Villages of Chisholm Ridge Homeowners Association
2014 Annual Meeting December 17, 2O14, Fort Worth, TX 76131
Minutes
The annual meeting was called to order by Selda Wright. There was a quorum present. Barbara Sproat made the motion to approve the last meeting's minutes. lrene Norman seconded the motion.
Barbara Sproat discussed the projects of the past year. These included the painting and repairing of the gazebo, the addition of a French drain for water rerouting on Grand Central, the clean-up of the creek area and sprinkler repair in the front area beyond the entrance by Sun Spot.
Susan Maxwell reported that the property behind (to the east and south that was up for sale. This led
to the discussion of whether the barb wire fence was legal and correctly placed on the property line.
There was also discussion of what could be done to ask for a traffic light at Grand Central and Blue
Mound. No formal action was taken.
Joe Thompson, treasurer, reported that the Operating Account was $13,850 and that the Reserve Account was $7,126 with Residential Assessments Receivable of $23,930. There was a foreclosure of $9,472 paid to the association. Joe requested simpler accounting reports to be submitted for clarity. Joe wanted to draw a financial comparison between 2013 and 2014 regarding the budget, collections, cash on hand and overall financial health saying that 2014 would be a better year than 2013. Selda reported that the association's operating finances were indeed very healthy compared to the previous year.
The recent action of brick border violation letters were reviewed by Barbara Sprout.
Sun Spot's responsibility on trimming bushes in front yards was reviewed. The subject of weeding was reviewed pointing out that while the HOA is responsible for weeding, it only can afford chemical
weeding. Beyond that any hand weeding is the responsibility of the homeowner. Joe Thompson
reported that other service companies were.being contacted for bids, but none so far had been found to be more reasonable and were in fact more expensive.
The meeting closed with a motion to allow motion lights to be installed on a one time bases with a
written request but no fee would be required during a three month period. Any lighting addition must be ok with neighbors. The meeting was adjourned.
lrene Norman
Secretary