August 5, 2008
Meeting called
to order with board members Bob Whitehead, Karen Hebel,
Bill Olson, Bob Michalewicz and homeowner Neil Funk in
attendance.
Meeting begins with Bill Olson’s report about home
owner, lot #257 located at 12405 Independence request to
replace a patio with a covered sunroom. Homeowner presented
detailed drawings of proposed construction which were
reviewed and approved by the entire board.
The construction request sparked a discussion about home
improvement procedures and it was voted and agreed that all
homeowner requests would be brought before the board at a
normal meeting, where plans would be reviewed and voted on
which would be recorded into the minutes. It was also
agreed that the proposed construction would have to be
inspected after construction is completed to make sure
approved plans were followed.
There was a follow up discussion about resident concerns
about political signage being displayed. It was agreed that
the board would proceed on the issue using Federal and
township guidelines.
Bob Whitehead, then proceeded to report about residents
concerns about maintenance issues in Cameron Park. It was
at this time that a letter written by resident Steven Myers
was discussed by the board. The issues raised will be
looked into further and any necessary measures would be
reported at a later meeting.
Karen Hebel then gave her report about the recent Park Camp
Out event. It was noted that the response was well received
and that this event should be considered to become an
annual event. She also reported about her preliminary
preparations for Oktoberfest. The board approved her
preliminary plan requests.
Bob Michalewicz, gave the board members spending and
financial balance reports for the period between the last
board meeting in June and the present meeting. These were
approved. A proposed budget for the 2009 year was presented
to the board members. Time was spent discussing individual
line items and the proposed amounts being allocated. It was
agreed that the members would use the time until the next
meeting to finalize any spending priorities that were not
included in the proposed budget and then vote to finalize
the 2009 budget.
Meeting was then adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Bob
Michalewicz
June 5, 2008
Meeting started at 7:10 p.m.
President’s
Report – Matt Hedge
An email sent
to Matt regarding a complaint that Dynamic Landscaping is
not mowing close enough to the edges on the south end of
our entrance. Matt looked into the situation and he said
Dynamic is doing their mowing correctly.
Maintenance
– Bob Whitehead
• The park
clean-up went well and some residents are still working
very hard to help make the parks safer and more appealing.
The pathway areas are cleared and there is still more work
to be done.
• Bids from five companies were requested (all bonded
and insured) for tree and brush removal. Three returned
their bids. Bob is waiting for the other two
companies’ bids.
• A battery back up plan for our sprinkler start up
process was discussed last year and the board has cancelled
this item from the agenda.
Social
– Karen Hebel
• The Camp
Out was discussed and the signs will be posted 2 weeks
prior to the event.
• Karen was contacted by Shelby Lanes bowling alley
for an all neighborhood bowling party. The residents can
attend Tuesday, June 17th
at
7:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 18th
at
7:00 p.m. or Saturday, June 21st
at
3:00 p.m. for 3 free games of bowling (shoe rental $1.50)
and some refreshments. Karen (254-3593) is the contact
person to sign up with so call her if interested. Shelby
Lanes is at 50721 Van Dyke, (586) 731-4800 or visit their
website at
www.bowldetroit.com. A flyer with
more information will be attached to the printed
newsletter.
Architectural
– Bill Olson
Cameron Park
– the play climber equipment is being removed due to
rotted wood. Bill will fill any holes left from the play
structure with sand or soil.
Treasurer’s
Report – Bob Michalewicz
Bob went
through the bills, unpaid dues and the profit and loss
sheet since the last meeting.
Other
Business
• The
board meetings have been moved from the first Wednesday of
each month to the first Tuesday of each month. They will
still be held at 7:00 at the Michalewicz’s home at
47920 Ben Franklin Dr. All residents are welcome to attend.
• If you leave your vehicle in your driveway at night,
please hide all valuables and remember to lock your
vehicle. There has been a sudden increase of break-ins and
the police recommend we remind everyone for safety
purposes.
• The board received some complaints about political
signs appearing around our neighborhood. Our president,
Matt Hedge, is running for State Representative and he
displayed signs at each entrance and one in front of his
residence. It is clearly stated in our by-laws that this is
not allowed. We as a board discussed the by-laws with him
and actually asked him to remove these signs immediately.
