Willow Pointe - January 2013

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January 2013Volume 9, Number 1 www.willowpointe.org Deed Restrictions Enforced

Official Publication of the Willow Pointe Homeowners Association, Inc.

HAPPY NEW YEARYour Homeowner’s Association Board of Directors would like

to wish you a Happy New Year. If you are reading this, you have survived the Mayan ‘End of the World’ date of December 21, 2012, so CONGRATS!!! Many of you reading this are also Y2K survivors so Kudos there as well! With the arrival of the New Year, it is always nice to both look back at some of the things our Community was able to accomplish last year and what look forward to what we have planned for the future.

2012 RETROSPECTIVELast year, we were able to fill in most of the gaps in our Community

sprinkler system…with only a few small areas left to address. While it is tough to notice the difference in winter, hopefully the results will be obvious this summer…especially if we have yet another drought.

In a more illuminating project, we have replaced the Halogen lamps lighting the Community signs with LED ones. As the person who volunteered to replace the bulbs, I have been SO happy that the new lights have worked as promised and I have not had to address the lights every other week.

And finally, I have been very pleased and gotten great feedback about the One Call Now notification service that we have used as a Community. It has been a great way to quickly get info out and often find out information from other Homeowners that we were unaware of. As an example, we sent out a notification about vehicle vandalism and received responses from others in the neighborhood that were also affected. We were able to pass this on to law enforcement that we had a much larger issue and not a targeted incident and they were able to help bring an end to the situation.

2013: A NEIGHBORHOOD ODYSSEYPool HoursI would expect pretty major changes to the Community pool hours

of operation. We received great feedback from Homeowners about

when they would be most likely to use the pool. Greater Houston Pool Management (GHPM) provided us pool usage statistics every hour the pool was open for the entire summer. Combining the feedback and usage data gave us a very clear picture of when people ACTUALLY used the pool when it was open and when they would LIKE to use the pool if it were open. It seems that having more evening hours on weekdays (like opening until 9pm) was well received as well as opening early and longer on weekends and holidays (10am to 9pm). And, there was no outcry of people who said they used the pool on weekdays at 1pm…also the data from GHPM reflects this.

The Board will be discussing this matter at the next Board meeting and sending out the proposed hours for prospective Pool Management Companies. Thanks to those of you who responded to the request for input on the Pool Hours of operation.

Pool/Park AreaThis year as the irrigation system upgrades wind down, the Board

will be further investigating improvements in the Pool/Park Area. Primarily, the playground equipment is nearing its life expectancy. Combine this with continued need and requests for Community meeting area/building and we may be looking at something of a large scale improvement. Suggestions have included a meeting room/building, splash-pad for pool area, increased parking, and new playground equipment. Any project of this nature may be done, but most likely completed in stages.

YOUR IDEASAs always, we are open to suggestions from the Community.

If you have ideas for areas of improvement or a specific project, please email us. And please don’t forget that we budget funds for Community activities. If you would be willing to organize an event for the Community, please let us know your idea and we will see if it can be accommodated.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEBy Scott Ward

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident Scott Ward 2011 - 2014 Vice President Craig Perez 2012 - 2015Secretary Brenda Jackson 2012 - 2015 Treasurer Steve Mueller 2010 - 2013Director Angie Wilson 2011 - 2014 Please contact us at [email protected] if you have

questions, comments or concerns.

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All homeowners should have paid their annual assessment at this time. All assessments are due January 1st and are delinquent if not received thirty (30) days after the due date. All delinquent Owners will receive a notice requesting payment. An interest charge of ten percent (10%) will be posted to the Owners account, together with a $35 administrative charge for the late letter, and an administrative fee of $30 per month for each month the account remains unpaid.

As always, all homeowners who cannot pay the assessments by January 31st may setup a payment plan by contacting Randall Management and pay the assessment over a period of three months.


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Category Number

Burglary/Habitat 2

Burglary/Motor vehicle 0

Criminal Mischief 0

Disturbance/Family 1

Disturbance/Loud Noise 0

Local Alarms 7

Suspicious Person 1

Traffic stop 0

Vehicle suspicious 0

Harris County Sheriff ’s Office Patrol Report

NOVEMBER 2012

Willow Pointe HOA, INCBALANCE SHEET - NOVEMBER 30, 2012

ASSETS

Checking Comm Assoc Banc $ 58,442.38Checking Prosperity $ 3,743.81RESERVESComm Assoc Banc $ 72,608.74Prosperity M/M $ 3,072.40M.Stanley/S. Barney $146,242.61Total Reserves $221,924.14

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE2010 Owner Assessments $ 1,773.192011 Owner Assessments $ 2,688.00 2012 Owner Assessments $ 7,326.98A/R Collection Fees $ 8,497.10A/R Lawn Fees $ 155.00A/R Late charges $ 907.79A/R Legal fees $ 7,004.33A/R Opening Balance $ 19,391.50

$ 47,743.89

Total Assets $324,854.22Pre-paid insurance $ 5,715.36Total other assets $ 5,715.36Total Assets $330,569.58

LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES Prepaid-HOA Fees $ 28,275.66 Total Liabilities $ 28,275.66

RESERVES Beginning balance $ 210,013.13 2012 Reserves $ 26,304.00 Interest Income $ 480.21 Capital Expenses $ -14,873.20 Total Reserves $221,924.14

MEMBER CAPITALPrior Years equity $ 74,525.47Accrual basis equity $ 19,468.23Total homeowners capital $ 93,993.70YTD excess/deficit $ -13,623.92Total member’s equity $ 80,369.78

Total Liabilities & Member's Equity $ 330,569.58


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Willow Pointe COMMUNITY CALENDAR

January 2013JANUARY 1-8CFISD Holiday

JANUARY 7Landscape Committee Meeting @ 6:30 pm

JANUARY 8Board Meeting @ 6:30 pm

JANUARY 12Walk the bayou and pick up trash — meet Paul @ the

Willow Crossing Bridge @ 8 am

JANUARY 21Martin Luther King Day

CFISD Holiday

JANUARY 31Last Day to Pay HOA Assessment with no penalty

All meetings are held in the pool meeting room. All Homeowners are welcome to attend any of the above meetings. Please call Randall Management to be placed on the agenda if

you would like to address the Board at the meeting.MUD Meeting Information – The normal date/time is 11:30 am the first Thursday of the month at the offices of Attorneys

Young and Brooks. The address is 10000 Memorial Drive, Suite 260.

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Yard of the MonthYard of the Month The simple fact that we

have a Yard of the Month in January is a great testament

to the wonderful weather we have here…meaning we are buried under 2 feet of snow.

Congratulations to the family at 10107 Elm Knoll Trail who

received first place for the month. Also congratulations

go to the family at 10319 North Laurel Branch who

receive second place this month.


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Willow Pointe - January 2013

Documents

pool usage statistics

community signs

retrospectivelast year

new lights

great feedback

poolpark areathis year

proposed hours

evening hours