19 new single family homes and two town home buildings were approved in the following developments: Cottonwood Valley (two single family homes), Cottonwood Hills Estates (four single family homes), Emerald Valley (11 single family homes and one town home with five units), Fairway Vista (one town home building with three units), La Villita (one single family home) and University Hills (one single family home).
Submission fees for the month totaled $9,770.00. Year-to-date, $80,790.00 has been collected.
COVENANT ENFORCEMENT
- 118 enforcement cases were resolved during the month. Currently 841 properties are being pursued and/or monitored. 26 of these properties have been referred to legal counsel, of which three are in litigation.
- 43 properties were inspected in conjunction with Estoppel and/or Resale Certificate requests.
COMMON PROPERTY
- Cycle five of the field mowing was completed.
- Installation of central irrigation weather station was completed.
- Landscape Maintenance Specifications
manual was completed and distributed to qualified bidders for the 2007-2008 landscape contract.
ALARM MONITORING/PATROL
- Facilitated a joint meeting with the City of Irving’s assistant city manager and police chief to introduce Paul Frederiksen as the LCA’s assistant general manager and to establish a more cohesive communication network between our entities.
- Held pre-bid meeting concerning the security Patrol and Dispatch vendor. The current contract ends on January 1, 2007.
- As of August 24th, dispatch processed 2,544 alarms and incidents. The department recorded 161 false alarm responses during the period.
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
- Represented the LCA at the Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District Board meeting.
- Compiled statistical data for various entities including the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau.
- Developing content for Irving Newcomers Guide.
- Working on features to expand web site usage.
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
- As of August 29th, collected $5,570,573 (93%) of the total invoiced amount ($5,966,766) for the 2006 assessments.
- Began canvassing votes for the annual meeting.
- Preparing the budget for 2007.
- Completed 24 Statements of Accounts, 6 Estoppel Certificates, and 19 Resale Certificates through August 29th.
- Database maintenance included 68 property ownership changes and 208 updates.