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SEPTEMBER 2014
YOGA
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New class to keep you active: yoga. Plus, more classes on the way. PAGE 3
Movie night, at the Trails. Whose faces do you see enjoying the stars on the silver screen? PAGE 5
A message from the
PRESIDENT + Hi, neighbors! As the old rhyme goes: Spring has sprung, fall has fell, summer’s here and it’s been hot as … well, you know the rest. This year, our heat index hit 107 degrees in Ormond Beach, but I’m letRob Bridger, ting you M.P.A., M.A. know that President, your Trails The Trails HomeownHomeowners ers AssociaAssociation tion board has been keeping pace with the weather; through our committees and property management we’ve turned up the heat and are “cooking” too, with respect to addressing homeowners’ concerns regarding landscaping improvements, increased amenities, and adding new technologies.
Landscape
During last year’s Annual Meeting of the Association, homeowners were “loud and clear” regarding their concerns about the then-deteriorating condition of our landscaping. Our Landscape Committee has worked with our new vendor, Austin Outdoor, to develop a strategic plan to address the community’s needs over the next few
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REAL ESTATE
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TRAILS BOARD
bye bye, summer By Jacque Estes | Staff Writer
SPLASH ZONE
By Jacque Estes | Staff Writer
Why was there no election? Six residents applied to be on the board, which has a maximum of nine members.
Sisters Devore and Chana Akbosh enjoy a safe day at the pool
Photos by Jacque Estes
The Trails community wraps up the summer with a final pool party. The pool was crystal clear, the sun shining, a soft breeze blowing, friends chatting, children laughing. This was the scene at the End of the Year Pool Party Pool. The kind of day the Chamber of Commerce brags about. The event started slowly, as many weekend regulars arrived when the pool opened at 10 a.m. By 1 p.m., the partiers started arriving by car, foot and bicycle. For Chava Akbosh and five of her six children, this was their typical weekend pool visit. “We take lunch and hang out,” Akbosh said. “Good exercise, fresh air and huge pool and very safe.” Connie McGlone, a member for the past 32 years, brought her daughter, Jeanne, who was visiting from California, to sit poolside and watch the activ-
ity. “I am here all of the time with Pool Pals,” Connie McGlone said. “It’s so nice; there are no problems here at all.” The Pool Pals is a group of ladies who normally come to the pool to bob around in the water while talking and laughing and simply enjoy each other’s company. “We came down yesterday and we were in the pool. Mom likes going in at 10 a.m. when it isn’t as hot,” Connie McGlone said. The pool party was the second of the year for the community and the first to end normal pool hours for the season. Swimmers will be able to continue using the pool from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days per week through October and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday in November. A group of boys were ob-
viously enjoying their time together, doing somersault jumps into the pool and diving into the free snacks. Florida Hospital made sure no one would be dehydrated, donating 600 bottles of spring water. From helping the musician bring in his equipment to gently enforcing pool rules, Pool Manager Carl Harrell kept on the move. “Safety is a constant concern especially with all of these children and a pool party,” Harrell said. Harrell stops speaking for a moment and focuses on a mother running toward the pool. Ready to assist if necessary he waits until she stops just short of the pool and her child. “I don’t like to see a mother
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Three swimmers enjoy the end of the year pool party.
As residents of The Trails prepare to seat the 2015 Board of Directors, questions often arise as to the election process. The process starts with the “Call for Board of Director Candidates” letter and a candidate information sheet mailed to homeowners. Interested homeowners can nominate themselves by filling out the forms and submitting them before the deadline date. The candidate forms are then copied and remailed to homeowners with the Notice of Annual Election package, the first week in September. The winning candidates are officially announced at the annual membership meeting. Any motion for recount must be made before the meeting is adjourned. If the number of interested candidates is the same as or less than the number of seats on the board there is no election and each of those candidates are automatically members of the board. This year, the call for Board of Directors candidates ended on Friday, Aug. 15, with six members of the community submitting their bio sheets for consideration. There are nine available seats on the Trails Board of Directors. Each is a one-year term. Typically the annual election is conducted on the first Saturday of October as dictated by association documents. Since only six residents expressed interest in being board members, no election will be necessary. These six will be seated as the new board at the annual membership meeting on Oct. 4. The board by resolution will not accept nominations from the floor at this meeting. The new board will have a closed organizational session to elect officers and to decide whether to fill the three additional seats by appointment. The 2015 Board of Directors will be Rob Bridger, Chuck Harris, Wes Collier, Flo McNelly, Troy Railsback, and Dr. Scott Okarski, all in their second term.
