January 13, 2015 An Open Letter to the Padre Isles Property Owners Association membership From the PIPOA Board of Directors: Owners, Friends, Neighbors: Over the past months, the Board of Directors has pursued building a Community Center and new POA Headquarters at Billish Park with input from the owners and the best intentions in mind for all of the PIPOA membership. We have received many visits, emails, and phone calls supporting this project and some opposing it. We have taken all of them seriously. However, in recent days it has become apparent that the Board has not done a good job incorporating the desire of many of our owners to allow each member an opportunity to cast a formal vote to approve or not approve a project of this magnitude and importance while explaining all aspects of the Community Center and how it is to be operated. Even as late as three weeks ago, the Board did not plan any additional voting in regards to the project. This position has caused an unexpected amount of conflict. Additionally, given a recent spate of insults, innuendo and threatened lawsuits against the POA, the environment for cooperation and civil engagement has degraded significantly. Furthermore, in reviewing the regulations that the Board must follow in executing its financial duties, the Board determined that a project of this size required additional actions prior to expending funds to build the Center, actions which rightfully should include approval of the owners by formal vote. The Board has no desire or intention to violate the rules and regulations which govern the Board and management of the POA, nor do we have any desire to cause the owners to question their trust in the Board. Given the above, the Board has decided to place on hold any further action on current plans to build the Community Center. No contractual obligations for construction or detailed design have been entered into and the POA has no future work scheduled on behalf of the Center. The Board will review all of its procedures and decisions which led to this so we can learn from it and ensure a far better process in the future. As the Board still believes a Community Center is a worthwhile and needed project for the Island, when the time comes to resume this process, it will include a wide dissemination of information via various media to the owners regarding operating plans, cost estimates, and budgets for membership review and will culminate in a formal vote of the membership to approve or not approve the Board proceeding forward. The Board sincerely apologizes to the members for our oversights in regards to the Center but reiterates that we had nothing but the best interests of the membership at heart. Now that action on the Center has been put on hold, we hope that the rancor and angst will subside and our Island return to the neighborly place we all love. We thank the many owners who voiced their support for the initiative and ask you to still come out to assist us in the future when this issue gets revisited. We also express our wish that those who oppose a Center will actively participate in future discussions so the Board has an opportunity to alleviate your concerns and increase overall support throughout our membership. Respectfully, Board of Directors Jeff Carlson, Cheri Sperling, Brent Moore Jack Sharlow, Nancy Tressa, Stan Hulse, Darrell Scanlan Padre Isles Property Owners Association 14015 Fortuna Bay Drive Corpus Christi, TX 78418 website padreislespoa.net 361-949-7025 [email protected]
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 23:24:36 +0000
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