He showed no interest in complying with the rules and
insists it’s against his principles. Bob Whitehead
specifically requested for Matt to step down if he
doesn’t comply. The board is willing to take any
further action if needed.
Meeting was
adjourned at 8:46 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Hebel
May 7, 2008
Treasurer's Report - Bob Michalewicz
Bob went
through the bills, unpaid dues and the profit and loss
sheet since the last meeting. Bob also shared the two
proposals for the repairing and sealing of the paths north
of Independence. The Board agreed on one proposal and that
process will move forward as we get into the Summer months.
Bob also shared the new invoices that the Board will be
using and the Board approved the necessary money to provide
the needed materials.
Social Report - Karen Hebel
Karen reminded
everyone that we are sticking to the every other year
schedule for the neighborhood garage sale. This means that
there will not be an organized event this Summer. Friday's
in the Park will start on Friday, June 20th (the first day
of Summer) and they are scheduled to run from 5-9 p.m.
Finally, the Franklin Meadows Camp Out will be the night of
July 18th. More details on this even will come out at a
later date.
President's Report - Matt Hedge
No report at this time.
Newsletter
- Ed Fromm
No report at this time.
Maintenance
- Bob Whitehead
No report at this time.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Ed Fromm
February 6, 2008
Treasurer's
Report - Bob Michalewicz
Bob went over
the monthly bills and gave an update on the dues collection
for this year, of which there are currently 51 homes who
have not paid their annual dues. Bob is also in the process
of updating our two insurance policies and some of our
banking documents due to Board of Director position
changes. Finally, because of a change in Michigan's tax
laws, Bob will be working with a recommended CPA to bring
our home owner's association up to date with our current
tax codes.
Social
Report - Karen Hebel
Karen has updates for the Easter Egg Hunt, the Welcome Tea
and the volunteer list. Updates will be posted on the
website very shortly.
President's
Report - Matt Hedge
No report at this time.
Newsletter
- Ed Fromm
The newsletter is done. I'm just looking for some good
weather and time to get it passed out.
Maintenance
- Bob Whitehead
Bob met with Superior Scape to go over our snow removal
contract and make sure that both parties are on the same
page.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Ed Fromm
January 2, 2008
Treasurer's Report - Bob Michalewicz
Bob went over
the end of the year report and presented his final numbers.
His full report will be in the January newsletter and on
the web site.
Social
Report - Karen Hebel
Karen recapped the Dinner with Santa event and set the
dates for the Welcome Tea.
President's
Report - Matt Hedge
No report at this time.
Newsletter
- Ed Fromm
Ed will work to get a newsletter out sometime in January.
Maintenance
- Bob Whitehead
Bob filled the group on the snow removal contract, the
replacement of street signs and other odds and
ends.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Ed Fromm
December 5, 2007
Treasurer's
Report - Bob Michalewicz
Bob went over the monthly bills, presented the lawn
maintenance contracts for next year and discussed items
regarding future landscaping needs.
Social
Report - Karen Hebel
Karen presented her final numbers on the Dinner with Santa
event and she informed everyone that her next event will be
the "Welcome Tea" at the March meeting of the Board of
Directors.
President's
Report - Matt Hedge
Matt reviewed emails that he received from neighbors
regarding a several items.
Newsletter
- Ed Fromm
Ed reminded everyone that the next newsletter that will be
printed and delivered will be in January. This will give
Bob a chance to get year end figures to be printed for the
2007 fiscal year.
Maintenance
- Bob Whitehead
Bob had no report at this time.
The meeting adjourned at 7:54.
Respectfully Submitted,
Ed Fromm
November
7, 2007
The minutes from the last meeting were approved.
Welcome
to new board members
•Matt Hedge and Bob Whitehead were welcomed to the
group.
Architectural
Report - Bill Olson
•Bill updated the group on several items throughout
the neighborhood.
Social
Report - Karen Hebel
•Karen updated everyone on Octoberfest and turned in
her final numbers, which were almost the exact same as last
year - $3,400.
•Dinner with Santa this year will be held at Trinity,
on the corner of Van Dyke and Hall Rd. There are more
details on the “Social Director” and front page
of the web site.
Treasurer’s
Report - Bob Michalewicz
•Bob covered the following items...
