Bella Vista - June 2014 by Peel, Inc.

June 2014

Official Publication of the Bella Vista Homeowners Association

The Board met on May 7, and minutes will be posted to the Bella Vista website (www.bellavista-hoa.com/bellavista/ home.asp) after Board approval in June, along with minutes of the May 21 Annual Meeting and accompanying presentation slides. Annual Meeting – By the time you get this, the annual meeting will be over and new Board members elected, but none of that is covered here since our publication deadline is the 15th of the month. This is the first time we will have used electronic voting for people who couldn’t attend or wanted to vote early, and the next newsletter will likely report on how that went. Capital and park improvement ideas presented to gauge community interest will likely be discussed in the June Board meeting and summarized in the next newsletter. Xeriscaping – After much consideration, the Xeriscaping policy was finalized and sent to the attorneys for filing as required by law. It’s conceptually the same as described in past issues of this newsletter and will be posted on the RealManage website.

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Annexation – The City and MUDs continue to negotiate toward a resolution on the Reserve Fund issue that stalled the most recent partial annexation effort. Maintenance – In April, Playwell installed new playground bumpers and salvaged a few bumpers for future repairs. The pool painting was completed and the pergolas repaired. Two new tables and a new skimmer will be ordered for residents’ use. Landscaping – A plan to enhance landscaping was approved, including the use of rock where grass has had a hard time growing. Details will be discussed at the Annual Meeting and may be described in a future newsletter. Facebook – Two new members joined our very active Fa c e b o o k g ro u p t h i s m o n t h ( w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / groups/60243129318/). We’re now up to 228, but some of the 301 households are missing out on this fun way to socialize and participate in the community. It’s likely they don’t use Facebook at all.

Monthly Board meetings begin at 6pm at the RealManage office (10800 Pecan Park Blvd, Suite 100) on the first Wednesday of each month, and a notice is posted on the Bella Vista website at least 3 days before the meeting.

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IMPORTANT CONTACTS President, Veronica Frederick............ vfrederick@austin.rr.com Vice President, James Smith..............jsmith.bvhoa@gmail.com Director, Steve Bosak …………………s.bosak54@gmail.com Treasurer, Wayne Caswell....................hoa.caswell@gmail.com Secretary, Julie Fowler.................juliefowler.bvhoa@gmail.com Recreation Committee, Jill Calcote........ jillcalcote@gmail.com Maintenance Committee, John Shumaker................................ .................................................... john.h.shumaker@att.com ACC Requests................................... bellvist@realmanage.com

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HOA MANAGEMENT RealManage Resident Services (pool, issues, etc.) 1-866-473-2573.................................. Service@RealManage.com Association Manager: Bill Brooks 1-866-473-2573........................william.brooks@realmanage.com www.realmanage.com RealManage, 10800 Pecan Park Boulevard, Suite 100, Austin, Texas 78750, P: 512-219-1927

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The Bella Vista Snow Cone Social, on Friday, June 6th at 6-8:00 pm, has a LUAU theme, so come in your Hawaiian attire and imagine the gentle breezes of June are the Pacific trade winds. Enjoy snow cones, crafts, and activities, and those in Hawaiian gear will earn an entry in our raffle. (Organized by Jill Calcote and our Recreation Committee)

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ARTICLE INFO The Bella Vista Bulletin newsletter is mailed monthly to all Bella Vista residents. Residents, community groups, churches, etc. are welcome to submit information about their organizations in the newsletter. Personal news for the Stork Report, Teenage Job Seekers, recipes, special celebrations, and birthday announcements are also welcome. If you have an article of interest to the community, please submit it to hoa.caswell@gmail.com with copy to vfrederick@austin.rr.com by the 8th of the month..

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BELLA VISTA ADOPTS E-VOTING

A growing number of states, including Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, South Carolina, and Texas, have passed legislation allowing HOAs to offer electronic voting to their members. The BV Board decided to offer this option for property owners unable to attend the annual meeting on May 21 to vote in person, because the benefits are just too attractive to ignore: E-Voting is convenient. Homeowners can study the ballot, candidates, and issues when it’s convenient for them to do so, and then vote from anywhere using a computer, tablet, or smartphone. E-Voting increases participation. Besides the convenience for people who can’t cast their votes in person, it helps the association make quorum and avoid the cost of repeating an election if not enough people vote. E-Voting is a huge time-saver for HOA residents and officials, especially in counting ballots. That’s because results are tabulated as soon as votes are cast, are 100% accurate, and recounting is avoided.

E-Voting is more secure. Only one vote is allowed per property, and while most paper HOA ballots or proxy forms are easily photo copied, it’s very difficult for someone to actually hack into a wellprotected electronic voting system. You will need your Bella Vista customer number to register and vote online at https://bellavista.ivotehoa.com/protected/ accountSignup.php. It will be provided in the Annual Meeting package that’s being mailed to each property owner in early May, but if you don’t get it by May 14, just call Real Manage (866473-2573). The e-voting service we chose allows us to create a personalized voting website for unlimited use with elections, surveys, annexation approval, and mass email messaging. You can watch how it works at the link below and notice the various features such as the ability to write-in candidates and abstain from voting but still count toward making quorum.

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WATER CONSERVATION Water your lawn and plants deeply but less frequently to encourage deep root growth and drought tolerance. Don't water your lawn on windy days when most of the water blows away or evaporates. To decrease water from being wasted on sloping lawns, apply water for five minutes and then repeat two to three times.

