Heather Pointe Homeowners Association Annual Meeting 2019

Heather Pointe Homeowners Association Annual Meeting

Saturday, January 19, 2019

9:00a.m. 

 Pinson Community Center

 6230 Dry Creek Lane, Pinson Alabama 35216

NOTE:    *I am unable to transfer PDF to WORD or some other legible format, so I took pictures and placed them here

                **The following minutes are dated December 16, 2017. The year of the meeting is incorrect and should read                                 December 16, 2018. These same minutes were presented at the annual meeting to attending residents and                                 expounded upon by Bart Jones  of Metcalf Realty.

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IMPORTANT --AT&T Fiber Upgrade Project 

AT&T  will be upgrading portions of its network in the Heather Pointe community.   It is uncertain as to when the work will begin, but probably in the summer or fall. The upgrade will take place regardless  to whether you have Spectrum, Bright House, Charter or any other internet service.  About a week before the job starts, a door hanger will be placed  to make residents aware that the work is about to begin.

READ below the two page letter sent to the Heather Pointe HOA board and Metcalf Realty.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

regarding AT&T Fiber Upgrade Project

Additional questions should be addressed  to AT&T customer concern at 1-800-278-8213

    Additional FAQs can be found  by clicking this link and going to the bottom of the page. 

Processes,  Procedures and Materials

Materials Used

• Fiber Optic Cable
• 1.5" Orange Pipe (Innerduct)
• 10"x 15" Handholes (Water Meter Boxes)
• 17"x 30" Handholes
• 30"x 48" Handholes

Handhole Example                                 These vaults are installed flush with ground level. Larger                           

handhole placement

                                             vaults  will contain splice locations and larger terminals. The smaller vaults will contain smaller terminals and individual lines to homes. All vaults will be connected  with 1.5" pipe placed 24" below ground. What this allows is once all of the new facilities have been placed, when a customer orders service AT&T will only have to bury a new line on their property. The rest of the line will be carried in the pipe and vaults to the property line, allowing less disruption to the community in the future.


Stitch Boring-Missile Boring
The fiber optic cables and pipe that is placed is done with a process called "stitch boring" or " missile boring". AT&T's contractor will dig 15"wide x 72" long x 27" deep holes every 20 to 50 feet depending upon the conditions and will drill holes between the holes to pull in the cable and pipe. 

When they dig the holes they first cut the sod and set it aside to save.  Then they spread tarp on the ground to protect the grass from the dirt as the hole is dug out.  All of the dirt removed from the hole is placed on the tarp.

Placed Handholes

 Once all of the cable is placed the holes are filled and tamped. Then the sod is replaced. In the areas around the handholes AT&T will also place grass seed and straw if necessary.

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Abandoned Car

A burgundy Honda Accord was parked at the corner of Jana Way and Princess Blvd. After a week the car was reported to the Jeffco Sheriff's Office. That same day deputies followed up and by running the license plate discovered who the owner was. The owner, who lives in Center Point was  visited and instructed by the deputies to move the car or it would be towed. The owner complied .

 Heather Pointe  Covenant at 6.10 states that no vehicle shall be parked on the street for more than 24 hours. (paraphrasing. See Covenants in the upper right hand of the blog page )

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NOVEMBER 2015

Heather Pointe Homeowners Association Annual Meeting

November 21, 2015

4410 Main Street

Pinson, Alabama 35126

Invocation,  two minutes of silent reflection.

The meeting was called to order by the Heather Pointe President, Carol Halderman, at 10:10 a.m. The president gave the protocol for the meeting.

Bart Jones, contact person from Metcalf Realty was introduced. His contact information has been in correspondence from Metcalf Realty and placed in the sidebar on the Heather Pointe blog.

The minutes from the last annual meeting, held November 8, 2014, was read by the Secretary, Sylvia McClain. The minutes were approved as read.

