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SHA MEETING MINUTES
March 10, 2020 Jones Creek Library 6222 Jones Creek Rd. - Baton Rouge, La 70817
Present: Henry Grace, President; Mike Giroir, Treasurer; Tom Hirschey, Board Member; JC Collins, Board Member; Sandy Smith, Board Member; Carrie Driver, Board Member; Kevin McNicoll, Board Member;
Absent: Eileen Stradley, Don Regner, Darryl Tate, Ken Buturla. Quorum present.
President: Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm by Henry Grace. Pledge of allegiance to the flag.
Secretary Report: Motion made and passed to accept the minutes of the last monthly business meeting as published in the Newswatch. Motion passed.
Introduction of Guests: Becky Boston, realtor, explained the new real estate table that highlights how fast homes usually sell in Shenandoah. Bob_____ and Lauren Adams were also present.
Treasurer’s Report: Mike reported the receipts in February were $2287.45 and expenses were $1006.49 with the expenditure being for the Newswatch, civic dues, and yard maintenance.
Henry is planning on ordering 2000 US flags for Memorial day. $1000 from Shenandoah HOA and $1000 from SECPID
Membership Report: Mike reported that there is a total of 511 members of the HOA at the end of February 2020. Membership is down by 8 from February 2019, but he is still hopeful we will surpass last year’s membership. There was talk about moving the membership contest to May instead of April of this year. Association dues remain at $30 per year. Please mail in your dues or you can pay them on the website via Paypal
Security Report: Tom reported that the patrol stats for March will be published in the Newswatch. He went on to explain the new security stats that were located on page 16 of the March Newswatch. The chart showed that there were a total of 328 calls for service in 2019 - less than one call per day. Stats for February 2020, there were a total of 15 calls. Unfortunately, there were 5 wrecks in the neighborhood. Citizens need to slow down and pay attention to their surroundings.
Tom also reported an astonishingly low number of vacation checks were performed. Vacation checks are of no charge for neighborhood residents. You can contact Tom who can arrange for your home to be listed with our SECPID patrol officers and checked while you are away on your vacation. Tom Hirschey 225-753-9562
Tom informed the board that two more cameras will be installed - one on Shenandoah Ave and one on Vicksburg. The one on Shenandoah Ave will take more work as there is not a direct electrical source, but the one on Vicksburg should be no problem.
to the website recently. He will put a nice presentation on the website to publicize the upcoming Christmas decoration contest. He will send email blasts, as well. The deadline for articles for the December Newswatch will be November 16.
Entrance Sign Committee Report –Sandy and Don reported that the City Parish has approved our permit for the sign with the variance requested of 20 feet back from the property line. However, because the sign is designed to be 30 feet long, it will encroach on the existing AT&T servitude by 18 inches. AT&T will allow us to build on it, but wants us to sign a Hold Harmless clause. Don had the Hold Harmless reviewed and revised by our attorney. He will present it to AT&T to see if they will accept it. He will also check to see if our liability insurance coverage would be affected by the clause.
New Business
2020 Membership Program –Mike proposed some ideas to increase membership again in 2020. He suggested that we ensure that real estate agents in our area have our brochure to give to people who are looking at homes in the subdivision, and also to leave them with closing attorney firms in our area to give to people who buy homes in the subdivision. He also suggested we create a welcome packet for new residents. The idea to create a welcome committee was also discussed. Mike proposed that we do the same membership mailout that we did last year, including the drawings for prizes. Eileen made a motion, and Tom seconded, that we approve the membership letter and have Mike send it out before December 1. Motion unanimously approved. Ed will put a notice in the December issue of the Newswatch.
Christmas Decoration Contest – We will have the annual Christmas decoration contest in Shenandoah this year. Any resident can submit
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