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2015 Board of Directors (Elected by general membership)
Directors Trina Searcy, President Tom Martineau, Treasurer Joe Barnett, Director Gary Phillips, Director
Mark Reichert, Vice President Joanie Trotman, Secretary Dan King, Director Olan Brunson, Director
Administrative Staff Nancy C. Johnson Anne Marshall Gregory Durant Sharon Malloy
Operations Director, Bookkeeper & Editor Office Manager Field Manager Assistant Editor, Assistant Office Manager
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Cover Photo Contest Photographer:
Our August cover photo was chosen from a file that is full of saved photos from our residents. Generally we are able to find the origins of our cover photos, but this photo was sent several years ago and we were unable to find any information on the photographer. If this is your photo please let us know! Did you know that your photography could be showcased on our cover? If you have a photo you would like to submit for consideration, simply send it to admin2@killearnlakeshoa.org. All submitted photos should be at the highest available quality {at least 300dpi}. Entries will be reviewed by the editor and assistant editor. The selected photo will appear on an upcoming issue of the “Lakes View” Magazine. It would be helpful if you could share a personal story along with the photo. Call our office at (850) 668-3231 if you have any additional questions. We look forward to “showcasing” your photo submissions! 2
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Labor Day. HOA office will be closed Monthly Board Meeting @ 7 pm in HOA office Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Fall Equinox Oktoberfest at Epiphany Lutheran Church & Preschool
October 24
Annual Fall Festival at Tekesta Park
The Architectural Control Committee (ACC) generally meets every Friday at 11 am at the HOA office. If you wish to meet with the ACC, please call the office at 668-3231 and make an appointment. *The Bradfordville Community Center has a temporary meeting location: Located in “Bannerman Crossings” @ 6668-14 Thomasville Road
Important Phone Numbers
Fire Department & Leon County Sheriff (non-emergency situations only):
606-3300
Talquin Electric (ex: Light out on your street) (Bradfordville office):
893-6853
Outages (24-hour service): Leon County Public Roads: CALL BEFORE YOU DIG:
(1-888) 802-1832 606-1400 (1-800) 432-4770
Animal Control:
606-5400
Leon County Mosquito Control:
606-1400
Waste Pro:
606-1899
Leon County Storm Water Questions::
606-1400
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is here and soon it will be “Back to School”. Drivers, please slow down, especially while we maneuver our newest neighborhood roundabout at Kinhega Drive and Beech Ridge Trail. The construction work at the roundabout is expected to be completed before school starts and we hope that the traffic patterns will soon return to normal. Our next Open Member meeting will be August 11th at the temporary meeting location in Bannerman Crossings. One topic to be discussed is the work the Board of Directors is doing to revise existing Covenants and Restrictions. We hope to provide a working template of the revisions, and we want to give property owners the opportunity to offer comments and input as the Board schedules workshops to fine tune the revisions. It will soon be time for your association’s 2016 Annual Board Election. Each year our By-Laws allow for such an election, provided there are vacancies to fill. If you think you could devote some of your time once a month to attend Board meetings, you may submit a nomination form (available on our website www.killearnlakeshoa.org) by September 25th. As a member of the Board you become a “voice” for the residents. You would follow the Board’s mission statement and participate in some tough decision making. The Annual Fall Festival will be held a bit earlier this year than the past few years. It is scheduled Saturday, October 24th at Tekesta Park from 11 am until 3 pm. It is sometimes difficult to find a date that works with university football schedules! We will have more details on our website, facebook page and in the October “Lakes View”. Invitations will be mailed to all members in good standing. Your dues money, and businesses which sponsor the association, pay for this annual festival. We need adult and youth volunteers to make this event a success! Please call the office or email us if you can help. I hope you enjoy this edition of “Lakes View’. Please let us know if you have suggestions or ideas for future issues. We welcome “thinking outside of the box”!
Nancy C. Johnson Operations Director, Bookkeeper & Editor
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Bryan's Brief Summertime…and the living is easy—right? Well, maybe not this summer. With the longer and hotter days, daily thunder storms and the constant clearing of limbs and debris, gnats and mosquitos, kids out of school, a vacation sounds pretty good about now. Even with all these summer stresses, as I travel our community, I am reminded how truly fortunate we are to enjoy our unique quality of life here. Thought I would take some time to update you on some County issues. FY 15-16 Budget Workshops – Leon County continues to maintain the lowest net budget, the lowest net budget per resident, the second lowest number of employees per capita than any other like-sized counties in Florida. And when compared to Florida’s other 66 counties: • Leon County has the ninth lowest net budget per capita; and • Leon County has the seventh lowest number of employees per capita. Citizens will have the opportunity to provide input on the budget before it is finalized in September. The first public hearing will be on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 6 p.m. and the second public hearing will be held Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m., both in the Commission Chambers on the fifth floor of the Leon County Courthouse, located at 301 S. Monroe St. To review the proposed budget, go to http://cms.leoncountyfl.gov/Home/Demonstrating-PerformanceResults/Annual-Budget. Sales Tax Initiative Update – There’s not a lot of change here, but just to remind you - in April 2014 the City and County Commissions (sitting as the Intergovernmental Agency (IA) approved a list of projects to be completed under the 2020 Penny Sales Tax program. In November of 2014 voters approved a referendum to extend the sales tax that will pay for these projects. The projects ranged from gateway, community enhancement, connectivity and regional mobility – included were three specific projects approved for District IV: the widening of Bannerman Road, the Northeast Park and the Market Square initiative. There are other funds allocated to sidewalks, water quality, etc. that we may also derive benefits. The IA began discussing the implementation of the 2020 penny sales tax meeting during their April 1, 2015 meeting. We are seeking leverage funds at this time so specific project priorities have not been identified. However, the IA did indicate that completing Capital Circle Southwest was the priority project given that the engineering and design work are nearing completion. 4
