Below are the actual minutes from a CCHOA committee meeting last week (sent to me by an individual who received the email but didn't go to that meeting).
Note the O'Reilly +$500k Plan
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Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes on Action Items from June 3rd meeting and their resolution.
Jim O?’Reilly + All : presented ideas on strategic planning options. The lawsuit outcome looks like it may uncap voting: that is a homeowners votes would be proportional to their property value. If the By-law committee resolves that the dues should also be proportional ?– the CCHOA homeowners revenue would jump from $900 to about $1.4 million ($500K differential). The good news is there would be some money for some capital improvements that we have not been able to even consider. Bad news is it is more out of pockets of folks with larger homes. Possible approach would be to 1) present a desirable strategic improvement package that homeowners want and would justify the money (next paragraph)) 2) show strategy to bring fees down so burden will only continue a few years 3) Prepare comparison of other neighborhoods and their amenities to help justify the millage in the meantime (separate action item).
About what could be built: Jim presented one architect?’s renderings prepared awhile ago (on file at CCHOA) Pool improvements in that sample were pavilion, second zero depth kids pool with mushrooms etc, slide into current pool, connecting walkways, playscape, second set of rest rooms, fence moving so plays cape and basketball court are outside fence, sails for shade. Survey indicated definite desire for a facility in which to have fitness classes, etc. Could consider structure ?– perhaps on lot on either side of Kiker (CCHOA would have to purchase land). If $500K per year extra were coming in for a few years ?– would have enough capitol that might be able to get loan for building and do some of it more quickly with loan.
Appears that we would be able to use about 10K-20K of the $1000/house building fund from the current area being developed (circle c west etc.) to use to pay for an initial strategic plan.
General discussion and question and answers let to the final general plan:
Across the next few weeks produce a matrix of features at pool + recreation facilities versus neighborhoods. For features Include things such as architect, access mechanism and provider, what swim teams practice there, what programs are offered such as swim lessons, aerobics, exercise classes, ?… Also develop list of amenities to compare at different neighborhoods and homeowner fees. This will be used to produce another matrix of these amenities and price (dues/funding) versus neighborhood. Thirdly, develop a list of neighborhoods we think are comparables(see below). Each of us will take a neighborhood, visit it, take photos (digital) and fill out both the pool and rec feature list and the amenity list for that community. We need to have the info to Toni by June 29th and the photos to Doug Feight. We?’ll review it at the July meeting.
In June we also need to be creating list of possible architects. We have two names already ?– one working in the circle c west area and one who did the drawings we reviewed at the meeting (from awhile back). Send email to neighbors soliciting anyone in neighborhood.
Possible list of comparable neighborhoods discussed:
NW Y
Avery Ranch
Steiner Ranch
Lakeway
Riverplace
Welles Branch
Houston Area Pools (Trent may have info on this)
July: Primarily collect initial responses from ?“architects?” on if they want to be considered.
End July/August: BOD issues RFP to 10ish architects
Note the O'Reilly +$500k Plan
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Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes on Action Items from June 3rd meeting and their resolution.
Jim O?’Reilly + All : presented ideas on strategic planning options. The lawsuit outcome looks like it may uncap voting: that is a homeowners votes would be proportional to their property value. If the By-law committee resolves that the dues should also be proportional ?– the CCHOA homeowners revenue would jump from $900 to about $1.4 million ($500K differential). The good news is there would be some money for some capital improvements that we have not been able to even consider. Bad news is it is more out of pockets of folks with larger homes. Possible approach would be to 1) present a desirable strategic improvement package that homeowners want and would justify the money (next paragraph)) 2) show strategy to bring fees down so burden will only continue a few years 3) Prepare comparison of other neighborhoods and their amenities to help justify the millage in the meantime (separate action item).
About what could be built: Jim presented one architect?’s renderings prepared awhile ago (on file at CCHOA) Pool improvements in that sample were pavilion, second zero depth kids pool with mushrooms etc, slide into current pool, connecting walkways, playscape, second set of rest rooms, fence moving so plays cape and basketball court are outside fence, sails for shade. Survey indicated definite desire for a facility in which to have fitness classes, etc. Could consider structure ?– perhaps on lot on either side of Kiker (CCHOA would have to purchase land). If $500K per year extra were coming in for a few years ?– would have enough capitol that might be able to get loan for building and do some of it more quickly with loan.
Appears that we would be able to use about 10K-20K of the $1000/house building fund from the current area being developed (circle c west etc.) to use to pay for an initial strategic plan.
General discussion and question and answers let to the final general plan:
Across the next few weeks produce a matrix of features at pool + recreation facilities versus neighborhoods. For features Include things such as architect, access mechanism and provider, what swim teams practice there, what programs are offered such as swim lessons, aerobics, exercise classes, ?… Also develop list of amenities to compare at different neighborhoods and homeowner fees. This will be used to produce another matrix of these amenities and price (dues/funding) versus neighborhood. Thirdly, develop a list of neighborhoods we think are comparables(see below). Each of us will take a neighborhood, visit it, take photos (digital) and fill out both the pool and rec feature list and the amenity list for that community. We need to have the info to Toni by June 29th and the photos to Doug Feight. We?’ll review it at the July meeting.
In June we also need to be creating list of possible architects. We have two names already ?– one working in the circle c west area and one who did the drawings we reviewed at the meeting (from awhile back). Send email to neighbors soliciting anyone in neighborhood.
Possible list of comparable neighborhoods discussed:
NW Y
Avery Ranch
Steiner Ranch
Lakeway
Riverplace
Welles Branch
Houston Area Pools (Trent may have info on this)
July: Primarily collect initial responses from ?“architects?” on if they want to be considered.
End July/August: BOD issues RFP to 10ish architects
