Miscellaneous news and information. Do not use this if a post belongs in another category. This category is for “announcements” that do not fit into other categories well.

April Ladies Night – 4/16/24

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Mark your calendars for our April Heathlake Ladies Night on Tuesday, April 16th starting at 7:30pm. Valentina has graciously offered to host at her home: 1223 Almond Grove Dr. It will be a Venezuelan Night with mini arepas! Come join us as we socialize, connect and briefly escape from our busy lives! If you wish to bring a drink or snack to share, feel free, but no pressure.

Please note that we will be alternating between Tuesday and Thursday meeting dates moving forward.

Briar Forest SuperNeighborhood Board Meeting

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The next BFSN board meeting is April 16 at 7pm at the Heathlake Clubhouse.

March Ladies Night – 3/21/24

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Mark your calendars for our March Heathlake Ladies Night on Thursday, March 21st starting at 7pm at the Heathlake Clubhouse. Come join us as we socialize, connect and briefly escape from our busy lives! BYOB and if you wish to bring a snack to share, feel free, but no pressure.

ACC Committee Nominations due April 2

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Calling for nominations for the Architectural Control Committee (ACC).  The HOA board will appoint the ACC committee members from that candidate list at the next board meeting, which is planned for April 3, 2024.

The ACC Committee is a vital role to our community.  The ACC committee works independently from the HOA board in that no board member (nor board member’s spouse) may serve on the ACC committee.  ACC members review and approve any architectural construction/  improvement plans submitted by homeowners to ensure compliance with deed restrictions, quality of materials, harmony of external design, and location in regards to building lines and topography.  ACC committee members educate homeowners of our deed restrictions and work with homeowners on how they can modify a project to conform to deed restrictions if necessary. Please consider serving on this vital committee!

Skills needed:

  1. Willingness to read and comprehend the deed restrictions and Texas Property Code
  2. Ability to be curious and ask questions / seek clarification
  3. Ability to be interested in preserving the sanctity of our community, yet have a desire to support the community as it evolves (our deed restrictions are over 40 years old and it is natural that the interpretation will change or what is written does not address what communities need to consider today eg. Solar panel installation)
  4. Awareness of home owners rights governed by law
  5. A positive attitude to always do what is right for our community at large

Current and outgoing committee members will train and onboard new committee members.

Time Commitment:  2-4 hours per month

Commitment Period: min 1 year

Please submit your contact information and desire to serve on the ACC committee by April 2, 2024 to secretary@heathlake.org

Volunteer Fair March 3 2-4pm at the Clubhouse

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Come grab a snack, pick up a new key fob for the gates, and hear about what is going on in Heathlake. Maybe you’ll find an area you’d like to volunteer. No obligation.

Briar Forest Super Neighborhood Meeting Feb 6

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There will be a Briar Forest Super Neighborhood meeting at the Heathlake clubhouse on February 6 at 7pm. All are welcome to attend.

January Ladies Night – 1/25/24

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It’s time for My Favorite Things! Ladies night is January 25 at 7pm at the clubhouse

Ladies, please join us for some show and tell. You can bring a sample, printout, picture of something you love from 2023. It can be a recipe, an app, a beauty product, exercise device, gadget, …anything. We will sip and learn from each other.

Also, 30 minutes before the official start, we will touch up the community holiday decorations and put them into storage. Please join us for that if you’re interested in seeing what we have and where we keep it, etc.

December Ladies Night – 12/14/2023

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Join us this coming Thursday, December 14th, 7:00pm, at the clubhouse for our December Ladies Night Holiday Party. We will be doing a gift exchange ($20 limit) in the spirit of the holidays! Gifts can be funny or fancy, whatever you feel like bringing. Please bring it wrapped. We will draw numbers and pick in order with the option of stealing. Also wear your Holiday sweaters or best Holiday outfit. All Styles are welcome! Feel free to bring a favorite treat, snack or drink to share! Looking forward to seeing everyone!

3rd Annual Heathlake Holiday Party

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is Friday, December 1 5:30-9:00pm at the Clubhouse

We will have a food truck (American food from Harold’s in the Heights) for purchase, drinks (provided by sponsors), desserts (provided by sponsors), music, outdoor movie, and maybe Santa!

November Heathlake Ladies Night – 11/16/23

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Mark your calendars for our November Heathlake Ladies Night on Thursday, November 16th starting at 7pm at our community Clubhouse: 12010 Carriage Hill Dr. Come join us as we socialize and get to know about each other. We will also be helping each other work on Christmas lists and sharing any favorite holiday recipes. BYOB and if you wish to bring a snack to share, feel free, but no pressure.

Annual Member’s Meeting Notice and Call for Board Nominations

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The change in the weather means its time for the annual events that we know you all have been waiting for, the Annual Homeowner’s Meeting and Elections!