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August 2015 DISTRICT IV UPDATE Orchard Pond Toll Road Update – The project is ahead of schedule, and weather permitting, they are hoping to open in the Spring of 2016. Killearn Lakes Stormwater Project – We still have some followup work to be done on the Southbrook project. The plans are being developed for the contractor. The plans for the Unit 1 Phase 1 work were awarded at the July 7 Commission meeting. We anticipate beginning in August and it will take about a year to complete the project. We are still awaiting permits on the project to replace the smaller drainage pipes under Chadwick connecting Southbrook pond to Lake Iamonia with box culvert. It seems we ran into a utility conflict with gravity sewage lines. Staff’s working to clear up those issues. The project is designed to reduce the clogging of the line which should reduce flooding impacts. Kinhega Roundabout – I know the traffic is a nightmare on Bannerman right now with the closing of Kinhega for the construction of a roundabout at Kinhega and Beech Ridge. The good news is that we’re ahead of schedule on the Kinhega Roundabout and if we don’t have weather-related delays, we hope to be opening before the August 16th deadline. The paving is going in the week of July 20 and the following week the tree will be planted in the middle of the roundabout and the up lighting will be installed to highlight the tree. What will not be complete before the roundabout is opened is the decorative pave way brick surface for the cross walks and the truck apron. This requires a minimum of a 30 day cure time from asphalt paving. The plan is to install this late at night with partial lane closures in the September range. The good thing with this closure is that by the time this happens, Beech Ridge Trail should be extended to Bannerman, providing additional ingress/egress options. Bradfordville/Thomasville Rd Summit Group Commercial Project – I covered this extensively in my last newsletter and will update you here. Construction of the commercial phase of the project has commenced on the south side of Bannerman Road west of the intersection of Thomasville Rd. This includes the new HCA Urgent Care Center at the south east corner of the roundabout and the 60,000 sq. ft. of new commercial retail space on the southwest corner of the roundabout. You can view the architectural renderings at http://www.summitgroupcommercial.com/bannerman-crossingsexpansion-now-leasing/. We expect the 60,000 sq. ft. of the new commercial retail space to be completed for tenant occupancy in late winter or early spring of 2016. Construction on the lots on the north side will begin in late 2015 with their expected opening in 2016. The Bannerman Road Projects – The Bannerman roundabout is
complete and traffic is moving much more efficiently, although morning and afternoon peak hours are a test of anyone’s patience with the closing of Kinhega. Bannerman is the only entrance into Killearn Lakes and until Kinhega reopens mid-August or before, we have no choice but to deal with it as best we can. The Beech Ridge Trail Extension Project from Kinhega to Bannerman will begin when Kinhega is reopened. When that extension project is complete, we will begin the construction of adding four lanes to Bannerman Road from the roundabout about 900 feet west near Quail Commons. As part of the widening of Bannerman we will be constructing the multiuse trail between Beech Ridge and Quail Commons. These projects are at least four years ahead of the original schedule since the new sales tax does not go into effect until 2020. There should be minimal traffic impacts on the widening of Bannerman as the roadway is being placed on the right-of-way on the south side of Bannerman. Lane closures to connect the roadways are planned for the evening hours and may have some impact at that time. All of these projects should make a significant difference in the flow of traffic on Bannerman Road and many of these projects are made possible through payment of concurrency fee by the developer. Are there going to be inconveniences when we implement transportation projects such as the Kinhega Roundabout and the Bannerman Road improvements? Without a doubt, but it should be well worth the wait. Roundabout Drivers Training – we’re in the process of developing a brochure that will be provided to Chiles’ students to help educate them in maneuvering through a roundabout. These instructions will also be placed on our web site and provided to your homeowners’ associations for their websites too. But here’s a brief list of roundabout rules to keep you safe: • Yield to all lanes of traffic within the roundabout. Traffic in the roundabout has the Right-of-Way • Never turn left into a roundabout • Travel in a counter-clockwise direction • Do not stop in a roundabout or at the entry if there is no oncoming traffic • Watch for pedestrians and cyclists • Pedestrians are provided a splinter island for safe refuge. Pedestrians have the right-of-way in designated crosswalks “It’s the Law” • Cyclists have two choices; walk around the roundabout on crosswalks and sidewalks or ride through the roundabout with motorized vehicles. Waste Pro Delays in Yard Waste Collection – I’ve received calls regarding delays in the collection of yard waste. Just wanted to make sure you’re aware that when we have major storms, as we’ve had, with
high winds knocking down trees, limbs and debris, you can expect delays in yard waste collection. As homeowners clean their yards, we will have much more than the normal collections requiring more frequent trips to the landfill, causing delays in collection. Be assured, we will do everything possible to keep the delays to a minimum, but when Mother Nature throws a fit, we’re at her mercy in the cleanup. Much thanks to all for your patience. You are receiving this because I have your name or neighborhood association on my mailing list. Many of your family, friends or neighbors may not receive my newsletter. I hope you’ll take the time to share this information or let them know they can send an email to me and I’ll add them to the mailing list. I consider it an honor and a privilege to serve as your District IV Commissioner and I commit to you that I will continue to do the best job I can in representing you and our community. As always, I welcome your input and appreciate all of you who act as my eyes in the District. Many of the improvements we’ve already made, or are currently working on, came from citizen suggestions or observations. As you plan for your neighborhood/homeowner’s association meetings, please let me know the dates and times so that I may join you. Please don’t hesitate to call me if you have any questions or concerns, deslogeb@leoncountyfl.gov or 606-5364.
