Tuesday, November 25, 2014

January 2015 HOA Meeting

The next HOA meeting will be held on Monday January 26, 2015 at 6pm at the clubhouse. Residents are invited to attend.

November 2014 Board Meeting Minutes

SCOTTSDALE COLONY
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING
November 24, 2014


Board meeting was called to order at 6:05 PM. Board members attending: Melissa Heise, Lance Donatello, Suzanne Muusers, Brian Weimer, and John Frigo.   Also attending: Steve Cheff of Heywood Realty and Scott Sowl Kleanrite Landscaping

The financial statements and minutes for October were reviewed and approved.
Brian W. motioned to move $20,000 from checking into a CD; John F. seconded; all in favor.

Old Business:
A. Landscape items; tabled for spring discussions
B. Fence at solar panels; waiting for bids on curbing;
1. Lance D. motioned to have AZ Weed King (pre-emergent) and New Look Restoration (fencing & gate).
C. Driveways; currently working with bids
D. Reserve Analysis; Steve waiting for information from RDA

New Business:
A. Budget
1. John F. motioned approval 2015 budget, Brian W. seconded, all were in favor
B. 2015 Special Assessments

Violations:
The Board discussed delinquencies and violations. Management also discussed what needs to take place so the approved measures to correct problems.

Legal Issues:
none

October 2014 Board Meeting Minutes

SCOTTSDALE COLONY
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING
October 27, 2014


Board meeting was called to order at 6:04 PM. Board members attending: Melissa Heise, Lance Donatello, Brian Weimer, and John Frigo.   Also attending: Steve Cheff of Heywood Realty.

The financial statement for September was reviewed and approved.

Old Business:
A. Landscape items; tabled for spring discussions
B. Driveways; 2 bids currently have been submitted, waiting for the third bid to arrive
C. Reserve Analysis; Steve waiting for information from RDA

New Business:
A. No meeting in the month of December 2014

Violations:
The Board discussed delinquencies and violations. Management also discussed what needs to take place so the approved measures to correct problems.

Legal Issues:
none

Meeting adjourned at 6:49 PM. The next meeting will be on November 24, 2014 at 6:00 PM.


Respectfully submitted,
Scottsdale Colony HOA

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

September 2014 Board Meeting Minutes


SCOTTSDALE COLONY
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING

September 22, 2014

The board meeting was called to order at 6:07 PM. Board members attending: Suzanne Muusers, Melissa Heise, Brian Weimer, and John Frigo.   Also attending: Steve Cheff of Heywood Realty.



The financial statement for July and August were reviewed and approved. 



Old Business:
A. Landscape items; a pine tree that toppled over during last large storm will be replaced with another pine tree
B. Steve Cheff to follow up on Reserve Analysis
C. Waiting for bids on concrete repair in quads

New Business:
A. John motioned and Melissa seconded an architectural request for a homeowner’s new door.


Violations:
The Board discussed delinquencies and violations. Management also discussed what needs to take place so the approved measures to correct problems.



Legal Issues:
none



Meeting adjourned at 7:06 PM.

The next meeting will be on October 27, 2014 at 6:00 PM.




Respectfully submitted,
Scottsdale Colony HOA

Monday, September 22, 2014

July 2014 Board Meeting Minutes

SCOTTSDALE COLONY
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING
July 28, 2014


The board meeting was called to order at 6:06 PM. Board members attending: Suzanne Muusers, Melissa Heise, Brian Weimer, and John Frigo.   Also attending: Steve Cheff of Heywood Realty and Scott Sowl Kleanrite Landscaping.

The financial statement for June was reviewed and approved.

Old Business:
Pool Restroom Repairs; new exhaust fan has been purchased and will be installed
Steve will follow up on Reserve Analysis  
Raising the pool fence tabled for time being

New Business:
Brian motioned, and John seconded to have a pine tree damaged by the monsoon weather to be cut down for safety precautions. The board received bids and agreed to hire Sonrisa for the removal of the damaged pine tree as well as the removal of a palm tree that was voted on in June. In the fall a suitable shade tree will be planted in lieu.
John motioned, Brian seconded to change pool cleaning companies
Melissa motioned, Brian seconded to add “white” colored window panes in addition to the preapproved beige
Waiting for bids on concrete repair in quads

Violations:
The Board discussed delinquencies and violations.  Management to take approved measures to correct problems.

Legal Issues
none

The meeting adjourned at 7:20 PM. The next meeting will be on September 22, 2014 at 6:00 PM.


