Please accept this as notice that the Grand Oaks Owners Association Board of Directors will meet virtually on Thursday, July 13, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.
Agenda

• Wet Pond Maintenance – dredging & no fishing signs
  
• Poison Ivy in Common Areas
  
• Insurance Renewal – July 1, 2021
  
• Financial Report – review of March/April Executive Summaries
  
• Portable Storage Units – policy regarding notification to the HOA by members and length of stay 
  
• 87th Legislative Session – Laws affecting Property Owners Associations & required actions

Please accept this as notice that the Grand Oaks Owners Association Board of Directors will meet virtually on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.

The move to an online system for submitting and processing improvement requests has been delayed, but should be up and running in April. More information will go out at that time.

The Beautification Committee was able to get some new plantings in. Unfortunately, the plantings occurred before the winter storm. They are monitoring the plants now and working with our landscaper to  trim back what can be saved. Thanks to Rusty Ulrich and Morgan Witthoft for your efforts.

The Board has approved a new poop bag station to be installed on the trail on the South side of the Menchaca and Keepsake intersection. The exact placement is still pending. 

We've had an increased number of individuals selling firewood on HOA property. Whenever this occurs they have been asked to leave and have complied. A private property sign will be installed a the concrete drive that leads to the trail just South of the Menchaca and Keepsake intersection. 

There is a run-down section of fence that sits along Campfield Pkwy and borders the neighborhood to the West. That section is redundant as the homeowners behind it have their own fence. The Board has approved the removal of that redundant section of fence.

The CCRs state that the only flags allowed in the neighborhood are official US flags and official Texas flags. Enforcement on this issue had not been happening, but will begin again in April. If you have a flag of any other type you'll receive a standard first-notice. This notice will state that you have 30 days to take the flag down.  

Please accept this as notice that the Grand Oaks Owners Association Board of Directors will meet virtually on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.

Following the guidance of the city, the signage at the park has been updated. The new signage indicates that if you use the amenities you should follow the following guidelines.

• Maintain 6-foot distance
• Do not use if you are sick
• Do not use if you've had contact with someone with confirmed COVID-19 virus
• Wear a fabric face covering
• Wash hands for 20 seconds or use hand sanitiizer

Thanks to those who attended the annual meeting tonight.  Attached is a PDF of tonight's presentation along with a written report from the Architecture Committee.

Notably, I'd like to welcome Susan Rossi to the Board and congratulate Morgan Witthoft, Ellen Ward, and Matthew Mintz on their re-elections

Not captured in the attached file were the Finance report and Beautification Committee report.

Finance
The Board was unanimous in agreeing that while we would like to contribute more to our Reserves fund it is not the right time to increase dues. I'd also like to remind anyone that if you have any concerns with being able to pay your dues on time please do reach out to CAM to begin a conversation. You can reference the packet in the meeting announcement for details on the budget as a whole. Overall we were able to redistribute some funds to cover the 2021 cost increases without raising the dues.

Beautification Committee
Rusty Ulrich heads the committee and provided detail on the work that's been done this year to plan for 2021 planting and landscaping. He made some excellent points on how we can organize some volunteers to save some cost in removing old landscaping and possibly planting. Be on the lookout for more information and volunteer opportunities coming in 2021.

The 2020 Annual Meeting will be held virtually this Thursday, November 12th, at 7:00 pm CT

Hope to see you there!

By now you may have noticed a couple of new signs around the neighborhood. Back in September we approved some signs to be placed in the neighborhood. Those are finally up. You can see the large one at the end of the parking lot by the playground. The small sign is up at the trail head on the western intersection of Campfield and Sweet Clover.