2015 Huntington Highlands Community Organization
Annual Meeting – February 23rd, 2015

Minutes

Attendees:

• Board members:
  • Carol Straughan
  • David Blatner
  • Jeannie Marcil
  • Susan Sodorff
  • Lynn Kepl
• Community attendees:
  • Robin and David Hutchinson.
  • Melissa Williams
  • Susan Anderson
  • Betty stack
  • Greg Guillen
  • Dave Straughan
  • Anne Lind

Meeting Start: 7:28

1. Welcome – Carol Straughan

• Introductions
• Sign-in and check your email address
• Need volunteers for officers for upcoming year (2016)

2. Paint approval committee.
We have a volunteer to lead the Paint Approval committee to help the community.

3. Welcome to Neighborhood committee.
The Linds have offered to revamp the welcome packet and execution of welcoming new neighbors. As FYI, the city no longer provides new residents notification to HHCO. Any neighbors wanting to serve on those committees please reach out to her.

4. Blog page update – David Blatner.
HHCO Website – no more password! Members no longer need a password to see the Blog. HHCO would like to see increased use and believe no password will help. We have had no spam and no corresponding links to anything on our site per David. Residents will remain anonymous.

5. Contractors
Please send contractor recommendations to board@huntingtonhighlands.org for inclusion on our preferred contractors list to be refreshed on our web-site by David.

6. HHCO Survey of residents.
A Survey will be sent in March to help inform board what is important to the community.

7. Treasurer’s report – Susan Sodorff.
Susan provided hard copies of the budget to review in session. Currently a $2,700 balance forward with estimated expenses that will maintain $1,200 social, $1,000 admin fees, $200 and $700 lawyer if needed. Insurance for the board is $1200 year leaving a reserve is 600. With all expenses we will be 4700 positive moving into the next year.

8. Report on social activities– Jeannie Marcil

• Ladies Holiday Décor party had a good turn-out 16 ladies attended
• Possibly do an event next year that includes husbands
• Halloween BBQ – was not held the in 2014
• Upcoming Events and needs:
  • Summer social – Board planning to host this event again this summer
  • Looking for social ideas for the neighborhood. Jeannie gave review of past events. Looking for anyone who is interested in joining social committee to plan small events that community can participate in with busy schedules today yet keeping the in touch.
  • Halloween, needs a sponsor for 2015. We really missed this this year.
  • Keep having Social Hour to build and foster our community. Any volunteers should email Jeannie.
  • Additional Ideas or input please send to Jeannie.

9. Review of meeting minutes from 2014 – Lynn Kepl
Lynn provided a summary of what the board accomplished last year; entryway completion, finished sign and fine-tuned electrical/lighting, etc.

10. Items for discussion:
Front Entry Landscape: The Board is in search for a new landscaping/pruning service for the front entry. If anyone would like to volunteer to take on the front entry maintenance to keep it in great shape, please volunteer to Susan Sodorff. Keep/continue with low maintenance perennials, add mulching to keep weeds down.

11. Remarks from home owners

• General agreement that 4th of July in our community is Anti-fireworks. King County advises as well.
• Betty: Add a caution to the newsletter about larger fireworks. Will be a dry summer.
• Lynn to send Susan her Landscape contact. Current cost is per Susan’s $78 an hour.
• Neighbors would like to be able to send an email to all neighbors, we are looking for objections to this.
• A new idea was offered – emergency preparedness event.
• Melissa offered to help with summer social.

Meeting adjourned