The August meeting of the Bristol View HOA Board was held August 26 at the home of Warren Knapp.  Warren Knapp, Gloria Wilner, Marilyn Steane,Fred Weber, Bert Stanley and Bill Tomlinson were in attendance.

Minutes of the past meeting were reviewed ad approved as written.

1st half, 2008 Financials were reviewed . We are slightly better than plan at this point.  These are the financials that will be reviewed with residents at the annual meeting in September.

The draft landscaping and snow plowing contracts were reviewed and revised and are ready to presented to potential bidders.  Bill Tomlinson will do that in a timeframe that allows us, hopefully, to have all responses back before the Annual Meeting..

Fred Weber will meet with Lill Schaefer to review what we should do about the appearance of the beds under mailbox stands and the overgrown eyebrow beds.

The irrigation systems for the entrance gardens at Bristol View and Woodcliff Terrace are scheduled for installation about the end of October.  Gerry Severeynse will be visited by the contractor regarding connection of the system to his home.

Marilyn reported that feedback on the eyebrow picnic was very positive and members of the Good Neighbor Committee are considering whether we should have additional functions to encourage more community togetherness.

Various resident concerns and complaints were discussed and actions planned where necessary.

Bill Tomlinson will assure that there are updated phone lists available for residents at the annual meeting and will prepare and mail the notice of the meeting and elections asap.  Only Marilyn Steane’s position is up for election this year and she indicated that she intends to stand for re-election. The annual meeting will be held at Casa Larga on September 23rd with the social gathering starting at 7PM with the business meeting to follow at 7:30pm.

 Driveways that were repaired last year will be sealed the week of September 8^th, weather permitting.  This year’s driveway repairs will follow.

 There was a discussion of major projects that need to be planned and financed as part of our budget process including trimming back overgrown HOA-owned deciduous trees, repairing or replacing damaged walks and driveways, replacing the aging mailbox stands, and reworking the overgrown eyebrow gardens.  Fred will get a quote for trimming all HOA-owned deciduous trees.

The next meeting will be held at Marilyn's home September 12th at 3PM to plan the annual meeting and review the status of the landscaping and snowplowing contract process.

Submitted by B.R Stanley
Recording Secretary