Bryan Desloge Leon County Commission District IV
Leon County Board of County Commissioners
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Annual Oktoberfest Moves to September By: Jean Sleeman
Can you believe it’s already August? Before we know it, September decked out in adorable costumes will delight the crowd with their routines. will be here. In Tallahassee we all know what that means….Football! Carnival style games with prizes will be available for a nominal fee Week after week there’s a game every Saturday except for September with proceeds going to individual classrooms. The teachers and aides will 26. So that’s when Epiphany also have other goodies on hand, and Lutheran Church and Pre-School has hay rides around the church grounds scheduled this year’s Oktoberfest have become a real crowd pleaser. This event offers a fun from 3 to 7 pm. After all, in If you get hungry there will be Germany, Oktoberfest always begins plenty of German food available. You afternoon for friends and mid-September and runs through the may purchase a complete dinner or first week in October. families in the Killearn Lakes buy any menu item a-la-cart, which This event offers a fun includes bratwurst, knockwurst, neighborhood free of charge. frankfurters, and homemade desserts. afternoon for friends and families in the Killearn Lakes neighborhood free And if you should need time out of charge. That’s right, free just to relax, a nurses station will be admission, free pony rides and free bounce house. There is also a free gift available as well as a tent for prayer. waiting for each family at the Welcome booth. Entertainment is also free! For more information contact Epiphany Lutheran Church at 385Highlighting the festivities will be a performance by the Killearn Kids 7373. The church is located at 8300 Deerlake Road, across from Tekesta Dance Troupe. More than 100 youngsters from tiny tots to pre-teen all Park.
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By the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
school bus does not have lap/shoulder belts, encourage the school system to buy or lease buses with lap/shoulder belts.} • Remind your child that there are probably a lot of students who are uneasy about the first day of school. This may be at any age. Teachers know that students are nervous and will make an extra effort to make sure everyone feels as comfortable as possible. • Point out the positive aspects of starting school. She'll see old friends and meet new ones. Refresh her positive memories about previous years, when she may have returned home after the first day with high spirits because she had a good time. • Find another child in the neighborhood with whom your student can walk to school or ride on the bus. • If it is a new school for your child, attend any available orientations and take an opportunity to tour the school before the first day. • If you feel it is needed, drive your child (or walk with her) to school and pick her up on the first day.
• Choose a backpack with wide, padded shoulder straps and a padded back. • Pack light. Organize the backpack to use all of its compartments. Pack heavier items closest to the center of the back. The backpack should never weigh more than 10 to 20 percent of your child's body weight. • Always use both shoulder straps. Slinging a backpack over one shoulder can strain muscles. • If your school allows, consider a rolling backpack. This type of backpack may be a good choice for students who must tote a heavy load. Remember that rolling backpacks still must be carried up stairs, they may be difficult to roll in snow, and they may not fit in some lockers.
• All passengers should wear a seat belt and/or an age- and sizeappropriate car safety seat or booster seat. • Your child should ride in a car safety seat with a harness as long as possible and then ride in a belt-positioning booster seat. Your child is ready for a booster seat when she has reached the top weight or height allowed for her seat, her shoulders are above the top harness slots, or her ears have reached the top of the seat. • Your child should ride in a belt-positioning booster seat until the vehicle's seat belt fits properly (usually when the child reaches about 4' 9" in height and is between 8 to 12 years of age). This means that the child is tall enough to sit against the vehicle seat back with her legs bent at the knees and feet hanging down and the shoulder belt lies across the middle of the chest and shoulder, not the neck or throat; the lap belt is low and snug across the thighs, and not the stomach. • All children younger than 13 years of age should ride in the rear seat of vehicles. If you must drive more children than can fit in the rear seat (when carpooling, for example), move the front-seat passenger's seat as far back as possible and have the child ride in a booster seat if the seat belts do not fit properly without it. • Remember that many crashes occur while novice teen drivers are going to and from school. You should require seat belt use, limit the number of teen passengers, and do not allow eating, drinking, cell phone conversations, texting or other mobile device use to prevent driver distraction. Limit nighttime driving and driving in inclement weather. Familiarize yourself with your state's graduated driver's license law and consider the use of a parent-teen driver agreement to facilitate the early driving learning process. For a sample parentteen driver agreement, seewww.healthychildren.org/teendriver
Review the basic rules with your student:
• Children should always board and exit the bus at locations that provide safe access to the bus or to the school building. • Remind your child to wait for the bus to stop before approaching it from the curb. • Make sure your child walks where she can see the bus driver (which means the driver will be able to see her, too). • Remind your student to look both ways to see that no other traffic is coming before crossing the street, just in case traffic does not stop as required. • Your child should not move around on the bus. • If your child's school bus has lap/shoulder seat belts, make sure your child uses one at all times when in the bus. (If your child's 10
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Always wear a bicycle helmet, no matter how short or long the ride. Ride on the right, in the same direction as auto traffic. Use appropriate hand signals. Respect traffic lights and stop signs. Wear bright-colored clothing to increase visibility. White or lightcolored clothing and reflective gear is especially important after dark. • Know the "rules of the road."
• Make sure your child's walk to school is a safe route with welltrained adult crossing guards at every intersection. • Identify other children in the neighborhood with whom your child
can walk to school. In neighborhoods with higher levels of traffic, consider organizing a "walking school bus," in which an adult accompanies a group of neighborhood children walking to school. • Be realistic about your child's pedestrian skills. Because small children are impulsive and less cautious around traffic, carefully consider whether or not your child is ready to walk to school without adult supervision. • If your children are young or are walking to a new school, walk with them the first week or until you are sure they know the route and can do it safely. • Bright-colored clothing will make your child more visible to drivers.
