December 2007 Volume 3, Number �2 www.willowpointe.org Deed Restrictions Enforced
Willow PointeNewsletter
Official Publication of the Willow Pointe Homeowners Association, Inc.
HOLIDAY DECORATIONSSubmitted by the Landscape Committee
TheLandscapeCommitteememberswouldliketoinviteeveryonetoparticipateinour“HolidaysatWillowPointe”decorationcontest.Dustoffthosedecorations,getinthespiritandletyourimaginationcutloose!ThedeadlineforthecontestisThursday, December 20. JudgingwillbeginFriday, December 21.Oh,andbytheway,aprizewillbegivenouttothe1st,2ndand3rdplacewinners!GoodlucktoallandHappyHolidays.
October/November Yard of the MonthCongratulations to All!
Willow Point’s Newest Eagel ScoutSubmitted by Carolyn Brune
Ryan Blomquist, BSATroop #277, completed his Eagle Scoutproject by building 4benches for theWillow Pointe community.TwowereplacedintheplayareaatWillowCrossingDriveandN.LaurelBranchandtwowereplacedintheplaygroundareanexttothepool. Attached are some pictures of Ryan and his team building thebenchesashisDad,DonBlomquist,andUnitLeader,GregLuebstoodbyforguidance.Ryanwasinchargeofplanningtheproject,evaluatingthenumberandsizeofbuildingmaterialsneeded,andleadingandinstructinghisteamthroughouttheproject.IttooktwofulldaysforRyanandhisteamtobuildallfourofthebenchesandonedaytosetthemintheirdesignatedareas. OnbehalfofallthehomeownersintheWillowPointecommunity,wewouldliketosendbigthanksandappreciationtoRyan,histeamandunitleaderforasuccessfulprojectwecanallenjoy.
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President StevenR.Lewis 2006-2009VicePresident GregDecker 2006-2009Secretary/Treasurer JudithSchwartz 2007-2010Director NoahHerrera 2006-2009Director OPEN 2005-2008
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The Willow Pointe HomeownersAssociation, Inc., Boardof Directors met for the monthly meeting of the HomeownersAssociation at theWillow Pointe Pool located at 9919WillowCrossing,Houston,TX77084at6:30p.m. Board of Directors: Present: GregDecker,Vice-President;StevenLewis,President;JudithSchwartz,Treasurer;NoahHerrera,Director Management Company: JaneC.Godwin,RandallManagement,Inc.MariaMaldonado,PropertyManager Guest: AngelaCameron–10315CottonwoodBendCourtDarlaWaters–10322CottonBendCourtCaseyLambright–AssociationsAttorney Call to Order:StevenLewis,Presidentof theWillowPointeBoardofDirectorscalledthemeetingtoorderat6:45p.m. Establish Quorum – Roll Call:WithamajorityoftheBoardofDirectorspresent,thequorumwasestablished.TheDirectorsinattendancearelistedabove. Adoption of Agenda:AmotionwasmadebyStevenLewis,secondedbyGregDecker,anditwasunanimouslydecidedtoadopttheagendaasamended. Open Forum: Angela Cameron – 10315 Cottonwood Bend Court & Darla Waters – 10322 Cotton Bend Court -AngelaCameronandDarlaWaters attended the meeting to request a variance to allow thedevelopertoconstructapproximately9”ftfencebehindtheirhome.Afteralengthydiscussion,amotionwasmadebyJudithSchwartz,secondedbyNoahHerrera,anditwasunanimouslyapprovedtohaveCaseyLambrightwritethevariancetoallowtheperimeterfence. Approval of the Minutes: August 16 2007 TheminutestotheAugust16,2007BoardofDirectorsmeetingwerepresentedforreview.AmotionwasmadebyGregDecker,secondedbyJudithSchwartz,anditwasunanimouslydecidedtoadopttheminutesaspresented.Committee Reports:
Willow Pointe homeowners association, Inc.Board of Directors Meeting- Wednesday, October 3, 2007
MINUTES Modification Committee–JaneGodwinpresentedsomeACCapplications to Greg for review. Judith informed the Board ofDirectorsthatSherwinWilliamswasintheprocessofprintingtheACCGuidelinesheetwithcolorsamples.SherwinWilliamsalsosupplieddiscountcoupontotheWillowPointeresidentsthatselecttopurchasetheirpaintfromSherwinWilliams. Newsletter Committee–Judithsuggestedthesubdivisionsponsoraholidaydecoratingcontest.Anarticleinformingthehomeownersofthecontestwillbeincludedinthenexteditionofthenewsletter. The Board of Directors discussed the CrimeAlert Response.Steven informed the Board that the Willow Ponte owners thatexpressedandinterestinbeingapartoftheCrimeAlertEmailListshould have received confirmation that they have been added to the list. Any owner that did not receive a confirmation email should re-submittheirinformation. Web Report – Steven Lewis notified the Board of Directors that theagendaandtheminuteswillbepostedonthewebsite. Courtesy Patrol & Crime Watch–NoahHerrerareviewedthecrime report. He notified the Board of Directors of the recent break-insinthesubdivision. Landscaping Committee – The Board discussed the falldecorationsattheJonesRoadEntrance.SteveninformedtheBoardthat the landscape committee spent $302.55 for the decorations.Steven notified the Board of Directors that the committee bought the falldecorationswithoutBoardapproval.Afteralengthilydiscussion,amotionwasmadebySteveLewis,secondedbyGregDecker,andit was unanimously decided to reimburse the committee for theexpenses. The Board of Directors discussed setting a budget for futuredecorating projects sponsored by the landscape committee. AmotionwasmadebyStevenLewis,secondedbyNoahHerrera,anditwasunanimouslydecidedtosetabudgetof$150fordecoratingprojects. Management Report – Jane Godwin reviewed the FinancialsforthemonthofSeptember30,2007ingreatdetail.ThefollowingaretheaccountbalanceasofSeptember30,2007.TheProsperity
