Community Letter and Final Voting Ballot Tally

Hello Everyone,

We want to start by saying thank you to everyone who came out and joined us for the HOA annual meeting/potluck. The weather was great and it was nice to be outside and visiting; we are grateful for the opportunity for all of us to get to know each other a little better.

The following is an overview for everyone to keep current on the topics that were discussed.

            We are excited to add some additional security features that were approved such as the tree’s to block off access from 19^th which will be implemented as soon as the weather permits. The lighting for the common area park was also passed and will be integrated very soon. Thank you to all who showed up and gave their opinions on the House Rules and Regulations, we are working on the second revision and will submit it for review promptly.

The community asked for payment options for our dues and it was decided to allow quarterly, bi-annual and yearly payments. We did vote on raising the dues to $400 due to the fact that we are in need of adding revenue back to savings which was taken out to minimize the impact of the lost income due to foreclosures that did not pay dues.

Please watch for future updates from us.  We will be in touch soon! 

Thanks all!

Bordeaux HOA

MEETING OVERVIEW:

July 11th, 2010 at 1:30pm

Meeting minutes from last year’s meeting have been approved by the HOA members.

Agenda Topics:

1. Review of the proposed House rules and regulations draft text

Make the following changes to the text:       

• Exterior appearance - change it so it's mention clutter, and visible.
• Vehicle registration (should it stay in)
• Speed Limit change it to something more reasonable from 5MPH
• Two noise sections
• For fun bicycle ride - maybe change to Extreme
• Put in option to pay quarterly or bi-yearly
• Posting the "for sale" or "for lease" sings section needs to be updated to match the
• Section 4 change to word that the strips are common area, so the landscaper will fertilize the strips the owners will water

2. Landscaping

The parking strips needs to be watered by all of the owners in front of their property.

The landscaper does the fertilization, and mowing. Review the bids for the other Landscaping companies. Maybe go back to Natural Concepts.

3. Financials

Increase the dues from $378 to $400. Move the statements notice to January, and make it so that the payment can be made on a yearly, bi-yearly and quarterly basis. The increase in yearly dues has been unanimously voted in.

4. Security

Send the notice that everyone should have their lights turned ON

5. Discussion about work party date(s) and items to be addressed/worked on.

            * September date to be determined.

            * Painting of basketball court lines.

            * Planting of new trees/plants in rear of common area park and 20^th dr. SE

            * Other general maintenance items:  i.e. small areas that have need for weeding or pruning, etc.

-  Suggested dates for the summer work party:  September 9^th, 16^th or 23^rd.  Please post your available dates on our blog.

Final Voting Ballot Tally:

Item 1:  Landscape the cul-de-sac fence line on 20^th Dr SE.

PASS with 21 yes votes.

Item 2:  Add lighting to the common area park.

PASS with 20 yes votes.

Item 3:  Add a cabana to the common area park.

FAIL with 2 yes votes.

           

Item 4:  Add a security system with 1 camera to the park area.

FAIL with 3 yes votes.

Regards,

-
Bordeaux HOA

Community Safety Work Update

Community Safety Work Update:

We have started the prep work for the tree's we are planting on the culdesac near 19th and are using our personal tiller to save us a bit of money from having to rent it from Home Depot (normally $75/day) Using all of our own tools also.

We have been able to weed/till on 19th and the bordering culdesac.We used our own vehicle to save money and add bark/compost to till into the soil and get it ready for planting the tree's in late sept. This will save us a significant cost from our landscaper to plant the tree's that will block off access from 19th where people have been hopping the fence.

We will finish the prep work in that area in the next couple of weeks and do some additional basic weeding on the NGPA side to make our community look good from 19th also. Silver Lake Association was given approval to "beautify" this area so we will do exactly that.

We painted the basketball hoop lines finally and will be straightening the lines with another coat of paint shortly. Some of our board members are personally doing some blackberry bush trimming along our fence line this week and would appreciate any assistance if you are available.

We have not found any decent quotes for the Solar Lighting project in the community park and as our goal this year is to save money we will hold off on this project until we have a quote is under budget.

Just to be clear the only reason we were tight towards the end of the year last year was that we didn't budget all the foreclosures and bankrupcies that dissalowed us from being able to collect dues with the liens that were placed on those properties.Currently we only have one home that has not paid and one home that is in forclusure so our savings is looking much better now. With the option to pay the $400 dues in payments we should see a significant increase in our bank account towards the early part of next year. We had many requests to give the community options to pay and most wanted to pay half towards the beginning of the year and half towards the end of the year. We appreciate this feedback very much.

Lastly we plan to either rent/purchase a pressure sprayer to wash our white fence that surrounds our community park which has mold all over it. We will have this complete sometime in the next week or so.

Thank you for any assistance you can provide and all of your feedback. Our House Rules and Regulations document is still being edited and we will update you with the details on this as soon as we can. Please email Acer NW if you have any questions or concerns.

Night Out Against Crime

"Night Out Against Crime" was a huge success. 


If you didn't make it you missed out.

Next event is Night Out Against Crime

http://www.historiceverett.org/SilverLake.html

Next event is Night Out Against Crime
August 3, 2010 at 5:30-8:30, Tuesday
WHERE: Hauge Homestead Park (south end of lake)
19th and 121st St. Ave SE
Special guests: Everett Police/CERT, Sno-Co Sherif, Balloon Artist, Silver Lake Kiwanis
Bring family and friends to this free neighborhood event to raise awareness on home and personal safety. Free ice cream and hot dogs and chips and pop for those attending!

Bordeaux HOA (Nixle Member)

Everyone,

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Nixle

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NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2010

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2010:

Date: Aug. 3, 2010
Time: 5 to 8 p.m.
Location: Top Foods parking lot, 1605 SE Everett Mall Way

http://www.everettwa.org/default.aspx?ID=661

Join us! You are invited to join the Everett Police Department and members of our community for the 27th National Night Out celebration against crime. This unique event is a crime and drug prevention awareness campaign designed to strengthen the community and let criminals know that Everett does not tolerate crime!!


Every year, millions of people joining forces with law enforcement all over the world to make National Night Out a success. In 2009, Everett celebrated with almost 3,000 people eating hotdogs, pizza and ice cream while learning about crime prevention and community resources at educational booths. Local businesses and associations use the opportunity to showcase their connection with our community through their products and services.



Join us for a fun family event!



We encourage you to get out and meet your neighbors. For more information on National Night OUt or to register your block party , contact Everett's Crime Prevention Unit at 425-257-7497 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 425-257-7497 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.