January 23rd-2014- Town Meeting
Report-Diamondhead Beautification Committee
DBC December 17th meeting
topics:
·
Short term goals,
history of the BC & charter information
·
Purchasing decorations and purchasing and/ or
seeking donations for storage shelving to help organize all our
decorations/supplies. (Requests donations
of shelving from community).
·
Fund raising
ideas, (raffle), & project planning (front landscape & median
completion, & sprinkler system for short term goals & south side for
long term goal).
DBC January
14th meeting topics:
·
Welcomed a new
member, Bianca Brock
·
Sprinkler system; placing a request on the
January Board agenda/presentation
·
Valentine
decorations for the median & Easter decorations for the fountain, potted
plants down the median, (spray painting some donated pots will save costs), and
completing the front club area landscaping as well as planning for south side
beautification projects.
·
Sponsoring a
raffle for a major donated prize will be explored as a fund raiser, (F. Taylor).
·
2 free storage
units are being organized to store our supplies. (2 storage cabinets were donated).
·
Next fund raiser:
Community Pancake Breakfast scheduled for Saturday, April 19, (C. Donnelly).
·
The weather
didn’t cooperate well in the BC efforts to get the Christmas decorations up or
down, but all ended well. DBC is energized as we plan for 2014 projects &
fundraisers.
A Sprinkler System to water the front
& side of the club is a recommendation DBC proposes as a capital
improvement goal.
The BC was assigned the task
of landscaping the New club House by the DPOA Board 4 years ago at the time of
construction. The committee accepted the
task, though it seemed an overwhelming assignment. The BC was fortunate that Kelly Kendrick,
professional landscaper, joined our committee and under her guidance, DBC has
gone above and beyond expectations in delivering a beautiful landscape around
the club house. Kelly volunteered her
expertise during the past 4 years. She
has used her creativity to help with other projects as well. The amount spent on the club house
landscaping during the past 4 years is approximately $12,000/double that when counting volunteer labor
costs. DBC raised all the money for this
project through community supported fund raisers and donations from
residents. Installation of a sprinkler system is needed to maintain this POA
asset. (This asset will protect an asset that accents the club). Eddie Gilbreath, Diamondhead Maintenance/Golf
Course Supervisor obtained bids for this project. The project will be coordinated by Eddie. The estimated cost is $4100-65000. An additional $4-500 will be needed for a
meter installed by Rivera, (Eddie will negotiate for lower cost). Eddie obtained three bids, (1 for$4,065.89
& 1 for $6500), which I now give to DPOA Treasurer for incorporation into
the budget. One bid was rejected because
the system was not a water saving system.
The systems being considered are energy efficient drip systems which use
much less water. Eddie prefers the lower
bid which will bring the total cost to approximately $4600. The
DBC requests on behalf of Diamondhead Community that the cost of a sprinkler
system, ($4600-5000), be included in the 2014 DPOA capital improvement
budget.
Our next
meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 11 @ 4:00 PM/Library Room
Thank You Community for Your Support
Gail Porter, DBC Chairperson 2013-14
