Minutes from the Huntington Highlands Annual Community Meeting, Monday, January 31, 2011

• Carol Straughan – president
• Susan Sodorff- treasurer
• Lynn Kepl – secretary
• Jeannie Marcil – co-president
• Dan Anderson
• Susan Anderson
• JB Pratt
• Greg Olsby
• David Blatner
• Brian Bowman
• Matt Johnson
• Jennifer Johnson
• Matt Hart
• Rowan Clark
• Jan Clark
• Dave Straughan
• Mike Lynd
• Laura Ullman
• Elaine Pool
• Guest Attendee: Gayle Cramer – Landscape Architect

Huntington Highlands Community Organization, Meeting called to order at 7:35 pm by Carol Straughan.

Introduction

• Introductions by all in attendance were made.

Presentation on Entryway Monument

• Gayle reviewed the draft plans for the revised fencing and signage. Preliminary design includes brick instead of wood fence. Columns every 10 ft. then brick base with wrought iron (or other metal) between the brick columns. Up-light the monument and the Birch trees.
• Possibility of using green marble in the background of the signage with raised or indented letters. Canned lights will be in the ground.
• Discussion to put the signage on the west side of the street as you enter Huntington Highlands, you see that side of the street first.
• Discussed whether 10 ft, sequence for the pillars is too expensive – discussion about shortening the length of the fence and/or spacing the pillars farther apart.
• Action: Gayle will send pictures of green marble with differing color lettering. David will put on the website. She will also contact us with revisions to the preliminary plan as per input from the attendees.

Social Activities Report

• Events have fallen off from sponsorship and attendance. Halloween Parade & BBQ, Holiday, summer picnics (Cottage lake), father’s day golf tournament, ladies gift exchange, Easter egg hunt, Bunco, Gourmet Club, Garage sale. It was suggested that we have a block party after the Garage Sale.

Security Issues

• Discussion of security of our homes and break-ins. King County has had a budget shortfall. Now there is only one sheriff on duty and no detectives for checking into break in reports. Alarms going off don’t warrant sending anyone either.
• Woodinville city will respond because they have an agreement to solve but only if there is an actual issue.
• It would be prudent to heighten the awareness. It is more important now than ever. Watch your neighbors’ property.
• Action: add to future notification regarding need to know your neighbors’ and watch for break-ins.
• We should consider adding no solicitor’s signs for each home.
• If you have an alarm, should go to a private company that calls you that your alarm has gone off so you know you need to check on your house.
• Suggested wireless video. Fake cameras and signs indicating under video surveillance was recommended.
• Action:  Matt volunteered to look into.
• Action: Matt to look into signage indicating video surveillance.
• Survey

It was suggested we do a survey to see if residents would sign up for yard maintenance, painting, blowing sprinkler / check, certified backflow and upcoming projects if we could negotiate a group price for the service.

Susan reviewed the Budget. Other than landscaping maintenance costs for the entry and a few other miscellaneous items, the budget is earmarked for the renovation of the entryway.

• Greg Olsby raised the issue of strengthening our CC&Rs. Suggested getting the CC&Rs updated. Then get a third party to manage the compliance.
• Action: Greg offered to research with Attorney and bring back to the board.
• There was a recommendation to get Saybrook and others CC&Rs.

• Next year is election of Board of Directors.
• Offer by David Blatner to step up as co-president and Jeannie Marcil would become Social Activities Chairperson.
• Email David and Carol for updates to contractor list: Info@Huntingtonhighlands.org.
• CC&Rs are on the website.
• Map is on the website, you can click on the address and you can send an email.
• Username: members, Password, hh4corners
• Action: call the city and ask for them to paint the stop signs. Jennifer Johnson volunteered.
• Website: only send mail when there is something new posted to it.

Meeting Close

Meeting adjourned at 9:27pm.