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June 1, 2026

GPHA Minutes June 1, 2026

Board Members:
Dave, Jed, Rowdy

Residents:
MaryAnn K, Kieth K, Jim & Lisa M, Geraldine R, Lori S, Michael P, David M.

Call to Order: 6:35

Treasurer’s Report

  • Account Balance: $68,370.10
  • Outstanding Balance: $4,025.00

Design Review

  • A few this week, all looked good

Shed Ammendment Passed

  • Vast majority voted yes
  • Lawyers are handling filing with city, will let us know next steps

Accountant

  • Brief explanation of who Ben is
  • Notice that we’ve passed bill payment on to Ben, instead of Dave handling

Davey Tree

  • Contract with them to continue, lowest price and good service
  • $22,315.00 – same as last year
  • Idea from previous meeting of adding flowers to entrance

Pollinator Gardens

  • They’re not looking good
  • Davey can handle, but we should look into it more. Need to confirm if they have an actual pollinator guy

Garage Sale

  • Coming this weekend
  • Shout out to new letter board
  • We have little directional signs, home owners can decorate their own mailboxes
  • Dave needs to rush sign at corner
  • Jed to make map: printed flyers and up online

Getting bylaws re-written to be cleaner

  • Currently on the website as scanned PDFs, hard to read
  • Lawyers able to do it for $2,000 or so
  • Jed to look for people on Fiverr

New letter board purchased

  • $360

Electrical outlets at front entrance

  • Need to look back at who installed it
  • Davey has an electrician that can look at it
  • Dave reached out to Dennis, no response yet
  • Check that one big box

Holes in fence

  • Call out to fence company for quote

Quickbooks verification

  • Need to submit paperwork to prove 501 tax status
  • Assigned to Ben

Maintenance Walkthrough

  • To be done July / August by Dave and Rowdy
  • Explanation of process for residents in attendance
  • Question on how to follow up with houses who have not fixed things year-over-year
  • Resident: complaint on yards that have weeds and overgrowth, why aren’t we doing walks more often
  • Resident: suggestion that each street have volunteers to walk more often
  • Resident: put comment box at end of street for telling on people
  • Idea to form “maintenance team” that can help
  • Ask for volunteers in newsletter and on facebook
  • Add as item when Dave sends letter about sheds
  • Resident: question about gardens, specifically that one house on Parkland

Resident Participation

Question about rentals

  • Who pays yearly dues, owner or renter?
  • Should be owner, but we can’t really enforce that either way

Question about moving all communication to email

  • It just isn’t realistically feasible
  • We can ask title company for new home owner’s email address to start building database
  • It’d be nice to send a welcome packet and invitation to meeting

New Welcome packet to include

  • by-laws
  • invitation to next meeting
  • call out for website

Fire house on Andover

  • Explanation of insurance troubles
  • There is a ‘for sale’ sign

Streetlight down on Dayflower, city is finally fixing

Discussion on sidewalks being fixed

Further discussion on walkthrough and by-laws concerning trash cans and satellite dishes

Next Meeting: Tentative Around end of August

Meeting Adjourned: 7:35

March 24, 2026

GPHA Minutes March 24, 2026

Board Members:
Dave, Jed, Tom, Lisa

Residents:
Rowdy, LaVerne, Michael, DaShawn, Gene

Call to Order: 6:05

  • 6:05 – Call to order
  • 6:10 – Vote is closed with 152 YES votes and 31 NO votes
  • Resident question on when/where we will announce changes
    • Told that we need to go through the legal channels to officially change the bylaws
    • Website will be updated when we can

Regular Meeting Begins – 6:15

Treasurer’s Report

  • Account Balance: $73,437.85
  • Outstanding Balamce: $6,600

Design Review

  • None lately, but expecting more when summer gets closer

Old Business

  • Amnesty letter sent to Dayflower house
  • Payment of $3,003 made
  • House is now up to date

Budget for 2026

  • Planned expenses total $30,756
  • Davey was re-quoted and provided the best price over other landscapers

Accounting

  • Review/explanation of online pay for residents in attendence
  • 43 Residents signed up for online pay so far

Garage Sale

  • Tentatively planned for weekend of June
  • Friday night (6-8) and Saturday all day (9-3)

Pet Nuisance Complaints

  • Our bylaws do not address this
  • City has their own regulations

Creating an Electronic Copy of Bylaws

  • Lawyers offer as a service
  • Dave will ask for quote

Call for Resident Participation

Ideas for Expenses and Projects?

