Harris Ridge Owner's Association

Board Members Present: Doug Cowan, Toni Diaz, Joe Rawlinson, Rollie Sidla, Patrick Whalen, Dwayne Wheatley, Erin Woodard

Officer Election Results:

President: Dwayne Wheatley
Vice-President: Toni Diaz
Treasurer: Rollie Sidla
Secretary: Patrick Whalen
Assistant Secretary: Rollie Sidla

Members-at-large: Will Simpson, Erin Woodard, Joe Rawlinson, Doug Cowan

Terms:

1 year:
Dwayne Wheatley
Patrick Whalen
Open

2 years:
Doug Cowan
Erin Woodard
Will Simpson

3 years:
Toni Diaz
Rollie Sidla
Joe Rawlinson

Agenda Items Addressed:

- Current board member, Julie Averill, submitted her resignation and the board has begun the process of locating a replacement board member

- A letter for the engagement of a financial audit was voted upon, approved and signed

- Discrepancies in fine and collection procedures was addressed. The result was a board determination to place a temporary moratorium on collection and demand letters to allow the board to address current rules and fine procedures.

- The board voted to study current neighborhood maintenance trends and to identify household who may need assistance and also to identify those neighborhood members who may be able to provide assistance.

- Positive incentives for proper home/lawn maintenance and care were discussed such as Yard-of-the-Month and Website recognition.

- The Board approved a “Keep Austin Beautiful” neighborhood cleanup for May 17th. The cleanup was executed as planned and many bags of trash were collected and a $25 Home Depot gift certificate was won by one of the home-owner volunteers.

- Contract reviews were placed on hold due to time constraints

- The placing of an area for General neighborhood feedback on the website was voted upon and approved

The following committees were submitted and approved:

Finance Committee:
Chair: Rollie Sidla
Members: Toni Diaz, Will Simpson

Maintenance Committee:
Chair: Patrick Whalen
Members: Rollie Sidla, Tracy, Tonya Gray, Karen Bell

Neighborhood Watch:
Chair: Doug
Members: Erin Woodard, D’Ann Santos, Sylvia Harris, Tonya Gray

- A Social committee was approved but a chair and members need to be identified and assigned.