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1 Homeowners Association 2018 Annual Meeting Baldwin Square November 7, 2018 BALDWIN SQUARE HOMEOWNERS ASSOC DENNIIS TOWNHOMES BALDWIN SQUARE IV CRAWFORD COURT CAROLINE STREET BALDWIN SQUARE I ANITA STREET I BALDWIN


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Baldwin Square Homeowners Association

2018 Annual Meeting

November 7, 2018

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BALDWIN SQUARE HOMEOWNERS ASSOC

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  • BALDWIN SQUARE II
  • BALDWIN SQUARE V
  • CAROLINE STREET
  • TUAM TOWNHOMES
  • ANITA STREET III
  • ANITA STREET II
  • Pedestrian
  • Drive Entrance
  • Drive Exit
  • CRAWFORD COURT
  • DENNIIS TOWNHOMES
  • BALDWIN SQUARE IV
  • ANITA STREET I
  • BALDWIN SQUARE I
  • BALDWIN SQUARE III
  • BALDWIN COURT
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  • Order, Quorum, Introductions
  • 2017 Meeting Minutes Review & Approval
  • Board Member Election
  • 2018 Financial Report
  • 2018 Accomplishments
  • 2019 Goals
  • 2019 Budget, Assessments, and Goals
  • Election Results
  • Q & A

2018 Annual Meeting Agenda

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  • Pete Richard - President

– Term Expires November 2018

  • Andre Turner – Vice President

– Term Expires November 2019

  • Roger Neal – Secretary & Treasurer

– Term Expires November 2019

Your BSHA 2018 Board:

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Your BSHA Managing Agent:

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  • Midtown Management Corporation

– Sonya Bradley

  • Community Manager
  • Primary contact for BS HOA

– Connie Navarre

  • Customer Support Assistant
  • Secondary contact for BS HOA

– Contact Information

  • 713-489-4901
  • Website: www.baldwinsquare.org
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  • Was provided in your mail-out package with you

voting ballot –

  • Any corrections or additions?
  • Motion for Approval

2017 Annual Meeting Minutes

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  • 1 Open Position

– Pete Richard’s position

  • Commitment, proficiencies needed

– 2 Year Term – Monthly Board Meetings

  • +/- 90 min, 2nd Wed 4pm @ Crime Stoppers HQ
  • Ad hoc meetings if needed

– Use of e-mail / MS Office – Critical traits wanted

  • Objective, making decisions fair to all
  • Putting best interests of entire community first
  • Budget / spending accountability & fiscal responsibility
  • Diligence & responsive
  • Putting aside differences and working as a team
  • Nominations from the floor

2018-2019 Board Election

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  • Incorporated in 1998

– Originally established by Perry Homes (builder of our homes) – Became homeowner controlled in 2003

  • 165 Townhomes

– 13 townhome communities (grouped townhomes) – 10 gated, 3 without gates

  • Common Assets Maintained

– Landscaping, iron & wood fences, drive gates, irrigation, some grouped residential water lines – Common driveways, storm drains, & ROW

  • Registered, with statutes & guidelines

BSHA Overview

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BALDWIN SQUARE HOMEOWNERS ASSOC

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  • BALDWIN SQUARE II
  • BALDWIN SQUARE V
  • CAROLINE STREET
  • TUAM TOWNHOMES
  • ANITA STREET III
  • ANITA STREET II
  • Pedestrian
  • Drive Entrance
  • Drive Exit
  • CRAWFORD COURT
  • DENNIIS TOWNHOMES
  • BALDWIN SQUARE IV
  • ANITA STREET I
  • BALDWIN SQUARE I
  • BALDWIN SQUARE III
  • BALDWIN COURT
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Was an active year…..

  • New low-light landscaping installed along Austin
  • As our units and our common infrastructure gets
  • lder, more things are breaking more often!
  • Irrigation water leak management
  • Residential service water leak management
  • Electrical service box replacement
  • Mail station / mailboxes replacement
  • Fence repairs
  • Landscape contract expired
  • Bids solicited. New contract signed
  • Spending (expense) management

2018 -What was Accomplished?

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  • Income rec’d is on budget
  • Only 2 properties outstanding for 2018

– 163 of 165 collected – Active legal collection actions are in progress against delinquent accounts

  • Expenses are projected to over budget

– $17,000 over spend

  • Landscaping: $12,000 over budget
  • unexpected 65% increase in new landscape contract @ midyear
  • Residential water: $5,000 over budget

2018 Financial Summary

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BALDWIN SQUARE HOMEOWNERS ASSOC

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  • BALDWIN SQUARE II
  • BALDWIN SQUARE V
  • CAROLINE STREET
  • TUAM TOWNHOMES
  • ANITA STREET III
  • ANITA STREET II
  • Pedestrian
  • Drive Entrance
  • Drive Exit
  • CRAWFORD COURT
  • DENNIIS TOWNHOMES
  • BALDWIN SQUARE IV
  • ANITA STREET I
  • BALDWIN SQUARE I
  • BALDWIN SQUARE III
  • BALDWIN COURT

