Board of Directors Meeting Summaries and News

2024 Meeting Summaries

 

May 14, 2024. These are the meeting minutes from the May 14, 2024 BOD meeting. The meeting of Cambridge Greens 1st Addition Board of Directors was called to order by John Monroe, President, at 2:15pm. Directors present were Grace Kawonczyk, Ken Hinkle, Sandy Price, and Dennis Morehouse, constituting a quorum. Tibor (Bob) Halasi-Kun arrived at 2:20pm. Also present was Trudy McLaughlin, CAM, from VSC.

 

Approval of Minutes. A Motion was made by Ken Hinkle to approve the Minutes from the March 26, 2024 Board Meeting, and the February 27, 2024 Organizational meeting, seconded and all in favor, Motion Passed. The minutes of the meeting were reviewed in draft.

 

Treasurer's Report by Trudy McLaughlin. The monthly reports were forwarded to all Board Members for review. The Association is in good standing. Bank signors are Ken Hinkle and Dennis Morehouse. A Motion to waive four small balances under $2.07, seconded, all in favor, and Motion passed.

A Motion to file and accept the Treasurer's Report, by Grace Kawonczyk, seconded and all in favor. Motion passed.

 

Architectural Control Board Report. John Monroe, ACB Chairperson, along with Liston Pennington and Ken Hinkle make up the Committee. There were 9 approvals, and 6 new sales.

 

New Business.

  • A Motion by Bob Halasi-Kun to have Ann Hawthorne, Attorney, complete the MRTA process for $4,500, seconded and all in favor. Motion passed.
  • A Motion by Dennis Morehouse to ask the attorney how to handle an owner wanting to submit for approval for an item that would have been denied according to the Deed Restrictions during the MRTA process, seconded and all in favor. Motion passed.
  • A Motion by Sandy Price to establish the 3 committee members for the MRTA process as follows: Dennis Morehouse, Bob Halasi-Kun and John Monroe, seconded and all in favor. Motion passed.
  • A Motion by Bob Halasi-Kun to send a letter to all owners about the MRTA process and timing, seconded and all in favor. Motion passed.
  • A committee was formed to review the documents for possible future amendments with Grace Kawonczyk, Ken Hinkle and Bob Halasi-Kun. The committee presented items to add to or change the documents. This will be put on hold until the MRTA process is completed.
  • Ann Hawthorn invoices processed for $137.50 for amendments, and $82.50 to advise re: MRTA.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:30pm.

 

March 26, 2024. These are the meeting minutes from the March 26, 2024 BOD meeting. The meeting of Cambridge Greens 1st Addition Board of Directors was called to order by John Monroe, President, at 1:30pm. Directors present were Grace Kawonczyk, Ken Hinkle,Bob Halasi-Kun, Sandy Price, and Dennis Morehouse, constituting a quorum. Also present was Trudy McLaughlin, CAM, from VSC. Note: Dennis left at 1:53pm.

 

Approval of Minutes. A Motion was made by Sandy Price to approve the Minutes from the January 23, 2024 Board Meeting, seconded and all in favor. Motion Passed.

A Motion was made by Ken Hinkle to approve the Organizational Minutes from the February 27, 2024, Board Meeting seconded and all in favor. Motion Passed.  

 

Treasurer's Report by Trudy McLaughlin. The monthly reports were forwarded to all Board Members for review. The Association is in good standing. Bank signors are Ken Hinkle and Dennis Morehouse.

 

A Motion to file and accept the Treasurer's Report, by Grace Kawonczyk, seconded and all in favor. Motion passed.

 

Architectural Control Board Report. Some violation letters were mailed.  John Monroe, ACB Chairperson, along with Liston Pennington and Ken Hinkle make up the Committee.  There were 3 approvals in 2024.  1 new sale in 2024.  There was another discussion on the opinion from the attorney on how the new laws from July affect the restrictions and pending amendments.   The cost was $110 for the opinion of our attorney.  Also discussed was the violation inspection process. The violation must be visible from the frontage or a complaint from a neighbor that can see the infraction. 

 

New Business. A committee was formed to review the documents for possible future amendments with Grace Kawonczyk, Ken Hinkle and Bob Halaski-Kun. Once they determine which items to add or change, we will share them with all Board members and establish a meeting to discuss.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 3:28pm.