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PRESIDENT / FROM PAGE 1 years. Our medians, islands and other common areas didn’t just deteriorate overnight, so there’s not a “quick fix” short of greatly increasing homeowners’ maintenance assessments. I’m not going there. The board is monitoring Austin Outdoor’s performance, and yes, we’ve even held back some monthly payments to ensure their contractual compliance. Improving our landscaping throughout the community is a work in progress. I can tell you that the “vacuum” truck from Austin has begun working to remove the layers of decaying leaf matter from islands and medians, and a plan for remulching is being considered. New “planters” have been approved for the Nova entrance island as well as new and improved bedding and lighting for “The Trails” topiary shrubbery near the Clubhouse. You may have noticed that signs demarking “The Trails” at both Nova Road and Granada Boulevard entrances have been refurbished and repainted a forest green color in keeping with our association’s logo. The new signage looks fantastic; it is sophisticated and illuminates nicely at night. While it’s great that DOT has installed new traffic signals and lighted street signs at our Granada Boulevard entrance, they’re still responsible for grading, re-sodding and restoring our landscaping at that entrance. Our property management and landscape vendor are on top of this issue.
Amenities
As reported earlier, your asso-
ciation hosted its first Community Pool Party on May 4. During this event the board’s Amenities Committee conducted a survey of homeowners’ interests in having various amenities available. The data and results of this survey were published in the June issue of The Trails Observer, and through its Amenities Committee and Property Management your board has worked to move survey results into realities. Three “movie nights” at the pool were held in June, July and August. The featured movies were “Frozen,” “Men in Black 3,” and “Rio 2.” While attendance was poor for the July show (even the HOA board can’t control weather conditions) 90-100 residents, parents and children enjoyed the June and August shows. The August showing was especially successful as — oops — at 9:01 p.m., we had an OBPD officer respond to a noise complaint. I’m thinking perhaps that neighbor should have “come on down.” Utilization of our Community Clubhouse is increasing, and clubhouse rental for special occasions is markedly increased from last year. In addition to the existing bridge and mahjong groups, there are now yoga and Bellyfit classes being offered on a regularly scheduled basis. Hand and foot card games are now a Thursday event, and a new Chess Club, with sponsorship from Aegis Property Management, is in the works. Girl Scout Troop and Junior League meetings as well as various free (to Trails residents) financial and health care educational programs will soon be offered. I ask homeowners and their families to support all of these ef-
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Shannon Finley from the Florida Hospital fits bicycle helmets on Trails kids. For more, see Page 5. forts to increase our offered amenities through their participation. If we, as a community, want events at the clubhouse, we have to show up. To wrap up this summer, a Season-ending Community Pool Party was scheduled to be held on Sunday, Sept. 14. This party would once again feature live music from Steel Daddy and, for the kids, a bounce house. The Mobile Chef agreed to be our featured food vendor, and snowcone treats provided by Kona-Ice. By the way, kudos to Kona-Ice for donating 20% of its profits back to your Homeowners Association. While increasing the amenities provided in this community is a priority of your board, you, as homeowners, need to know that the board and property management are aware of their fiduciary
responsibilities and aren’t freely spending your maintenance assessment dues. Refreshments provided at community functions by and large have been provided gratis by sponsors, and I want to thank all of our sponsors — Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center, Austin Outdoor, Alliance SMART Collections, and Coastal Atlantic Reality — for their gracious donations. To promote safety as our children returned to school in August, the association partnered with Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center to provide free bike helmets and free fittings to our community’s kids. I am especially pleased to report to you that your association is actively developing and enhancing its professional partnerships with other business enti-
ties such as the city of Ormond Beach, the Ormond Beach Observer, Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center, The Trails Racquet Club and Regions Bank.
