Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes of MSCA Board Meeting 4-14-2005
The MSCA Board met on April 14, 2005 at the home of the President, Bob Gross. The treasurer had submitted his report in advance, indicating that approximately 160 households had paid dues, netting $8,155. The balance on hand in our account is around $9,500. We discussed the landscaping and noted that the pansies had come back for the most part. Bill Baruffi, who handles our landscaping, recommended we rake the mulch rather than replace it, and stay with the pansies until summer planting is due, in about the third week of May. This will save some money, and the Board concurred. We discussed the lansdscaping budget. Bob Gross will research costs further and we will set a target budget "not to exceed" amount within which landscaping operations must fit. For summer planting, deer-resistant plants will be preferred. The Board reviewed the upcoming calendar of events and adjusted some of the dates. The Block Party will have to be postponed because our organizer does not have time to plan and execute it at this time. The Yard Sale and Annual Meeting dates were not correctly computed in previous discussions and were set to the appropriate dates. The Yard Sale will be Sunday, May 15; and the Annual Meeting will be Monday, May 23rd. Ann Stadnicki will back-up Joan Clowes in making arrangements and Ann will get out a flyer with these dates and reminders on dues. We will also solicit for volunteers for Board Positions. The speaker for the Annual Meeting is still undetermined, but Bob will locate one and announce that shortly for the flyer. Bruce Avery discussed some issues with local roads that we had been able to resolve. He will follow up on some issues, including slurry coating for the southern portion of the community roads, and repairs to the walls at Post Oak and Seven Locks Roads. A question was raised by a resident about mosquito control. The Board decided that it was out of our charter to arrange any special spraying or other potentially controversial environmental actions. People with concerns may contact County or State authorities about health concerns from insects in our area. Bob thanked everyone for their support and adjourned the meeting.
