Meeting Minutes November 26th, 2018

Meeting Minutes November 26th, 2018

McNaughten Village Condominium Association

5350 E. Livingston Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43232

(614) 861-1441

Joanne Kitchen called the meeting to order at 11:00 AM

Board members Joanne Kitchen, Robert Jackson, Sandra Matthews, Joey Ashbrook and Judie Brenneman were present.
Property Manager Tom Jones was present.
Board member Nancy West was absent.

Property Manager's Report as of November 21, 2018.
As of this date the McNaughten Condo Association has:

• $20,482.47 in your checking account.
• $147,516.82 in your savings account.
• $11,540.73 in your CD account.

Two owners currently owe the association money. No legal action taken.

Discussed 1865 Misty way closing.

As of this writing, MIRINVEST LLC (5161 Marks CT New Albany OH 43054-9359) owns 1865 Misty Way which closed on September 24th, 2018 and sold for $55,500 (Fifty five thousand five hundred dollars and no cents).

Old Business

• The seal coating and curb repairs are complete.
• The association is waiting on another leaf cleanup. There was a delay due to the weather.
• The tree trimming along the perimeter will be discussed again in the spring, 2019.
• The City repaired the one leak at 1850 Misty Way. Advanced Reality Management has called the City to come back out to inspect an area next to where they fixed the leak. The Board will wait until this inspection to determine if there is additional work needed.

New Business

• The Board wants snow sticks placed. They want them at least by each of the sump pump drains where they come out at the curbs. Bob Jackson will check into purchasing additional sticks. If he cannot find them Rob Adkins will purchase more.
• The Board meetings and procedures were discusses.
• The Board discussed the annual meeting. This will take place on January 29th. This is subject to change if the State Farm agent cannot attend.
• Tom (from Advanced Reality Management) will ask the association’s agent from State Farm to come to the annual meeting in January.

Board of Director Nancy West term expires in January, 2019.
Board of Director Joey Ashbrook term expires in January, 2019.

Board member elections will be held at the meeting scheduled for January 29th, 2019.  If you wish to run for election please notify Joanne Kitchen, President, 1862 Misty Way; Email Joanne Kitchen.

There will be no Board of Directors meeting for December.

Association Fee Increase

Our Condo Association fees are increasing!  On Monday, October 22^nd, 2018, the McNaughten Village Board of Directors voted to increase our association fees.  As of January 1^st, 2019, association fees will be:

• $161.00 for a small unit (up from $156.00)
• $177.00 for a large unit (up from $172.00)

This increase was deemed necessary to meet future capital improvement expenses.  Please note the following, as quoted from Community Policies, Guidelines, Rules and Regulations in the document The McNaughten Village Condominium Association Community Policies and Guidelines as of 5/23/2018 on Page 16 in section I. Rules Applying to the Payment of Condominium Fees:

All payments are due on the 1st of each month, but if the total amount due in any month is not paid by the 10th of the month, a late fee of $50.00 may be added to the amount due. At McNaughten Village, late fees are cumulative, which means that for each month, if any monthly payment remains unpaid, an additional late charge of $50.00 may be assessed.

Please address any comments or questions to the board of directors via email.

Misty Way Being Resurfaced

All occupants of McNaughten Village should have received one of these flyers.  It would have been taped to your front door.

Work begins at 9:00 AM and will be finished as soon as possible.  The sealant takes 24 hours to dry.

Please do not block the street while the folks at Perry's Pavement Plus are trying to seal it, and do not drive on the street while the sealer is wet.

Flyer From the Doorway

Mystery!

This morning (10/8/2018) Sandy Matthews found this sign sitting on her front porch. The sign was in a Hobby Lobby bag, but had no card or name attached to it.

Sandy and Her New Sign

Sandy thinks it may have been left by mistake, and if so she'd like the owner to come and collect it.  I opined that it was a gift from a friend who wants to remain anonymous.

If anyone knows anything about this little mystery, please don't hesitate to speak up.

Crime Report: October 7, 2018

I read this report on a reliable source.  The incident happened in the vicinity of Lucks Road and Roselawn Avenue, which isn't all that far from us.  The reason I'm reporting it here is the audacity of the criminal - he's completely unafraid of the crime victim - and the location.

I just want to share with everyone that last night around 4:00 am I woke up to use the bathroom and heard a thud on my front door. I walked to the living room and heard someone turning my doorknob. I went to my front window to look outside and this person came right over to the window, came eye to eye with me, smiled at me and ran off! It was unnerving and scared the **it out of me!

It was dark and my porch light wasn’t on so I only saw his face briefly but he was a darker skinned male and looked to be in his late 20’s. Don’t know if anyone else was with him. I did call the Reynoldsburg Police and they drove around the neighborhood but didn’t see anyone.

I  keep thinking that thank God I just happened to wake up and heard that noise or who knows what may have happened if he did break into my home. I’m not trying to be a dramatic victim, but I now definitely have fear and paranoia that I didn’t have before :-(

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Real Estate Sales

From the looks of things on realtor, we are living in a very desirable neighborhood.  These homes have only been on the market for a short time, and the owners are getting the asking price. 

I'm sorry to see these families leave as they are all nice neighbors, but I'm glad their homes sold quickly and for a good price.

Speaking for myself, when I bought my home the things I found attractive about McNaughten Village were:

• Low crime rate.  We have no real crime in McNaughten Village
• Low condo association fees.
• The amount of green space.  We have trees and the grounds are kept up.
• The quiet neighbors.  I'm of an age when loud music at 10:00 PM is an irritation, not an invitation.

Can anyone think of any other items I might have missed?

Parking Problem

Contrary to popular superstition, Misty Way is not a public road; it's a private drive.  That means that Officer Friendly can't write a moving violation for anyone driving like a maniac on Misty Way, or backing out of their driveway without checking for obstructions (kids, dogs, other cars), or parking in the middle of the street at the corner so as to block traffic leaving our little slice of heaven and obstruct the vision of oncoming traffic.  In other words, parking where they shouldn't.

Like this genius.