Technologies
I am a “techno-peasant” (a term I coined) so we are either blessed, or cursed, with living in a new era of technology. Nevertheless, kudos must go to Aegis for providing homeowners a means to pay maintenance assessments by electronic transfer and also electronically check the status of their accounts. Homeowners, if you have not already done so, please, log on and establish your accounts with the Aegis website. Our goal is to have every homeowner’s email address so that our property management can send important messages by “blast”
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email — a real cost savings. Our board’s Technologies Committee has also work to consolidate coverage, change vendors to Bright House, reduce costs and procure a smart HD television for the Clubhouse. The committee is now working on revamping our Trails website to make it more upto-date and user friendly. Additional technology enhancements will need to be addressed and budgeted by your 2014-2015 board. Over the past few months we have secured thetrailsormondbeach.nextdoor.com as a social networking site exclusively for residents of The Trails. As of this writing, we now have 164 of our homeowners and residents signed up and participating on this site. Somewhat like Facebook, this site allows us to communicate as neighbors, but just for folks in The Trails. Please log on and register on this site, too, so that you can timely receive information about community special events or issues. In its August regular board meeting, your HOA board adopted a resolution that this site is for the purpose of promoting positive communication and sharing information between neighbors. Further, your board authorized the designated site leaders to remove any posting that expressed derogatory comments about ones neighbors, political or religious opinions. Also, please do not use the site if you need to convey concerns requiring the attention of our property management. Such concerns or complaints should be made by calling the HOA office at 673-0855 or by emailing bhayes@aegis.com.
Now it’s fall
Now, it’s fall, and the seating of a new board is upon us. As the newly seated board’s first organizational duty it elects its new officers, so this may, or may not, be my last message to you. One of our board’s hallmark
accomplishments this year is to create within Florida’s statutory requirements and our governing documents a more transparent process for elections to the board. In consultation with our new legal general counsel, our Election Reform Committee has steppedup to this task. In separate correspondence, you’ve receiving from Aegis as homeowners you will note that only six of the current nine board members have submitted documents expressing their intent to retain their positions. (See Page 4 for more on the board members.) Perhaps as a subtle vote of confidence, no other homeowners expressed a desire to run for election to the board. Participating in an energized, dynamic and work-oriented board, such as this community deserves, is a demanding task, and I thank and salute all the members of our 2013-2014 board. This year, as your president, I exercised authority provided in the association’s bylaws to appoint various ad-hoc committees. So, as this board’s term closes, I want to especially thank all the homeowners who stepped up and volunteered their time to serve. (See Page 5 for a list of all those who participated in committees.) Please join me in thanking them for their service. The board looks forward to suggestions and to hearing directly from you. Let us know what you can do to help return The Trails to being one of the best places to live in Ormond Beach. I look forward to seeing many of you at our Association’s Annual Meeting on Saturday, Oct. 4. I thank you for the opportunity to serve our great community and for your support of The Trails board this year. Best regards always, Rob Bridger President
CLASS ACT By Jacque Estes | Staff Writer
Yoga, Bellyfit and, soon, belly dancing in the Trails Since the end of July, some Trails residents have been finding peace and tranquility while stretching muscles at yoga classes. New to the community but not to the area, instructor Tara Okhovatian teaches the spiritual, mental and physical practices of yoga, tailored to the participants’ abilities at the Trails Community Center. Okhovatian first started practicing yoga when she was a student at Florida State University participating in a yoga/Pilates mix class. A move to South Florida introduced her to Bikram yoga, but her heart was still in the Daytona Beach area, so she came home. “I am a native of Daytona Beach, and I moved back to the area in 2008, and I began exploring different yoga studios,” Okhovatian said. As she was attending yoga teacher training in Daytona Beach, Okhovatian became involved with belly dancing and Bellyfit. Her classes at the Trails Community Center were the result of a conversation with one of her students. “I was teaching class as Gold’s Gym when I met Diane Ledford,” she said. Ledford, who serves on the Trails Amenities Committee, encouraged Okhovatian to bring the yoga classes to the clubhouse — an invitation that is proving popular with many residents. “It seems like everyone who attends is loving it,” Okhovatian said. “We have all ages and backgrounds, male and female and even children.” Classes are tailored for participants to be successful. “The Wednesday class is multilevel, and there area a lot of beginners, but I want
CLASS SCHEDULE • Multi level Yoga – 6 p.m. Wednesdays • Bellyfit for women – 9:30 a.m. Fridays • Gentle Stretch Yoga – 11 a.m. Fridays • Belly Dancing for women – 5:30 p.m. Mondays in September. Beginning date to be announced. everyone to be challenged,” she said. “I encourage them to listen to their body to tell them how deep to go to a pose.” A second class evolved to encourage participation from those not quite as limber. “I had one woman who didn’t feel she could do the poses well. She stayed for the entire beginners class but wasn’t comfortable,” Okhovatian said. That motivated Okhovatian to offer a Gentle Stretch class at 11 on Friday mornings right after the Bellyfit class. As the name suggests, the Gentle Stretch class focuses on a slower and gentler workout. “In the Gentle Stretch class, instead of getting up and down a lot we start by standing and use chairs to hold onto for balance,” she said. “Eventually they can get down on the floor, if they want to.” The Bellyfit class, a cardio dance workout, is for women only. A second womenonly class, belly dancing, is scheduled to start in September. “Bellyfit and belly dance is for the ladies,” Okhovatian said. “It is creating community for women.” Classes are ongoing and can be joined at any time. Classes cost $5.