Respectfully submitted,
Scottsdale Colony HOA

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

June 2014 Meeting Minutes

SCOTTSDALE COLONY
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING
June 23, 2014


The board meeting was called to order at 6:07 PM.  Board members attending: Suzanne Muusers, Melissa Heise, Brian Weimer, and John Frigo.   Also attending: Steve Cheff of Heywood Realty.

The financial statement for May was reviewed and approved.

Old Business:
Steve will obtain a sign for tennis court addressing “no pets allowed”
Landscaping costs look high; associated are the annual tree trimming costs
Steve will follow up on Reserve Analysis
$650 bid for removing a palm tree
Obtaining unit numbers still in process

New Business:
Pool Restroom Repairs; new exhaust fan being installed
Waiting for bids on concrete repair in quads
Steve will pursue additional bids for raising pool fence

Violations:
The Board discussed delinquencies and violations.  Management to take approved measures to correct problems.

Legal Issues
none

The meeting adjourned at 7:05 PM. The next meeting will be on July 28, 2014 at 6:00 PM.


Respectfully submitted,
Scottsdale Colony HOA,

May 2014 Meeting Minutes

SCOTTSDALE COLONY
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING
May 21, 2014


The board meeting was called to order at 6:10 PM.  Board members attending: Suzanne Muusers, Brian Weimer, and John Frigo.   Also attending: Steve Cheff of Heywood Realty.

The minutes from the last two board meetings were not available.

The financial statement for April was reviewed and approved.

Old Business:
The board reviewed the bid for the palm tree removal at 298 and decided to table it until the next meeting.

Steve to get bids to raise the pool fence so it is off of the ground but not too high per code restrictions.

Steve to have concrete curbs put back in place and new solid curbing at some locations, possibly in conjunction with driveway work.

New Business:
Steve to get a sign for gate at the tennis court to state that NO PETS ALLOWED IN TENNIS COURT AREA.

Steve to let Kleanrite know that the tree by the clubhouse needs to be replaced in the fall.

Brian to find #s for units.  He will report on this at the next meeting.


Violations:
The Board discussed delinquencies and violations.  Management to take approved measures to correct problems.

Legal Issues
none

The meeting adjourned at 6:45 PM. The next meeting will be on June 23, 2014 at 6:00 PM.


Respectfully submitted,
Scottsdale Colony HOA,

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

April 2014 Board Meeting Minutes

SCOTTSDALE COLONY
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING
April 28, 2014


The board meeting was called to order at 6:52 PM immediately following the annual membership meeting..  Board members attending: Suzanne Muusers, Melissa Heise, Lance Donatello, Brian Weimer, and John Frigo.   Also attending: Steve Cheff of Heywood Realty.

The minutes from the last board meeting were not available.  Steve to e-mail them to Suzanne.

The financial statement for March was reviewed and approved.

Old Business:
Coral Pools is still lacking a few items to complete the spa renovations.  The spa light is not working and needs to be replaced..

Steve to get bids to raise the pool fence so it is off of the ground but not too high per code restrictions.

Steve to have concrete curbs put back in place and new solid curbing at some locations, possibly in conjunction with driveway work.

New Business:
The board voted to amend the rules for the tennis court to state that NO PETS ALLOWED IN TENNIS COURT AREA.

The board approved the proposal from GNPS for picking up dog waste.  Steve to send them a map and they are to mark on the map where the worst areas are located and how much pooh was cleaned up.  See if they will send pictures of any bad areas.

The board voted to get bids to close off the area where the solar panels are located.  Once the fence is put up then the landscapers to convert the area to desert landscaping.  Gate on one end of enclosure only.

The board will look at bids for new numbers for units.

Election of officers:
President Suzanne
Vice President Lance
Secretary Melissa
Treasurer Brian
Member John

Violations:
The Board discussed delinquencies and violations.  Management to take approved measures to correct problems.

Legal Issues
none

The meeting adjourned at 8:03 PM. The next meeting will be on May 14, 2014 at 6:00 PM.


Respectfully submitted,
Scottsdale Colony HOA,

March 2014 Meeting Minutes

SCOTTSDALE COLONY
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING
March 24, 2014


The board meeting was called to order at 6:05 PM.  Board members attending: Suzanne Muusers, Melissa Heise, Lance Donatello, Brian Weimer, and John Frigo.   Also attending: Steve Cheff of Heywood Realty and Scott Sowl of Kleanrite Landscaping.

The minutes from the last board meeting were approved as presented.

The financial statement for February was reviewed and approved.

Time was given to Scott to discuss landscaping issues.