•Recap of the spending since last meeting
•Recap of the paving contract
•Fall cleanup report
•Future needs for 2009
•Crime Stats Report from Shelby Twp.
Communications
Report - Ed Fromm
•Because of the new members Ed reminded everyone that
the newsletter is printed and delivered three times a year,
but the website is updated constantly.
Other
Business
•The board voted 4 - 1 to raise dues to $175.00
starting in 2009.
By Michele Campbell
October 3, 2007
The Franklin Meadows meeting was called to order at 7:13
a.m.
Board members present: Michele Campbell, Bob Michalewicz,
Ron Krakowski, Karen Hebel, and Ed Fromm
Board members absent: Bill Olson
Homeowners present: Maria Michalewicz
Minutes were approved with change that the Newsletter
position needed to be included on the ballots.
Treasurers
Report:
•
Treasurer submitted monthly report, quarterly report, and a
Year to date income/expense comparison by category.
Reports were approved.
• Bob meet with Judy Schlottman, sub attorney, in
regards to collection process, vacant properties, and equal
application.
Maintenance
Report:
• Bob
called the Township to get the sprinklers turned off.
Dale Sova will winterize them tomorrow and read the meters.
• Hopefully the paving of the sidewalks will happen
this weekend. Ed sent out the flyers to the
surrounding neighbors asking them not to water the
paths. Paths were cleaned by Dynamic and they look
great.
• Fall clean-up was discussed. Ron will talk to
Dynamic about when we would like to have it done.
• Discussed the coming increases to our bills for lawn
services due to the tax increases just passed by the state
of Michigan.
Social
Report:
• Ron
called and scheduled people for jobs for the
Oktoberfest. We are still in need of some cotton
candy workers.
• Discussed different supplies that Karen needs people
to bring such as trash cans, tennis rackets, coolers,
bullhorn, etc.
• Ed will make the ballot box and ballots.
General:
• Road
rally is October 20th.
• Bob met with the Shelby police dept in regard to
various concerns of vandalism and speeding in the
sub. The Sergeant is supposed to get back with him
with statistics of crimes in neighboring subs versus our
sub. Bob asked for extra patrols. The
speeding machine was put on Craven.
Meeting adjourned at 8:12 p.m.
September 8, 2007
The Franklin Meadows meeting was called to order at 8:10
a.m.
Board members present: Michele Campbell, Bob Michalewicz,
Ron Krakowski, Karen Hebel, and Ed Fromm
Homeowners present: Kim Ericson, Candy Martens,
Brynne and Gary Yahr
Treasurers
Report:
• 6
homeowners have not paid their dues. Judy Schlottman,
sub attorney, did title searches on lots that owe.
Three houses are vacant in the sub and two of them are held
by banks.
• Bob has sent out the bills for 2008 dues.
• The cost to resurface the paths south of
Independence will cost approximately $11,500 which includes
Dynamic edging the paths. The edging has been
completed and the Board is happy with their job.
Dynamic brought in special equipment to get the job
done. The asphalt company should start in about 10
days depending on the weather. JP Asphalt will let us
know 5 days before they start so we can notify homeowners
not to water their lawns.
• Bob received a notice regarding an all day seminar
on Tuesday in Southfield. The seminar would cover
condo and homeowner associations. A workbook and DVD
can be purchased for $339. Motion to purchase the
materials was made by Karen and seconded by Michele.
Board voted unanimously to purchase the materials.
Social
Report:
•
Oktoberfest is Sunday, October 7th
from 1:00 to
5:00 p.m.
• Big tent should be there at 9:00 a.m. to set-up the
tents. We have reserved 2- 20x40 tents and 1- 20x20
tent, 175 chairs, 28 – 8 ft. tables, 2 – 5 ft.
grills, moon walk, slide, and cotton candy machine.
• Dan Dan the Choo Choo Man is coming from 2:00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. for $495.
• Ryan Buck is coming to 2-3 hrs for $50 for tennis
instruction for the kids.
• Porta Jon will be set-up at noon.
• Discussed getting signs made at Kinkos. Karen
needs to have some clip art e-mailed to her.