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Meet the ‘new’ board What is in store for the future of the Trails?
Well maintained Oak Forest 3BD/2BA, oversized 2CG on a corner lot . 3 car wide driveway. Striking hardwood floors in kitc., DR and FR. Wood burning fireplace. Large picture window overlooking landscaped yard. Screen room w/clear fiberglass roof. Inside laundry room. Storage sheds. New hot water heater. Double sided fence in back. Home Warranty for the buyer. Price: $179,900 Call Jean Ivis at: (386) 299-3338
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1. What was your motivation for submitting your application for the board? I wanted to help keep The Trails a desirable neighborhood. 2. What is your vision of how The Trails could be improved in the short term? Making needed repairs and renovations to the clubhouse. 3. What would you like to stay the same in The Trails? The Trails pool. Carl and his staff have done a fine job this year. The events hosted by the Amenities Committee were a welcomed addition. I would hope we keep up that same level of service in the future.
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4BD/3BA pool home very close to the beach, shopping, dining and all the activities of the area. Corner lot with mature landscaping. Fenced back yard w/In-ground pool. Large LR and DR combination and separate family room w/fireplace. Florida room off the family room for additional entertaining. Home has great bones but needs some updating. Come put your touch on this home. Price: $249,000 Call Elena Scott at: (386)566-6984
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1. What was your motivation for submitting your application for the board? I have served on the board as a director for several years and experienced some frustration in the management and direction of the board prior to the past year. This board has made a great deal of headway into making some long overdue changes and improvements and I want to continue to be a part of this positive change. 2. What is your vision of how The Trails could be improved in the short term? We have made a great deal of changes in the past seven months with a lot of positive feedback and I think that we could build on this by continuing to foster more member participation in community events and to further enhance the aesthetic appeal of The Trails
1. What was your motivation for submitting your application for the board? As a current member of the board, I feel that we been able to accomplish a lot this year. While we have been successful with many of the projects we initiated, I do not feel we are complete. I would like to continue my board position to help our community become a better place to live. 2. What is your vision of how The Trails could be improved in the short term? More community involvement from homeowners. In the past, there was not much opportunity for homeowners to be involved with operations and decisions within our community. We had a change in management companies last year. Now, homeowner input is welcomed and strongly encouraged. 3. What would you like to stay the same in The Trails? I don’t think anything should stay the same. Perhaps the belief that The Trails is a great community to live in.
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board? I would value the opportunity to continue to volunteer as a board member to participate in the delivery of the well managed/maintained factor vital to sustaining the Trails as a premier Ormond Beach community. 2. What is your vision of how The Trails could be improved in the short term? A consistent, equitable and common sense approach/delivery of each and every Trails Association and/or owner responsibility (ARC; vendor management; maintenance) in the short term (today) will resonate as a long term result. 3. What would you like to stay the same in The Trails? The mature tree canopy and network of trails are unique characteristics of the Trails that should always be preserved.
