Deb or Carole not present
George's pet project of cars and snow was on the agenda. He thinks that peoples garages are full of "junk" and that they park outside. He want's all cars towed for violation of the rules regarding snow. I guess he's right but it's a little late now. They concluded that next year they will mail reminders regarding snow rules.
The thing that stands out with this group is that they are always focused on the problems, concerned about fines, and never spend one moment on continuous improvement for the future. No one ever sat back and said "lets discuss where we want to be in the next 5 years". Instead, they seem to be in a continuous unproductive negotiation mode. This is probably because they don't want to spend the time on forward looking projects. If there is no desire to spend time on the 5 year goal, then a separate group of people should be envoked to work on these goals and present them to board members.
For me, a magic wand would produce an area with wireless internet for all at a small cost which would create income for the people of the association, a package deal with Comcast for a group arrangement which would benefit RV3, A closed loop geothermal system for all to tap into, 6 percent per year for assessment late fees per our legal covenant contract, a self operated management system which would pay for a full time employee at the same cost as our current charges, Internet posting of minutes, newsletters and other pertenant detail and a job description/requirements for people on the board.
A board willing to at least evaluate the new technologies would go a long way into the goal of improving RV3. As Deming pointed out, only 15% of your goal requires attention. The remaining requirements simply flow into place. http://www.deming.org/theman/teachings.html