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GARAGE SALE This article is based on the online announcement of a perpetual garage sale that Cris Palomarez-Simpkins setup on Facebook for Bella Vista residents only. So far 31 people have joined the group at https://www.facebook.com/ groups/503170979802439/. Can’t wait for the next neighborhood garage sale? This Facebook group will allow you to sell those items you no longer need or want and make room for new ones. It also serves as a great way to meet new neighbors. A few rules to follow:

UPCOMING EVENTS MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE 2014 COMMUNITY EVENTS:

JUNE 6TH 6-8 PM

Summer Snow Cone Social

JULY 4TH 10-NOON

4th of July Event: Music and Snow Cones

AUGUST DATE TBD Kindergarten Round-Up

SEPTEMBER 1ST 10-NOON

Summer (Labor Day) Snowcone Social

OCTOBER 4TH 8-NOON Fall Community Garage Sale

OCTOBER 25TH 4-6PM 2nd Annual Chili Cook Off

DECEMBER 13TH 10-NOON Christmas Event: Santa and Cocoa

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1. List brief Description (brand, size), Price, Street name for pick up, and Pictures or album. 2. Make sure to state "I want" otherwise goes to next person in line. 3. Be Courteous. No bad mouthing will be tolerated and can lead to being banned from group. Use common sense 4. Try your best to pu items within 48 hrs. 5. If change of heart or can't make pu time scheduled contact your seller to let them know ASAP 6. Street address will be requested as proof of residence and acceptance to site. 7. If item sells, please go back and delete ASAP. 8. As our group grows, we may have to limit amount of posts or modify rules a bit. Acronyms to remember:

BUMP = will take your post to top of feed EUC = excellent used condition GUC = good/great used condition ISO = in search of NWT = new with tags NWOT = new without tags NIB = new in box NWOB = new without box NIP = new in package PM = private message pu = pick up ppu = pending pick up mpu = must pick up Let's limit our BUMPS to 3 a day and remember if a buyer makes a comment on your post this will automatically send your listing to top of feed. Cris (cris_simpkins@yahoo.com) will serve as your Admin and will monitor the group. There will be zero tolerance for using profanity or bad mouthing others, and this will lead to removal from group. Happy Shopping!!! Copyright © 2014 Peel, Inc.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS ACROSS 1. 1. Dawdle Charge 4. 5. Permanant Syrian bishop 10. Brew 9. Against 11. Brand of adhesive strip 10. Landing 12. Charged 11. Leaves particle 13. Nissan car 12. A Boom box 14. Parallelograms 13. Allure 16. Male cat 15. African antelope 17. France & Germany river 16. Polite 18. Father 18. Strontium Leafy green 20. (abbr.) 21. Marry oil 22. Animal 22. Part Esophagus 26. of a min. 26. Woken 29. Saudi __ 28. Singer Goad Bing 31. 29. Type of tooth 33. No. eggs in a package 30. One-celled Refer 34. water animal 31. Southwestern PosttraumaticIndian stress 35. 36. disorder Raving 32. Hallucinogen Sieve 37.

ACROSS 1. Dawdle 4. Permanant 10. Brew 11. Brand of adhesive strip 12. Charged particle 13. A Nissan car 14. Parallelograms 16. Male cat 17. France & Germany river 18. Father 20. Strontium (abbr.) 22. Animal oil 26. Part of a min. 29. Saudi __ 31. Singer Bing 33. No. eggs in a package 34. One-celled water animal 35. Southwestern Indian 36. Raving 37. Hallucinogen

DOWN 1. Dens 2. Hawaiian 'hello' 3. City 4. Replace a striker 5. Spring flower 6. Music 7. Lure 8. Type of car 9. Cheese 15. Married woman 19. Wing 21. Jewish religious leader 23. BB player Kareem __ Jabar 24. Public disorder 25. Groggy 26. Blemish 27. Writer Bombeck 28. Racoon's nickname 30. Baseball's Nolan 32. Scene

DOWN DOWN 1. Nativity Dens 1. scene piece 2. Competition Hawaiian 'hello' 2. at the Greek 3. games City 4. Capital Replaceof a striker 3. the Ukraine 5. Spring flower 4. Symbol 6. Expression Music 5. of surprise 7. Lure 6. Emblem 8. Type of car 7. Pickle juice 9. Cheese 8. A ball out of bounds (2 wds.) 15. Married woman 10. 19. Twist Wing violently 14. Ripper 21. Jewish religious leader 17. 23. Strums BB player Kareem __ Jabar 18. 24. Slough Public disorder 19. ___, philanthropist 25. Ross Groggy 20. Gods 26. Blemish 23. sandwich cookie 27. Brand Writer of Bombeck 24. substance 28. Seaweed Racoon's nickname 25. 30. Cabana Baseball's Nolan 27. 32. Blue Scene

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May is National Water Safety Month Ongoing: Volunteers needed to stuff & distribute water safety packets. info@colinshope.org Ongoing: Colin's Hope Athlete Ambassadors needed. www.tinych.org/AthleteAmbassador Now-June 21st: Donate $30, get a free Schlitterbahn ticket! www.tinych.org/tickets May 5th: Otter Spotter Day Storytime at Backwoods Austin from 10:30am-11:30am

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WEAR LIFE JACKETS

MULTIPLE BARRIERS TO WATER

KEEP BACKYARDS & BATHROOMS SAFER

CHECK POOL & HOT TUB FIRST

STAY AWAY FROM DRAINS

RULES

BE SAFER AT THE BEACH

LEARN CPR & REFRESH SKILLS YEARLY