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• During early and middle childhood, youngsters need supervision. A responsible adult should be available to get them ready and off to school in the morning and supervise them after school until you return home from work. • If a family member will care for your child, communicate the need to follow consistent rules set by the parent regarding discipline and homework. • Children approaching adolescence (11- and 12-year-olds) should not come home to an empty house in the afternoon unless they show unusual maturity for their age. • If alternate adult supervision is not available, parents should make special efforts to supervise their children from a distance. Children should have a set time when they are expected to arrive at home and should check in with a neighbor or with a parent by telephone. • If you choose a commercial after-school program, inquire about the training of the staff. There should be a high staff-to-child ratio, and the rooms and the playground should be safe.
• Most schools regularly send schedules of cafeteria menus home and/or have them posted on the school's website. With this advance information, you can plan on packing lunch on the days when the main course is one your child prefers not to eat. • Look into what is offered in school vending machines. Vending machines should stock healthy choices such as fresh fruit, low-fat dairy products, water and 100 percent fruit juice. Learn about your child's school wellness policy and get involved in school groups to put it into effect. • Each 12-ounce soft drink contains approximately 10 teaspoons of sugar and 150 calories. Drinking just one can of soda a day increases a child's risk of obesity by 60%. Choose healthier options to send in your child's lunch.
Bullying or cyberbullying is when one child picks on another child repeatedly. Bullying can be physical, verbal, or social. It can happen at school, on the playground, on the school bus, in the neighborhood, over the Internet, or through mobile devices like cell phones. When Your Child Is Bullied • Help your child learn how to respond by teaching your child how to: 1. Look the bully in the eye. 2. Stand tall and stay calm in a difficult situation. 3. Walk away. • Teach your child how to say in a firm voice. 1. "I don't like what you are doing." 2. "Please do NOT talk to me like that." 3. "Why would you say that?" • Teach your child when and how to ask a trusted adult for help. • Encourage your child to make friends with other children. • Support activities that interest your child. • Alert school officials to the problems and work with them on solutions. • Make sure an adult who knows about the bullying can watch out for your child's safety and well-being when you cannot be there. • Monitor your child's social media or texting interactions so you can identify problems before they get out of hand. When Your Child Is the Bully • Be sure your child knows that bullying is never OK. • Set firm and consistent limits on your child's aggressive behavior. • Be a positive role mode. Show children they can get what they want without teasing, threatening or hurting someone. • Use effective, non-physical discipline, such as loss of privileges. • Develop practical solutions with the school principal, teachers, counselors, and parents of the children your child has bullied.
Tell your child not to cheer on or even quietly watch bullying. Encourage your child to tell a trusted adult about the bullying. Help your child support other children who may be bullied. Encourage your child to include these children in activities. Encourage your child to join with others in telling bullies to stop.
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• Create an environment that is conducive to doing homework. Children need a consistent work space in their bedroom or another part of the home that is quiet, without distractions, and promotes study. • Schedule ample time for homework. • Establish a household rule that the TV and other electronic distractions stay off during homework time. • Supervise computer and Internet use. • Be available to answer questions and offer assistance, but never do a child's homework for her. • Take steps to help alleviate eye fatigue, neck fatigue and brain fatigue while studying. It may be helpful to close the books for a few minutes, stretch, and take a break periodically when it will not be too disruptive. • If your child is struggling with a particular subject, and you aren't able to help her yourself, a tutor can be a good solution. Talk it over with your child's teacher first. • Some children need help organizing their homework. Checklists, timers, and parental supervision can help overcome homework problems. • If your child is having difficulty focusing on or completing homework, discuss this with your child's teacher, school counselor, or health care provider. © 2014 - American Academy of Pediatrics - See more at: https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-pressroom/news-features-and-safety-tips/pages/Back-to-SchoolTips.aspx#sthash.HeKJGcWj.dpuf
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FareShare
Feta Black Bean Dip Ingredients: ½ cup sugar ¾ cup apple cider vinegar ¾ cup vegetable oil 3 (15-ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed 3 (15-ounce) cans Shoe Peg corn, drained and rinsed 1 bunch scallions, chopped 1 bunch cilantro, chopped 1 (8-ounce) block feta cheese, crumbled
Directions: Whisk the sugar, vinegar and oil in a large bowl. Add the black beans, corn, scallions, cilantro and cheese and mix well. Chill until serving time. Serve with tortilla chips or corn chips. Serves 30
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Master Builder Best Practices Presents:
Building Knowledge… Notes from the Master Builder By: Mark Worley
How connected is your builder? Finding the best team for your construction project can be a heavy task. Your selection will affect not only the finished product, but also the entire process that includes service after completion. As you qualify your building professionals, ask yourself, “How connected is this contractor to the community and their industry.” As a past president of the local homebuilders association, it has been a privilege to network and learn from other seasoned professionals and benefit from current educational resources. If a building company is involved within their own community that should reflect in better business practices conveyed at your project.
of remodeling, NAHB and AARP joined together to develop a comprehensive designation to address practical and market-specific information concerning working with older and maturing adults or those that have lost mobility from an accident. The CAPS (Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist) program trains professionals in technical, business management and essential customer skills. When hiring an aging-in-place specialist you are buying a service not just a product. To find out more about the CAPS program look online at http://www.nahb.org/en/learn/designations/certified-aging-in-placespecialist.aspx.
