Minutes for July 14th, 2020 Board Meeting

Below is a link to the preliminary meeting minutes for the board meeting on July 14th, 2020.

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Contents:


Date:    July 14th, 2020  7:00 pm  

Meeting held at the Amber Meadow Pool

Attendance:   Kyle Kuhlman, Matt Stevens, Patrick Thurmond, Karen Bartelli

Home Owners Present:  Mike Bretton, Lucy Nolana, and Paul Mwaniki 

Motions and Approval of Minutes:   

  • Previous Meeting minutes were approved by vote of board
  • Board voted to waive Robert’s Rules of Conduct

Old Action Items

  • 4/14/2020:  Reschedule Garage Sale dates  hold due to Covid – canceled fall sale , will have one in the spring 

Discussion items:

  • Patrick Thurmond reports there was an episode of verbal abuse at the Pool.  This “episode” included an adult male and a younger male child (7-10 years of age), making verbal statements regarding race/ethnicity to other homeowners entering the Pool.  These individuals have been identified on video and at this time are not believed to be Amber Meadow residents.  The Board would like to make it known that these types of statements violate the physical/verbal abuse policy and will not be tolerated.  The Board has spoken to the homeowners who were on the receiving end of these comments and although we can not erase the fact that this occurred we apologize on behalf of all homeowners.  Please be on alert and speak up if you hear any such speech and/or connect the authorities.  

Because of our current pool access system we are unable to connect these two individuals to an Amber Meadows residence.  This is just another unfortunate incident that is pushing the board towards purchase of a new pool access system that will log individual homeowner access into the pool with day/time identification.

Review by Positions

PRESIDENT:   

  •  JoCo is looking for volunteers to assist with upcoming voting – please contact the county if you are interested
  • Just a reminder to complete the 2020 Census 

VICE PRESIDENT:   No New information

TREASURER:   

  • Big Trash pick up should re-start next Thursday
  • Company has purchased two homes within Amber Meadows to use as rental properties – the board is looking into to what this might ultimately mean in the long run if more homes are purchased

ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE:  

  • The board approved  homeowner’s request to construct fence with “wood” looking vinyl material

SOCIAL EVENTS:   AM homeowner scheduling random food truck nights held at the pool – look at the AMber Meadows Facebook page for information

SECRETARY:   No new information

GROUNDS:  

  • Tree of Nieman that are damages/dead have been removed  – will continue to identify damaged trees for removal  this fall

POOL:

  • Pool furniture will be placed for homeowner use – please clean after use 

WEBMASTER:   No new information

WELCOME WAGON:  No new information

New or Continued Action Items:  None

Action Items on Hold

  • 2/11/2020: Secure Quotes on concrete pool deck repair :  Due to difficulty obtaining bid with Covid 19 outbreak, this item will be address this Fall – The pool deck will be patched for the 2020 season – Placed on hold until fall
  • 3/10/2020: Contact Young Management about providing summary of 2020 assessment fees by lot:  On Hold due to Covid 19 – board focusing of how Covid 19 may effect 2020 fee assessment payment
  • 4/14/2020: Replacement Fencing for Section B  – Contract signed, next task is to send out letter to affected homeowner – Awaiting fencing company’s schedule
  • 4/14/2020:  Replanting at Monuments 129th and Quivira –   Did finish planting at 127th Quivira, We will continue with this task come fall for better survival of plantings hold til fall

Next Meeting:  August 11th, 2020 @  7:00pm Location:  Amber Meadows Pool

Minutes for June 9th, 2020 Board Meeting

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Date:    June 9th, 2020  7:00 pm  – 8:15pm

Online Meeting open to Amber Meadow residents due to Covid 19 Pandemic

Attendance:   Kyle Kuhlman, Matt Stevens, Patrick Thurmond, Karen Bartelli, Cliff Speegle

Home Owners Present:  None 

Motions and Approval of Minutes:   

  • Previous Meeting minutes were approved by vote of board
  • Board voted to waive Robert’s Rules of Conduct

