Category: Board Minutes

Board of Director’s Meeting Minutes
April 27, 2011

In Attendance: Steve Freeborn, Mark Bunger, Larry Mahar, Nancy Krueger, Sherry Murchison, Pete Keller, Vicki Bengeult, Leigh Strinsky

Minutes from the March 23, 2011 meeting were accepted as written.

Treasurer’s Report – Pete Keller
Current balances:
Savings $16622.87
Checking $2439.37
7-month CD $10,000.00 Pool Resurfacing fund
2011 assessments from 43 homes and 6 associate members have been received so far. If you have not submitted yours, please do so to save the expense of reminder notices. Information has been provided to title companies regarding the liens for outstanding assessment fees on the properties at 29916 2nd Ave SW and 30018 2nd Ave SW. The 2010 federal income tax return has been submitted by Marks & Marks accountants.

Significant March transactions:
Income
$18195 Homeowners assessments
$800 Associate memberships

Expenditures
$331 Puget Sound Energy
$190 Pool chemicals and supplies
$275 Income tax preparation
$1460 Property taxes

Maintenance – Mark Bunger
Work Party Dates: Saturday, May 7 and Saturday, May 14
Time: 9am-12pm
Meeting Place: Mar Cheri Pool
Details: Please visit MarCheri.org for full details.
Your Incentive: remember that 3 hours of your time will earn you a$50 refund on your dues. Plus, we’ll have a nice, well-kept community!

The board approved the addition of Mar Cheri signage to be placed on the other side of the Dash Point entrance.

The board approved the re-caulking of the pool tile and replacement of the pool heater gas lines. Cost estimate: $4500. Both will be completed prior to opening day of the pool.

Recreation – Nancy Krueger
Opening day has been scheduled for Saturday, May 28 and will be open weekends only until June 20th. To encourage new associate members, will be hosting a “Come see the pool & swim for free day” on May 28th. Members are encouraged to invite their friends and family to come enjoy the pool.

Letters have gone out to all associate members, encouraging them to sign up for this season. As a reminder, cost is $275 per associate member and $3 for each visitor.

Architecture – Sherry Murchison
One roof was submitted for consideration and a letter of approval issued.

Website Update – Vicki Bengeult
Want to tap into some of the strength of your community? Find out who your neighbors recommend for household repairs, lawn service, etc? Go to www.marcheri.org and take part in the conversations! You can post classifieds, let your neighbors know about yard sales and special events, start a neighborhood book club (or whatever!), or just say hi. Register today by going to www.marcheri.org/registration. The more the merrier! We’d love to see you there!

Community Directory – Vicki Bengeult
Last call for directory updates! The directory will go for printing next week, so if you want to add your email address, update your phone number or make other changes, please email info@marcheri.org or call Vicki at 206-419-9653. Vicki has been calling households to verify information – there are many disconnected numbers listed in the directory – is one of them yours?

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The meeting adjourned at 8:00pm and the next meeting will be held on Monday, May 9 at Sheri Murchison’s house.

Respectfully submitted,
Leigh Strinsky
Mar Cheri Secretary

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In Attendance: Steve Freeborn, Mark Bunger, Nancy Krueger, Sherry Murchison, Pete Keller, Vicki Bengeult, Greg Bengeult, Leigh Strinsky

Minutes from the February 7, 2011 were accepted as written.

Treasurer’s Report – Pete Keller

Current balances:
Savings $1623
Checking $8397
7-month CD $10,000 Pool Resurfacing fund

2011 annual assessment notices have been sent to all homeowners. 14 payments have been received.

Significant February transactions:

Income

$6820 Assessments

Expenditures

$336 Puget Sound Energy

Maintenance – Mark Bunger

Larry has passed the torch to Mark on pool maintenance. Many thanks to Larry for his contributions! Work parties have been tentatively scheduled for May 7^th and 14^th. Look for more info next month.

As suggested at the annual meeting, Mark is going to investigate getting the Mar Cheri signage placed on the other side of the Dash Point entrance.

Recreation – Nancy Krueger

Opening day has been scheduled for Memorial Day weekend and will be open weekends only until June 17^th. To encourage new associate members, will be hosting a “Come see the pool & swim for free day” over the Memorial Day weekend. Look for more info about this next month.

Letters will be going out to all associate members at the end this month, encouraging them to sign up for this season. As a reminder, cost is $275 per associate member and $3 for each visitor.

Thank you to Sue Freeborn, who has volunteered to help Nancy coordinate pool activities this summer.

Architecture – Sherry Murchison

As a reminder, now that spring is here, trees and bushes are growing and may be blocking your neighbor’s view. Many thanks to all of you who have already trimmed your foliage!

Sherry also received a complaint from one of our neighbors concerning our waste and recycling containers. He indicated that he is very tired of looking at his neighbor’s containers. The containers are left out and are frequently never put away.

The covenants state that trash/garbage shall be kept in receptacles “hidden from view.”

As a reminder, the containers sitting on the sidewalk or street are unsightly and certainly distract from the visual appeal of our neighborhood. Ideally, we should all be more considerate of our neighbors and put these containers away after collection on collection day.

Website Update – Vicki Bengeult

Vicki has been hard at work getting the Mar Cheri website (www.marcheri.org) up and running. You will find many resources there, including pool info, meeting minutes. She is also setting up a feature that will allow neighbors to connect in groups and share ideas and information. Vicki will be giving us a tour of the new website at the next meeting.

The public area of the site is currently available. Look for information on how to register for the members-only features in the next newsletter. If you have digital photos or ideas for features, feel free to email Vicki. The official webmaster email is: info@marcheri.org. Thanks!

Community Directory – Vicki Bengeult

Help! We are in the process of updating the Mar Cheri directory. If you’d like your email address added, or if your information has changed, please email updates to info@marcheri.org. If we don’t hear from you by early April, someone will be visiting each household to verify the current information. So if you can spare a minute to let us know that there aren’t any changes necessary, we won’t have to knock on your door in the middle of dinner hour.

If there is a babysitter, pet sitter or lawn mower in your household who would like to be featured on our new Baby Sitter, Pet Sitter, Lawn Mowing Listings page in the printed directory, please also let us know about that, with appropriate name, phone number, and any other details you’d like included.

New Business

Would you like to receive your newsletter and board minutes via email? If so, please send an email to info@marcheri.org or give Leigh Strinsky at call at: 253-946-3363

The meeting adjourned at 8:15pm and the next meeting will be held on Monday, April 25^th at Vicki Bengeult’s house.

Respectfully submitted,
Leigh Strinsky
Mar Cheri Secretary

 

Minutes for 2010 were digitized from paper copies and consolidated into a single PDF file. The document has been compressed, but the file size remains relatively large (approximately 13 MB).

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