Footnotes
Sometimes Changes Happen Change Order Defined
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Most construction contracts contain a clause allowing for changes which are called change orders; which makes sense as unforeseen circumstances and changes in preferences occasionally arise during a construction project. Changes issued after execution of the contract to the original scope of work need to be documented no matter what type of contract you are using. These changes are always signed by the owner, and contractor, authorizing a change in the scope of work or an adjustment in the contract sum or contract time. Changes orders are not limited to work that will result in additional funds being added to the original contact amount, but should also include any changes in the scope of work that may result in a credit to the owner. Aging-in-Place what is a CAPS? With boomers retiring the fastest, a growing segment of the residential remodeling industry is modifying homes to allow owners to stay put longer. With demand so heavy for this specialized field
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Select a building professional with plenty of experience with your type of project (and who is connected to the community). www.tallyba.com. Look for professional designations. When remodeling a shower, convert to a curbless design that removes any tripping hazard and allows a walker or wheel chair to enter without a barrier. Short on storage space? Consider using the stud wall cavity with a door to create a shallow broom closet or for other items that can be stored within a 4” depth. Save energy by converting to LED lighting and changing your HVAC air filter every month. The first step of any construction is counting the cost. Know your budget prior to developing any construction documents.
Mark S. Worley CAPS-GBP- GMB, is the only Graduate Master Builder in Tallahassee and one of only 4 statewide as recognized by the National Association of Home Builders. He is a past president of the Tallahassee Builders Association. You can reach him at www.worleyconst.com or at 850-668-3438.
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Trina’s TidBits
The Buzz – How We Can Create A Strong Community By: Trina Searcy, President
A hive of bees is a perfect example of a community working together in harmony and for the common good of all its members. After all, a bee living alone can barely survive, let alone prosper. But in a hive made up of hundreds of other bees, each taking responsibility for the various jobs necessary for the survival of the community, the lone bee not only survives, it contributes mightily to the success of the hive. The secret of the bee's success in living together in a close-knit community is that each bee not only understands the interrelationships that exist between it and the rest of the members of its community, but is willing to accept some of the responsibility for the hive's prosperity by expanding their role in the community whenever necessary. As homeowners, we too can choose to recognize the interrelationships that exist between ourselves and our neighbors and how those interrelationships have a direct impact on our quality of life. We can also choose to take some of the responsibility upon ourselves to contribute to improving those relationships and in the process improve our community. In order for our community association to continue to protect, preserve and enhance our community assets and our property values,
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each member of our community has to acknowledge their role in our community and, at times, be willing to expand their role to take on some added responsibility. For example: We all must obey our governing documents, we agreed to do that when we closed escrow. By obeying community rules and regulations, we contribute to our community and accept the role of a rule abiding member. Each year we conduct an Annual Meeting at which time we elect our Board of Directors, although we don't have to participate in the election process, choosing to do so contributes to the success of our community. Our role as a rule abiding member expands to include that of a voting member. We also have the opportunity to attend our Board of Directors meetings in order to better understand the business decisions made by the Board. When we choose to attend those meetings, our role as a rule abiding, voting member now expands to include that of a participating member. And when we choose to serve on community committees or the Board of Directors, we accept another role and become a rule abiding, voting, participating and contributing member. So, let's all work at recognizing what roles we can choose to accept in our community and, like the bee, work together at making our community the best place to live that it can be!
Election Time Reminder
AND BEFORE YOU NOMINATE SOMEONE PLEASE CONSIDER THE BELOW COMMENTS AND TIPS FROM VETERAN BOARD MEMBERS... By: Nancy C. Johnson
“Serving on a volunteer board of directors can be a study in frustration or one of the great pleasures of your life. If you and the organization are not well matched, you may be bored at best and appalled at worst. But when both volunteer board member and organization are in tune with one another the experience can be both personally and professionally rewarding.” (Doreen Pendgracs, veteran board member and author of “Before you Say Yes……….A Guide to the Pleasures and Pitfalls of Volunteer Boards” (Dundrum Press, 2010). What Should You Know Before Saying Yes to Serving on a Board? They may include: • How long is my term? {At KLHOA, your term is for one year. It is up to you to decide if you want to stand for re-election.} • What is the work style of this board? Is it a “working” board? Is it an advisory board? Perhaps it’s a blend of oversight and hands-on. {The KLHOA Board is a working board. The most active committee is the Architectural Control Committee (“ACC”). It meets at the association office most Fridays at 11am.} • Where and when are meetings held? How often does the board meet? How much time will I be expected to devote to board business? {The KLHOA Board meets monthly. Four of the meetings are public and are usually held at the Histori Bradfordville Schoolhouse on Bannerman Road} • Is the organization/ association financially healthy? {The KLHOA is debt-free.} • Is there adequate Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance to protect board members in case of a lawsuit? {KLHOA carries sufficient general liability and directors and officers insurance to ensure that that the organization and the directors are indemnified against risk.} What Are Your Rights as a Board Member? {Your rights as a KLHOA Board member include :} • full disclosure before voting on any issue • a safe and secure environment in which to conduct meetings • the organization engages outside expertise when needed • the organization carries sufficient general liability and directors and officer insurance to ensure that the organization and the directors are indemnified against risk (D&O).
(From Joanne Fritz of About.com Nonprofit Charitable Orgs) Individual members of the board are required to: {Your responsibilities as a KLHOA board member include :} • Attend all board and committee meetings and functions, such as special events. • Stay informed about the organization’s mission, services, policies and programs. • Review agenda and supporting materials prior to board and committee meetings. • Serve on committees and offer to take on special assignments. • Suggest possible nominees to the board who can make significant contributions to the work of the board and to the organization/association. {Board members often start as nonvoting committee members and special event volunteers and eventually run for election to the Board} • Follow conflict of interest and confidentiality policies. • Assist the board in carrying out its fiduciary responsibilities, such as reviewing the organization’s annual financial statements. Killearn Lakes will soon be having its annual election for the Volunteer Board of Directors, if there is a vacancy to fill. We would like property owners of Killearn Lakes to know that they are eligible to run and we encourage your participation. If you may be considering a run this election cycle, please contact the HOA office or send us an e-mail at admin@killearnlakeshoa.org. If you are interested, you can obtain nomination forms from our website www.killearnlakeshoa.org under Documents –Board of Director Nomination Form. Please also include a brief “bio” and photo. Forms are due at the KLHOA office on or before September 25th in order to be placed on the October Ballot. Additional information will be provided in our October issue and on our website and Facebook page.
