Indian Hills

Highlights of '05 Annual Meeting

Jan 30, 2006

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2005 I.H.R.A. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING


The 2005 annual resident?’s meeting was held at Northwest Church of the Nazarene on October 25. Elected as officers for the 2005/2006 fiscal year were:
President Ed Geraghty
Vice President Tim Matyac
Treasurer Bob Jacobsen
Secretary Ron Dwyer

Asst. Secretary Jim Stevenson




TREASURER?’S REPORT: Secretary/Treasurer Bob Jacobsen reviewed the Balance Sheet and the Income & Expense Report for the fiscal year ended 9/30/05. He reported that as of that date, the Association had a total of $33,550.90 cash on hand -- $5714.38 in the Assoc. checking acct., $22,140.43 in



the Assoc. Capital Improvements savings acct., $4431.98 in the Pool checking acct., and $1264.11 in the Tennis checking acct. For the year?’s operations, the Income & Expense report showed total income of $50,025.89, total expenses of $46,620.60, for an operating net income of $3405.29. After applying the non-cash expense of $3748.71 in depreciation, the Association had a net loss of $343.42.


POOL REPORT: With Michelle DeVol absent, Bob Jacobsen. gave the Pool report. He went on to report that the pool showed income of $32,167.68, and expenses of $28,227.38. He said there were 56 pool memberships this year, down from 61 last year, but membership income was up slightly due to a fee increase. Day Care income was down as a result of a decision to have just one day care client three days a week, instead of the past practice of two or three day care groups at the pool five days a week. The guards did a great job of watching the gate and helped achieve a $1500 increase in guest fees vs. last year. The big difference on the expense side was the reduction in payroll costs, from $21,255 last year to $14,800 this year, accomplished by eliminating a ?“pool manager?” position. Pool operation were unaffected by this cut.


TENNIS REPORT: Tennis Chair John Hoffman reported that the tennis bank account had an ending balance of $1264. Income for the year was $336, expenses were $297, for net income of $39. He said there 14 household memberships, down one from last year, and he?’d welcome any ideas for increasing memberships. He said the courts were resurfaced this year and are in great condition. The last resurfacing was in 1993, so this should help preserve the courts for years to come.


ENTRANCES REPORT: Betsy Smalldon reported that she is getting estimates on certain repairs and maintenance on the brick and mortar of the walls, as well as polishing the lettering on two of the walls. In addition to these estimates, Bill Moler of Litchfield Ct. will take a look at the walls and offer his opinion. Mr. Moler is retired from a brick manufacturing company. Betsy said the new light fixtures are a big improvement and the bulbs last much longer than with the previous fixtures. Betsy also said she is stepping aside as Entrances Chair, and the new chairperson will be Belinda Bardall of 960 Spring Grove Ln. Belinda is a ?“master gardener?” and has some ideas to continue improving the appearance of our entrances. Betsy will still be a part of the committee.

BLOCKWATCH REPORT: Gini Peloquin reported that it was a relatively uneventful year. In June, a young neighborhood boy was approached by a stranger in a car, and an older boy intervened and helped out. She asked everyone to try to pay some attention to their immediate areas, watch out for your neighbor?’s property, and always report all incidents to both the police and to her.

Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2005-2006. The proposed 05/06 budget estimated $50,200 income, $49,250 expenses, for a net budget surplus of $950. Belinda Bardall said she was surprised by the $1000 budget for Entrances. She said the estimates forthcoming for wall work will certainly be more than that, and what was she supposed to do? Bob replied that the wall job could be done as a capital improvement and therefore not a budget or income/expense item. Or, depending on the cost of the job, the Board could simply agree to purposely go over budget. Betsy said prior budgets always allowed $2000 for Entrances. Bob said it was probably lowered due to the current FY?’s entrance expense of just $423. He said it was just a proposed budget and could be modified. Brad Mitchell moved to modify the proposed budget by eliminating the budget surplus and giving the Entrance Committee an additional $950, for a total budget of $1950. There was a second and the budget modification was approved.

NEW BUSINESS:
Election of Officers. Ed asked Nominating Committee Chairman Bob Jacobsen to introduce the slate of candidates for 05/06 officers. He announced the following: Ed Geraghty, President; Tim Matyac, Vice President; Ron Dwyer, Secretary; Jim Stevenson, Asst. Secretary; and Bob Jacobsen, Treasurer. There being no nominations from the floor, Brad Mitchell moved to approve the slate by acclamation. There was a second, and the slate was approved with one ?“no?” vote.

Brad said a resident at 5784 Linworth Rd. appeared to be operating an auto detailing business from his home, and was displaying a sign in his yard advertising his service. Brad said the sign violated our deed restrictions. Rosemarie Lisko said the business itself may be a violation of both our restrictions and city zoning code. Bob said the Board was aware of it and was preparing a letter to send to the resident.

Ed offered his thanks to outgoing Board members: Sue Romig, 2 years as Asst. Secy.; Betsy Smalldon, 3 years as Entrance Chair; and Tim Murnane, 4 years as President, total of 8 years on the Board. He asked for a round of applause for Sue, Betsy & Tim.

With no other items of business, the meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.


ANNUAL FEES ARE DUE IN JANUARY

Please look for your notice and return by January 31.

NEW NEIGHBORS
Joshua Dorsey 5714 Linworth Rd
Kenneth & Yvonne Lemmons 5825 Rocky Rill



















A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD EXPERIMENT

After those surprising December snowfalls, you may have noticed that the streets of Indian Hills were plowed -- and not by the city. Yes, after some healthy debate at a November meeting, the Executive Board voted to approve expenditure for snow plowing during the current fiscal year. A private contractor has been retained. Upon a snow depth of roughly 3", he will automatically plow the entire neighborhood. He'll also salt certain spots. With all that early snow, the contractor has visited us several times already. From all indications, he's done a good job. The reaction has been positive.




THE LATEST INSTALLMENT

Of the history of Indian hills will be an interesting one. Tom Eckert has penned a long reminiscence about the initial days of the neighborhood. Look for it in the next SS.

Please send your memories in writing to Tim Murnane if you would like to share.