COMMUNITY POOL
1. What was your motivation for submitting your application for the board? My wife, Maureen, and I have resided at 407 Main Trail since 1989; our daughter, Erin, grew up here and is now a proud second-generation Trails homeowner. For me, my wife, daughter and granddaughter, Andre’ya, The Trails is our home. I have served on the board for three years, and this year I have been honored to serve as president. I look forward to serving our community and sustaining the progress and improvements made by the board in 2013-2014. 2. What is your vision of how The Trails could be improved in the short term? We live in a beautiful natural environment and progress continues on improving our overall landscaping. We are also fortunate to have a great pool and community clubhouse. Since two-thirds of our families live in sub-associations and don’t have their own private pools, upgrading the community pool furnishings was a first priority. Other amenities such as yoga,
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1. What was your motivation for submitting your application for the board? As a second-year board member, I have been involved with significant improvements, specifically working as a team member with this past year’s board. I feel the vision is still emerging for our community’s future and that I can assist in providing the strategic planning and fiscal responsibility. 2. What is your vision of how The Trails could be improved in the short term? We have succeeded with many short-term improvements including community activities, establishing new management, bidding processes and accountability (to both management and residents) and landscaping. Establishing these improvements as long-term practices is my focus. 3. What would you like to stay the same in The Trails? We moved into The Trails for its beauty and sense of community. These are important factors to maintain for personal satisfactionn and for property values.
ROB BRIDGER
through landscaping and building improvements. 3. What would you like to stay the same in The Trails? My wife and I have always loved the natural and earthy feel of the appearance, from the extensive trees and landscaping to the natural colors that are used on both the association property and homes. I think it is important that, regardless of the improvements and changes made, that we stay true to this unique aspect.
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card clubs, and educational seminars are now in the works to make better utilization of the clubhouse. Hopefully, in the near future, the budget will permit remodeling and refurbishing the clubhouse. 3. What would you like to stay the same in The Trails? One of the best things about living in The Trails is its friendly people. People speak to one another when walkers, joggers, and dogwalkers pass by on the sidewalk and bike paths. Everyone may not know all their neighbors’ names, but they probably know their dogs’ names: “Oh, you’re Sadie’s dad.” I wouldn’t want this friendly sense of community to change and I’m glad that folks are beginning to use the social networking site NextdoorTheTrails.com to enhance communication.
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MOVIENIGHT
Friends and family gathered for The Trails’ movie night at the pool.
Aliyah Rowel, Delange Hahn and Alihy Hahn at The Trails movie night.
THE TRAILS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION +Final meeting of the 2013-14 Trails Board
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Trails residents lined up for pizza during the movie night event.
Kids enjoyed the pool while watching Disney’s “Frozen.”
At what was one of the shortest meetings of The Trails Board of Directors, the 2013-2014 members said goodbye, but for some it was only until the membership meeting in October. “This was kind of a lame duck meeting,” said President Rob Bridger. Mulch was the biggest topic at the Sept. 11 board meeting. The board has contracted with Austin Outdoor to have mulch laid out on main thoroughfares where the majority of residents travel daily. But there were questions as to whether the areas were properly prepared for mulch to be added.The topic will be continued on for the next board of directors to deal with. The last maintenance vehicle had been sold the day
of the meeting for $6,000 cutting costs to maintain it and to insure. “This was the last of the vehicles we had to sell,” Bridger said. “Since we have outsourced the work to Austin Outdoor, we don’t need the trucks.” Property Manager Brandie Hayes said she had been receiving calls about pool memberships being sold to other communities. This is not the case and a misunderstanding. The board expressed no interest in selling pool memberships outside of the community. The next meeting will be Oct 4.
+ Board of directors: 2014 committees
Helen Belanger Helen Medved Travis Houk Ryan Ochipa Budget Fred Annon Gus Sotir Scott Okarski Al Legg Ken Artin Amenities Wes Collier Diane Ledford Gail Rowe Gail Artin Maureen Bridger Carla Kennedy Germaine Cupolo Theresa Navarra Bruce Kaufman Transition Rob Bridger Wes Collier Chuck Harris Troy Railsback Technologies Chuck Harris Troy Railsback Scott Okarski Brian Nave John Adams David Burman
Kudos to homeowners, property management and others participating in committees during 20132014.
RFP Development Flo McNelly Fred Annon Chuck Harris Gail Rowe Rachel Evanson Ken Artin Travis Houk
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