  • Snow plow service for sidewalks
  • Add more flowers and things where the roses used to be
  • Hire an expert to bring back / maintain butterfly garden (Davey?)
  • New sign board

Things Need Fixing

  • Fixes to fence, leaning boards
  • Light post down on Dayflower (city manages this)

Electric in Entrance

  • Adding outlet so we can light trees
  • Fix electric along fence
  • Jed to look through minutes to find out which company installed it all
  • Maybe update the spot lights

Discussion on Joining the Board

  • Explanaition of difference posts and resposnsibilities
  • Discussion on simply needing more voices in the room
  • Rowdy volunteered to join

Next Meeting: Tentative in June

Meeting Adjourned: 6:53

February 24, 2026

GPHA Minutes February 24, 2026

Board Members:
Dave, Jed, Tom

Call to Order: 6:05

  • 6:05 – Call to order
  • 6:10 – Vote is closed with 152 YES votes and 31 NO votes
  • Resident question on when/where we will announce changes
    • Told that we need to go through the legal channels to officially change the bylaws
    • Website will be updated when we can

Regular Meeting Begins – 6:15

  • 6:02 – Questions from residents
    1. Are residents with unpaid dues allowed to vote?
      Yes.
    2. How long will voting last?
      We can keep accepting votes until a majority is reached.
    3. How will we keep track of sheds for the maintenance policy?
      We can see portions of the yards from the sidewalk, as well as relying on neighbors to make reports. Additionally, we do have permission in the by-laws to go on resident’s properties to inspect at any time.
    4. Do people who sent proxy votes need to come in and vote in person?
      No, the proxy works like a mail in ballot.
    5. How are already-existing sheds going to be monitored?
      They were grandfathered in, so will be left alone unless they are falling into disrepair and need attention.
    6. Does the shed need to come through us from an approved company?
      No, the process is the same as any other exterior change. You will submit a Design Review request for us to discuss.
    7. How does the city approval work with this?
      The city needs to approve with their own process in addition to the Board approving through our process. They are separate processes.
    8. How are residents supposed to know how these processes work?
      Everything is on the website. We’re volunteers, and aren’t going to give our personal numbers out.
    9. Concern about being required to have a shed
      Clarification that sheds are not mandatory. This provision is only to allow sheds to be built for those who want them.
  • 6:22 – Voting begins
  • Further questions through the night
    1. Suggestion to have the attorneys attend a meeting once a year
      Agreement that it’s a good idea.
    2. Questions about gardens
      Discussion on new garden policy and how we plan to deal with existing gardens being grandfathered in but still needing to be brought up to code.

Meeting Adjourned: 7:30

December 08, 2025

GPHA Minutes December 08, 2025

Board Members:
Dave, Jed, Tom

Residents:
David M., Kathy B., Adrian P., Michelle and John N.

Call to Order: 6:28

Recurring Business:

Treasurers Report:

  • Account Blance: $41,337.85
  • Outstanding Balance: $7,393.39

Design Review:

  • None

New and Ongoing Business:

Dayflower House

  • Will send amnesty letter for late fees

Accounting – online payments

  • Send invoice with note “If you’d like to pay electronically …. otherwise send a check to PO Box ….”
    • Link to new form on website to collect email, name, address

Voting on shed policy

  • Board voted to approve final ammendment language
  • Send initial notice and proxy vote with invoice and newsletter
  • In-person vote then held with proxies as-needed

Powerwash fence

  • Done

Fiber status

  • Tom didn’t get any response from original company
  • Different company sent email

2026 budget

  • Most items to remain the same
  • Add a little to legal budget and e-payment budget
  • New project: clean up polinator gardens – Someone from Metroparks would know what to do? Tom to reach out the contact

10408 Andover – Fire House

  • Homeowners reached out
  • Waived late fees, still charge regular yearly dues
  • Hopefully movement to begin in coming months

Next meeting – March TBD

Meeting Adjourned: 7:34

September 4, 2025

GPHA Minutes September 4, 2025

Board Members:
Dave, Jed, Tom

Residents:
Dave

Call to Order: 6:30

Recurring Business:

Treasurers Report:

  • Account Blance: $53,088
  • Outstanding Balance: $8,243

Design Review:

  • Four submissions approved

New and Ongoing Business:

10408 Andover – Fire House

  • Storage container and pod removed

Accounting

  • Need to add online payment to website for next year’s dues
  • QR code on invoices directly
  • Dave to talk with accountant to ensure this is ready for dues

Shed Policy

  • Reviewed legal language and voting process from lawyers
  • Motion made and approved to submit revisions discussed

Garden Policy

  • Approved by board vote
  • To be added to website / maintenance guidelines

Powerwashing Fence

  • Waiting for quote from guy

Fiber Internet

  • Review of site map from Kinetic
  • Discussion on boring/drilling process

Ice Cream Social

  • Really good turn out, good feedback from residents
  • Cost was $936

Next meeting – Early December TBD

Meeting Adjourned: 7:30

May 28th, 2025

GPHA Minutes May 28, 2025

Board Members:
Dave, Jed, Tom, Lisa

Residents:
Kathy Bender

Call to Order: 6:30

Recurring Business:

Treasurers Report:

  • Account Blance: $62,871
  • Outstanding Balance: $3,197 (9 homeowners)

Design Review:

