Category: Board Of Directors

2024 Budget Open house

8/23/2023

A note from the Budget & Finance Committee...

Budget Open House:
Thursday, 9/28 at 7:00pm
via the standard committees Zoom link

Are you curious how the HOA plans to spend your assessments next year?

Come join a conversation about an early draft of the 2024 budget with the board treasurer. The board approves the final budget during their October meeting.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/592544596
Meeting ID: 592 544 596
Password: 5300Obama
(two zeros, upper case O)

Or dial by phone: 1-669-900-9128
Meeting ID: 592-544-596
Password: 192791

Tags: Budget & Finance, Events, Board of Directors

August 2023 Board News

8/22/2023

Compiled by Patrick Comiskey, photo by Zig.

Thirty-two people attended the August 22 Board Meeting including nine board members and the management team. Topics discussed include rainwater catchment plans being developed for Baldwin Hills, an art show event in the Clubhouse, custom white board purchases, and committee personnel updates.

July 2023 Board News

7/25/2023

Compiled by Patrick Comiskey, photo by Zig

Thirty-three people attended the June Board Meeting held on Tuesday, July 25, including eight board members and the management team.

Topics discussed include this new "digital HIGHLIGHTS" webpage and other updates to the VGOA website, board meeting executive sessions, holiday pay for VG staff, using the Clubhouse as a cooling center during hot weather, and chair setup rules for Concerts on the Green and other special events.

Security Town Hall: August 3, 7pm on Zoom

7/23/2023

Special Event Notice

From the Board of Directors

The VGOA security contract is being put out to bid and the Board is looking for community input to inform the RFP (Request for Proposal) process. Please join Board members on Zoom to voice your opinions during a discussion on current and future security services.

SECURITY TOWN HALL
August 3, 2023, 7:00 pm via Zoom

VG Committee Meetings
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/592544596
Meeting ID: 592 544 596
Password: 5300Obama
(two zeros, upper case O)

Or dial by phone: 1-669-900-9128
Meeting ID: 592-544-596
Password: 192791

Tags: Board of Directors, Management Office, Security Services, Events

June 2023 Board News

6/27/2023

Compiled by PJC, photo by Zig

Thirty-five people attended the June Board Meeting held on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, including eight board members and the management team.

Topics discussed include the hiring of a horticulture and landscape manager and a new annual holiday schedule for VG employees.

May 2023 Board News

5/23/2023

Compiled by Patrick Comiskey

Thirty people attended a relatively brief Board meeting on Tuesday, May 23, including all nine board members and the management team.

Two major points of discussion ensued, with the noisiest being a discussion about noise. The other topic was the hiring of a consulting firm for the Master Planting Guidelines recommended by RIOS.

April 2023 Board News

4/25/2023

Compiled by Lucy Fried and Patrick Comiskey

The April Board of Directors meeting had a slim agenda with only three resolutions to consider, and they passed all three.

The resolutions and other topics discussed include a lien, an audit, protecting archival blueprints and documents, operating funds, and letters submitted to the Board for consideration.

BABY OWL “The crows alerted
me that this taloned fluff was in a
small tree just outside our door.”
Karen Bragg, 4/21/23, Court 14

March 2023 Board & Management News

3/28/2023

Compiled by Lucy Fried and Patrick Comiskey

The Board of Directors and Management updates at the March 28th Board meeting were extensive. Topics included the master planting guidelines from RIOS, major building maintenance, the electrical upgrade project, garage inspections, serpentine wall repairs, and laundry machine maintenance.

March 2023 Editor's Note: Board Elections

3/26/2023

Sometimes I wonder if anyone actually reads the newsletters that our team puts so much love and time into. I guess some do, because out of the blue in late March, a resident told board member Avelene Schodorf that he couldn’t find the results of this year’s Board election in any HIGHLIGHTS issue. He was right! We had skipped right past it!

Our apologies, and here are the election results...

Five candidates ran for the five open seats; all were incumbents running for another term, and all were elected. They are Ashley Fondrevay (236); Steve Haggerty (245); Claire Knowlton (240); Avelene Schodorf (235); and Chris Scornaienchi (235).

Tags: Communications Committee, Elections, People of the Green

fEBRUARY 2023 BOARD NEWS

2/28/2023

Compiled by P.J.C.

The February 28 Board meeting drew 38 people, including the nine Board members, staff, residents, and guests Gina Fields and Kathy Guyton from the Empowerment Congress West Area (ECWA).

Topics discussed include our new Facilities Engineer, serpentine wall repair, landscape restoration along Sycamore Ave., and more!

January 2023 Board News

1/24/2023

Compiled by P.J.C.

Thirty-two people attended the January Board meeting, including Management and eight directors. Topics included RIOS' proposal for overhauling the irrigation system, noise guidelines, Highlights newsletter, Sycamore corridor rehabilitation, and gophers.

An End of Year Message from the Board

12/14/2022

Each year, the Board provides to owners a cover letter accompanying reporting on personnel news and a broader financial assessment. Here is Board President Laura Civiello’s statement to the homeowners, edited slightly for brevity.

December 2022 Board News

12/13/2022

Compiled by P. J. C.

Thirty-four people attended the Board Meeting on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, held early in advance of the holidays. They included eight board members as well as staff and representatives of our electrical contractors and consultants, Hariton and Triple C. As meetings go, it was action-packed.

November 2022 Board News

11/15/2022

Compiled by P. J. C.

Thirty people attended the November Board Meeting, held early in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The meeting was unusually brief.

The Board of Directors discussed garage inspection violations with regard to the advanced notice residents receive and the month's financials.

October 2022 Board News

10/25/2022

Compiled by Lucy Fried

Seven directors and 19 guests attended the October 25 Board meeting, with president Laura Civiello and director Haleh Shoa excused. After approving September’s meeting minutes and four resolutions, the Board considered two less than comfortable items: a 7% HOA dues increase beginning in 2023 and a discussion of outside-facing window coverings.

September 2022 Board News

9/27/2022

Compiled by P.J.C.

Thirty-six people attended a long, jam-packed Board Meeting on Tuesday, September 27.

A number of consequential topics were discussed, including Master Planting Guidelines from RIOS, shot hole borer tree pests, and the 2023 budget outlook.

RIOS suggests replacing the lawn in the areas found directly outside units’ front doors.

August 2022 Board News

8/23/2022