 

February 27, 2024. These are the minutes of the Reorganizational Meeting for the 2024 Calendar Year for Cambridge Greens 1st Addition. The meeting was brought to order at 7:03pm by Trudy McLaughlin, CAM. The purpose of the meeting was to elect the officers for the coming year. Those present were John Monroe, Ken Hinkle, Grace Kawonczyk, Sandy Price and Bob Halasi-Kun, constituting a quorum. Dennis Morehouse was absent.

 

Nominations. A motion was made by Sandy Price to nominate Dennis Morehouse as Treasurer, seconded and all were in favor. Motion passed. A motion was made by Ken Hinkle to nominate John Monroe as President, Ken Hinkle as Vice President and Tibor (Bob) Halasi-Kun as secretary, seconded and all were in favor. Motion passed.

 

The Board confirmed that John Monroe would serve as the Chairperson of the Architectural Control Board.

 

This concluded the Reorganizational Meeting for Cambridge Greens 1st Addition at 7:05pm. A motion was made to adjourn made by Ken Hinkle, seconded, all in favor. Motion passed.

 

January 23, 2024. The meeting of Cambridge Greens 1st Addition Board of Directors was called to order by John Monroe, President at 2:15pm. Directors present were Grace Kawonczyk, Ken Hinkle and Dennis Morehouse, constituting a quorum. Bob Halaski-Kun was absent. Also present was Trudy McLaughlin, CAM, from Villages Services.

 

Approval of Minutes. A Motion was made by Dennis Morehouse to approve the Minutes from the November 23, 2023 Board Meeting, seconded and all in favor. Motion Passed.

 

Treasurer's Report by Trudy McLaughlin. The monthly reports were forwarded to all Board Members for review. The Association is in good standing. Bank signors are Ken Hinkle and Dennis Morehouse.

A Motion to file and accept the Treasurer's Report, by Ken Hinkle, seconded and all in favor. Motion passed.

 

Architectural Control Board Report. Some violation letters were mailed. John Monroe, ACB Chairperson, along with Liston Pennington and Ken Hinkle make up the Committee. There were 18 approvals in 2023. 13 new sales in 2023. There was a discussion on the opinion from the attorney on how the new laws from July affect the restrictions and pending amendments.

 

New Business. A Motion by Ken Hinkle to approve the 2024 annual meeting package and pending amendments, seconded by Dennis Morehouse and three in favor. Grace Kawonczyk not in favor. Motion Passed three to one.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 2:38pm.

 

2023 Meeting Summaries

 

November 14, 2023. These are the meeting minutes from the November 14th BOD meeting. The meeting of Cambridge Greens 1st Addition Board of Directors was called to order by John Monroe, President at 2:15pm. Directors present were Grace Kawonczyk and Dennis Morehouse, constituting a quorum. Tibor (Bob) Halasi-Kun and Ken Hinkle were absent. Also present was Trudy McLaughlin, CAM, from VSC. Karen Hoadley resigned on November 13, 2023 as she is selling and moving from her home.

 

Approval of Minutes. A Motion was made by Dennis Morehouse to approve the Minutes from the July 25th, 2023 Board Meeting, seconded and all in favor, Motion Passed.

 

Treasurer's Report by Trudy McLaughlin. The monthly reports were forwarded to all Board Members for review. The Association is in good standing. Bank signors are Ken Hinkle and Dennis Morehouse. We spent $440 on Attorney Ann Hawthorn.

 

Architectural Control Board Report. Some violation letters were mailed. John Monroe, ACB Chairperson, along with Liston Pennington and Ken Hinkle make up the Committee. There have been 17 approvals so far in 2023, 12 since July. There have been 11 new sales so far in 2023.

 

New Business.

  • A Motion by Grace Kawonczyk to send intent to run for five board openings with a deadline of December 31, 2023, with the statements, seconded and all in favor. Motion Passed.
  • A Motion by Dennis Morehouse to approve a 10% increase to VSC Management contract for 2024, seconded and all in favor. Motion Passed.
  • A Motion by Dennis Morehouse to cancel First Defense Security contract for surveillance for 2024, seconded and all in favor. Motion Passed.
  • A Motion by Grace Kawonczyk to approve 2024 $27,186 budget and maintain $138 annual assessments, seconded and all in favor. Motion Passed.
  • A Motion by Dennis Morehouse to allow Attorney Ann Hawthorn to begin revitalization/consolidation of the Restrictions if the vote passes any amendments at the annual meeting, seconded and all in favor. Motion Passed.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:38pm.

