BELLA VISTA VILLAGE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION PLANNING COMMITTEE
Special Meeting of October 13, 2008
Present: Chairman George DeGroot, Bill Johnson, Jan
Keirsey, Tom Wooters, GM Bailey.
I. The meeting was called to order by Chairman DeGroot at
3:00 pm in the Board Room.
II. The minutes for the September 10 and 15 meetings were
accepted by consensus.
III. The Committee reviewed and approved a POA Board
Timeline Summary for distribution to Board members.
IV. After discussion of its linkage with assessment
change and Declarations change issues, the Committee agreed not
to resurrect the Amenity Planning process at this time.
V. GM Bailey reported on his meetings with City officials
over the transfer of responsibility for roads and streets within
the city, and indicated that discussions had proceeded well. As
a result, a contract was in the final stages of preparation by
the POA attorney. The bottom lines were a charge to the city of
about $95,000 per month in return for about 65% of the current
street department’s efforts. This included direct costs,
equipment costs, and allocations for support.
VI. The Committee agreed that exploration of the
usefulness of creating a Governmental Affairs committee should
be undertaken.
VII. The Committee members reviewed their impressions and
ideas following the September 28-30 visit with the Hot Springs
Village Board of Directors and Management.
VIII. It was agreed to ask the GM to prepare a list of
Village accomplishments/improvements similar to that prepared by
HSV.