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e Villas at Killearn Lakes vision: What are we striving for? Part 2 of 2
By: Christopher P. Mulrooney, M.P.S., Ph.D., Partner and Chairman of the Board
In the February issue of Lakes View Magazine, we featured an introduction to a soon-to-be new neighborhood within Killearn Lakes Plantation, Villas at Killearn Lakes. This neighborhood will function as a 108-person licensed assisted living and memory care gated community, comprised of nine 7,000 square foot residential style villas, each housing 12 residents. This article is Part 2 of 2 on the Villas at Killearn Lakes vision. In future issues, we will publish the latest architectural renderings of this new development within our Association. No matter how innovative our architectural design will be, the heart of culture change is in staff- resident relations. The innovative philosophy, staffing patterns & service delivery mentioned in our vision is best understood in terms of “person-directed care.” “Person-directed care is structured around the unique needs, preferences, and desires of the individual in question. Through this approach, decisions and actions around care honor the voices and choices of care recipients and those working most closely with them” (The Eden Alternative, 2012).
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Misiorksi and Rader (2005) have done a good job of describing how Person-directed care differs from traditional care models by depicting this continuum. It moves from a model where the organization makes most of the decisions to one where the residents make most of the decisions: Creating a Person-directed culture involves daily attention to key themes, and that’s more comprehensive than this short article could cover. The four core values that guide our efforts are the best way to outline them briefly. These values are: Mutuality – My own research (Mulrooney, 1997) and the experience of those in this field has shown that care partners across a variety of long-term care settings are driven most by a need for affiliation – the maintaining of close, meaningful relationships. This is often satisfied in long-term care through resident relationships. And the reality is that residents in these settings lose their identity when no one engages with them on a deep-enough level to know who they truly are, what strengths and gifts they possess, and how those gifts can continue to be used and valued despite physical and cognitive challenges. Mutual relationships that are more reciprocal in nature form care partnerships that engage both residents and staff in ways that create well-being for both. At Villas at Killearn Lakes, this value will be lived out through consistent staffing patterns, decision-making at levels closest to the resident, strengths-based (rather than deficit-based) resident service plans, and “house rules” generated by residents and staff together. Personhood – Judith Carboni (1990) writes, “Elderly residents in [long-term care] face non-personhood: identity becomes murky because they no longer have a special bond with a place that held a significant, personal meaning.” Profound and frightening, this statement only begins to address what we hold dear about the concept of personhood at Villas at Killearn Lakes. Our philosophy and values are rooted in the belief that each of us is created in God’s image, that our identity is sacred because it first belongs to Him, and that a life lived long should not and cannot be reduced to a “less-than” status simply because it’s measured
against the standards of our society rather than the image of its Creator. We will live out this value by helping residents engage in ways that are meaningful to them personally, and not primarily through group activities that appeal to the masses; and by addressing the whole-person needs of those we serve, including attention to each individual’s spiritual, emotional, and psychological well-being, as well as their physical wellness. Choice – Anything less than “…to be respected for one’s ability to decide for oneself, control one’s life and absorb the costs and benefits of one’s own choices,” as The Eden Alternative (2012) describes autonomy, sets up a “…condition which allows or invites sympathy, pity or invasive paternalism…If people are only able to choose between courses of action that are ‘good for them’ or ‘pre-selected,’ then the true dimension of autonomy is greatly diminished.” At Villas at Killearn Lakes, this core value will be operationalized through daily life in one’s own home – not an environment that is “home-like,” but home. This means residents choose how they will live each day, with as little assistance as is necessary for them to preserve an autonomous quality of life that each of us desires at our core, and as much assistance as is necessary to maintain wellness as each person defines it. Quality – It is hard to imagine a health care organization these days with a vision, mission, or values statement that doesn’t include reference to quality. As consumers, we all want to receive services from health care providers who strive for high standards and quality outcomes. But what does this really mean? Quality has to be measurable for it to be meaningful. Villas at Killearn Lakes subscribes to the model that wellbeing and its seven primary domains: identity, growth, autonomy, security, connectedness, meaning, and joy, are the most appropriate way to measure quality in an assisted living environment (The Eden Alternative, 2012). These domains are interwoven into our four core values and will be studied regularly in our continual quality improvement process. Ultimately, what we’re striving for at Villas at Killearn Lakes, is to help combat the ageism that pervades long-term care services and our society, in general. Progress is being made on this front every day, and we are excited to be a part of it. For instance, as reported recently in an aging network newsletter, new research is demonstrating that persons with dementia are capable of leading small group activities for other persons with cognitive loss. Srajner et al. (2014) found that residents leading groups “…were able elicit high levels of positive engagement and affect in their fellow residents with dementia. Not only that, but the results were obtained across a wide range of dementia levels. The implications of this research are significant. Residents helping residents: not only does this provide a new meaningful collective social identity for
residents with dementia, but it also flies in the face of the ‘ageism’ that persists against seniors.” Such efforts at working from a strengths-based perspective in assisted living and memory care is what we espouse. The emphasis on “assisted living” should be on the living part of that phrase. Life is a gift that is no less precious when we need a little help to live it to the fullest. Do we expect it to be easy to accomplish this vision? No, but nothing of value ever is. A vision is an ideal state, something for which an individual or an organization continually strives. While we don’t expect to eradicate the challenges of growing older, we do hope to share them and ease the burden of them just a bit. A vision is a journey more than a destination. And the journey is richer when we share it with others. We consider it a great privilege that we will soon be sharing that journey with those who entrust us with this opportunity at Villas at Killearn Lakes. Dr. Mulrooney is an Assistant Dean and member of the Geriatrics faculty at the Florida State University College of Medicine. He is a gerontologist and organizational psychologist, and has been advocating for and applying his passion toward culture change in aging services and long-term care since he felt called to the field at age 15. Since then, he has served in roles from care partner to CEO.