Budget Components 2018 Actual

2018 Budget

Property Management $30,518

$28,695

Insurance $3,498

$3,400

Fence Paint and Repair $1,641

$1,500

Trash & Recycling $32,299

$30,178

Landscaping Maintenance $82,685

$72,700

Gate Repairs & Power $8,710

$10,900

Water - Residential $52,414

$47,209

Water - Irrigation $21,191

$23,332

Reserves $7,211

$7,211

Total $240,060

$222,900

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Reserves Admin Trash Landscaping Gates Residential Water Irrigation Water

Water & Trash & Landscaping was 78% of our total budget

Insurance Fences

BSHA 2018 Expense Breakdown

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$30,518, 13% $3,498, 1% $1,641, 1% $32,299, 13% $82,685, 34% $10,043, 4% $52,414, 22% $21,191, 9% $7,211, 3%

Property management Insurance Fence Paint and Repair Trash & Recycling Landscaping Maintenance Gate Repairs & Power Water ‐ residential Water ‐ Irrigation Reserves

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  • Winter / dormant season landscaping

– Replace various large dead crepe myrtles between sidewalk and curb

  • Will approach MMD for funding / co-funding

– Consider commissioning arbor / landscaping specialist report

  • Capital reserves

– Consider detailed HOA asset inventory study

  • To know if capital reserves are over/under funded
  • Maintenance catch-up

– Primarily fences, but also entry/exit gates

2019 BSHA Board Goals

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  • Landscaping costs

– Up ~$24,000 year-on-year

  • Results from new competitive bid contract
  • Restore steel fence / wood fence maintenance

program

– Add back in 2019 - $11,250 / year

  • 2017 Board elected to drop iron fence maintenance in

2018, taking fence maintenance funds & more to pay for Austin ground cover project (~$22,000)

  • Restore mature tree care program

– Add back in 2019 - $3,000 / year

2019 Budget – …..Major Challenges

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Reserves Admin Trash Landscaping Gates Residential Water Irrigation Water

Water & Trash & Landscaping was 78% of our total budget

Insurance Fences

BSHA 2019 Budget Allocation

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$30,458, 12% $3,400, 1% $12,750, 5% $30,195, 12% $79,572, 32% $11,300, 5% $49,549, 20% $23,764, 10% $7,500, 3%

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BALDWIN SQUARE HOMEOWNERS ASSOC

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  • BALDWIN SQUARE II
  • BALDWIN SQUARE V
  • CAROLINE STREET
  • TUAM TOWNHOMES
  • ANITA STREET III
  • ANITA STREET II
  • Pedestrian
  • Drive Entrance
  • Drive Exit
  • CRAWFORD COURT
  • DENNIIS TOWNHOMES
  • BALDWIN SQUARE IV
  • ANITA STREET I
  • BALDWIN SQUARE I
  • BALDWIN SQUARE III
  • BALDWIN COURT

Budget Components 2019

2018 Actual 2018 Budget

Property Management $30,458

$30,518 $28,695

Insurance $3,400

$3,498 $3,400

Fence Paint and Repair $12,750

$1,641 $1,500

Trash & Recycling $30,195

$32,299 $30,178

Landscaping Maintenance $79,572

$82,685 $72,700

Gate Repairs & Power $9,800

$8,710 $10,900

Water - Residential $49,549

$52,414 $47,209

Water - Irrigation $23,764

$21,191 $23,332

Reserves $7,500

$7,211 $7,211

Total $240,988

$240,060 $222,900

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  • Apply a very simple principal “pay for what you have”

1) All equal / true common costs distributed equally by townhome 2) Community-specific amenity costs distributed by amenity amount / size

Base costs common to all - split by 165

(Property management, trash, insurance, legal, collections, etc.)

+ Gates & Electricity by gate

(17 gates total divided by number of gates in each community)

+ Wood Fence by fence length

(assessed as % of total wood fence length in each community)

+ Metal Fence by fence length

(assessed as % of total metal fence length in the community)

+ Landscaping by land area

(assessed as % of the total common land area in each community)

Landscaping maintenance by land area

assessed as % of the total common area in each community)

+ Residential Water by property

(metered by property)

+ Irrigation Water by property

(metered by property)

= Total Assessment

BSHA Assessment Methodology

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BSHA Community # of Units 2019 Assessment Anita I 3 $1,441.52 Anita II 3 $1,385.70 Anita III 7 $1,104.94 Baldwin Court 35 $1,531.49 Baldwin Square I 34 $1,152.04 Baldwin Square II 13 $1,142.54 Baldwin Square III 13 $1,772.50 Baldwin Square IV 16 $1,791.99 Baldwin Square V 13 $1,717.55 Caroline Townhomes 3 $1,229.22 Crawford Court 16 $1,681.25 Dennis St Townhomes 6 $2,300.89 Tuam St Townhomes 3 $1,583.85

BSHA 2019 Assessments

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Questions & Answers www.baldwinsquare.org

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