 

July 25, 2023. These are the meeting minutes from the July 25th BOD meeting. The meeting of Cambridge Greens 1st Addition Board of Directors was called to order by John Monroe, President at 1:30pm. Directors present were Grace Kawonczyk, Tibor (Bob) Halaski-Kun, and Dennis Morehouse, constituting a quorum. Karen Hoadley and Ken Hinkle were absent. Also present was Trudy McLaughlin, CAM, from VSC.

 

Approval of Minutes. A Motion was made by Bob Halaski-Kun to approve the Minutes from the April 11, 2023 Board Meeting, seconded and all in favor, Motion Passed.

 

Treasurer's Report by Trudy McLaughlin. The monthly reports were forwarded to all Board Members for review. The Association is in good standing. Bank signors are Ken Hinkle and Dennis Morehouse. A Motion to file and accept the Treasurer's Report, by Bob Halaski-Kun, seconded and all in favor. Motion Passed. A Motion to waive late fees $1.81 10-92 and $14.12 15-20 (paid the $1,000 balance), by Dennis Morehouse, seconded and all in favor. Motion Passed.

 

Architectural Control Board Report. Some violation letters were mailed. John Monroe, ACB Chairperson, along with Liston Pennington and Ken Hinkle, make up the Committee.

 

New Business. A Motion by Dennis Morehouse to have attorney, Ann Hawthorn, review deed restriction changes, prepare a proxy for voting by the membership at the annual meeting, and then if passed, provide a recordable version. Seconded and all in favor. Motion Passed. Changes include:

  • Add request form needed to submit for approval on exterior changes
  • Add a sentence to the parking paragraph to state no parking on the turf and vehicles must be in running order and registered
  • Move parking paragraph, already approved by Board, to the documents
  • Prohibit short-term leases

The meeting was adjourned at 2:45pm.

 

April 11, 2023. These are the minutes from the April 11th 2023 BOD meeting. The meeting of Cambridge Greens 1st Addition Board of Directors was called to order by John Monroe, President, at 2:15pm. Directors present were Karen Hoadley, Grace Kawonczyk, Ken Hinkle, Tibor (Bob) Halasi-Kun, and Dennis Morehouse, constituting a quorum. Also present at the meeting was Trudy McLaughlin, CAM, from Villages Services. Charlie Sherron, Liston Pennington and Ed Burger, POA members were also present.

 

Approval of Minutes. A Motion was made by Karen Hoadley to approve the Minutes from the October 17, 2022 Board Meeting and February 28, 2023 Organizational Minutes, Motion Passed. Note the draft minutes from the annual meeting were also completed and ready for next year.

 

Treasurer's Report by Trudy McLaughlin. The monthly reports were forwarded to all Board Members for review. The Association is in good standing. Drummond Bank will now be Seacoast Bank in Crystal River. Officers will visit the bank to sign up as check signors. The Treasurer's Report was approved and the motion passed.

A Motion to waive late fees under $3.00, by Dennis Morehouse, seconded and all in favor. Motion Passed.

 

Architectural Control Board Report. Some violation letters were mailed. John Monroe, ACB Chairperson, along with Liston Pennington, make up the Committee.

A Motion to appoint Ken Hinkle to the ACB Committee, by Dennis Morehouse, seconded and all in favor. Motion Passed.

 

New Business. The Board discussed security reports which are now available on line.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 3:38pm.

 

February 28, 2023. These are the minutes from the Reorganizational Meeting for the 2023 calendar year. The meeting was brought to order at 7:40pm by Trudy McLaughlin, CAM. The purpose of this meeting was to elect the officers for the coming year. Those present were John Monroe, Dennis Morehouse, Karen Hoadley, Ken Hinkle, Tibor (Bob) Halasi-Kun, and Grace Kawonczyk, constituting a quorum.

 

Nominations.

  • A motion was made by Dennis Morehouse to nominate John Monroe as President, seconded and all were in favor. Motion passed.
  • A motion was made by Bob Halasi-Kun to nominate Dennis Morehouse as Treasurer, seconded and all were in favor. Motion passed.
  • A motion was made by Dennis Morehouse to nominate Bob Halasi-Kun as Secretary, seconded and all were in favor. Motion passed.
  • A motion was made by John Monroe to nominate Ken Hinkle as Vice President, seconded and all were in favor. Motion passed.

The Board announced that John Monroe would serve as the Chairperson of the Architectural Control Board (ACB).

This concluded the Reorganizational meeting for Cambridge Greens 1st Addition at 7:43pm. A motion was made to adjourn by Dennis Morehouse, seconded and all were in favor. Motion passed.