REFERENCES: Carboni, J.D. (1990). Homelessness among the institutionalized elderly. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 16(7):32-37. Misiorski, S. and Rader, J. (2005). Continuum of Person-Directed Culture. Unpublished conceptual model distributed at the Pioneer Institutes. Mulrooney, C.P. (1997). The Person- and Relationship-Centered Caregiving Trait and Other Characteristics of Outstanding Nursing Assistants in Long-Term Care Settings. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Boston University. Scott, D.B. (2015). Ideas to Inspire. Kinnelon, NJ: Denise B. Scott, LLC. Skrajner, M. J., Haberman, J. L., Camp, C. J., Tusick, M., Frentiu, C., & Gorzelle, G. (2014). Effects of using nursing home residents to serve as group activity leaders: Lessons from the RAP project. Dementia, 13(2), 274-285. The Eden Alternative (2012). The Eden Alternative Domains of Well-Being: Revolutionizing the Experience of Home by Bringing WellBeing to Life. Rochester, NY: The Eden Alternative, Inc.
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Lake Friendly Yard O
Our Killearn Lakes Friendly Yard program rewards homeowners who avoid invasive plants, reduce fertilizer runoff that pollutes our lakes, and leave a buffer of native shoreline plants (if a lake front home). Invasive plants and lawns crowd out native plants essential for wildlife. For example, the “American bumble bee” and the Monarch butterfly have declined dramatically in recent years. In the United States, native plants they need for food and homes have been replaced by 25 million acres of mowed grass lawns. We looked over the entire southeast for a rare neighborhood like Killearn Lakes that encourages native plants instead of lawns. Native plants grow without pesticides and herbicides, a big cause of our bumble bee and monarch butterfly deaths. We have many poisoned lawns, as indicated by all the “poison” signs warning us to keep our pets and kids off the lawns. No one really knows how much harm these poisons cause, but no wonder we are warned to not eat the fish in our lakes. Killearn Lakes treats our lakes for invasive plants at great cost in dues. We put “sonar” herbicide in our lakes to kill invasive hydrilla. Hydrilla is permanent but can be “knocked” back and then controlled by grass carp. Unfortunately carp continuously stir up the muck on the lake bottom. And, once they eat all the hydrilla, they eat our beneficial plants.
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By Joe Barnett
Lakes need native plants to clean up the water. My Lakewatch measurements show the clarity was 3 feet with no plants but recently the hydrilla overgrowth cleared the water so well that I could see 7 feet down. But invasive hydrilla doesn’t stop growing until the lake is filled with weeds. Thirty years ago our lakes were clear with native white blooming lily pads. We also spray invasive Wild Taro that looks like elephant ears. When I moved here in 1999 only one yard had this invasive plant. Now it is continuous around Petty Gulf and Pine Hill Lakes, probably forever. If we could have killed it before it spread we wouldn’t have this expensive problem. We may have a chance to prevent the invasive “popcorn tree” or Chinese Tallow from taking over. I counted 13 baby trees in just one front lawn, spreading from the neighbor’s tree. One person said “you have the right to have your own plants, but NOT the right to spread your plants in to other people’s yards”. Several years ago we were awarded over $500,000 to empty Lake Blue Heron, clean out the polluted muck and fix the dam. We agreed to plant and maintain a shoreline buffer of native plants to filter out fertilizers that re-pollute the lake. Sadly, if you go to Lake Blue Heron you will see that neighbors have almost no shoreline buffer. Ironically a few months ago those same neighbors asked us to spend dues money to spray the invasive algae.
Hydrilla
Chinese Tallow Tree
Wild Taro
We need your help on this issue. Several have volunteered to remove invasive plants. Many have volunteered at Maclay and Tom Brown parks. Where volunteers have removed invasive red berried Coral Ardisia, large patches of native beautiful Trillium fill the forests floors. But when other neighbors allow the invasive plants to grow, all that effort is wasted. So please consider making your yard a Killearn Lakes Friendly Yard. Please consider volunteering to remove invasive plants. But most of all if you have invasive plants please remove them and reduce fertilizers that feed them.