Financials:

Finances are down this year but they are expected to increase. Liens had to be files on some properties for outstanding debts on association fees. Owners may contact Bart Jones at Metcalf Realty to make payment arrangements to pay down the outstanding balance on their property.

A budget was presented to the body. After a slight parliamentary mistake the budget was accepted. 

The amount of $175 will remain the same for annual association dues for 2016.

A reserve account was opened in 2014 for incidentals. The opening amount was $1200. This year only $550 was deposited due again to lack of finances. An out of control car ran into a transformer knocking out power to several homes and flattening three mailboxes. Reserve funds were used to cover incidental costs with reimbursement from the driver’s insurance.

It was suggested and agreed upon to place a discreet sign entering and leaving Heather Pointe

informing that there is an HOA along with how to contact them.

Old/Unfinished Business:

Becky Byrd will manage Facebook and the Heather Pointe blog (beginning February 2016). It is undecided as to whether there will be a newsletter in 2016.

A different landscaping company will be hired for 2016. A few low growing perennials may be put in front of the roses at the front entrance.

Driving in the community is a problem. Though there are speed limit signs, often they are ignored by drivers. Service trucks and school buses have been observed racing with each other to see who will reach the stop sign first. This is unsafe not only for children but for everyone.

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November 21, 2015

New Business:

Nominations from the floor were taken for officers for the 2016 Heather Pointe Board. There was one write in, Mary Ezell and one volunteer, Desmond Thomas. On site votes by a show of hands for both candidates were unanimous. Five proxy votes were submitted.

The 2016 Heather Pointe Board is (alphabetically);

Vanessa Cotton, Mary Ezell, Carol Halderman and Desmond Thomas

The meeting was opened to residents for questions and comments.

Resident #1

Question: (1.) Are we a part of Pinson? My voting place is in Center Point

Answer:          I’ll look into it.

Question: (2.) Why do we have to pay for street lights when other communities in Pinson do not?

Answer:           I’ll look into it.

 Question: (3.) I didn’t get the two new waste receptacles and had to call Advance

                         Disposal.  The new garbage cans are too heavy for me to move because of lack of

                         upper body strength due to illness. I have continued using the green one.

                         Is that okay?

Answer:           Yes, as long as Advance Disposal continues to pick up your trash from your

                         garbage can.

Resident #2

Question: (1.) How was the feedback on painting the mailboxes?

Answer:         Good but not great. In the future a list of suggested painters will be included in the

                       letter.

Question:  (2.) Does anyone monitor the watering of plants at the front entrance? It seems to be

                        watering even when it rains.  A rain gauge with a sensor could be helpful.

Answer:         There isn’t a lock on the timer and someone has been turning it on. A lock will

                       be placed on the box as well as looking into a more frugal system of watering.

Question: (3.) Has anyone thought of getting speed bumps to slow down speeders?

Answer:         Yes, but the process would be lengthy. A petition would have to be signed by

residents, a letter sent to DOT, attendance at public hearings and tracking the request for speed bumps and more.

Resident #3

Question: (1.) When the new landscaping company is hired, would it be possible for them to

                        pick up paper cut the lower end of St. John Drive where it enters from the                         

                        highway?

Answer:          Possibly. We can discuss it at length when the new board meets.

 A total of nine people attended the Heather Pointe, November 21, 2015 annual meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:30a.m.

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November 21, 2015

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Pinson City Park

Here are some updated pictures of the progress being made for the city park here in Pinson. The park has not yet been named.

This is the back of the amphitheater 

PINSON CHRISTMAS PARADE 

December 5th, 10:00 a.m.

In celebration of the bicentennial, descendants of some of the original founders of the community will dress up in period garb and ride a float in their memory. (copied from Trussville Tribune November 18-24, 2015) 

CLAY- Christmas Parade-December 12, 2015 @3:30 p.m.

             

                                                      

TRUSSVILLE -Christmas Parade-December 12, 2015 @ 3:00 p.m.

                            in downtown Trussville

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