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April 20, 2023, 3:30 p.m. at the Pelican Sound River Club Complex, Sound Room

A turtle laid eggs in the Bachrach’s front garden, and then came knocking at their door.

Click here for photos by Anina Bachrach

please thank event organizers:
Betsy Wells
Pat Becker

and everyone who helped make the event succsessful!

The Masters Board recently conducted a complete review of the Bylaws and concluded that wording of Section 3.12 and 3.13 needed to be amended and streamlined.  In short, the suggested changes increase the threshold of participation in a poll from 30% to 51% and provide provisions on how to vote if majority participation is achieved and how to address the vote if that threshold is not met. To simplify and clarify the language, the Board recommends a change regarding the participation threshold on polling from 30% to 51%. If there is less than 51% participation in the poll, the Association’s votes will be cast as determined by the Board of Directors.  

In accordance with By-Laws of the Masters at Pelican Sound Neighborhood Association, Inc., below is a red/blue-lined version of the amendment showing the words being added in underline and words being removed in struck through text.

And for your reference is seeing a ‘clean’ version on the wording, please note the following:

The Current Bylaws read as follows:

3.12. Voting Representative to Club. In accordance with the requirements of the Club documents, the Association President shall be the Association’s Voting Representative to the Club. The Voting Representative shall attend the meetings of the members of the Club, in person or by proxy, and shall cast in a block, all votes of the members of this Association on any and all questions which may arise. The votes shall be cast in the manner directed by the Board of Directors, or absent such direction, in the manner determined by the Voting Representative or other designated Director in the absence of the President.

3.13. Polling of Members. To the extent feasible and practical, the Association shall poll its members on questions to be decided by a vote of the members of the Club, so that this Association’s votes are more likely to be cast in the manner preferred by the majority of the members. If such a poll is conducted, the Board shall instruct its Voting Representative to cast all votes of the Association in a block, supporting the point of view preferred by the majority of the members who responded to the poll. The Voting Representative may vote by proxy at Club meetings. In the absence of the President, the Vice President or other designated Director may perform such duties as described by the Association President.

The Board Approved Revision of the Bylaws reads as follows:

3.12 Voting Representative to Club. In accordance with the requirements of the Club documents, the Association President will be the Association’s Neighborhood Voting Representative (NVR) to the Club. The NVR shall attend the meetings of the members of the Club and the Club’s Board of Directors, in person or by proxy, and shall cast all 100 votes of this Association on any and all matters in the format required by the Club’s Board of Directors.

3.13 Polling of Voting Interests. To the extent feasible and practical, the Association shall poll its Voting Interests on questions to be decided by votes of the members of the Club and the Club’s Board of Directors in order that this Association’s votes will be cast in the manner preferred by a majority of its Voting Interests. If such a poll is conducted and at least 51 of the Voting Interests participate in the poll, the Board of Directors shall instruct this Association’s NVR to cast the votes of this Association in a manner consistent with the results of the poll. If less than 51 of the Voting Interests participate in the poll, or if the poll does not indicate a majority preference, this Association’s votes shall be cast as determined by the Board of Directors. The NVR may vote by proxy. In the absence of the NVR, the Vice President or other designated Director may perform such duties.

The Board strongly recommends that you vote, and vote in favor of these changes. 

All owners will be sent a mail ballot/proxy the first week of April.

Several Masters residents have reported that they are not getting the emails we send from info@masters33928.us

Seems to happen most often with people with comcast.net accounts and aol.com accounts, but some gmail.com accounts are affected.

The problem is usually fixed by putting our email address in your account’s address book or contact list. Xfinity (Comcast) calls it an address book.

Here is one way to add a contact to your Comcast Address Book.

If you need help understanding the instructions or have other questions contact benbachrach@gmail.com

Board of Directors Organizational Meeting – March 15, 2023

• The Board of Directors accepted Kath Sherlock’s resignation as Treasurer and appointed Scott Gallagher as her replacement.

• Election of officers was approved as follows:

• Kathy Sherlock was appointed Chair of the Welcoming Committee.  George Monahan will be the Board liaison to the Welcoming Committee

• Scott Rechel was appointed Chair to the Communications Committee.  Lynelle Moscaritolo will be the Board liaison the Communications Committee.

• The Board approved revisions to Sections 3.12 (Voting Representative to Club) and 3.13 (Polling of Members) of the Bylaws.  These revisions streamlined language with respect to the NVR and added language defining a polling majority of 51 members. These revisions will be submitted to the members for vote in the next 30 – 45 days. 

• Three of the Board members will be attending a HOA certification course on March 17, 2023 to ensure compliance with Florida Statute 720 (Homeowner’s Association Act).

The next meeting will be held in April.  Date to be determined and communicated to the members of The Masters.

THESE ARE THE SECRETARY’S NOTES AND NOT THE OFFICIAL MINUTES

Dr. Ron Hedlund, 81, passed away peacefully on February 25^th, 2023, after a long struggle with the complications of Parkinsons. He and wife Ellen are original owners in the Masters. They were snowbirds for many years and became full-time residents in 2015.

Ron loved living here and especially enjoyed sitting on his lanai overlooking the lake, thinking “deep” thoughts, and watching the birds, ducks and an occasional alligator. His physical limitations precluded his active participation in many activities, but he did enjoy several seasons of bocci, conversations with neighbors and attending Masters get-togethers.

At the Masters Annual Meeting March 15, we are pleased to announce the following:

As of the deadline to fill the expired terms for two positions on The Masters Association Board, two individuals, Lynelle Moscaritolo and George Monahan have submitted their “notice of intent to be a candidate” forms. After reviewing our documents and Section 720 of the Florida State Statutes, the following is the course of action that will be followed:

1  – As there were two candidates for two openings, no election is required and the two candidates will be elected to the Masters Association Board on March 15, 2023.

2 – Immediately after the Annual Meeting, the seated Board will hold their organizational meeting to elect new officers

Lynelle and George will be joining current Board members Celeste Eaton, and Jerry Vasile

Additionally, Kathy Sherlock, Masters Board Treasurer has advised us that she will step down from the Board effective the adjournment of the 2023 Annual Meeting.

Kathy joined the Board at the 2022 Annual Meeting and served our community extremely well. Her contributions as the Treasurer and member of the Board are very much appreciated.

The Board at its Organization meeting on March 15, will appoint a new Board member to serve the remaining year of Kathy’s term. 

While she will not serve on the Board, Kathy will continue to serve our community as a member of our Welcome Committee, the formation of which was approved at our last Board meeting. She will also take on the role of our Social Coordinator working with our event organizers.

I am very pleased to announce that joining Kathy on the Welcoming Committee will be Pat Becker and Mary Grace Gallagher. They will continue to build on the excellent work by Don Jancin in welcoming new residents to the Masters and organizing our social events.

Several Masters residents will have tables at the 2023 Pelican Sound Arts and Crafts Show. If you would like to be listed here please notify info@masters33928.org

Saturday, February 25, 2023
10am-3pm | Pelican Park

Those who want to display and sell your hand-crafted treasures. Register by February 15th!
For more information, or to register, call Anne DeLaCroix at 239.247.2729 or email her at a.delacroix@comcast.net

Masters participants include:

Anina Bachrach
Barbara Reece