Committees & Initiatives

These are the following MDS Community Committees & Initiatives - each now has its own blog that allows homeowners to keep up-to-date and influence the work being done (click below to go to the blog):

Marina Del Sol Park & Garden Committee
Marina Del Sol Community Directory Committee
Marina Del Sol Projects (Fencing)
Marina Del Sol Community Governance

Blogs will be updated with descriptions, reports, status updates, editorial comments etc. for, by and behalf of the community. Each is owned by the associated group or committee, and serves as an information focal point for communication & discussion.

The Parks & Gardens and Directory Committees are established - the two others are placeholders which will be established in the next month.

Committees & Initiatives are typically started by motivated homeowners who want to take action.

In the case of the Parks & Gardens Committee, a group of homeowners took direct action to replant the Community entrance flower beds and clean up and repair the equipment in the Community Park. This committee applied for funding by the HOA Board, and are now an established part of the budgeting process. A new calendar has been added in the Community Calendars section showing activities. Homeowner interested in joining the group should email Beth Skerrett (Beth@teammsa.com)

The Directory Committee produced the first paper based homeowners directory some years ago, and are now reformed to bring it up to date. You can learn how to be included in the directory, how to update your own information and the rules and processes in place to protect homeowners privacy. And of course you can be part of generating the updated directory.

The Fencing Replacement Project was robustly discussed at the 2012 AGM - homeowners voiced concerns about their poor condition and also reported that this was negatively impacting our property values. Replacing the existing fencing is our communities single largest, and arguably most important project in its history. This blog is an attempt to engage homeowners in the options open to the community and the due diligence involved in the investment and decision processes. It's likely that the complete project will cost at least $200,000, which essentially will have to be funded by homeowners. A Fencing Project calendar has also been added to the Community Calendars section.

Community Governance is a forum for homeowners to voice their opinions on how the community should be run. HOA Board Meetings already provide for homeowners to attend meetings, and more recently the Board has incorporated the Board Meetings agenda into the web site Community Calendar; at the March 2012 Board Meeting the Board committed to add meeting minutes to the web site more quickly. However, it is recognized that, despite these welcomed changes, most homeowners simply can't set aside the time to attend meetings, so this new blog provides another way for them to get involved. In the next month we'll be developing this blog and welcome your input.

Latest Posted HOA Board Minutes available: Click Here

2012 AGM Summary & Handouts - Click 2012 AGM