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2008
Minutes
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KIAWAH PROPERTY OWNERS GROUP, INC.
Meeting of the Board of Directors
February 6, 2008
MINUTES
A meeting of the Kiawah Property Owners Group (KPOG) Board of
Directors was held at the Sandcastle on Kiawah Island at 9:00 AM,
Wednesday, February 6, 2008.
Present:
President
Diane Lehder called the meeting to order and took roll call.
Present were President Diane Lehder, Vice President Art
Morgenstern, Secretary Sandy Williams, Treasurer Ben Farabee, and
Board Members, Laurie Burpee, Katie Kotz, and Ron Ritchie. Also
present were Barbara Winslow, TALK Editor, Data Base Manager,
Kathy Heikes, and guests Greg Vanderwerker, Wendy Kulick, and Mr.
and Mrs. Cammerer.
Approval of
Minutes: The
minutes of the January 2008 Board Meeting were accepted as
written.
Treasurer’s Report:
Treasurer Ben Farabee
reported that
as of February 6, 2008, we have $7,757.43 in our checking account
and $106,660.31 in savings for a total of $114,417.74. Our CD is
valued at $107,098.06. The CD was renewed for 6 months on January
28, 2008. Ben also reported that he has acquired the 2008 Business
License from the Town. He has also updated the computer program
used for KPOG’s financial records to the 2008 version.
Membership Report:
Katie Kotz,
Membership Chair, reported that on January 31st a group
of volunteers put together the information for the Annual Meeting
which was mailed out that afternoon. Data base manager Kathy
Heikes reported that we presently have 1642 total members for
2008. 222 of them are new members.
Directories:
There are no more Directories and we have over 250 orders that are
not filled. We looked into reprinting, but it would cost over
$8000 dollars to print 500. There are a few directories that have
been returned from the Post Office. Katie Kotz made the motion
that we not reprint the directory due to cost and refund the
checks for those who have ordered them, but will not get them. Ron
Ritchie seconded the motion, and it was passed unanimously by the
Board. President Diane Lehder will write a letter to go with the
returned checks.
Vice President
Art Morgenstern would like to check into the technology for
putting the Directory on line. Data base manager Kathy Heikes
expressed concern about the spam and security problems that could
be generated by public access to the Directory. Kathy suggested
that this issue be discussed in a small committee.
OLD
BUSINESS
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Bylaws: Diane e-mailed a revised version of the by-laws
to Board members for their review of the membership section, and for
language that might be misleading. She also sent them to Carol
Fishman (who is a lawyer) to review. Article 4E (Membership
subscriptions) will be considered by next year’s board. The Board
reached consensus on the remaining open issues. President Diane
Lehder will post the revised by-laws as well as a version of the
by-laws which shows the changes made, to our website for membership
review by Friday (February 8th).-
Letters to Editor: Following the last issue of TALK, a
property owner suggested that issues between KICA COO Joe Bunting
and TALK editor Barbara Winslow be handled “out of publication”.
Barbara has received an e-mail from Joe Bunting requesting a meeting
with her. The Board agreed that Barbara, Diane Lehder (as outgoing
President) and Art Morgenstern (as incoming President) should meet
with Joe to discuss how our organizations can work together better
in the future. Art and Diane are also discussing a separate meeting
with KICA Board members Russ Warren and Paul Roberts.-
FOIA (Freedom Of Information Act): In early January,
President Diane Lehder requested individual notification of all Town
Council and all Town committee meetings, with agendas, under FOIA.
She received a letter from Tumiko Rucker dated January 25, 2008
which contained a written list of the Town and Town Committee
meetings. Although they had been requested under FOIA, the agendas
of these meetings were not included. Vice President Art Morgenstern
had also submitted a request for this information under FOIA; he
received no communication at all from the Town. Board member Ben
Farabee made the motion that we have lawyer Jay Bender send a letter
to the town requesting that they comply with FOIA. The motion was
seconded by Vice President Art Morgenstern and unanimously approved
by the Board. -
Annual Meeting: SC State Senator Glenn McConnell and Roger
Warren from the Resort have accepted our invitation to speak at the
Annual Meeting. The Town and KICA have declined but will be
available to answer questions as time permits. Non members
will be allowed at the meeting. Proxy cards from members will be
returned to them upon registration for voting purposes. Members who
did not return their proxy cards will be given a yellow card to use
for voting. -
Safety & Security:
Traffic at both main gate and v-gate increased from last year.
However, there was a drop in reported incidents from 48 in 2007 to
39 in 2008. There were fewer noise complaints and more animal
incidents. There is an outbreak of Canine Distemper on the Island.
Traffic
Counts:
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2007:
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2008: |
Change: |
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Main Gate |
119,267 |
125,368 |
+5.1% |
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V Gate
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74,604 |
76,046 |
+1.9% |
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West Beach Area: A question was raised at
“Mornings with Joe” on January 21st about the increasing concern
over the state of the Old Inn property. It was learned that the
Resort had made a formal request of KICA that the area
surrounding the Inn return to its natural state. The request was
granted. KICA has done a recent walk through of the area and
indicated that there are no Covenant violations.
NEW
BUSINESS
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Board Officer Transitions: Current Board members need to meet
with their successors prior to the Annual Meeting. Officers are to
write up a bullet list of their job requirements to give to their
successors. -
I-526: On Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at 7:30P.M., the Coastal
Conservation League will give a presentation at the Sandcastle on
alternatives to I-526. The public will be invited.
President Diane Lehder acknowledged the work of the Board, TALK
editor Barbara Winslow, and Database Manager Kathy Heikes during her
term of office.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion duly made and seconded,
the meeting was adjourned to
Executive Session at approximately 11:30 am.
Respectfully submitted,
Sandy Williams
Secretary
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