minutes of the March MEETING
OF members OF
Val Verde homeowners association

The undersigned, being all of the Directors and Officers of the Val Verde Homeowners Association, a Nebraska nonprofit corporation ("Corporation") hereby approve the following minutes March 28, 2005 monthly meeting of the Members.

The meeting was called to order by Mary Hewitt at 7:02 pm in a meeting room at the La Vista Community Center. Directors and officers present and participating were Mary Hewitt, Jeremy Kinsey, and John Eylander. Approximately 45 homeowner members were present. No special guests or non-residents were invited or attended.

1. Approval of February Minutes: The February meeting minutes were approved with changes. The February minutes incorrectly listed the address for the HOA as La Vista. The correct address for the HOA is Papillion.

2. Old Business: The Biennial Report and Change in Registered Agent have been filed with the Secretary of State. Jeremy Kinsey is the new Registered Agent.

3. President’s Report: Hewitt announced the establishment of the corporate bank account at Omaha State Bank.

Hewitt discussed a letter received from the members of the Val Verde Townhome Owners Association (THOA). Members of the THOA requested clarification of the fees the Homeowners Association (HOA) can assess upon the THOA. Hewitt will be writing a letter to Boyer-Young asking for clarification on the intent of the covenants which stat the THOA must pay a pro-rata share of the common area expenses.

Hewitt discussed upcoming road construction in the area around Val Verde. Beginning in July, 96^th street will be widened to 4 lanes from Giles Rd. to Cornhusker and continue for 4-6 months. In June, the road connecting Cornhusker to Giles at 106^th will be moved to 108^th. In the future, a traffic signal will be installed at 108^th and Giles Road. Construction on the bridge over the railroad tracks on 108^th Street north of Giles should begin again by the first week in April and open by mid-summer.

4. SID Report

Eylander reported the La Vista Park and Recreation Advisory Committee approved the Centennial park plans. The park will be located south of Centennial Road west of 96^th street. Eylander provided a copy of the park plans at the meeting for those wishing to view them and noted the plans still needed approval by the La Vista Planning Commission and City Council before construction on the park can begin.

5. Committee Reports

a. Newsletter - Leslie Bingman, Chair, reported that the first newsletter is nearly finished and will be disseminated prior to next meeting. Members desiring to post information concerning neighborhood events in the newsletter calendar of events should email or call Leslie at 681-5211 or ladybing@cox.net. The deadline for submissions to the newsletter is April 15^th.

The Corporation is looking for people and/or companies to advertise in the newsletter to help offset the costs of printing. Those wishing to place an advertisement in the newsletter should contact Leslie or Mary Hewitt.

The newsletter will include a free advertising section for local babysitters and snow shovelers. Contact Leslie for more information.

b. Membership – Margo Dawson, Chair, reported that the annual assessment invoices were mailed out 1 week prior to the March meeting with a deadline of April 21, 2005.

The committee will be asking street representatives to visit with each member to complete a questionnaire for the membership directory.

c. Landscaping – Andy Longe, Chair, reported that the landscaping committee is working to establish a common area cleanup plan of the median strips. The committee is also working on plans to upgrade the landscaping in the median strips.

d. Neighborhood Watch – Jim Craig, Chair, was not present. Kinsey reported that the State of Nebraska website listed no registered sex offenders in Val Verde.

Kinsey reported that the committee is looking to set up safe houses within the subdivision where children can go if they feel unsafe. The committee prefers locations near bus stops which will be highly visible to students waiting for the bus. If you would like to volunteer to be a safe house, please contact Jeremy Kinsey or Jim Craig at 891-5683, j.craig@cox.net.

The committee is going to contact the Sarpy County Sheriff’s office to register as a neighborhood watch subdivision and to obtain signs, material, etc.

e. Welcoming Committee – June Fenske, Chair, was not present. Hewitt reported the committee is working to put together baskets to welcome new residents in the subdivision. The committee is seeking advertisers to help offset the costs of creating the baskets.

f. Website – Mark Miller, Chair, reported that if anyone has any website ideas, please email mark miller at miller.mc@cox.net.The website name for the Corporation will be www.valverdehoa.com

g. Annual Picnic – Debbie Rinner, Chair, reported that a date for the annual picnic will be set soon.

h. Halloween – June Fenske, Chair – No Report

i. 4^th of July Parade – Denise Williams and Pam Mengel, Co-Chairs, were not present. Hewitt announced that Denise and Pam are planning to hold the 4^th of July Parade shortly before the 4^th of July. Specific dates and times will be announced soon.

j. Annual Garage Sale – June Fenske, Chair, was not present. Hewitt announced that June is working with the Vintage Glenn and Mayfair subdivisions to organize a multi subdivision garage sale May 6 & 7. Information about the garage sale will be announced by email and in the newsletter. Contact June at 415-6733 if you have questions.

k. Covenant Enforcement – Susan Lewis and June Fenske, Co-Chairs, reported that the committee is working to establish procedures for filing covenant infraction complaints. The procedures are: (1) Review the covenant and document any infractions; (2) Contact the neighbor in question and try to resolve the problem prior to contacting the HOA; (3) If direct contact with the neighbor does not resolve the issue, find out if a city ordinance is applicable to the situation. If so, follow up through the proper city and/or county authority; (4) If a city or county ordinance does not apply, please send a written complaint along with all documentation to the covenant committee chairperson via email at Susanl.Lewis@att.net or mail all documentation to the Val Verde HOA P.O. Box.

Periodic covenant issues will be appearing in upcoming newsletters as an educational tool.

l. Street Representatives: Hewitt announced that the street representatives will be responsible for delivering the quarterly newsletter. Street representatives will also be visiting each household to get information for the membership directory. The HOA is looking for people to help out the street representatives

6. Open Discussion

Members present made the following suggestions: Provide “doggie bags” and trash cans along the walking path to encourage people to clean up after their animals and themselves. Place a stop sign at the exit from the Eddy’s Gas stations onto Val Verde Drive. Place a stop sign on Centennial Road near the park entrance.

Kinsey and Mark Miller organized a well-attended Easter Egg Hunt. Accapriccio Dance Company donated the cost of the 500 plastic eggs, toys, and candy and Mark Miller donated the cost of the cookies, frosting, and decorations for the children to decorate their own egg cookies.

Hewitt announced the Val Vista HOA contacted her asking permission to attend our HOA meeting. Mary asked that they wait for a couple of months until we are more organized. Mary also announced that she had been in contact with the Western Hills HOA in hopes of organizing events together.

Hewitt announced that the next meeting will contain the first HOA budget report.

Hewitt announced that she will be sending out an email requesting members opt-out of the monthly mail notices, as postage and copying charges are quite expensive. Members with email access are asked to consider accepting notice by email instead of by mail.

Hewitt announced that the Board and Officers are looking for an alternate location to hold future meetings. The attendance at the first two meetings has been larger then anticipated and we have outgrown the current facilities. An announcement will be made when a new location is chosen.

There being no other business conducted, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:40 pm.

Dated the _____ day of April 2005; effective as of March 28, 2005.

Mary Hewitt, Director & President

Jeremy Kinsey, Director & Vice President

John Eylander, Director & Secretary/Treasurer

Prepared and Submitted by:

John Eylander