 

2022 Meeting Summaries

 

November 22, 2022. These are the minutes from the BOD Meeting for November. The meeting was called to order at 2:00pm by John Monroe, President. Directors present were Manny Pataca, Dennis Morehouse, Tibor (Bob) Halasi-Kun, and Karen Hoadley, constituting a quorum. Ken Hinkle was absent. Also present was Trudy McLaughlin, CAM, from VSC.

 

Treasurer's Report by Trudy McLaughlin. The monthly reports were forwarded to all Board Members for review. The Association is in good standing. Drummond Bank will now be Seacoast Bank in Crystal River.

 

Architectural Control Board Report. Some violation letters were mailed. John Monroe, ACB Chairperson, reported 20 ACB requests since the first of the year.

New Business. The website costs of $527.96 were approved and covers the next 3 years. The Board is proud of the presentation and comprehensiveness of the website and thanks Janet Fredrickson for her continued volunteer support.

A motion was made by Tibor Halasi-Kun to approve the Villages Services Corporation contract, seconded and all in favor.

 

The meeting adjourned at 3:18pm.

 

April 26, 2022. These are the minutes from the BOD Meeting for April. The meeting was called to order at 1:15pm by John Monroe, President. Directors present were Manny Pataca, Dennis Morehouse, Tibor (Bob) Halasi-Kun, and Karen Hoadley, constituting a quorum. Also present were Trudy McLaughlin, CAM, from VSC, and member Ken Hinkle.

 

Treasurer's Report by Trudy McLaughlin. The monthly reports were forwarded to all Board Members for review. The Association is in good standing.

 

Architectural Control Board Report. Some violation letters were mailed. John Monroe, ACB Chairperson, reported 11 ACB requests since our last meeting. The Community Manager will also update Manny Pataca with regard to the dates of all violation letters to update our metrics. Discussed owners parking vehicles on the grass. After review of Article VII, Section 10, it was determined that our Documents are silent with regard to this type of behavior.

New Business. $105.33 reimbursement was approved to Karen Hoadley for a dry erase board. A motion was made by Manny Pataca to appoint Ken Hinkle to the Board of Directors for a two-year term, seconded and all in favor.

A motion was made by Manny Pataca to advise Villages Services that they are not to use any email addresses without the Board or the President's permission, seconded and all in favor. The motion passed unanimously.

 

The meeting adjourned at 2:52pm.

 

2021 Meeting Summaries

 

August 10, 2021. These are the minutes from the BOD Meeting for August. The meeting was called to order at 1:05pm, by John Monroe, President. Directors present were Judy Rose, Dennis Morehouse, Tibor (Bob) Halasi-Kun, and Joe Trotta, constituting a quorum. Absent was Manny Pataca. Also present were Trudy McLaughlin, CAM, from VSC, Andrew Pace, and Bob and Emily from First Defense Security.

 

Treasurer's Report by Trudy McLaughlin. The Association is in good standing. A motion by Bob Halasi-Kun to waive a late fee and interest from 18-02 for $3.78 was passed. A motion by Judy Rose to approve the 2022 budget for $27,654, and maintain assessments at $120 per member household was approved. Calculating a deficit budget to spend down prior years accumulated earnings avoided raising the dues for 2022.

 

Architectural Committee Report. Some violation letters were mailed. John Monroe, ACB Chairperson, reported nine ACB requests so far in 2021.

New Business. A motion was made by Dennis Morehouse and approved by the Board to send an intent to run notice to all members stating we have 7 board members, 5 openings, with 3 members who expressed an interest in running, with a deadline of November 22, 2021.

A motion was made by Bob Halasi-Kun to approve the 2022 First Defense Contract for $11,037. All Board members approved. It was an increase of less than 5%. The Contractor came to discuss the procedures and increase due to gas and wages.

 

The next meeting will be set for the middle of December. The meeting adjourned at 2:38pm.

 

July 13, 2021. These are the minutes from the BOD Meeting for July. The meeting was called to order at 1:05pm, by John Monroe, President. Directors present were Judy Rose, Manny Pataca, Tibor (Bob) Halasi-Kun, and Joe Trotta, constituting a quorum. Absent was Dennis Morehouse. Also present was Trudy McLaughlin, CAM, from VSC.

 

2022 POA Assessments to Remain at $120. The Association is in good standing. Assessments for 2022 will remain at $120 and are due on January 31, 2022.

