Riverglen of Brandon Homeowners Association Inc.

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

April 16, 2026

Riverview Library (Rm 137)

9951 Balm Riverview Road

Riverview, FL 33569

 

 

I.             Call to Order and Quorum Call: Meeting called to order at 6:30 p.m.

Directors Present:

Ralph Brown – President, Unit 7

Wrede Kirkpatrick – Vice-President, Unit 1

Kathy Hofstad - Treasurer, Unit 7

Larry Barroner – Secretary, Unit 3

Cathy James - Unit 2

Crissy Kasch – Unit 5 (At Large)

Jennifer Kokinda – Unit 4 (At Large)

 

Also in attendance:

Samantha Wolf – GPI

Ali Houshmand - ACC Chair

Rick Huber – Parks committee

Yvette Fowler – Homeowner 9303 Sunnyoak Drive

Annette Marcano – Homeowner 9304 Sunnyoak Drive

 

II.            Review/Adoption of Minutes: March 19, 2026

MM made by Kathy, 2nd by Crissy to approve the RGHOA monthly meeting minutes as presented.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

III.          Presentations:  The homeowner of 9303 Sunnyoak presented an appeal to the disapproval of the ACC request for fence replacement and requested a waiver of the 8 ft setback requirement.

 

IV.          Committee and Officer’s Reports

 

A.   Ponds - Trina Dooley – Ponds are being treated and Aquatic Weed Control continues to provide monthly treatment reports when requested.  1 homeowner on pond 9 has not responded to the special letter requesting them to maintain their property on the opposite side of the pond.  GPI will request Bright View to provide an estimate to the board for possible abatement. 

 

B.   Parks – Rick Huber – Large Park wall painting project has been completed.  Due to the county water restrictions, the park fountain has been limited to 4 hours of run time per day.  The fence repair has not been completed, vendor (Danielle Fence) is waiting on back ordered parts.

C.   Newsletter - Carolyn Austin – Nothing to report

 

D.   Website - Ralph Brown – nothing to report

 

E.   Landscape – Larry Barroner – Continue to receive updates on tasks performed from the Bright View Team Manager (Maria Adams) as well as monthly irrigation reports.  All actions to remove the identified diseased pine trees has been completed, as well as the removal of 3 additional stumps.

 

F.    Finance/Budget – Kathy Hofstad – Budget is generally inline as planned.  14 homes are currently delinquent on their quarterly assessments.  Moved the Large Park wall painting project and sidewalk repair project under special projects on the budget.

 

G.   Riverglen ACC – Ali Houshmand

 

ACC requests: the committee received (7) requests.

MM by Larry, 2nd by Jennifer to ratify the ACC approval for items 1-7.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

First Letters: (11) MM by Kathy, 2nd by Wrede to accept the recommendation of the ACC for first letters 1-2, 4-11.  Motion carried unanimously.

MM by Wrede, 2nd by Ralph to send the first letter on item 3.  Motion failed 2/5 (Larry, Cathy, Kathy, Crissy, Jennifer opposed)

 

Second Letters: (2) MM by Wrede, 2nd. by Kathy to accept the recommendation of the ACC for second letters.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Attorney Letters (0)

 

Go to Mediation/Litigation: (0)

 

Abatement: (0)

 

Currently in Mediation: (11) -Five homes with multiple identified issues.  All 11 issues have offers to mediate.

 

MISC: (8)

 

#1. Corrected

#2-8. Currently on-hold due to county water restrictions.

 

MM by Crissy, 2nd by Kathy to decline the appeal request for 9303

Sunnyoak drive.  Motion carried 5/2 (Cathy, Larry opposed)

 

H.   Legal: Ralph Brown, Wrede Kirkpatrick, Co-Chairs (Collections/Compliance)

Collections:  

 

#1.  First Mortgage Foreclosure.

#2.  First Mortgage Foreclosure.

#3. Paid in Full

#4. Homeowner has failed to pay agreed payment plan.  MM by Wrede, 2nd by

      Ralph to move forward with filing a Lien Foreclose Lawsuit.  Motion

      carried unanimously.

#5. Within 45 days to pay or respond

#6. Paid

#7. Within 45 days to pay or respond

#8. Within 45 days to pay or respond

 

Compliance:

 

#1. On-hold / in collections

#2. On-hold – Currently in First Mortgage Foreclosure

#3. Initiated Lawsuit, awaiting processing

#4. Mediation offer deadline has expired – On-hold till June meeting

#5. Offer to mediate has not expired

#6. On-hold due to county water restrictions

  

V.           Management Report – Samantha Wolf - GPI

 

Written reports were submitted and e-mailed to the BOD.

 

VI.          Old Business

 

A.    Wall Repair at Donneymoor and Sunnyoak – On-hold awaiting additional estimates

 

B.   Pond 9 Access Issue – Discussed in Ponds update

 

C.   Paint Wall at Donnymoor/Large Park – Completed

 

D.   Park Fence Repair – Awaiting parts

 

E.   Tree Removal - Completed

 

F.    Riverglen Shingle Book / ACC Standards – Recommended to the board to review the proposed changes and make any suggestions/recommendations during the next BOD meeting.

         

VII.        New Business

 

A.  Bright View Hurricane Cleanup proposal – MM by Kathy, 2nd by Crissy to approve a preliminary ‘not to exceed’ $5,000 to Bright View for potential 2026 Hurricane cleanup.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

VIII.       Homeowner Concerns –   None presented

 

IX.          Next Meeting – May 21, 2026, Riverview Library, Rm 137.

 

X.           Adjournment - meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m. by unanimous consent.

 

 

 

 

 

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