Dear
Fellow Blue Angel Lake Neighbors,
Attached
you will find several documents of importance that require your attention. As we
had previously indicated to you, your Board of Directors had several initiatives
that it wanted to accomplish for 2016, and the following is a summation of
action taken in that regard which will ultimately require your vote for
approval.
The
first document is a revision of our Covenants, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations
which govern our Association. Blue Angel Lake HOA is now 20 years old, and as
such it became apparent that much of the language (mostly in our Covenants) was
outdated. Much of this proposed change is simply "housekeeping" items to bring
our governing documents current. As you read through these Covenants, note that
outdated language has been stricken through and, where applicable, new language
has been inserted in red italic print.
Our
Bylaws required very little change, so we have listed only those few edits to
them so that you can refer to your copy of the Bylaws and see how this reads
within the context of what currently exists.
One
new category that has been added to our governing documents is "Rules &
Regulations", and there is a single item listed here as advised by our legal
counsel. This is a result of a legal challenge presented by one of our owners as
it related to the ability to park one's boat, camper or RV in his/her driveway
for a period of time to prepare for trips, unload from trips, or conduct
maintenance. All of the above will require approval of the membership and will
be presented for vote at our annual meeting.
The
second attachment is a rendering of a proposed new sign for our front entrance.
At last year's annual meeting, the membership approved funds for two projects
this year; pressure washing the fence along Gulf Beach Hwy., which was completed
in early summer, and replacing our entrance sign. Many thanks to our Sign
Committee members Lora Jones, Shelley Maniscalco and Donna Aberg for their
diligence in getting this in front of us. This handsome new sign comes at a
greater cost than what was budgeted – cost is approximately $3200. However your
Board felt that it was important enough to improve this asset of our community,
such that it needed to try and find a way to fund this. In a budget review
session at the end of October we've determined that this is possible. We have
the funds initially budgeted for this, as well as unused funds from our
landscaping budget, and it appears that at year's end we will finish under
budget in our operations so that we can complete this project with no additional
cost to our members. Any expense
exceeding $500 does require a majority approval of owners, so this too will be
presented for approval at our annual meeting.
In
closing, I want to note that this coming week you will receive a notice of our
annual meeting on Tuesday, December 6. The agenda will include a presentation
from Lake Doctors, the election of new Board Members, committee reports and of
course approval of the two items listed above. This is an important meeting and
we hope that you can attend. If not, we encourage you to get your proxy in so
that we can continue to operate our Association within the constraints of our
regulations. If you have any questions prior to next month's meeting, feel free
to contact a Board Member. Thank You.
Please
send a reply to this e-mail when you receive it. We want to make sure
that everyone receives this important e-mail.
For
the Board of Directors,
Randy
Delaney, President
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