Eaglebrooke February 2019 Newsletter P1_EGL78266 February Newsletter | Page 21

Eaglebrooke Association further by being a member of the Board of Directors. It’s very important that all residents save the date to attend or fill out their proxy for the upcoming HOA Board of Directors election. If you are not able to attend, please plan to fill out your ballot/proxy. You can drop your ballot/ proxy off to JoAnna our Property Manager at the Clubhouse or place it in the Ballot Box at the Clubhouse front desk Monday through Friday from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm. Please understand that for the election to count, the community needs to achieve a quorum equal to 30% total votes in Eaglebrooke, or roughly 185 full votes (please keep in mind club lots count as 2/3 of a vote). This number can be reached with either proxies or meeting attendance. Many residents have recently shown interest in getting involved, but without a quorum the votes won’t count. The current board has done a great job, but several of them have or will be resigning this year. Again, I encourage all homeowners and residents to attend the annual meeting. However, if you’re unable to attend the meeting, please return your voting proxy to the Clubhouse. Update from the HOA Board Meeting on January 15th: 1. JoAnna is looking into CD (Certificate of Deposit) rates so the Board can determine if it makes sense to put some of the finance reserves into CDs. Currently, Eaglebrooke finance reserves are sitting in a checking account, which doesn’t earn any interest. 2. JoAnna is checking with our attorney about Eaglebrooke North bylaws, as we continue to have issues with basketball hoops. Eaglebrooke North bylaws state they need 65% affirmative vote to pass an amendment, but the legal question at hand is about the amendment being lesser or stricter than Eaglebrooke bylaws. 3. Since FloraLawn is no longer mowing Grandview homes or Eaglebrooke common areas, FloraLawn wants to add one more biweekly mowing schedule to the homes that are still under contract with the company or increase the monthly amount the homeowners pay by a couple dollars each month. a. We will plan to discuss this at the next Board meeting, which is scheduled for March 12 at 6:30 in the Clubhouse. I encourage all homeowners to attend this meeting and be involved in the discussion. General Reminders 1. The HOA Annual Meeting will be held on February 19 at 6:30 pm at the Clubhouse. Please be sure to complete your proxy if you’re unable to attend this meeting! Proxies can be dropped off at the Clubhouse. 2. The next HOA Board Meeting is scheduled also for February 19th at 5:00 pm in the Clubhouse. Yes, this meeting is being held on the same night as the Annual Meeting and will end just before the Annual Meeting begins. As always, I encourage all homeowners and residents to attend our Board meetings. Your involvement and your input are much appreciated. If you have questions, concerns, or a specific topic about our community that you would like the Board to discuss at the next meeting, please contact our Property Manager, JoAnna Likar at [email protected] or by phone at 863-808-0035. JoAnna will ensure that your request is added to the meeting agenda. I hope our community will choose to be engaged, be informed and be heard at our next HOA meeting! 3. The next Architectural Review Committee (ARC) Meeting is also scheduled for February 19th. The time for the ARC committee is to be determined. As this date approaches, please check the calendar on our website, Eaglebrooke.net to find out the time for this meeting. As always, this committee will continue to review ARC requests via email to help expedite the requests. Lithea Beck DECEMBER eaglebrooke newsletter 21