The President, Ray O'Connor, called the
meeting to order at
The secretary informed the president that
she was holding 1,250 proxies, and these, added to the approximately 250
members in attendance, yield a number which is greater than one-third of our
membership of record as of
Upon motion duly made, seconded and passed
unanimously, the reading of the minutes of the year 1999 annual meeting was
dispensed with.
The treasurer, William Turner, gave a
detailed summary of his report and answered questions. Upon motion duly made,
seconded and passed unanimously, the treasurer's report was accepted. A copy of
this report is attached and will be put in the newsletter. The treasurer was
thanked for his informative presentation.
The president introduced four Board members
whose term expires with the annual meeting. They are: Robert Anderson, Charles
Morris, James Henry and Norman Snow. The president stated that all four are
eligible for another term and had agreed to serve again.
The president then asked for nominations
from the floor. There were none.
The president asked that the secretary come
forward and cast the 1,250 proxy votes for Messrs. Morris, Henry, Snow and
Anderson. Mrs. Potter did so. The president then declared the four candidates
re-elected tot he Board of the PBPOA for a second term.
Jim Henry, co-chair of the Project 41,
introduced Mr. George Botner, landscape architect,
who explained the plans, problems and financial arrangements encountered in the
landscaping of the median of U.S. 41.
The president introduced Dr. Richard L.
Woodruff, manager of planning for Wilson Miller, former manager for the City of
Dr. Woodruff has bee retained by the PBPOA
to analyze the Pelican Bay Planned Unit Development (PUD) and advise on possibilities open to the residents one
Dr. Woodruff used visual aids and written
text to explain the difference between zoning restrictions, general protective
covenants and individual neighborhood covenants, of which there are more than
80 in
The president introduced Mr. Kyle Kinney,
Pelican Bay Foundation president, who gave a factual report on the request from
the Registry Resort Hotel that guests be allowed to use Pelican Bay facilities
while the County repairs the Clam Pass Park boardwalk and enlarges the park
restaurant and other buildings.
Mr. Kinney said the matter was still in the
talking stage, and that the Foundation Board would make the decision if and how
this request could be implemented. He explained how this matter might be
accomplished, restricting the number of guests, guarding the Registry's gate to
the berm, etc. Since this is a Foundation matter, to
come up at the next Foundation meeting, he did not take questions and answers.
The president introduced Deputy Fire Chief
Webb, who explained the Community Emergency Response Team program (CERT). He
invited members to take the emergency aid course, and said that Board members
Marvin Peterson, Lois Sabatino and Alice Kay Potter
had already done so.
The president announced that the Community
Affairs Committee would be sponsored by the PBPOA.
Norman Snow reported on his liaison efforts
with other community organizations.
The meeting was adjourned at
Alice Kay Potter, Secretary