Old Action Items

  • 4/14/2020: Replacement Fencing for Section B  – Contract signed, next task is to send out letter to affected homeowners
  • 4/14/2020:  Replanting at Monuments 129th and Quivira –   Did finish planting at 127th Quivira, We will continue with this task come fall for better survival of plantings
  • 4/14/2020:  Replacement of Pool LIghts – Completed, will be removed

Discussion items

POOL –  Will continue to utilize Sign up Genius for pool use at least through the month of June, will continue to monitor need.  Discussed some difficulties we were having with sign up Genius in regards to getting the pool code out to those individuals who are signing up for the day of.  

It appears the President’s email was not working correctly, however Patrick believes he has fixed the problem – will continue to monitor

July 4th Parade – how involved do we want to keep and still maintain social  distancing?

Review by Positions

PRESIDENT:   No new information

VICE PRESIDENT:   No New information

TREASURER:   

  • As of May 12th – 6 outstanding fee assessements

ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE:  No New Information

SOCIAL EVENTS:   July 4th parade – 11:00 start at the top of Bond – Police escort planned with popsicles at the pool – decreased activities planned due to social distancing

SECRETARY:   No new information

GROUNDS:  

  • flowers placed in a few monuments – will continue to update more monuments this Fall
  • Replaced damaged sprinkler heads  
  • Identified a couple of dead trees that need removed, contacted Bretton Lawn Care for approval to remove – will plan for re-planting in appropriate areas this Fall
  • Discussion had about spraying Ash trees to prevent disease, board requesting bids to determine if this method is cost effective Vs replacement
  • Continue to monitor for damaged Ash trees – plan to send information to homeowners on how to place a ticket with the city for removal and replacement – approx 2 year wait list

POOL:

  • Concrete temporarily patched,  to do permanently completed this fall
  • Things still need to do done: painting baby pool, fixed cracks in fiberglass shell, replace some of the tiles around the pool
  • Security cameras up and running

WEBMASTER:   No new information

WELCOME WAGON:  No new information

New or Continued Action Items:  None

Action Items on Hold

  • 2/11/2020: Secure Quotes on concrete pool deck repair :  Due to difficulty obtaining bid with Covid 19 outbreak, this item will be address this Fall – The pool deck will be patched for the 2020 season – Placed on hold until fall
  • 3/10/2020: Contact Young Management about providing summary of 2020 assessment fees by lot:  On Hold due to Covid 19 – board focusing of how Covid 19 may effect 2020 fee assessment payment
  • 4/14/2020:  Reschedule Garage Sale dates  hold due to Covid 

Next Meeting:  July  14thth, 2020 @  7:00pm Location:  To be determined

Annual Meeting Reminder

We will still be having the annual meeting tomorrow morning. Don’t let the bad weather get you down. Come and enjoy bagels, donuts, coffee, and juice with us on Saturday, January 11th from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM at:

Colonial Presbyterian Church
12501 137th St
Overland Park, KS  66221

We will be discussing what happened with Amber Meadows this year, doing our annual election, and talking about the year ahead.

2020 Amber Meadows HOA Annual Meeting

Happy Holidays Neighbors!

Hopefully, everyone is finishing 2019 well and preparing for exciting new things in the new year!  At the beginning of each new year, the Amber Meadows HOA Board hosts an annual meeting to give homeowners a chance to socialize and catch up on HOA news.  With that in mind, we would like to take this opportunity to invite you to come to enjoy bagels, donuts, coffee, and juice with us on Saturday, January 11th from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM at:

Colonial Presbyterian Church
12501 137th St
Overland Park, KS  66221

While this is a great opportunity to socialize with neighbors and catch up with HOA news, the primary purpose of this meeting is the election of the new board for the upcoming year.  Most of this year’s board plans to volunteer again,  but there is plenty of room for others who wish to experience the joy of serving the neighborhood the way we do.  Please let me or another current board member know if you are interested.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Thanks,
Matt Stevens
AMHOA Board President