Hi neighbors! Our quarterly membership meeting is coming soon! The Board will be meeting on Monday, April 11 to discuss and finalize agenda items. Please have all proposed agenda items submitted to officers@strawberryhillhoa.org by Sunday, April 10th for our review.

Our meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 18th at 7 PM. The Board decided to have a hybrid meeting format this quarter.

For those who are comfortable and wish to attend in person, the meeting will be held at 7966 Cabrini (the Keene home). Coffee, tea, and water are provided.

For those who are unable or do not wish to attend in person, we are offering a virtual join link as well. The Board plans to include those joining digitally with an external microphone and speaker, but of course the best experience will be in person. We are switching platforms to Microsoft Teams (free) since Zoom now requires a paid plan. The experience is very similar. You may wish to download the app ahead of time, or you can use any web browser to join without an account.

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Our agenda for the upcoming meeting includes:

• Treasurer’s report
• CC&Rs review process update
  • See responses to our survey here, then choose “See previous responses”
• Park and playground updates and maintenance package update
• Park portable toilet schedule and spring/summer mowing approvals
• Park use after hours discussion
• Board opening: Secretary needed!

Our summer meeting, traditionally a cookout at the park, is July 18th and will only be offered in-person. Mark your calendar now for this fun gathering!

At the January 10, 2022 membership meeting, the Board recommended that we pursue updating the CC&Rs that govern how we live in our neighborhood. Many legal organization recommend CC&Rs are reviewed every five years and updated every 15-20 years. Strawberry Hill’s CC&Rs were created in 1978 and can be found on our website.

Several neighbors have voiced agreement that some existing CC&Rs are outdated and regularly not followed by several homes. The Board is responsible for reviewing complaints in violation of the CC&Rs or by-laws, and must not discriminate between regulations based on personal opinion. The board members felt a review of the CC&Rs would allow our neighbors the freedom to continue common practices without concern of complaint.

Attendees at the meeting voted unanimously to survey the membership to determine if there is interest in updating the CC&Rs.

To update CC&Rs, the membership would first make recommendations, then agree to new language that would be reviewed by an attorney. Once ready, the membership would still need to approve any changes by private ballot, with 50% or more households approving the changes.

The workload for this process would fall to the Board or neighborhood volunteers. The cost is estimated to be $3000 and would be paid for from the general reserve fund.

Please complete this very short, anonymous survey by March 1st to give your input into this important process.

Thank you!

View the January 10, 2022 meeting minutes here.

Topics include:

1. Treasurer’s report
2. Open board position: Secretary
3. Old business: park reminders and updates
4. New CC&Rs discussion

Reminder! We have a quarterly neighborhood meeting coming up on January 10th at 7 pm. Our new board will be hosting our quarterly meeting: Becky Keene serving as President, Dean Fidecaro as Vice President, and Mary Mingels as Treasurer. A big thank you to Kristin Drew and Greg Slobodzian who served on the board previously.

Also, as per our tradition, the neighborhood padlocks have been updated with the address of the president: 7966. This includes the tennis courts, park gate, and toy box in the small field.

We need a secretary for 2022! Let us know if you are interested. It is not a big commitment but an important job, and it keeps a full board of four voting members.

Join us for the meeting at the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88967582848

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Meeting agenda:

• Treasurer’s report and 2022 budget approval
  • 2021 Q4 Report
  • 2021 Year End Report
  • 2022 Proposed Budget
• Old business: park updates, CC&Rs update process, general reminders
• New business: 2022 meeting schedule
  • Next meeting April 18, 2022
  • Summer cookout in the park and meeting July 18, 2022
  • Fall meeting October 17, 2022
  • Remember to send your agenda items to the board one week prior to the meeting
• Attendee raffle

It should be a short meeting!

Thanks to all who attended our July 26 barbecue and meeting! We had 12 homes in attendance and lots of smiles and greetings exchanged.

View the minutes from this meeting through this website under the Resources section or by following this link.

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After four years of service to our board, Greg Slobodzian is ready to retire from the office of treasurer. We are super thankful that he has organized our finances and is available to transition this post to the next willing neighbor!

Per our HOA by-laws, we must elect a new treasurer at the October 2021 meeting and the new treasurer will take office in January 2022.

Treasurer is an important role, but not overwhelming or super time consuming. Plus, Greg will help the new officer get started and answer questions along the way.

Skill set needed:

• Basic math skills, enough to balance a checking account
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel and Word
• Familiar with basic emailing and cloud tools (we use Google Drive to store documents)

Duties:

• Manage the HOA checking account: Make deposits, pay bills and balance account each month
• Mail dues notices to all owners of record
• Keep records of dues payments
• Update records of property owners contact information
• Mail late notices to homeowners who forgot to pay, once or twice a year
• File State and Federal tax returns (easier than it sounds since we do not pay any tax) 
• Fill out Title company HOA information request forms when someone buys or sells a home in the neighborhood
• Submit quarterly treasurer reports to the membership
• Submit annual treasurer report to the membership
• Submit budget proposal for the upcoming year
• Attend board meetings (quarterly) and membership meetings (quarterly)

Officers do not pay HOA dues, and get to work together to help keep our neighborhood a wonderful place. If you are interested in learning more about this office, email us at officers@strawberryhillhoa.org!

We welcome all members to attend our Monday, July 26 membership meeting in the Strawberry Hill HOA Park at 6 PM. We will be serving hot dogs and hamburgers (with condiments and cheese) provided by the HOA. Bottled water will be available. You may bring a side dish to share, bring your own sides, or even refrain from eating altogether. All comfort levels welcome!

Please RSVP by Sunday, July 25 by completing this form so we can plan the food and not waste resources.

Agenda:

• Welcome, food, and fellowship
• Q2 Treasurer’s Report and position opening announcement
• Park cleanup update
• Removing trees from the common areas: amendment proposal (this will require a membership vote!)