Tamarac HOA Board Meeting
June 11, 2025
MINUTES
Attending: Mary Bartlett, President; Kathy Strasser TAC Chair; Jean Long, Vice President; Stu Smith, Treasurer; Judy Gardner, Secretary, Randy Vinson, Administrator. Guests: Randy Pence, Jan Anfinson and Carole Cantrell – homeowners. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. May minutes were approved.
Old Business
- New Documents on website: It was agreed that all new documents should go through Mary. Judy will continue to send meeting minutes directly to Jeff Holland.
- Parking issues with potential buyers: Kathy continues to do inspections of homes being sold and communicates with the seller and buyer about any CCR violations. If the garage is modified, the buyer is notified that parking rules and regulations must still be followed.
- Replacement of pool park bench seat: Mary reported that a new seat is ready and will have to be picked up and instaled. Jean said the task can be done by Jeremy.
New Business
- Feedback on clarification of parking rules and restrictions: Mary has received a couple of comments from the community regarding the blast sent out about the clarification of the parking rules and regulations. The community has 30 days after May 26th to respond. A revised edition of the guidelines with some homeowner’s suggestions will be sent to residents for a 30 day review.
- Feedback on new architectural guidelines:Kathy has received no feedback from the community.
- Possible camera at pool park/increasing vandalism: Due to recent damage to the cement table/bench at the pool park and notice of people being in the pool area late at night, a discussion was held about installing cameras in that area. It was unanimous that that a security system in the pool area is needed. Several board members are looking into the cost and requirements needed and a notice will be sent to the community asking if any resident has expertise in this area.
- Bulk trash pickup:Apparently, the city is planning quarterly bulk trash pick-up in communities. Mary applied for Tamarac to be on that list. We will provide more information when we have it.
- Zoom meetings:A community member asked if we could offer board meetings on Zoom. The Board’s decision at this time is Zoom meetings would not be beneficial at this time and might discourage attendance at the annual meeting.
- Architectural Committee Report: Kathy provided a written TAC report. She said that only 2 of the 14 unpainted flashing situations are left. There are 54 issues in the community – many are very minor. The next area they are working on is the stem walls that need repair.
- Landscaping: Jean reported that we are working on trying to fix the pool gates so they will automatically close. They have been left open lately. We may need new gates as they are very old. She is going to ask for bids.
- Financial Review: Randy reviewed current financials, and everything is within budget year-to-date.
Homeowner Remarks
Randy Pence reviewed several instances over the past 16 years of inconsistent information/feedback he’s received from various past board members and other homeowners. We assured Randy that this board is working hard to be consistent and realizes that that CC&Rs are somewhat vague in some areas. We are, therefore, trying to provide more details and clarifications on certain matters (i.e. parking/landscaping, etc.)
On the issue of the granite rock requirement for the strip of landscaping between the sidewalks going to the house and the house, the board reviewed what is happening in the community and discovered that more than 30 homes have a variety of rocks, plants, etc. in these areas. Therefore, we agreed that we will change the landscaping guidelines to “strongly suggest” the use of the standard granite but will not enforce it as long as what is placed in that area is tasteful.
Board meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Submitted by: Judy Gardner, Secretary