BVL MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION, INC.
AGENDA
April 2, 2018
1. Call to Order
2. Opening Prayer
3. Recognize Board Members
4. Proof of Quorum
5. Recognize Visitors
6. Action on Minutes of Last Meeting
7. Action of Last Month’s Financial Reports
8. Directors’ Reports
A. Recreation Chair: Kathy Fink
Playground & Ballfield: Dorothy Brown
Pool: Chuck Scott & Kathy Fink
B. Maintenance Chair: Randy Cole
Lakes & Dams: Randy Cole
Mowing& Grounds: Leonard Wentworth
C. Publicity Chair: Donna Depukat
Orange Book: Donna Depukat
Beautification & Sanitation: Yvonne Chaney
Building Permits: Donna Depukat (interim)
Greeter: Barbara Campbell
D. Clubhouse Chair: Jo Ann Yager
Clubhouse: Jo Ann Yager & Diane Barber
E. Finance Chair:
F. Security: Chuck Scott
9. Ladies Club
10. Unfinished Business
A.
11. New Business
A.
12. Board Questions/Business
A.
13. Residents Questions/Business
A.BUENA VISTA LAKES
MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION, INC.
MINUTES OF MONTHLY MEETING
March 5, 2018
The Board of Directors of Buena Vista Lakes Maintenance Association met March 5, 2018; at 6:30 p.m. Bill Rushe called
the meeting to order and led the assembly in prayer.
A roll call of board members was requested. Present were: Bill Rushe, Kathy Fink, Dorothy Brown, Chuck Scott, Leonard
Wentworth, Yvonne Chaney, Barbara Campbell, Jo Ann Yager, Diane Barber, and Secretary-treasurer Christy Chavez. A
quorum was established.
Association members present were: Dale Wardlow, Wendy Regel, Donna Miller, Bruce Boettcher, Dennis and Claire
Saver.
MINUTES: The Minutes of the Monthly Meeting of February 5, 2018 were reviewed by the directors. Motion was made
to accept the minutes as presented; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
FINANCIAL REPORTS: The Monthly Financial Statement of December and January was reviewed. The motion was
made, to accept the financials with no changes; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
Recreation: Pool, Ballfield, Playground:
Playground & Ballfield:
Ms. Brown reported that there are currently no issues on the playground or ballfield.
Pool
Mr. Scott reported that the repair estimate on the pool vacuum is 738.29. The board requested that cost research be done
on purchasing a new pool vacuum.
Maintenance: Lakes & Dams & Mowing:
Lakes & Dams
No report
Mowing
Mr. Wentworth reported that he had treated some problem ant areas.
Mr. Rushe recommended that BVL consider purchasing chemicals to kill weeds on the BVL common property as a
means to cut down on the number of mowings. Mr. Rushe offered the use of his sprayer equipment to accomplish the
sprayings if BVL wanted to do the spraying in-house. It was agreed that cost estimates be obtained on chemicals for a
in-house spraying and a cost estimate from Woolever .
Publicity: Orange Book, Beautification/Sanitation/Building Permits & Greeter:
Orange Book
No report.
Beautification
Ms. Chaney reported no citation letters were mailed out for the month of February. Certified letters would be sent out to
violators beginning in March to both property owners and renters to ensure that the property owners are made aware of
violations.
Ms. Chaney reported one sanitation complaint. The violation was turned in to the Mississippi State Department of
Health.
Permits
No requests.
Code violations can be reported to Bennie Hopkins @ BHopkins@desotocountyms.gov and/or Michael Lee
901.730.2792
Greeter
Nothing new.Clubhouse:
Ms. Yager reported one rental. A total of $16.79 was spent on soap and paper products.
Finance:
There are currently 237 unpaid lots.
Security:
Mr. Scott had nothing new to report.
Non-emergency calls can be made to DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department at 662.469.8599.
Ladies Club:
The Annual Ladies Club Easter Egg Hunt is planned for March 24.