Old Business:
Coral Pools should be starting spa renovations next week..

Steve to get a bid to remove the palm tree at 298.

The board approved getting the RDA report updated.  Steve to ask them to put in an update every 7 years as part of the capital expenses.  

New Business:
The board looked at seal coat bids and decided to wait on this until 2015 as that is when it is projected to be completed in the RDA report.

The annual meeting will be in April.

Steve to contact Matt Wirth about dog pooh clean up.

Steve to get bid to lift the pool fence and paint it.

The bid from Sonrisa Tree Service was approved.

Violations:
The Board discussed delinquencies and violations.  Management to take approved measures to correct problems.

Legal Issues
none

The meeting adjourned at 7:22 PM. The next meeting will be the Annual Meeting on April 28.


Respectfully submitted,
Scottsdale Colony HOA,

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

April 2014 Annual Meeting Minutes

THE COLONY AT SCOTTSDALE
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING
ANNUAL MEETING APRIL 28, 2014

The board meeting was called to order at 6:03 P.M. Board members attending were: Suzanne Muusers, Lance Donatello, Brian Weimer, Melissa Heise and John Frigo. Also attending:  Steve Cheff of Heywood Realty.   It was determined that a quorum was present or represented via absentee ballot.

The minutes of the 2013 Annual Meeting were reviewed and approved as presented.

The treasurer’s report was reviewed with the owners in attendance.

Suzanne presented the President’s Report:

2013 and 2014 Year to Date Accomplishments
  • Spa: a great deal of work has been done to the spa due to multiple leaks and issues.  The spa was due for maintenance next year according to the reserve analysis.
  •     Reserves: we now have 3 CDs of $20,000
  •     New Pool Bathroom Doors

Goals for 2014/2015/2016
  • 2014 - Update Reserve Study of 2006 to see where we are - Continue to increase reserves.
  • 2014 - Tree Maintenance
  • 2014/2015 - Concrete Driveways.  The condition of the concrete driveways in front of each of the four pod homes (22 in all) will need to be repaired due to settlement of the earth below.  The cracks in the concrete will worsen over time and could be a hazard.  We will be repairing concrete driveways in the next 5 years.  We will start with the driveways that are in the poorest condition.
  • 2015 - Irrigation Controllers - replace/repair.
  • 2015 - Streets.  Seal and repair streets
  • 2015 - Clubhouse Maintenance.  The Reserve Study cites 2015 as the year in which clubhouse maintenance should be done.  The clubhouse is dated and will need: appliances, counter tops, cabinets, flooring, windows, and doors, among other things.  The clubhouse door leading to the pool area will be brought up to code
  • 2016 - Tennis court resurface.

Owner discussion included topics: driveways, clubhouse renovations, heat the pool, solar power, street repairs and another survey.

Elected to the board of directors: Melissa Heise.

The meeting adjourned at 6:45 PM.

Monday, March 10, 2014

March 2014 HOA Meeting

The next HOA meeting will be held on Monday March 24, 2014 at 6pm at the clubhouse. Residents are invited to attend.

February 2014 Meeting Minutes

SCOTTSDALE COLONY
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING
February 24, 2014


The board meeting was called to order at 6:05 PM.  Board members attending: Suzanne Muusers, Melissa Heise, Lance Donatello, and John Frigo.   Also attending: Steve Cheff of Heywood Realty.

The minutes from the last board meeting were approved as presented.  Steve to send September, October and January minutes to Suzanne so she can post them on the blog site.

The financial statement for January was reviewed and approved.   Steve to send Melissa the RDA report.

The board discussed the placement of a few of the satellite dishes in the community.  They would like owners to come up with an alternative location rather than having them on the flat roofs with cinder blocks holding them down.

Old Business:
Coral Pools is still waiting for the county to get us the permit to start renovations to the spa.

The board discussed the need to update the RDA report to include the driveways.  Steve to add this to the agenda later this year.

The landscapers have put in new granite in many areas and sprayed the weeds in the turf and granite areas.  Steve to check with them on the color of the granite.  All granite should be Madison Gold.  Also, some of the granite was put in areas that were recently converted to xeriscape while other areas where granite is thin did not get new granite.

The new custodial service started this month.  Things look very nice after the service.  Steve to ask them to vacuum the clubhouse drapes to get some of the dust out of them.

New Business:
The board discussed the on-going problem of owners not cleaning up after their dogs, Steve to send Suzanne a draft of a letter to go to owners and residents about cleaning up after pets.  This could begin to cost the association extra money if it is not addressed properly.

