LOGAN GATE VILLAGE

SPECIAL DEPENDENT TAX DISTRICT

MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES

Monday, June 24, 2002

Winn Dixie SuperMarket - Gunn Hwy., Tampa, FL

 

Board Members Present: Dana Gillam, Cynthia Anne Kapono, Malia Kapono, Marla Ruth, Bill Daly

Absent: Mark Dufva, James Gillam

Residents: 2

Others: Maria Cox, Communities of America

  1. Welcome – M. Kapono opened the meeting at 7:10 PM in M. Dufva's absence and welcomed everyone.
  2. Approval of May 2002 Minutes – all board members present indicated they had read the May 2002 minutes. A motion was made by C.A. Kapono to accept the minutes as written. M. Ruth seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0.
  3. Approval of Treasurers’ Report – C.A. Kapono distributed the Treasurers' Report for period ending May. After review and discussion, D. Gilliam made a motion to accept the Treasurers' Report as presented. B. Daly seconded the motion. Motion passed 5-0.
  4. Security Patrol Report – no one was in attendance from the Sheriff's Department. M. Kapono reported that Deputy George Muran would be the coordinator of security patrols for the present time; Deputy Brian Pille will be the LGV interim Community Resource Officer. Deputy Christine Fleet is back on regular duty due to increased workload and staffing and is no longer our CRD. Deputy Pille can be reached at 264-8589.
  5. Community Advisory Council – Don Grady was not present. There was no report but C.A. Kapono stated that the members had not met.
  6. Home Owners Association Report – the HOA has scheduled the Community Garage Sale for September 28, 2002. The advertising will be done the week before and week of the sale. The Newsletter should be in our mailboxes within the next week or 10 days. Next Newsletter is August with all material and advertising due to M. Kapono by the end of the 3rd week in July.
  7. Maria Cox, Communities of America - Ms. Cox has been hired by Rick Pitrowski, COA, to assist with the administrative work associated with our Community. We all introduced ourselves and supplied her with email addresses. She supplied us with her phone number and email address as well. mcoxcoa@cs.com, 813-643-2787. She stated that R. Pitrowski was out of town on family business. She presented the following:
    1. The 3 broken posts on LG Blvd. have been replaced with 4x6 instead of 4x4.
    2. The fountains will be working this week; a defoamer was purchased to combat the suds problem in the fountains. Board members may each carry a container of the defoamer in their vehicles if desired.
    3. The irrigation down LG Blvd. has been completed.
    4. The new plantings in this newly irrigated section will be started soon. New flowers will be planted at the front entrance.
    5. All lights have been replaced/repaired and have a 1-year warranty.
  1. Comments regarding COA - M. Kapono requested that R. Pitrowski communicate with us regarding issues in our Community. Items are tended to that we didn't know happened. The Board requests that we receive timely reports, including repair schedules, on items reported so that they know progress is being made. M. Cox stated that she would take this information back to R. Pitrowski possibly suggesting weekly updates via email to the Board. Since M. Ruth emails R. Pitrowski weekly regarding LGV items, she will include all Board Members.
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  3. Comments regarding U. S. Lawns - M. Kapono commented that since we are paying for professional landscaping services, that more attention needs to be paid to replacing dead plants, bushes, etc.
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  5. Old Business - M. Kapono stated that she had received her re-election packet just last week. The County does not have the listing of Board Members corrected. C.A. Kapono reported that she had met with Mary Mahoney today; she explained the terms for Board Members: all are 4-year terms with half expiring every 2 years. There will be seats opening on the Board. J. Gilliam will not seek re-election as an at-large member; M. Dufva will give up his seat as President and requests to be moved to an at-large seat. Board Members are talking to members of the Community regarding filling the vacancies.
  6. The next meeting will be July 29, 2002 (the fifth Monday) instead of the regular 4th Monday (July 22, 2002) due to absences of Board Members. A motion to change the meeting date was made by C.A. Kapono. M. Kapono seconded the motion. Motion passed 5-0. M. Cox will consult with R. Pitrowski regarding the legal advertisement of the meeting date change.
  7. With all business discussed, M. Ruth made a motion to adjourn the meeting. M. Kapono seconded the meeting. Motion passed 5-0.

 

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Recording Secretary President

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