Ms. Yager made the motion to hire Ground Force to clean up the leaves and gumballs around the clubhouse for a fee of
$140.00, Ms. Barber seconded the motion. The motion passed 8-0.
The Ladies Club Annual Spring Dinner is scheduled for April 7, the community is invited to come out and bring your
favorite dish.
New/Unfinished Business:
Water:
Lakes:
BVL resident Bruce Boettcher reported conducting water tests on BVL lakes and results coming back with evidence of
E.coli.
Mr. Wardlow voiced that the water in the lakes are not suitable for eating the fish.
Home:
Ms. Miller reported that she had contacted the state regarding water testing for her home and was forwarded to the local
water company. Ms. Miller explained that due to the conflict of interest she would like an outside company testing the
water. Mr. Wentworth informed Ms. Depukat that Waypoint Analytical (901.213.2400) would test water for residents.
Friendly Reminders:
• Ms. Miller suggested having Ms. Depukat periodically place “Friendly Reminders” on the two BVL Facebook sites.
The reminders would serve as a reminder of regulations, ordinances and guidelines to residents. The Board agreed that
this would be a good way to remind and inform residents.
The motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting, the meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
_______________________ _______________________________
Bill Rushe, President Christy Chavez, Secretary-TreasurerBVL Clubhouse 8855 Thunderbird Drive E 901.264.0333 buenavistalakes@ymail.com
Board Members Title Home Cell E-mail
Diane Barber Clubhouse 662.429.4051 662.403.0194 dibrat56@gmail.com
Dorothy Brown Playground & Ballfield 601.966.9464 dorothypbrown@msn.com
Barbara Campbell Greeter & Entrance Sign (Messages & Notices) (662)449-3342
Yvonne Chaney Beautification 901.201.0785 queennana35@bellsouth.net
Randy Cole V.P. & Lakes & Dams 662.469.5799 rcphoneman@gmail.com
Donna Depukat Orange Book 662.469.9299 rlmccoy1@aol.com
Donna Depukat Temp. Building Permits 662.469.9299 rlmccoy1@aol.com
Kathy Fink Pool 662.429.2155 440.610.3531 kfink1970@gmail.com
Bill Rushe President 801.671.8081
Chuck Scott Pool 901.826.0578 scottc1417@gmail.com
Leonard Wentworth Mowing 662.561.2086 dorothypbrown@msn.com
Jo Ann Yager Clubhouse 662.449.1589 662.403.8512 jo0746@att.net
Non-Board Members Title Home Cell E-mail
Christy Chavez Secretary/treasurer 901.264.0333 buenavistalakes@ymail.com
Kathy Fink Ladies Club President 662.429.2155 440.610.3531 kfink1970@gmail.com
Misc. Numbers Customer Service Emergency Email
Animal Control (662) 469-8004
Atmos Gas 1-888-286-6700 1-866-322-8667
Bennie Hopkins BHopkins@desotocountyms.gov
Building Permits 662-469-8000
Burn Permit Permit for controlled burns 662-469-8583
DeSoto Code Enf. 662.469.8153
DeSoto SO Non-emergency 662.469.8599
Entergy Electric 1-800-368-3749 1-800-968-8243
Michael Lee County Supervisor 901-730-2792 Mlee@desotocountyms.gov
Remind 101 BVL Text Notices text@bvl to 832.632.8554
Rubbish Pickup Rubbish 662-469-8025
Sewer Control 1-855-220-0192
Waste Pro Trash Pick-up 662-469-5800
Wilco Properties Water 662-245-0052 wilcosewer@yahoo.com
HOA fees are $150 per year due January 1.Payments can be made to BVL @ 8855 Thunderbird Dr. N Hernando Ms
Important Numbers http://buenavistalakes.wix.com/buenavistalakes
DeSoto County Code/Beautification
Button Dates Every monthly board meeting @ 6:05 pm, the last Saturday in February, March & the Saturday before Memorial Day from 7-10 am
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