hospitality Suzanne Smith	ü Activities Annette Byers	ü Communications John Carter

 

Meeting called to order at:                     7:05pm

Minutes read from previous meeting:     Yes

Previous minutes approved as read:      NO   (If no, corrections attached to end of minutes)

Meeting Adjourned at:                           9:15pm

Minutes of December Meeting as follows:

 

1.                 The approved DTCA Board of Directors meeting minutes will be available for review on our website.  Archived minutes will be posted for those that have been saved in the past.

2.                 The DTCA Board will set up a day or two in the spring for a volunteer clean up program.  Information and details to be put in the March newsletter.

3.                 Improvements have been made to 6923 Munsee.  The yard has been cleaned up and no further action is needed until spring.

4.                 The neighborhood dues will remain the same.  A reminder will be sent out in January 24^th newsletter followed by a postage paid notice on January 31^st.

5.                 The afternoon at the movies will be held on February 9^th at 2:00pm.  Annette Byers will research available movies and the Board will select a movie at the January meeting.

6.                 The cost of postage for neighborhood mailings will be reviewed at the January board meeting.  We will look at the cost savings, if any for a bulk mail rate.

7.                 The neighborhood garage sale will be May 2^nd and 3^rd.  Advertisements will be placed in the Indianapolis Star along with street signs placed in strategic places.

8.                 Spring Dumpster Days will be May 17^th and 18^th.  Volunteers are needed for driveway placements.

9.                 The pie fest will be moved to September 20^th.  Annette Byers to explore changing the name and or focus to pot luck, pitch in or fall get together.

10.            A fall and spring plant exchange day will be held where neighbors can share their horticultural treasures.  The spring dates are May 17^th and May 18^th.

11.            The Grandview Gardens construction by Davis Homes is still on hold pending a consensus of adjacent property owners to waive the terms of the covenant restricting construction until 2005.

12.            The Board of Directors will discuss at its January meeting definitions of membership to the neighborhood association.  We hope to clarify the term “member in good standing”.  Also, to determine who is eligible to join.

13.            A snow removal contract has been signed with Fireman’s touch Lawncare % David Burhenn 11715 Fox Road, Indianapolis. The cost is $85 per hour with the cost of gasoline at $1.50.

14.            The board will purchase salt for the 3 main intersections in the neighborhood.  Board members will store the salt at strategic locations for use as needed.

15.            Petitions for traffic calming will be reviewed at the January meeting.

16.            The next board meeting will be January 8^th at the Berghoff’s 6834 Mohawk 7:00pm.

17.            The meeting was adjourned 9:15pm

18.            The correction to the November board meeting minutes is to revise the date of the next general membership meeting to March 11, 2003 at 7:00pm

 

Respectfully submitted by Secretary David Berghoff