• ​The Grand Oaks HOA Board of Directors reconvened on Thursday September 13, 2018. 
• An initiation of a Reserve Study was approved by the Board.  You might wonder what a reserve study is.  Quite simply, it is a study which evaluates how much life the capital assets of the neighborhood have left and how much they are likely to cost when they wear out.  Some of our assets are the Playscape and pavilion at out community park, for example.  Understanding their value and lifespan will help us determine how much money the HOA should set aside each year in order to be able to replace them when they do wear out.  The study will identify all HOA assets and provide us with tremendous insight.
• Doody Calls, pet station patrol, began its weekly service on Tuesday September 18, 2018. 
• Our Annual Meeting is set for Thursday November 15th, 7p at Austin Community College – Stassney location Rm 1130.  Refreshments will be provided with thanks to our Social committee headed by homeowner Zoe Wafelbakker.  Please plan on attending this annual meeting as it provides a venue for community discussion and can help provide the Board with topics that matter to you.  As well, we invite you to join one of our committees with the purpose of keeping our neighborhood a place we all like to call home.  There will be sign up sheets at the meeting for all committees.
• The City of Austin is analyzing Davis Lane as part of the 2016 Mobility Bond for substandard streets.  They will hold an Open House for all concerned to share feedback on the recommendations. This will be held:
• Date: Wednesday, September 26
• Time: 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.  (stop by anytime!)
• Place: Cowan Elementary School Gym (2817 Kentish Drive, Austin, TX 78748)
• More information can be found at https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/Davis-Lane-Substandard-Street/ksj4-57hk

See you around the neighborhood!

We wanted to let you know about three improvements approved at the last Board meeting. Two of which are already completed!

The signs, or monuments as the specialists call them, at the Manchaca entrance and Davis entrance have been cleaned. You can see the before and after pictures to see what an amazing job 360 Power Washing did.

We previously sent out a survey about the median on Keepsake between Campfield Pkwy and Empress Blvd. The board voted in favor on going with the popular vote on the survey and as you can see when you drive by, the work has been completed. We were very pleased with the 104 responses to the survey. Below are the survey results.

Lastly, are the trees at the park. The trees are starting to creep into the playscape and generally need some work. The board approved the following work and it will be done on Tuesday, August 7.

• Raise low limbs over the sidewalks to 8 feet
• Raise low limbs over the playscape 6 feet
• Clear limbs from pavilion roof 3-4 feet
• Remove small dead hackberry to the ground, North of the pavilion
• Remove dying hackberry to the ground, North West corner of BBQ area
• Remove hazardous (90% dead) cedar elm to ground level, East of basketball court
• Prune back trees to the edge of the North end of the basketball court
• Remove 5" hackberry with entire canopy leaning over North end of the basketball court

There was further work recommended to prune six of the large oaks at the park, but at an additional cost of $4,800 we could not afford to do that work this year.

* Room updated to 1130

​The next HOA Board meeting of 2018 will be held Thursday, July 19.

Date: Thursday, July 19, 2018
Time: 7:00 P.M to 9:00 P.M.
Where: ACC Campus, 1820 West Stassney, Room 1130

Please accept this as notice that the Grand Oaks Owners Association Board of Directors will meet on July 19, 2018, at 7:00 p.m., at Austin Community College – Stassney Campus, Room 1130, located at 1820 W. Stassney Lane, Austin, TX 78745. Topics may include general association business, including unfinished business and new business, covenant enforcement, budgeting, and assessment collection. Executive session matters may include personnel matters, litigation, contract negotiations, enforcement actions, confidential attorney communications, matters involving the invasion of owners’ privacy, or matters involving parties who have requested confidentiality and the Board has agreed to honor that request. Thank you.

​On May 17th the GO HOA Board reconvened. We had several homeowners join the meeting and we thank them for their contribution.
City employees presented the Manchaca Road Corridor Mobility Plan and requested community input. The plan is to provide improved safety and traffic flow on Manchaca Rd from Lamar Blvd to FM 1626.  More information can be found at https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/Manchaca-Road-Corridor/qqum-8r4v/
Landscaping is moving forward.   The irrigation system, specifically getting water returned to the two entrances (Machaca Rd & Davis Lane) continues with bids from two area businesses.  A bid, with conditions, was approved and this work will be moving forward in the coming weeks.
In addition, a poll using Survey Monkey has be sent to GO residents.  Community input is requested on landscaping options. This poll is open until June 1, 2018.  To vote on landscaping options go to  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NMM7T5V 
Proposals were presented for a reserve study to be conducted.  A reserve study is a budget planning tool.   It is a plan to offset ongoing deterioration of common grounds while planning for sufficient funds to be available when anticipated major expenditures to those grounds occur.  A proposal was approved, with conditions, and that study will be moving forward.
Enjoy the summer and stay safe!

​On March 1st the GO HOA Board reconvened.  We had 4 community members join our meeting and we thank them for their time and input.
The main topic of discussion was generating community involvement.  We are inviting all interested homeowners to please consider joining a committee.  These committees provide the time and knowledge to offer various proposals to the board to enable us to invest wisely in the upkeep of our neighborhood.   Please consider joining our landscaping committee.  Join your neighbors for generation of ideas, research and solution proposal including bids from area vendors.  We can keep our neighborhood beautiful, but not without your help.  Visit our Webpage at http://www.grandoaksatx.com/ to learn more & submit your application today!

The first HOA Board meeting of 2018 will be held this Thursday, January 18.

Date: Thursday, January 18, 2018
Time: 7:00 P.M to 9:00 P.M.
Where: ACC Campus, 1820 West Stassney, Room 1130