Accomplishments for 2005
- Held monthly meetings of the HOA’s Board of Directors.
- Maintained landscaping of common area grounds, including tree trimming and sprinkling.
- Collected homeowners’ dues to HOA.
- Filed for reinstatement of the incorporation of NSHOA, which had lapsed.
- Had breaking/sinking concrete at mailboxes replaced.
- Arranged for regular cleaning of hot tub and bathrooms.
- Replaced broken cover on hottub.
- Researched cost for more accurate hot tub control unit: $1500, which we rejected.
- Replaced old “Northcreek” sign at entrance to neighborhood.
- Continued to learn how to enforce covenants.
- Met with legal counsel to understand proper procedures for enforcing covenants.
- Worked with many homeowners to ensure that their proposed changes to paint, landscaping, decks, roofs, and fences would meet neighborhood standards.
- Performed initial “walk-around” to ensure compliance with covenants, informed homeowners of status, and made follow-up walk-around.
- E-mailed lawn care tips at appropriate times of year.
- Arranged for huge dumpster for neighborhood clean-up.
- Arranged for neighborhood garage sale.
- Started publishing neighborhood newsletter.
- Converted Bylaws and Covenants documents to electronic form, which will make 2005 revisions much easier.
- Dealt with numerous threats from UCAR legal department about a very large tree along ditch.
- Expanded neighborhood e-mail list to include residents and/or owners of approx. 51 of 71 homes. Missing some of the new owners … this # could go higher soon.
- Held ice cream social in July.
- Held meetings with legal counsel about dealing with serious and persistent non-compliance with covenants.
- Followed-up on several neighbor complaints about weed/lawn-care problems on other lawns.
- Answered numerous general questions from homeowners.
- Ensured that 100lb propane tank was removed from one property.
- Arranged to have parking of car on a particular “lawn” suspended.
- Informed homeowners of certain requirements of Colorado’s recent Senate Bill 100.
- Made necessary decisions about SB100-required written policies and procedures document, and arranged for law firm to create document.
- Maintained liability insurance to protect HOA against losses.
- Held HOA expenses within budget.
- On a human level, sent e-mails seeking neighborhood support to help neighbor Thor Berg bounce back from brain surgery.
- Planned annual meeting of the homeowners.