  • House painting approved
  • Two windows approved
  • Deck approved

New and Ongoing Business:

Second round of Yearly Dues notices sent out

10408 Andover – Fire House

  • City wrote letter with date to respond by May 19th. No response sent
  • City referred to their legal department

Accounting

  • Working with Szweda Consulting is going very well
  • Need to add online payment to website for next year’s dues
  • QR code on invoices directly

State Farm Insurance

  • Paid $2,376 for the year

Shed and Garden Policies

  • Contact K&C for next steps to begin ammendment process
  • Need to look into VistaPrint for mailers
  • Decision to ask for city permit during Design Review phase

Agree to power wash fence

Fiber Internet

  • Review of site map from Kinetic
  • Discussion on boring/drilling process

Garage Sale planning

  • June 20 (6-8) 21 (8-3)
  • Dave to put up signs
  • Jed to make form online
  • Jed to make maps
  • Lisa will prepare balloon bags
  • Jed and Dave to distribute

Ice Cream Social

  • To be planned with PopCLE again
  • Date in-between soft opening and full opening

Summer Maintenance Walkthrough

  • Do sometime in late June or early July
  • Put up letterboard sign giving people a heads up before we go out
  • Discussion on assessing fees for people who didn’t fix things last year

Discussion on legal fees

  • Decision to change schedule of legal actions so we aren’t assessing large fees earlier than appropriate

House with overgrown grass in backyard

  • We’ll send a letter

Davey Tree

  • Discussion on which areas are their responsibility

Newsletter feedback

  • Very good open and clickthrough rate
  • Zero unsubscribes

Next meeting – Early September TBD

Meeting Adjourned: 7:50

February 20, 2025

GPHA Minutes February 20, 2025

Board Members:
Dave, Jed, Lisa

Residents:
Debra, Jason, Lisa,

Call to Order: 7:00

Recurring Business:

Treasurers Report:

  • Account Blance: $45,119.85
  • 2025 Budget to be discussed

Design Review:

  • New deck on Landsdale – approved

New and Ongoing Business:

Need to update name on insurance account

Landscaping with Davey

  • Continuation of contract – $22,315

Annual Dues

  • Invoices and newsletter sent
  • Digital payments for individuals who have reached out

Mailing List

  • Need to gather emails for use in sending notices and such

Garden Policy

  • Review of proposed document
  • Existing gardens can be assessed case-by-case, and will be subject to maintenance and review in subsequent years

Shed Policy

  • Ammendment to the bylaws: Requires half of houses to vote ‘yes’, can be done by mail-in proxy
  • Review of proposed document

Fire House

  • We’ve sent letters
  • Their hands are tied with insurance
  • We can log an official complaint with the city
  • Can we get the dumpsters and boxes moved?

Idea to add more diverse holiday decorations to front?

  • stand-up decorations driven into ground

Ideas to improve neighborhood (carryover from last month)

  • Halloween party?
  • Bowling
  • Wine and paint

Need for resident support (carryover from last month)

  • Website ideas
  • Facebook activity
  • “Have an idea?” form on site
  • etc.

Next meeting – TBD

Meeting Adjourned: 8:05

December 12, 2024

GPHA Minutes December 12, 2024

Board Members:
Dave, Jed, Lisa, Tom

Residents:

Call to Order: 6:40

Recurring Business:

Treasurers Report:

  • bank balance = $34,131.49
  • Dave reconciled QB balance with Bank Account
  • Dave and Tom to review previous annual budgets to reconcile year-to-year

Design Review:

  • Addition on Andover – approved
  • Fence – Approved for four feet, not five
  • Roof patching – Denied for mismatched coloring

Old Business:

Fire House discussion

  • On City Buidling Dept recommendation, Dave to reach out to homeowner
  • Possible next step to be filing an official complaint with city
  • Dumpster needs to be moved

Future meetings

  • To be held at Rec Center (two free per year)

Accountant – Schwezda

  • $90/hour
  • Give access to CB and QB
  • Handles payments to vendors
  • Handles taxes
  • What do we need to do for online payments – third party service
  • Checks still go to PO box
  • Dave and Jed to do another conference call – early January

Walkthrough follow-up

  • Reference this year’s violations against next year’s list
  • Repeat houses to get warning letter

Landscaping bids

  • Ground Guys – $45,403
  • Turfscape – $29,161
  • Davey Tree – $21,705 (in 2024)

New Business

Insurance

  • Find out what our State Farm policy is

Rentals

  • No action needed

Fiber installation

  • They never replied from initial email
  • Tom to follow up

Timeline for dues and late fees

  • Extend timeline for fees and penalties

Newsletter with invoices

  • Introduce board
  • Garden policy
  • Shed amendment
  • info on voting requirements

Ideas to improve neighborhood (carryover from last month)

  • Bowling
  • Wine and paint

Need for resident support (carryover from last month)

  • Website ideas
  • Facebook activity
  • “Have an idea?” form on site
  • etc.

