Meeting minutes - 5/16/06

Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Howard Polk prepared the agenda for both meetings with CSRS Inc. and DPW, and he reviewed the agendas and the minutes from each of these meetings during the first half of the May 16, 2006, Staring Lane Community Association meeting.

Polk detailed the questions that were asked at the two above mentioned meetings. In addition, he made the following comments:
- A report is to come out at the end of June/beginning of July by CSRS Inc.
- Cost of expanding the streets (in the Green Light Plan) is going to require 30% more than it would have when the plan was originally discussed because of current rising gas costs.
- High traffic times for Staring: 7:30am to 8am; 11:30am to 1pm; 3 to 6pm
- Zoning Laws: A1 (minimum set back requiring a certain amount of feet clearance from the road – 25 ft?)(check measurement of your property, wxd)
- You should get a current appraisal value of your home
- We need to be aware of when the City Council meets and when they will be discussing zoning issues or changes in zoning laws
- We need to ask Mickey Skyring to tell us when our neighborhood will be affected by these issues being discussed at future City Council meetings
- CSRS, Inc. wants the right away for five lanes, no matter if they build it now or not
- Lately there has been conflict on the City Council appropriating Green Light funding money on certain projects
- We need to learn more about eminent domain law; is any place safe?

A sub-group volunteered to gather information about the going rate of home and commercial appraisals. Ms. Rodney, David Herke, Pamela Labbe and one other volunteer (name?) volunteered. We will collect quotes and find out if the appraiser can offer a group rate discount if multiple owners band together and all get their homes appraised by the same person. Also, are there any other benefits to doing this, other than cost benefits? Average appraisal rates tend to be around $350.

David Herke will draft a copy of a positive public relations piece about how the DPW is willing to meet and listen to the requests of the Staring Lane Community Association. Dr. Bill Herke suggested that we keep annual dues low.

Discussion of Association dues:
$25 per household was the agreed price

The treasurer will establish the budget and the dues. David Deculos volunteered his wife Claire to be the treasurer.

Another homeowner’s association pays $72 twice a year, but it’s for upkeep of the fountain (maintenance and utilities) and for Corporate Green to plant flowers and mow, etc.

The bylaws will be e-mailed from Gwynn Shamlin Jr. to Pamela Labbe to be added to the blog. Meeting minutes from Howard Polk will be added to the blog. All members are to receive an e-mailed copy of the membership roster; this should not be on the blog.