The meeting was called to order by President Dwight Storm at the home of Darrel and Andrea Del Duca. Present were Dwight Storm, Robyn Hall, Darrel Del Duca, Doreen Smith, Jim Barnhill, Bob Engel, and Diane Lekic.

After the opening prayer, the first order of business was the approval of meeting minutes from the Winter Social, held February 11, 2012.

 

Treasurer's Report and Trash Removal Treasurer's Report were reviewed and approved.

 

As part of a new series, each new Board Member will give a five minute autobiography. Secretary Doreen Smith introduced herself to the Board this meeting. Diane Lekic will introduce herself at the April Board meeeting.

 

Review of Feb. 11th Annual Meeting and Dinner

The event was very well-attended. Our challenge is to find new ways to attract new attendees. Discussion included a strong interest in developing a plan to attract more young people - this year's event was better atttended than the prior year.

 

Currently 120 households are signed up for service with Waste Management.

Currently there are 121 Households that belong to CMPOA.

 

Treasurer Darrel Del Duca distributed detailed copies of budgeted expenses. The review of the document will take place at the April Board meeting.

 

Plant Sale - Don Godi has offered to buy plants wholesale and offer them at cost to our neighborhood. Darrel Del Duca will offer his home as a staging area. The projected date is in May and details will be upcoming in the next Manor Banner.

 

Each Board member is responsible for preparing and delivering baskets to new residents in their assigned sector.

 

 

Each member's term was reviewed and time served in each term was noted. A list of the names and dates their current terms will expire will be included in the April Board meeting minutes.

 

Each Board member received a map covering their sector. Each member is responsible for delivering all Manor Banners and special announcement flyers to their sector.

 

The next Board Meeting will be held at 7 pm on Wednesday, April 11th, at Dwight Storm's house.

 

Columbine Manor's annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held at Mo Redmond's and the neighboring Columine Manor Park on Saturday, March 31st at 1:00 pm. Members to arrive at 12 noon for setup.

 

There was discussion of future changes to By-laws exploring the possibility of some shared Board positions. Discussion was tabled.

 

The possibility of moving Oktoberfest to early October, vs. September, weather permitting, was discussed.

A new type of event was discussed - a "Mystery Combined Event" to be held on the same weekend. This event could possibly include showing classic cars, a garage sale, and open houses held by realtors. The event would include refreshments, possibly inside the open houses.

 

The Board discussed the possibility of being able to offer discounts on hearing aids to members of CMPOA. 

 

Meeting adjourned at 9:10 pm

Submitted by Doreen Smith, Secretary