Next meeting – Annual Meeting – Community Center – Feb 20, 7-8

Meeting Adjourned: 8:05

September 19, 2024

GPHA Minutes September 19, 2024

Board Members:
Dave, Jed, Lisa

Residents:
Dave Montgomery

Call to Order: 7:05

Recurring Business:

Treasurers Report:

  • bank balance = $39,661.96
  • Late statements went out July
  • Next batch going out in October

Design Review:

  • None

Ongoing and New Business:

Fire House discussion

  • Dave to reach out to city for guidance/assistance.

Future meetings

  • To be held at Sixth City, pending owner approval.
  • At least one at a restaurant to encourage resident attendance.
  • Change to quarterly?

Walkthrough follow-up

  • 71 letters sent. A handful of complaints and questions.
  • Discussion on basketball poles, garbage cans, and satellite dishes.
  • Secondary walkthrough to check houses that had violations.
  • Dave to then send secound round of letters with direction to email us when they’ve completed tasks.

Sheds

  • We need resident feedback before writing a policy.
  • Discussion on potential policy.
  • Tom and Dave to doublecheck requirements for changing bylaws.

Idea of sending postcard to neighborhood with general information and action items

  • One-page newsletter with yearly bill.
  • Interest gathering for sheds.
  • Announcement for new Garden Policy.

Ice Cream Social feedback

  • Comparable attendance to last year.
  • Product was good.
  • Need for permit next year.

Landscaping contracts

  • Received contact from Davey.
  • Questionable if they are fulfilling duties.
  • Jed to write up new bid to send around.
  • Need to bid out for next year.

Yearly Budget for 2025

  • Dave to write.

Research on management companies

  • Full managment companies are very expensive.
  • Accounting agency is more affordable.
  • Jed to research and make bids for accounttants.

Ideas to improve neighborhood (carryover from last month)

  • Halloween party?
  • Bowling
  • Wine and paint

Need for resident support (carryover from last month)

  • Website ideas
  • Facebook activity
  • “Have an idea?” form on site
  • etc.

Next meeting – At Brewsters, sometime in early December

Meeting Adjourned: 8:15

June 11th, 2024

GPHA Minutes June 11th, 2024

Board Members:
Dave, Jed, Lisa

Residents:
Kathy Bender, Dave Montgomery, Eugene & Ingrid Mourzine

Call to Order: 7:02

Recurring Business:

Treasurers Report:
– Jed forgot, oops.
– Roughly a dozen late fee notices went out
– – Next round to go out in July

Design Review:
– Parkland house: Addition: Approved

Old Business:

All passwords and access have been updated to Dave and/or Jed

Future meetings at the Community Center will cost $25
– Approved to spend
– Possibly start at 6:30 instead of 7:00

Maintenance Walkthrough
– Discussion on revisions to Policy
– – Second revision to be completed
– Week of 6/24
– – Put up signboard 6/19
– – Post on Facebook 6/19

Garage Sale
– Need to put times on entrance signs

Facebook
– Reach out to “neighbors” page and ask for admin

Ice Cream Social
– Send contract to Pop CLE

Garden Policy
– Discussion on new Policy
– – Send revised version to board email, post ASAP

Kamen & Cuisimano
– Come in for live session
– – Executive Session only
– – Week of 7/29?
– Have people send in questions

Davey Tree
– Complaints of late mowing and gardening
– Dave to get contract to turn into bid for other companies

New and Ongoing Business:

Idea of sending postcard to neighborhood with general information and action items
– One-page newsletter?

Ideas to improve neighborhood (carryover from last month)
– Halloween party?
– Bowling
– Wine and paint
– – ADD TO POSTCARD

Need for resident support (carryover from last month)
– Website ideas
– Facebook activity
– “Have an idea?” form on site
– etc.

Next meeting – September sometime

Meeting Adjourned: 7:58

May 5th, 2024

GPHA Minutes May 5th, 2024

Board Members:
Dave, Jed, Lisa

Call to Order:
7:06

Recurring Business:

Treasurers Report:
– Still getting into Quickbooks capabilities, but numbers look good

Design Review:
– Privacy fence
– – Possibly require neighbor’s approval? No, would become problematic.
– – Suggest trees instead?
– – – Finish discussion offline
– Resident – replacing deck board and railing
– – Approved pending application submission
– Dave’s deck
– – Approved
– Resident – new fence
– – Application tentatively approved, Board to discuss after

Old Business:

Password changes on Bank, Kaman & Cuisimano, Quickbooks
– QB will hopefully be resolved once form is submitted to remove Dennis
– – Need to pay yearly bill
– – Set up autopay?
– Bank – Jed to speak with bank to be assigned as ‘superuser’ on account

Gmail account has been shared to all board members

Stationery made

Future meeting location – To be at the Community Center?
– Dave to look into further
– Once or twice a year at a restaurant

