"You think you're fit enough for that, Jim?"
Thanks for asking. My idea of working out is when I flip my underwear up with my feet so I can catch them and put 'em in the hamper, without having to bend down when I take them off. You do that, too? I had a sneaking suspicion I am not alone in this.
Regarding the title here, I am talking about last night's HOA board meeting. Starting at 5:00 with an executive session to hear appeals from several owners, then going right into an open meeting on Zoom with homeowners able to watch and participate.
There was a lot to go through, the most significant being the consideration of a new landscaping company. This is not a matter of having someone mow the lawn in the park - bids from 4 different companies were all in excess of $150,000. Surprisingly, this topic received little discussion from the homeowners; the big topic there was street parking and hiring a dog poop removal company. Yes, really.
I had done my homework beforehand...
Over 200 pages of bids to sort through and compare, agenda to set, CC&Rs and Design Guidelines to consult. Joan helped me sort through it and get the info arranged so it was easier to absorb and have it collated so I could refer to it during the meeting.
The meeting started at 6:00 and ran until after 9:00, with no breaks. I think it went well. Of course, there are comments allowed during the meeting. Most were encouraging, one guy thinks we are probably the Antichrist. So, yeah, the usual. I did my job as president to keep things moving, encourage votes, manage comments, and keeping order. As expected, about 10% of the homeowners participated.
Joan occasionally poked her head into the music room (where I was set up at my desk) to make suggestions and offer water and support. And then fixed us something to eat before going to bed. It was along day and evening.
And now this morning: Happy Birthday to me. Yep, completed another trip around the sun. I should be dizzy from all those revolutions. ;-) Joan and I will go out for lunch and then get together with Steph and Dan this evening, for a proper amount of adoring the old guy.
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Joan and I went out for lunch. I got a phone call during lunch from our HOA management rep: the crazy guy who is going out of his way to create havoc asked for a list of all homeowners, including addresses, and asked the rep how to go about filing a complaint against the board and the HOA with the Arizona Department of Real Estate. She had to tell him she couldn't help him because she has never had to deal with that before. He is soliciting "donations" to hire an attorney to bring suit against the HOA because of a discussion about the CC&Rs and parking. He is the admin for a Facebook Group from our community (not vetted) so he has a social media platform. Of course, the board has done nothing illegal or even remotely shady, but he can get on his FB Group and call us liars and declare "Fines Coming!", even though nothing has been done regarding that. And then declare that we are causing "division" within the community. For full disclosure, this guy sent me 38 private messages through Facebook yesterday morning in a 2 hour period. Hopefully, people can see through his actions, while the board will be retaining legal counsel. So... no good deed goes unpunished.
Lunch was good. ;-)