UNIVERSITY HILLS ASSOCIATION OF HOMEOWNERS
Annual Meeting, Thursday, Nov 14, 2002
The By-Laws' of the UHAOH require
an Annual Meeting. The meeting was held in the Ballroom of the Las
Colinas Country Club. Those in attendance were asked to sign-in and verify our database information." Coffee, sodas and
delicious cookies were provided for an informal "getting to know neighbors"
period.
President Arnold Martin called the
meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. at the Las Colinas Country Club. The formal part of the meeting began a 6:45pm with President Arnold Martin's
welcome to those in attendance.
The first order of business was a
treasurer's reports from Don Jensen who was commended for his fine work in
stewarding our UHAOH monies. A report is on file on the
website.
There was not report from the secretary, Esther
Nachimson. She was not present during the business part of the
meeting.
Reports were also presented by Gov't/Civic Relations by V P Charles
Schmidt, Landscape/Beautification by Pat Andress, Communications by
V P John Taylor. Special Events by Nell Anne Hunt.
The Reports time
was followed by a Group Exercise called SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities , and Threats ) led by
John Taylor in which each in attendance was
asked to actively participate in idea exchanges about our Association.
The results of this
stimulating discussion will be tabulated by
John Taylor and posted to our website and communicated to the general
membership.
The results of this effort will be the nucleus of the
Association's 2003 GOALS.
The Nominating Committee, comprised of Past
Presidents Don McGee and James Spriggs. There were recommendations
mailed to the full membership prior to the Annual Meeting. It was
explained that the By-Laws call for election of Officers and Directors on a
bi-annual basis; therefore, the members present were asked to affirm the Officers & Directors for their past year's service and to pledge support
for the coming 2003 year. The affirmation was followed with applause.
Acknowledgements of guests followed with Catherine Lesser representing
the Las Colinas Association being recognized and thanked for all the support
University Hills receives from TLCA.
Three Irving City Councilmen
were present for the entire meeting and were asked for comments and
observations and to respond to questions.
Mayor Pro-Tem Rick Stopfer,
Councilman Terry Waldrum and Councilman Sam Smith each made brief comments
and answered questions from
the membership.
The formal part of the
Annual Meeting was adjourned at approx 8:20pm and was followed with
refreshments and informal visitation.
These minutes were constructed by President Arnold Martin and edited by the
secretary.
Respectfully submitted,
Esther Nachimson