Maintenance walkthrough – June
– Need to revise letter that is sent out
– Put up sign beforehand to let residents know it is coming
– Possibly send mailer as well? Dave to look into cost for bulk mailing

Resident idea to establish email list of residents

Two houses of concern
– House that was on fire
– Parkland house
– – Dave reached out to both, no response. Will look into next steps

Garage Sale
– June 7-8 – Friday night 6-8 – all day Saturday 8-3
– Lisa got form, Dave will fill out and return

Ice Cream Social
– August 18 – 6-8
– – Jed reached out to two venders, will continue to gather information
– Resident suggestion – Mitchells, Ritas (in Streetsboro), Strickland

Garden Policy
– Need for resident survey
– – Dave to polish his version, Jed to put on facebook for basic survey
– Points of contention
– – Fence styles, size, material
– – – eight feet
– – Location on property
– – No visible equipment
– – Clearing bed by certain time of year

House with improperly cleared trees
– Board to discuss online

Solar Panel Policy
– No need for written policy
– Subject to Design Review

New and Ongoing Business:

Davey Tree behind schedule
– We need to quote for other companies
– We’re paid through this year
– – Resident suggested Reynolds
– Dave to send proposals out

Discussion on board communication
– emails to residents should go through the official gmail account with no personal signature

Ideas to improve the neighborhood
– Food truck
– Holiday get-togethers
– – Special Halloween
– – Parade

Need for more resident support
– Facebook postings
– Letterboard
– Mailings during the year?
– “Have an idea?” form on website
– tease opportunities for stuff like the block party

Discussion on sheds and amending bylaws

Next meeting – June 11

Meeting Adjourned: 8:30

April 9, 2024 Executive Session

GPHA Minutes April 9, 2024
Executive Session

Board Members:
Dave, Jed, Lisa, Tom

Residents:

Call to Order:
6:35

Recurring Business:

  • Treasurers Report:
  • Design Review:
    – 10056 – New Deck – Approved
    – 10061 – Basketball Hoop – Approved
  • Website Update:

New and Ongoing Business:

  • Nominations for Offices
    – President – Dave
    – Treasurer – Jed
    – Secretary – Jed
    – Design Review – Dave, Jed, Lisa, Tom
  • Delineation of duties
    – Answering emails from residents – Jed
    – Answering contacts from official sources – Dave
    – P.O. Box – Dave, Jed
    – Scheduling room for meetings – Dave
  • Maintenance Walkthrough (June)
    – Dave to put up letterboard sign before
    – Mailed postcard?
    – Facebook posting
  • Activity on Facebook account
    – Jed to spearhead
  • House with fire
    – Dave to reach out for a status update
  • Andover house with a lot of stuff in driveway all the time
    – Dave to look into
  • Outsourcing Treasurur duties
    – Szweda Consulting – $90/hr
    – Dave and Jed to investigate needs
    – – Set up online payment portal
  • Jed to handle Ice Cream Social (Aug 18)
  • Dave and Jed to handle garage sale (June 7-8, 6-9 and 9-3)
    – Dave – city permit
    – Lisa – advertising in papers
    – Jed – sign-up form, map, banner for facebook
  • Late fee notices sent out at end of March (by Dennis)

Action Items:

  • Dave to change all passwords, emails, and phone numbers on all accounts
  • Dave and Jed to remove Dennis from bank account and add themselves – Jed to be primary user
  • Dave and Jed to remove Dennis from Quickbooks and add themselves – Jed to be primary administrator
  • Dave to update Kamen & Cuisimano to remove Dennis and add Jed
  • Jed to share access to email account with Board
  • Jed to share logo file for Dave to make stationary

Meeting Adjourned: 7:45

January 29, 2024

GPHA Minutes January 29, 2024

Location: Center on the Square
Attendees: Board Members: Dennis Kaplan, Dave Allerton, Lisa Light
Residents: Mr. and Mrs. John Nowak

  1. Call to order 7:02
  2. Minutes for December 11 2023; approved
  3. Communication
    • Treasurer’s Report was reviewed by Dennis. Balance is $35,244.42

New Business

  1. Solar Panels: No discussion.
  2. Vegetable Gardens: No discussion.
  3. 9972 Parkland: Now going with standard asphalt shingles rather than metal.
  4. Garage Sale: Second weekend in June; Lisa will look into permit.
  5. Ice Cream Social: August 18th.
  6. Miscellaneous:
    • Dennis is moving, possibly within several months. Will need new board president as well as treasurer.
    • John Nowak introduced his painting company and stated his availability.

Next meeting: 3/18/24

Adjournment 7:30

Action Items:

  • Lisa to look into permit for garage sale.