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checkingaccountbalancewas$6,585,ProsperityPettyCashwas$649,ProsperityMoneyMarketwas$10,697,SmithBarneyreserveaccount was $79,091.29, Countrywide Money Market accountwas$46,441,CountrywideOperatingTransferwas$24,000.Theadministrative expense for the month of September was $2,054,Utilities were $11,147, Recreation Center was $7,912, GroundsMaintenance was $8,410, and Community Services was $2,807.TheTotalExpensesforthemonthofSeptemberwere$16,009andyear-to-datetheexpensesare$182,663. Collections – Jane Godwin briefly discussed the collections with theBoardofDirectors. Deed Restriction Report–TheBoardofDirectorsreviewedthedeedrestrictionreportingreatdetail.AllBoardreviewitemswerediscussedandactionwasdecided.Unfinished Business: Repair Canopy and Install New Tarp–GregDeckerinformedRMIand theBoardofDirectors thatRichardwithPMWSupplyinspectedthepoolcovers.GreginformedMariathatRichardwillsendusanestimatefortherepairs.Thematterwastableduntilthebidsarereceived. Tree Trimming Bids –TheBoardofDirectorsdiscussedthetreetrimmingproject. StevenLewissuggestedthat thetreetrimmingshouldwaituntiltheweathercoolsoff. Review of the Issues Pending List – Steven notified the Board of Directorsthateachonewillbeissuedataskfromthependingitemlist.New Business: 2008 Budget –TheBoardofDirectorsreviewedthe2008BudgetpresentedbyJaneGodwin.AmotionwasmadebyStevenLewis,secondedbyJudithSchwartz,anditwasunanimouslydecidedthattheassessmentrateshouldremainthesame. Adjournment: Withnofurtherbusinesstodiscuss,amotionwasmadebyNoahHerrera,secondedbyGregDecker,anditwasunanimouslydecidedtoadjournthemeetingat10:28p.m.
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The Willow Pointe HomeownersAssociation, Inc, Board ofDirectorsmetforanadditionalworkingsessionattheWillowPointePoollocatedat9919WillowCrossing,Houston,Texas77084at6:30p.m. Board of Directors Present:GregDecker,VicePresident;NoahHerrara,Director;JudithSchwartz,Secretary/Treasurer Management Company:Notpresent Call to Order:GregDecker,VicePresidentcalledthemeetingtoorderat6:30p.m. Establish Quorum – Roll Call-All Board members werepresent. Adoption of Agenda:AmotionwasmadebyGregDecker,secondedby Judith Schwartz, and it was unanimously decided to adopt theagenda. Approval of minutes: ThiswillbedeferreduntilourregularmeetinginNovember. Unfinished Business: The Board accepted Steven Lewis’sresignationonOctober16,2007. OnecandidatehasexpressedinterestinthevacantBoardpositionbuthas some conflicts with the Wednesday meeting day. Greg agreed to workwithRandallManagementCompanytosecureanalternativedayforthemeeting.JudithagreedtooverseetheNominatingCommitteeprocess.
Willow Pointe Homeowners Association, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting- Wednesday, October 17, 2007
The Board approved two quotes (#1698 ڣ) for irrigationrepairstotaling$745.14. The Board approved the cost of the fall/winter fertilizer for thecommonareas. TheBoardapproved“upto$500”forHolidaydecorations.ThisamountwillcomeoutoftheLandscapebudget. TheBoardapprovedthree“giftcards”intheamountof$75,$50,and$25fortheannualHolidayDecoratingcontest. TheBoardapprovedfunding($154.62)forrepaintingthelettersatbothentrances.ThisamountwillcomeoutoftheLandscapebudget.HomeownerPaulMorganhasundertakenthistask. The Board is awaiting the final quote for repair/replacement of the entrancelightsatJonesandRound-Up. Greg Decker will verify that a room has been reserved for aNovemberTownHallmeeting.IfareservationisinplaceandifwecanputanoticeoftheTownHallmeetinginthesamemailingasthe2008AssessmentNotice,wewillholdthemeeting. Nominations: Noah made a motion to elect Greg Decker asPresident.ApprovedbyBoard.JudithmadeamotiontoelectNoahHerraraasVicePresident.ApprovedbyBoard. Adjournment:With no further business to discuss, a motionwasmadebyNoahHerrera,secondedbyGregDecker,and itwasunanimouslydecidedtoadjournthemeetingat7:45p.m. GregDecker