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Mindset and Personal Safety By: Charlie Strickland
In my 25 years as a law enforcement officer in Tallahassee, I’ve seen a lot. I’ve interviewed a lot of bad guys, I’ve looked into the eyes of victims and their families and I’ve been in many homes, delivering mostly bad news. As a parent of four children from ages 3 to 19, I understand how parents feel, that fear of the unknown, of accidents, crimes and bad news delivered in the middle of the night. And I want to do something to change that. As I’ve worked, I’ve learned, and my greatest desire is to be there for the victims… not after the fact, but before. My business partner and I have dedicated our business, Talon Training and Talon Range, and our energy to teaching people about personal safety and how to reduce the possibility of becoming a victim. This is the first of a series of articles about personal protection and safety. I want to start with what I believe to be the most important – your mindset. When I train both law enforcement officers and civilians, the first task is to train their minds to be vigilant. A heightened level of awareness is critical to crime prevention. If you’re not paying attention to your surroundings, it’s obvious, especially to someone looking for a victim. The first and simplest concept we teach at Talon is situational awareness. We use colors to define awareness levels - white, yellow, orange, red and black. Have you ever missed a turn or an exit? You were in condition white – oblivious. Condition yellow is the state where you are aware of your surroundings. There’s no threat, but you’re paying attention. You might be driving and see a dog walking along the road. You notice it and you are aware of it, but it doesn’t present a real threat. Still, you begin to formulate a plan, just in case. Your hands are at 10 and 2 and you’ve checked the lanes next to you and what’s behind you. Now you’re in condition orange, a heightened state. Suddenly, the dog darts in front of you. You steer slightly to avoid the dog, braking to stop and avoiding a collision. That last moment was condition red, or what you would be in should you find yourself in a fight or other confrontation. You managed to avoid condition black, which is panic. Now take this concept and imagine you’re in a parking lot at night. You’re in condition white – maybe you’re texting or just trying to 22 Lakes View / Issue 72/ August 2015
remember where you parked. Suddenly someone appears from the shadows and speaks in a sharp voice. You go from white to black – panic. Even if this person is not a threat, you experience a rush of adrenalin, your heart rate spikes and you lose control of the situation. Even if you were armed with some weapon, it is too late. However, using situational awareness, this scenario could be completely different. You could walk out of the building, look around, and consider a few things that might happen. You could observe the layout and positioning of your vehicle that you strategically parked under a light, away from bushes. You confidently walk to your vehicle and go home. Whomever was lurking in the shadows saw someone who was clearly not a victim and left you alone.
A heightened level of awareness is critical to crime prevention.
In this scenario, even if you saw a potential threat, you had time to go back inside and call law enforcement to drive through the area. If you saw a person lurking, you did so because you were paying attention and you had time to react, to formulate a plan. Situational awareness just kept you from becoming a victim. Keep in mind – plans come from thinking ahead. Playing “what if” games is the key to being prepared. What if your house caught on fire? What if you were at an ATM and someone got a little close? What if….. Think about it, and have a plan. This may sound silly, but I’ve played this game for 25 years on Patrol, SWAT, and everywhere I have been. Through this series of articles, I want to teach you to change your habits, your mindset and your life. In the next article, I’ll talk about posturing and how to deal with people who make you uncomfortable. If you have other questions about personal safety or training, please feel free to contact me at Charlie@talontraining.com. Lt. Charlie Strickland is a 25 year veteran law enforcement officer and Watch Commander at the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. He has served in and supervised a number of units, including the Robbery Task Force, Violent Crimes Unit, Patrol, Field Training and Special Operations and the SWAT team. He holds a B.S. and an MBA from Florida State University and is the CEO and Co-Owner of Talon Training Group and the Talon Range in Midway, Florida. Since it was launched in 2008, Talon has trained more 5,000 people in firearms safety and personal safety.
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Talquin is your caring By Kim Gay
Just last month Talquin Electric sent four students and two adults to Washington, D.C. for the 51st National Rural Electric Cooperative Youth Tour. Young people who experience the Youth Tour have the opportunity to explore our nation’s capital, make lasting friendships, learn a bit about how our government operates and see the impact electric cooperatives have on the legislative process. Previous Youth Tour participants have become University Presidents, CEO’s of Fortune 500 companies, and Members of Congress. In fact, Apple CEO, Tim Cook credited the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour with his first trip to Washington in his commencement speech to graduates of The George Washington University this year. Over the past 51 years, nearly 50,000 students have visited Washington through the Youth Tour. There are many great co-op programs out there that focus on youth education and engagement. But what all of these programs have in common, no matter how big or small, is the fact that electric cooperatives come together for a common cause to not only teach our youth about the cooperative difference, but to give them the opportunity to see and reach their potential. At Talquin, we are invested in youth education and engagement programs throughout our local community. Year after year, Talquin can be depended upon by our local communities. Whether it is the upcoming Back to School Drive for school supplies, giving to United Way to help youth programs, providing safety and electricity programs in local schools, or coaching little leagues, Talquin believes in providing excellent learning opportunities for our leaders of tomorrow. Talquin has always placed a high priority on our young leaders and can be trusted to continue to provide enriching experiences at the local, state and national level!
Talquin is your reliable utility partner According to Webster, reliability is “the extent to which an experiment, test, or measuring procedure yields the same results on
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repeated trials.” At Talquin, we have many procedures and measures in place to ensure that we provide safe and reliable energy to you, our Members, all of the time. Here are a few examples of the processes that we focus on for the continual improvement of our electric service. One of our processes is system maintenance. Just like you get your car serviced to make sure it runs and you extend the life of the vehicle, we also perform maintenance on the equipment that keeps Talquin running. With our facility assessment program, we check every piece of equipment and foot of line on our system from the substation all the way to the meter. Talquin continually inspects and maintains 4,000 miles of power lines on our system. Another one of our practices is holding reliability meetings each month. We have a cross-departmental team that meets to discuss key issues that let us know where we may be able to improve our performance. This group reviews information such as outages that are over four hours in duration; outages that affect more than 50 Members; and all locations that have more than three outages in a three month span. By reviewing these and other scenarios, we are able to create solutions that continually improve the performance of our service. One final example, but maybe the most significant for improving service reliability, is right-of-way (ROW) maintenance. Many of our Members do not realize this, but more than half of our outages have traditionally been caused by ROW issues. Our biggest focus for upcoming years is tree removal. So far this year, we have already removed over 3,400 trees that could affect our reliability. But do not think we have not considered the environment! We now have a tree replacement program that provides vouchers to property owners for more suitable trees to replace those that we have removed. All of these processes, and many more, are performed continually, and our Board members keep us focused on our performance all of the time. We are proud to report that the duration of our outages has improved by 42% in just the past year, which means that we are definitely moving in the right direction. We are your cooperative – a dedicated, dependable group of Board members and employees providing you with safe, reliable service!
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