December 11, 2023

GPHA Minutes December 11, 2023

Location: Center on the Square
Attendees: Board Members: Dennis Kaplan, Tom Weirich, Dave Allerton, Lisa Light

  1. Call to order 7:00
  2. Minutes for November 11 2023; approved
  3. Communication Treasurer’s Report was reviewed by Dennis. Balance is $30,166.66.
    • delinquent dues total this year

New Business

  1. Solar Panels: No discussion
  2. Vegetable Gardens: Discussion on where gardens should be placed. Agreed that nearer the house rather than out in the middle of the yard is better aesthetics for neighbors in the back. Also, re-word the item about tools. Plan is to publish the policy in March/April and enforce in existing gardens. Perhaps allow side yard gardens if masked by landscaping
  3. Discussed 12/9 email from [redacted] complaint about a number of houses that do not appear to be compliant with policy, and their concern that board is not enforcing it. Dennis discussed that we indeed have a process for such properties, and are in the process of addressing some of the issues.
  4. Discussion on 9972 Parkland design review. Board approved it providing fasteners of metal roofing are not visible, i.e., smooth ridges.
  5. 9906 Parkland window design approved
  6. Miscellaneous:
    • Fence along Ravenna has been fixed
    • Entrance signs have been restored and installed.

Next meeting: 1/29/24

Adjournment 8:20

Action Items:

  • Dennis to respond to [redacted] email
  • Dennis to respond to 9972 with approval
  • Tom to check school schedule for ice-cream social timing
  • Dave to re-write Vegetable Garden Policy and send to Board

October 16, 2023

GPHA Minutes October 16, 2023

Attendees: Board Members: Dennis Kaplan, Tom Weirich, Dave Allerton, Lisa Light
Residents: Ingrida Mourzine 10355 Andover, Raj Taneja

Call to Order:
7:02

Minutes for July 10, 2023; approved

Communications:

  • Treasurer’s Report was reviewed by Dennis. Balance is $36,346.40. Dues all accounted for; all late fees have been charged
  • No Website updates. Dave to contact Jed with updates

New and Ongoing Business:

  • Solar Panels: Dennis mentioned the checklist from attorney; board needs to review and submit at next meeting
  • Vegetable Gardens: Reviewed Dave’s policy proposal. Tom updated using AI. Dave to review again and resubmit at next meeting

Resident Participation:

  • Ingrida Mourzine and Rak Taneja provided input on gardens and solar panels

Miscellaneous:

  • Dennis still working with fence company to fix the fence. Have been hard to get a hold of. We had a discussion on homeowner tree mainainance to avoid tree falling on fence.
  • Dennis still working with sign company to paint main entrance sign.
  • Next meeting – 12/4/23
  • Meeting Adjourned: 8:11

Action Items:

  • Dennis to continue follow up on damaged fence.
  • Board to review Solar Panel checklist and review next meeting
  • Dave to re-write Vegetable Garden Policy and send to Board
  • Dave to contact Jed with website updates

August 28, 2023

GPHA Minutes August 28, 2023

Location: Center on the Square
Attendees: Board Members: Dennis Kaplan, Tom Weirich, Dave Allerton
Residents: Ingrida Mourzine 10355 Andover, Raj Taneja

Call to Order:
7:04

Minutes for July 10, 2023; approved

Communications:

  • Treasurer’s Report was reviewed by Dennis. Dave asked about approx. cost to fix fence. Dennis to check.

New and Ongoing Business:

  • Solar Panels: Panels on rear of house approved. Tom to submit draft of Solar Panel Policy to Board for review.
  • Vegetable Gardens: Ingrid provided feedback on a proposed garden policy. Dave to create a policy to submit to Board for review.
  • Ice Cream Social: Dennis to provide a check for Ice cream Vender (100 servings)

Resident Participation:

  • Ingrida Mourzine (questions/input on vegetable gardens)

Executive Session – Pending Litigation Update and Budget:

  • Foreclosure on possible abandoned and foreclosure of 9972 Parkland; owner has 30 days to respond from previous email or else foreclosure process begins
  • 1375 Silverdale on corner; 5000$ they owe will be paid over 5 y period once sold
  • 1383 Silverdale (next door) also behind on dues and legal procedures pending
  • Next meeting – 10/16/23
  • Meeting Adjourned: 7:57

Action Items:

  • Dennis to bring check for ice cream over to Dave
  • Dennis to follow up on damaged fence.
  • Tom to write draft Solar Panel Policy and send to Board
  • Dave to write Vegetable Garden Policy and send to Board

July 10, 2023

GPHA Minutes July 10, 2023

Board Members:
Dennis, Jed, Dave, Tom

Residents:
Raj

Call to Order:
7:06

Recurring Business:

Treasurers Report: $49,024.78 in the account
Design Review: Nothing to report
– Playground question
Website Update: Need to post pictures of new sign

New and Ongoing Business:

Solar Panels
– We will send out a letter to gauge interest
– – Jed to write opinion letter and create survey link by EOD Tuesday
– – Dennis to print envelopes (FedEx?)