• Ed will put a notice on the website asking for
volunteers. Ron will make calls to get volunteers to
sign-up. We need volunteers for cooking, cotton candy
machine, keg keeper, moonwalk, slide, and tattoo station.
• Karen will inventory current supplies and start
shopping for needed items. She has people that
volunteered to help her shop.
• She would like people to come and help set-up at
10:00 a.m. on Sunday.
Maintenance
Report:
• Dynamic
trimmed the trees at the entrances and weeded for
$365.
• Discussed lines in yellow that were painted on Ben
Franklin. Ron motioned that the lines be removed
until approval by the county and by the Franklin Meadows
Board, seconded by Ed and unanimously approved by the
board. Discussed various ways to remove them.
Bob will speak to the ashphalt company.
• A homeowner on Warwick Ct. spoke to Bob in
regards to a fence.
• Suggestion was made to create a list of
vendors to help homeowners have a resource or
reference list.
Newsletter:
• Need to
get a written newsletter out. Please send Ed your
articles.
General:
• Candy
reported some vandalism to her house. She did report
it to the police. We will keep urging homeowners to
call the police and report problems because it does help
get extra patrols. Cars on Colony Court have also
been broken into.
• Discussed a welcoming packet that could be given to
new homeowners.
• Bob will make the ballots to be used at the
Oktoberfest. President, Secretary, and Maintenance
are the positions that need to be filled.
Next meeting will be October 3rd
at
7:00 p.m. Bob volunteered his house to have the
monthly meetings. Future meetings will be on the
first Wednesday of every month.
August 21, 2007
The Franklin Meadows meeting was called to order at 5:04
p.m.
Board members present: Michele Campbell, Bill Olson, Bob
Michalewicz, Mike Barczewski, and Ed Fromm
Board members absent: Karen Hebel, Ron Krakowski
A special meeting was called to discuss the paving of the
paths South of Independence.
Bob Michalewicz contacted some companies in regards to
having the paths resurfaced. After evaluating the
paths with Bob, two companies submitted bids: JP Asphalt
for $11,569 and Options Sealcoating and Paving for
$8,084. We reviewed the bids and noticed some
variances between them in regards to thickness of seal coat
and square footage. Bob will contact them and discuss
the areas of concern. Once these questions have been
answered, the Board voted unanimously to move forward with
the paving of the paths by JP Asphalt. Ron and Karen
approved via e-mail. We will have to get Dynamic to
do some special trimming by the paths. Also, all of
the homeowners on the paths will be asked to not water for
24 hours. We will notify them as soon as we know the
dates. The paths north of Independence will be looked
at next year as the budget permits.
Discussed some security problems in the Big Park and
speeding in the subdivision. Bill will contact Macomb
County Road Commission and Shelby Twp to see if we can get
a “speed limit” sign and/or “children
playing” sign. It was also noted that many of
the homeowners in the neighborhood are the ones doing the
speeding, not necessarily just people from neighboring
subs.
Meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m. Next meeting is
September 8th
at
8 a.m. at Panera Bread.
May 2, 2007
Franklin
Meadows Annual Board meeting was called to order at 6:43
p.m.
Board members present: Bob Michalewicz, Karen Hebel,
Ron Krakowski
Board members absent: Michele
Campbell, Mike Barczewski, Ed Fromm, Bill Olson
Guest speaker: Jay from Dynamic Landscaping
The meeting was started with a presentation from Jay in
regards to another concept design for our 22 mile entrance.
The presentation and estimate displayed a complete re-do,
only using 2 existing trees.
Treasurers Report:
Reported that 11 homeowners
still owe dues
Report was approved
Social Report:
Discussed garage sale and
advertising/printing ideas
Starting a book club in the neighborhood – Brynne
Yahr is contact person
Bring back Friday’s In The Park starting June
1st,
signs will be posted in a couple weeks with more detail
Maintenance Report:
J&M Asphalt will be out Friday, May
4th
to
quote path repairs in the park
Annual Park Clean up is scheduled for Saturday, May
19th
at
9:00 a.m.
Last week in May to spruce up 22 mile entrance (plant
flowers, clean, etc.)
Inquired about leak and large water bill. Did landscape
company possibly cause damage to water line? It was
suggested he call Jay sometime this week to discuss
Meeting adjourned at 8:09
We did not book next meeting