The following board members attended: Bill Bortzfield, Horst Pophal, Harold  Humphries  and Sallie Wnuk. 

Sallie opened the meeting by asking Bill to read the minutes from the November 3 meeting.  The minutes were approved as  corrected (one figure was wrong and will be updated in the archived copy of the minutes on the Website).

Sallie then gave the treasurer's report, which she obtained from the Bozaks.  Tom and Carol were unable to attend the meeting.  The neighborhood had an estimated balance of about $30,000.  The old account was closed on 11/12 and a report hasn't been generated by the new account yet, which is why the amount is estimated.

Two registered letters were sent to homeowners who still haven't paid their annual dues.  

The board did hear back from one family.  But has not received a response from the other family.

The board agreed that two members will attempt to personally speak with the homeowner that has not responded before taking the next step, which would be placing a lien against the home.  If the board members do not receive a suitable response the board planned on taking a vote on whether to place a lien against the home at the January meeting.

Other old business centered on the question of whether board members are bonded, which was a question raised at a previous meeting.  Carol Bozak researched the question and passed on the information to Sallie to disseminate at the meeting.  

Board members are not bonded against liability but the neighborhood does have $25,000 coverage for employee dishonesty and one million dollar coverage for Directors and Officers who display negligence while acting in their capacities.  Allstate said board members cannot be sued individually. 

An update was then given on the pool keys. Two extra keys for the service entrance to the pool have been made. One was given to Bug Out.   Carol has the other key.

Harold updated the group on the audit that the neighborhood voted to have done at the annual homeowners meeting.  There are still several checks the auditor needs in order to complete the audit.  Harold made a motion that provided we can find the documentation needed we give the auditor a payment of $600 for work already underway.  Sallie seconded the motion.   

Sallie has purchased three no-fishing pond signs and the two neighborhood entrance signs.  $189.71 was the total cost for all the signs.    Sallie and Harold have also been getting prices on the mounting hardware that will be needed.

There was a leak at the pool last Thursday.   The board does not know who triggered the leak.  JEA denied doing any work.  But someone placed a cone and caution tape where the leak was discovered.  Fenwick Plumbing was called and fixed the leak.  The bill was $153.  One resident saw a Honeywell truck in the neighborhood.  But its unclear whether Honeywell had any connection to the leak. The board is pursuing the matter with Honeywell in an attempt to track down the culprit and get reimbursed for the $153 spent on repairing the damage.

Sallie noted that Nancy Whooten, Pam Fulton and Susie Walker serve on the yard of the month committee and have completed judging on the Christmas displays.  The winners of the displays have been posted at the mailboxes.

Sallie also requested the minutes be posted at the mailboxes.  Bill agreed to do so, but pointed out that the minutes are already available on the Website.

The next meeting was scheduled for January 12, 2004. The meeting was adjourned at 7:43 p.m.

Submitted by Board Member Bill Bortzfield on 12/08/03.