On Tuesday, January 17, 2006, there was a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors at the Avinger School. Board members in attendance were Trent Gale, Bob Kenyan, and Glenn Terry; absent were Kristy Carter and Frank Galloway. Also present were 2 guests.

Trent Gale called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m.

The minutes were reviewed and discussed from the December 5, 2005 meeting. Motion was made by Bob Kenyan and seconded by Glenn Terry to accept the minutes as written; motion carried.

Old Business:

Trash Pickup: The plan to call for extra pickups in order to alleviate the trash overflow problem has gotten off to a shaky start. There has actually been a call for an extra pickup, but the service did not come. Mr. Gale will now see if it is allowed to schedule these extra pickups around the holidays.

The DSL cabinet is complete. Individual customers feed back so far is satisfactory. There is interference on some of the older phone lines but the phone company is correcting this.

New Business:

The old sign located on the corner of 155 and 161 is in bad repair and needs to be removed. Glenn Terry will see to this.

The weeds around the dumpster need to be controlled. Glenn Terry will see to this.

Eagle Landing Homeowner Tom J Rogers would like to be contacted if anyone knows someone who would like to trade a lake lot for 10 acres. He can be contacted at 701 Findlay Drive, Arlington Texas.

Committee Reports:

Treasurer Report: The Budget and registry report was presented by Debbie Dennis, clerk. Expenditures for December were $1,825.76. This included electric, reserve, accounting, and waste pickup. It also included the pass through payment to Slaughter Landscape on behalf of Bubba Kasling. Income for December was $11,717.08. This included one assessment fee of $25. The remaining income was from the annual assessment of dues, including the past due amount on section VII, unit B, Lot 1. Administrative expenses, stickers and electric were over budget by a total of $376.39 for the year 2005. All other expenses were within budget. Overall the total expenditures for 2005 were $30,058, well within the budgeted amount of $38,073.

Architectural Committee:
The chairman of the Architectural Committee was absent; therefore the review of the architectural guidelines was tabled until next month.

Common Area:
No new activities.

Community Relations:
Jim Odom passed away last month. There was no other report given.

Firewise Committee:
Guest speaker Van Templeton reported to the board that the Avinger Fire Department is continuing to work on an ISO rating. All of the paperwork has been submitted and they expect to be reviewed within 6 weeks. An ISO rating will help with homeowner’s insurance rates. The department is striving for a rating of 7 to 8; however any rating will be beneficial to homeowners. During the rating survey the fire truck equipment will be graded. The pumper is missing a pumper ladder and a roof ladder. These ladders are standard equipment and should be on the truck. The cost for both of these ladders is approximately $800.

The fire department would like to stress that we are still under a burn ban and it is expected to continue indefinitely. There is a $200 to $500 fine for violating the burn ban and these fines are being strictly enforced by the Texas Forest Service.

The fire department would also like to encourage anyone interested to become a volunteer. Volunteers are always needed.

A motion was made by Glenn Terry and seconded by Bob Kenyan to donate $800 to the Avinger Fire Department to assist them in attaining an ISO rating; motion carried.

Compliance:
There are no current compliance issues.

The next scheduled board meeting will be Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. at the Avinger School.

A motion was made by Glenn Terry and seconded by Bob Kenyan to adjourn; motion carried.