Gardens
– Maximum size restriction (100 sqft?)
– Fencing materials restrictions
– Pole style restrictions
– Visual blocking from sidewalk

Rental Properties
– Dennis to talk with the attorneys on options to restrict

Next meeting – Aug 28

Excuse Absent Members:
Lisa

Meeting Adjourned: 8:26

May 5, 2023

GPHA Minutes May 5, 2023

Board Members:
Dennis, Jed, Lisa

Residents:
Joao (John)

Call to Order:
7:11

Recurring Business:

Treasurers Report: $55,197.62 in the account
– $500ish behind compared to last year (approx 6 residents)
Design Review: Nothing to report
– Playground question
– House with big addition
– House expanding into non-property in back yard – fenced in garden
Website Update: Need to post pictures of new sign

New and Ongoing Business:

Foreclosure on 1375 Silverdale
– Bank is repetitioning for foreclosure

Solar Panels
– Currently we can direct placement, style, etc, but cannot prohibit
– We can ammend by-laws (75%) to prohibit or allow
– Send out survey to gather a vote
– – Need 75% of 268 houses to vote to prohibit
– – If not, then we default back to first point
Ohio SB61 law regarding solar panels

Gardens
– Internal agreement on allowing gardens, but need to establish some guidelines for presentation
– – Jed and Joao to look at fencing styles at HD/Lowes and other HOAs

Discussion with person installing garden in back yard
– Question on if he is within his property line
– Dennis waiting to hear from him about where lines are
– Homeowner waiting to hear about garden guidelines

Garage Sale
– Jed to make sign-up sheet and post on both FB groups
– – Also post link on gp.com
– Jed to put sign up in entrance to advertise

Replacements for ornamental poles to be installed

Garage Sale
– June 9-10 – Friday night 6-8 – all day Saturday 8-3

Ice Cream Social
– August 20 – 6-8

Next meeting – July 10

Excuse Absent Members:
Tom, Dave

Meeting Adjourned: 8:05

April 10, 2023

Board Members:
Dennis, Jed, Lisa, Dave

Residents:
Lisa

Call to Order:
7:10

Recurring Business:

Treasurers Report: $53,492.46 in the account
– $1,325 behind compared to last year (approx 9 residents)
Design Review: Nothing to report
– Playground question
– House with big addition
– House expanding into non-property in back yard – fenced in garden
Website Update: Nothing to report

New and Ongoing Business:

Replacements for ornamental poles, to be installed
– Do we even need these? Dennis to follow up

Parkland house, possibly abandoned?
– We’ve sent notices maintenance
– Following procedure to lead up to lein, then foreclosure

Discussion on Beautiful House Award
– Hope to move on it some day
– Lack of volunteers to run program
– New Idea:
– – Just do thank you notes?
– – – Send out a dozen or so at once

Dog park idea
– Been discussed previously, cost and space issues

New sign
– Should be delivered and installed soon

New plantings in front entrance
– Vincas in center islands

Garage Sale
– June 9-10 – Friday night 6-8 – all day Saturday 8-3

Ice Cream Social
– August 20 – 6-8

Davey Tree
– Price increases – in line with inflation
– Missed flowers along fence – they’ll get next time
– Cul de sac – did they mulch Deerfield?

Next meeting – May 22

Meeting Adjourned: 8:05

January 23, 2023

Board Members:
Dennis, Jed, Lisa

Excused Members:
Tom, Dave

Call to Order:
7:10

Recurring Business:

Treasurers Report – $31,635.84 in the account
Design Review: Nothing to report
Website Update: Nothing to report

New and Ongoing Business:

Streetlights out on Belmeadow
– There was a short underground that is being worked on, but the crews have other priorities
– Residents advised to call and complain to Ohio Edison

Parkland House still needs attention

Front Entrance
– Planting Vinca Bushes in islands
– – Phase one done
– – Phase two to begin in Spring – Fill in more area the gardener missed

Pollinator Gardens
– Spoke with printer, have order ready to go
– Dennis to secure bracket/post

Front Entrance Sign
– To be installed Spring 2023 (maybe April)

Resident Participation

None

Next public meeting – March 6

Meeting Adjourned: 8:02

November 14th, 2022

Board Members:
Dennis, Jed, Lisa

Excused Members:
Tom, Dave

Residents:
Geraldine, Orlan

Call to Order:
7:03

Recurring Business:

Treasurers Report – $29,479.28 in the account
– Outstanding bills to Davey
– Attorney’s fees due (yearly)

Design Review: A few approvals, nothing noteworthy

Website Update: Nothing to report

New and Ongoing Business:

Parkland House still needs attention

Front Entrance
– Planted Vinca Bushes in islands

Pollinator Gardens
– Spoke with printer, have order ready to go
– Dennis to seure bracket/post

Front Entrance Sign
– Moving forward on quote for new build, same design
– To be installed Spring 2023 (maybe April)