The 2023 annual homeowner’s meeting will be held at 7pm on Wednesday, Dec 6. There are 2 seats on the board opening up. If you are interested in helping keep our neighborhood the wonderful place it is, please submit your nominations ASAP. Nominations will close November 15th so ballots can be mailed out to all homeowners prior to the Thanksgiving holiday.

If you would like to run for one of the open seats on the board, please send an email to secretary@heathlake.org with subject “Heathlake Board Nomination” and include your name and a brief statement that you’d like to be printed on the ballots. This statement can cover why you want to be on the board or what you would bring to the board (or both!).

Little Free Library

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The little free Library in front of our clubhouse needs your help. The mission of our Little free library is Take a book. Share a Book

Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Our mission is to be a catalyst for building community, inspiring readers, and expanding book access for all through a global network of volunteer-led Little Free Library book-exchange boxes.

Our Little free Library has been extremely low in books, that means that lots are being taken out but not replaced. Can I encourage all the community to take books for the little free library? This will allow the community to be diverse and always have a book to read. If you find that there is no space please let me know and I am happy to keep them and then replenish the library when needed.

My son and I love to be part of the Little Free Library and spread the love of books.

Looking forward all your contributions.

Kind regards

David and Paula Oliveira

October Heathlake Ladies Nights – 10/19/23

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Mark your calendars for our October Heathlake Ladies Night on Thursday, October 19th starting at 7pm at our community Clubhouse: 12010 Carriage Hill Dr. Come join us as we socialize and get to know about each other. BYOB and if you wish to bring a snack to share, feel free, but no pressure.

Board Meeting Notice (and maintenance update)

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Maintenance / Improvement Update

DONE   A new roof on the clubhouse  (the fabric awning has not yet been replaced but we’re working on it)
DONE Pressure washing Kirkwood entrance


As early as this week!  Fencing replacement/repair around clubhouse grounds (this is primarily fencing in the far back)
Mid-October New plants at Kirkwood entrance (think xeriscape look)
November   New card access system for gates (this should be a big improvement to residents that use the grounds)

Longer-term capital planning

Starting last year, an internal capital planning committee (of volunteer residents, led by James Healy) was formed.  The group assessed the property and made a 5-year plan of maintenance items.   James has spoken about this process at a couple of board meetings earlier in the year. 

Additionally, the board engaged Reserve Advisors (a nationally recognized firm) to perform a “reserve study” at the recommendation of Graham Management.  Kelly at Graham Management stated that very many of the properties she manages obtain a 3rd party reserve study to aid them in capital planning. 

A “reserve study” consists of multidisciplined engineers to develop a detailed, comprehensive checklist to assess the condition and remaining life of all components of our community property.   This is similar to a home inspection, but it is more detailed and results in a list of all property components with an estimated remaining life and projected costs to repair/replace over the next 30 years. 

While our internal capital planning group nor the 3rd party reserve study are the end-all be-all, both of these exercises were extremely helpful in understanding the condition of all of our property elements, particularly which items need attention sooner.  As with any exercise such as this, some points made by an inspector were dead on and some were not.  It will always be the job of the board (current and future) to determine when and how to deploy capital.  However, we as a board, do believe that getting multiple, comprehensive views on Heathlake property condition will aid future boards in more thorough capital planning, with hopefully some preventative maintenance thrown in.

With this said, we have been working on the 2024 budget and plan to approve a final budget at next week’s board meeting.  At this meeting, we will discuss the capital improvements done this year, the few items we have planned for next year, and items that needs to be “watched” in following years.

HOA Board Meeting Tuesday, October 10 at 7pm

Agenda
I. Approval of previous meeting minutes
II. Executive action since last board meeting
III. Executive Session Actions
IV.  Committee Reports
       -ACC Update
       -Security Update
V. New Business 
       -Capital Planning
       -2023 Financials & 2024 Budget
VI.  Adjourn

Followed by an open forum

September Heathlake Ladies Nights – 9/21/23

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Mark your calendars for our September Heathlake Ladies Night on Thursday, September 21st starting at 7pm at our community Clubhouse: 12010 Carriage Hill Dr. Come join us as we socialize and get to know about each other. BYOB and if you wish to bring a snack to share, feel free, but no pressure.

Heathlake Ladies Night – 8/17/23

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Mark your calendars for our August Heathlake Ladies Night on Thursday, August 17th starting at 7pm at our community Clubhouse: 12010 Carriage Hill Dr. Come join us as we socialize and share about our summer adventures. BYOB and if you wish to bring a snack to share, feel free, but no pressure.

Look out for community improvements soon!

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We are planning a Kirkwood entrance refresh, a new roof for the clubhouse, and fencing work around clubhouse grounds in the fall. These have been in the budget but it has taken some time to get quotes and choose vendors. We are planning these once the heat breaks and the use of the pool declines. We will notify you of the dates work will be done as those are finalized.