The annual meeting will be in April.  Terms ending: Melissa, Brian and John.  Melissa and John are OK with serving another term.  Steve to check with Brian.

Steve to get bids for seal coat on the asphalt.

Steve to get bid to lift the pool fence and paint it.

Violations:
The Board discussed delinquencies and violations.  Management to take approved measures to correct problems.

Legal Issues
none

The meeting adjourned at 7:00 PM. The next meeting will be on March 24, 2014 at 6:00 PM.


Respectfully submitted,
Scottsdale Colony HOA,

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

January 2014 Meeting Minutes

SCOTTSDALE COLONY
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING
January 27, 2014


The board meeting was called to order at 6:05 PM.  Board members attending: Suzanne Muusers, Brian Weimer, and John Frigo.   Also attending: Steve Cheff of Heywood Realty, Sue Crouch, Tim and Melissa Heise.

The minutes from the last board meeting were approved as presented.

The financial statement for December was reviewed and approved.  

Time was given to Scott of Kleanrite Landscaping to talk about cut backs.  He will get a bid for plant replacement and granite replenishment.

Old Business:
The board voted to approve the bid from Coral Pools for the renovations to the spa.

The board reviewed the proposals for clubhouse cleaning and accepted the proposal from GNPS.  They will be asked to start in February.

The board voted to appoint Melissa Heise to the board.

New Business:
The board discussed the on-going problem of owners not cleaning up after their dogs.  Steve to get a service to do the clean up.

Steve to get bid to lift the pool fence and paint it.

Violations:
The Board discussed delinquencies and violations.  Management to take approved measures to correct problems.

Legal Issues
none

The meeting adjourned at 6:55 PM. The next meeting will be on February 24, 2014 at 6:00 PM.


Respectfully submitted,
Scottsdale Colony HOA,

November and December 2013 Meetings

A meeting was not held in November due to lack of a quorum.

A meeting was not held in December due to the holidays.

October 2013 Meeting Minutes

SCOTTSDALE COLONY
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING
October 28, 2013


The board meeting was called to order at 6:05 PM.  Board members attending: Suzanne Muusers, Brian Weimer, and John Frigo.   Also attending: Steve Cheff of Heywood Realty  and Ann Petersen of #334.

The minutes from the last board meeting were approved as presented.

The financial statement for September was reviewed and approved.  

The board reviewed the proposed budget for 2014 and approved it with one change, add $2,000 to capital expenditure for granite replenishment.


Old Business:
Steve to follow up with the landscaper to make sure they are replacing plants that died during the summer.

The board discussed the cleaning of the clubhouse and restrooms.  Brian and Steve to get the bid from the custodial service Brian recommended so the board can compare it to the bid from GNPS.

New Business:
The board discussed the improvements that Scottsdale will be making at the canal.  Possibly get sidewalk to gate so owners have better access to the canal area.

Steve to get with pool company about report on leak at spa then he will get bids for repairs.

No board meeting in December.

Violations:
The Board discussed delinquencies and violations.  Management to take approved measures to correct problems.

Legal Issues
none

The meeting adjourned at 6:50 PM. The next meeting will be on November 23, 2013 at 6:00 PM.


Respectfully submitted,
Scottsdale Colony HOA,

September 2013 Meeting Minutes

SCOTTSDALE COLONY
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING
September 23, 2013


The board meeting was called to order at 6:11 PM.  Board members attending: Suzanne Muusers, Brian Weimer, and John Frigo.   Also attending: Steve Cheff of Heywood Realty, Scott Sowl of Kleanrite Landscaping,  and Sharlene Ellis of #327.

The minutes from the last board meeting were approved as presented.

The financial statement for August was reviewed and approved.  

Time was given to Scott to discuss landscaping issues.

Sharlene submitted a written response to the board of directors for the notices she has received from the board.  Steve to respond.

Old Business:
The date palm tree by the pool was removed because it was unsafe.

The board discussed the cleaning of the clubhouse and restrooms.  Brian and Steve to get the bid from the custodial service Brian recommended so the board can compare it to the bid from GNPS.

New Business:
Steve to work on getting some bids for concrete driveway replacement/repairs.

Steve to get with pool company about report on leak at spa then he will get bids for repairs.

Violations:
The Board discussed delinquencies and violations.  Management to take approved measures to correct problems.

Legal Issues
none

The meeting adjourned at 6:49 PM. The next meeting will be on October 28, 2013 at 6:00 PM.


Respectfully submitted,
Scottsdale Colony HOA,