Agenda meeting ~ July 16, 2015

Board members present:

President Mary Pracht               Suzie Combs

Treasurer John Porter                Sharon Carr

Secretary Diane Jones               Larry Hibbs

John Coleman                            Chris Wesson

GM James Turner

Board member absent:

Vice President Joe Claflin

Meeting opened with President Mary Pracht introducing Steve Hildebrand.

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Board Meeting ~ 3-29-12

This meeting was very long!  Here is an outline of the information to follow:

•   Deborah Farrar Day
•   Public Announcement - ABC ruling regarding "Friday Night Fight"
•   Finance Report
•   Fun Center update
•   Electric Fences
•   Fire Lane
•   Fire Chief
•   Visitor Fishing in the Ponds
•   Sprinkler System
•   Vehicle Stickers
•   Budget - employee raise

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POA meeting with Fire Marshall

Lieutenant State Fire Marshall Lindsey Williams and 3 other Fire Personnel met with POA President Rick Noffsinger, GM Sarah Dawson and Police Chief Joel Tyner on Wednesday, March 28, 2012.  Diane Porterfield was there to represent the Public Security Committee and the members of Diamondhead.

Here is a list of the facts as laid out and discussed in detail:

Country Club Building:

• The 2 hour Fire Wall that divides the 19^th Hole from the rest of the building must be re-established by replacing the glass door with a metal Fire door; same as the door that leads into the kitchen.  The “access” window must also be closed up with ‘fire wall’ specifications.
• Electrical & Cable work that has previously been preformed must be caulked properly.
• No sprinkler system is needed for outdoor area.
• No sprinkler system is needed for indoor 19^th Hole area because the maximum occupancy load of 99 will (most likely) never be reached.
• Banquet Room has a 1 hour Fire Wall.  The sprinkler system in the ceiling must have ‘above & below’ sprinklers.
• GM Sarah Dawson will be meeting with Arkansas Fire Protection / Perkins Contractors Thursday, March 29^th to set a date for construction of Sprinkler System.
• All work on above areas must begin ‘well before May 1^st’, as stated by the Fire Marshall.

Fire Lane:

• Fire Lane will be extended out from the front drive-through area, into the parking lot and extended to the Kiddy Coral, 30 feet wide.  This will take out 6 parking spaces.  This section will be marked off and labeled as “Fire Lane”.
• A fire hydrant will be added on the out-going Independence Drive side of the Club House.
• The area previously indicated as ‘Fire Lane’ can now be used for handicap parking with lines drawn to specify parking for possibly 6 cars à up, near the entrance to the Club House.

A letter will be sent to the Fire Marshall early next week indicating the dates this work will begin.

Submitted by,
Diane Porterfield

Board Meeting 2-23-12

Some Board members want private meetings

Board Members Present:
President Rick Noffsinger                    Director Faye Taylor
Vice President Dan Munroe                 Director Joe Claflin
Treasurer John Porter                         Director Doc Norwood
Secretary Jack Watson                       Director Keith Harrison

Board Member Absent:

Director Ray Massey

President Rick Noffsinger called the meeting to order and asked Faye Taylor to say a prayer.
Treasurer’s Report ~ John Porter:
Cash shortfall of $91,200 for the year.
I want to note that the operating cash balance has dropped to the tune of $162,000 over the past 13 months, even though the Financial Highlights shows cash balance of $23,888.  That balance is made up of 40,700 of Reserves.  (The cash balance of $23,888 also includes the moneys ear-marked as belonging to the Beautification Committee, $3,464.69.)  This is a negative 16,800 in the operating fund.  Essentially, the operating cash is in the hole to the tune of $16,800.  The profit margins at the 19^th Hole continue to remain lower than desired.  We would like the overall profit margin to be around 60%.  It is currently around 41%.  We are working with the general manager and the management in the 19^th Hole.  We expect to see some improvements next month.

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Conversation with the Fire Marshall

There has been a great deal of misinterpretation spreading through Diamondhead regarding the necessity of ‘Sprinkling’ the Club House. It is for this reason that I called the Arkansas Fire Marshall, Lindsey Williams, to ask him for a clear understanding of this important issue.

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Club House is Not in Compliance with Fire Codes

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   General Manager Sarah Dawson and Jerald McAnear, Sr.-Chairman Fire Protection Sub-Committee of the Public Safety Committee attended a meeting with the Fire Marshal at the Capital building in Little Rock, Arkansas.  This meeting was to determine compliance with Fire Codes.

Letter from State Fire Marshal

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I asked President Rick Noffsinger for any comment regarding this new information.  Rick said:  "This is an unfortunate situation, but the Board will deal with it."

Letter from Fire Chief Matt Simpson

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Note:  This letter is dated June 9th, 2011.
Eric Markle brought this issue to the attention of the Board at the Agenda meeting of June 9th, 2011.  I was told that I had missunderstood the facts.  So, it was left out of the Agenda Notes for June.   

Town Meeting - 1-19-12

 Board Members Present:
President Rick Noffsinger              Keith Harrison
Secretary Jack Watson                  Faye Taylor
Treasurer Byron Efird                    Ray Massey
Doc Norwood                                 Dan Munroe
Attorney Jonathon Jones

Board Member Absent:

Vice President Charles Wood

President Rick Noffsinger opened the meeting at 7:pm

Director Dan Munroe was sworn into office.

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