Beautiful House Award
– On hold until someone can take it up

Resident Participation

Ideas for improvements next year:
– Gaga ball pit
– Trail to frog pond (Belmeadow)
– Trail to creek (Dayflower)
– Shortcut through woods to playground
– Excercise stops near playgrounds(similar to set up at Glenmeadow Park)
– Dog park – attached to playground or separate
– Improvements to cul-de-sac mulch areas
– Need more swings at Dayflower Park
– Wasps nest above swingsets on Dayflower Park – call parks or service department

Budgeting meeting – Dec
Next public meeting – Jan 23

Meeting Adjourned: 7:32

September 12, 2022

Board Members:
Dennis, Jed, Lisa, Tom

Residents:
None

Call to Order:
7:05

Recurring Business:

Treasurers Report – $41,043.82 in the account
– Still to pay mulch for Davey
– Some houses pay but still a few outstanding collections
– Attorney’s fees due (yearly)

Design Review: A few approvals, nothing noteworthy

Website Update: Nothing to report

New and Ongoing Business:

Dennis to update all instances of old email address to new

Maintenance Walkthrough
– Completed Sunday the 4th
– Letters went out

Front Entrance
– Planting Vinca Bushes in islands in fall

Pollinator Gardens
– Spoke with printer, thoughts on making our own frame
– Seeking quotes from sign companies

Front Entrance Sign
– Moving forward on quote for new build, same design

Ice Cream Social
– Discussion on fliers for next year to get more awareness

Beautiful House Award
– On hold until someone can take it up.

Sheds
– Potential regulations
– – Size restrictions
– – Materials –
– – – Has to match roof, siding, color of house
– – – Not allowed to hang or stack anything on sides
– – – Must have concrete pad
– Question on who will regulate and maintain compliance
– – Roll into existing Maintenance Policy
– Exceptions/Regulations for corner houses?

Next meeting – Nov 14th

Resident Participation

Meeting Adjourned: 8:00

July 11, 2022

Board Members:
Dennis, Jed, Dave, Tom

Residents:
Al, Dave

Call to Order:
7:05

Recurring Business:

Treasurers Report – $44,470.99 in the bank
– Three houses sent notices for liens
– Other houses paid off properly

Design Review: A few approvals, nothing noteworthy

Website Update: Domain moved onto NameCheap, all together in my account

New and Ongoing Business:

Discussion on possibly abandoned houses
– Grass is being cut, no action needed, although we will continue to monitor.

Discussion on house that was inherited from deceased previous owner
– Waiting for action, Dennis to double check.

Beautiful House Award
– On hold until someone can take it up.

Front Entrance
– Planting Vinca Bushes in islands in fall.

Pollinator Gardens
– Found sign producer, should be ready in a few weeks.
– – Has neat QR code to learn more.

Fixing Current Entrance Sign
– Fixed up with new paint and caulk. Good for another year.

New Entrance Sign
– Easy Sign Group
– 12 week lead time
– – Design Ideas
– – – Cut in design vs. sandblast look (current).
– – – Built in lighting from the top?
– – – first idea is $6500.
– – – artwork recreation is approx $100.
– – – – board and residents in attendance agree to keep look just update materials.

Garage Sale
– Complaints about being on same date as Ethans Green.
– – There is always some big neighborhood.
– – Possible that Ethans Green pulls more traffic in anyway.
– Lots of traffic, seemed like a good event.
– Friday during the day is no good.
– – We should plan for Friday night, Saturday day, Sunday morning.
– Dave to manage next year.

Ice Cream Social
– Scheduled for August 21, 5-7.
– Deposit Paid.
– Signage at front and back entrance, directional at end of Dayflower.
– – Dave to manage signs

Question from Resident about Block party
– Need someone to plan.
– Budget-conscience.
– – Discussion on having a party for the neighborhood when not everyone will attend.
– – – Decision to open up for more input before the event to determine what is an appropriate budget/plan.

Discussion on Resident Requesting Gun LLC – FFL (Federal Firearm License) – 1383 Silverdale
– Initial hearing was delayed.
– – Hearing has not been rescheduled.
– Concern of online sales vs foot traffic to house.
– We can’t act until we know what the proposed business is.

Next meeting – September 12th

Resident Participation

Concerns about traffic
– Speeding on Belmeadow.
– – They’ve called police already, asked for more patrols.
– – More residents need to complain to police, consistently.

Sheds
– Residents argued need for more storage space.
– Concern about maintenance.
– – Adding it to the Maintenance Policy?
– – – Additional restrictions for houses that would have backyards running along streets (on corners and intersections)?
– Suggestion to request variance from city to allow garage extensions closer to property lines, so residents can extend garage instead of building shed.
– – The cost for this would be prohibitive.
– To change the by-laws requires majority vote from households in neighborhood.
– Tom to write draft proposal.

Cars being targeted on cul-de-sac
– Worry about break-ins.
– Residents advised to call police as much as possible to increase attention and patrols.

Meeting Adjourned: 8:45