 

Board of Director Openings. We will have some openings for the Board. VSC will be mailing out intentions to run for the Board in October.

 

Architectural Committee Report. There were two approvals: one for a fence at 1775 E Monopoly Loop, and the other for a screened front porch at 824 Lafayette Way. The Committee and Board will continue to approve requests as a committee without meetings, and only meet if an owner requests a meeting, or if a potential request may be denied. The Property Manager advised the Board of a recent attorney opinion that the state statutes require a noticed meeting and minutes.

New Business. A motion was made by Tibor Halasi-Kun to change the Supplement to Article VI, Section I, Item #1 and Item #5, seconded, and all in favor. The Motion passed. You can read the updated Article VI Supplement here.

The meeting adjourned at 2:58pm.

The next Budget meeting will be on Tuesday, August 31, at 10:00am at VSC.

 

April 20, 2021. These are the minutes from the BOD Meeting for April. The meeting was called to order at 1:06pm, by John Monroe, President. Directors present were Judy Rose, Manny Pataca, and Joe Trotta, constituting a quorum. Absent were Dennis Morehouse and Tibor (Bob) Halasi-Kun. Also present was Trudy McLaughlin, CAM, from VSC.

 

Treasurer's Report by Trudy McLaughlin. The monthly reports were forwarded to all Board Members for review. The Association is in good standing. The Treasurer's Report was approved.

A motion by Joe Trotta to waive late fee and interest from 15-18, mailed a letter to the Board for consideration. The Motion passed.

 

Architectural Committee Report. Some violation letters were mailed. John Monroe, ACB Chairperson, reported three ACB requests so far in 2021 (fence, roof, and new home).

New Business. A motion was made by Judy Rose to approve the 2021 Villages Services Contract, seconded, and all in favor. The Motion passed.

The meeting adjourned at 2:08pm.

The next BOD meeting will be set for the end of September 2021.

 

2020 Meeting Summaries

 

March 30, 2020. These are the minutes from the BOD Meeting for March. The meeting was brought to order at 1:33pm by John Monroe, President. Directors present were Tibor (Bob) Halasi-Kun, Judy Rose, and Joe Trotta, constituting a quorum. Dennis Morehouse was absent. Also present were Trudy McLaughlin, CAM, from VSC, Bob Prince, Liston Pennington, and Manny Pataca.

 

Architectural Committee Report. A few approvals were granted and some violation letters mailed. 93% of requests were approved in 2020, including 3 fences, 2 pools, 2 house paintings, 2 windows, and 1 shed. In the future, the property manager will forward any violation to John Monroe prior to mailing a violation letter for items except political signs and lawn maintenance.

New Business.

  • The results of a post card poll to all members to possibly allow political signs of a certain size and timeframe (14 in favor of allowing signs and 46 not in favor). After discussion, the Association will consider political signs a violation of the Declaration.
  • A motion was passed to allow the property manager, with approval from the President, to forward violations or denial of unapproved additions to property, after the second certified letter, to our attorney for opinion/response to the member to bring violation into compliance.
  • A motion was denied for a solid privacy fence and uncoated chain link fence, as they do not meet the standards, and must be removed within 15 days. The fences were installed without approval. Privacy fences are not allowed and chain link fences must be coated in dark green or black, and both fences are not permitted to be over 4 feet in height.
  • A motion was passed to appoint Manny Pataca to the Board of Directors.


The meeting adjourned at 3:00pm.

 

February 25, 2020. These are the minutes of the Reorganizational Meeting for 2020. The meeting was brought to order at 6:50pm by Trudy McLaughlin, CAM. The purpose of the meeting was to elect officers for the coming year. Those present were Joe Trotta, Judy Rose, Dennis Morehouse, John Monroe, and Tibor (Bob) Halasi-Kun. James Peyton was absent.

 

Nominations. A motion was made by Dennis Morehouse and seconded by Bob Halasi-Kun to nominate John Monroe as President, Bob Halasi-Kun as Vice-President, Judy Rose as Secretary, and Dennis Morehouse as Treasurer. Motion passed.

The Board announced that John Monroe would serve as the Chairperson of the Architectural Committee along with Committee Members Bob Prince, Liston Pennington, Dennis Morehouse, and Joe Trotta.

The meeting concluded at 7:11pm.

 

BOD Meeting Summaries From Previous Years

 

To read past BOD Meeting Summaries from 2019-2005, please see Board of Directors Meeting Summaries (2019-2005), with the newest summaries listed first.