Part I - Windmills Today (Current Operations)

#1 Security: Are We Getting What We Pay For?

• $75,000 budget

• DeVoy contract

• Parking enforcement vs. security

• Alternatives: cameras, neighborhood watch, etc.

#2 Landscaping: What Should Windmills Look Like?

• Beautiful common areas

• Dead grass and neglected areas

• Property values

• Expectations vs. reality

#3 HOA Management: Are We Getting Good Value?

• $54,000 per year

• Remote management

• On-site manager alternative

• Visibility and accountability

  #4 Clubhouse: Community Center or Storage Building?

  • Why is it closed?

  • Who benefits?

  • What do homeowners want?

  • Kids need a place to gather

  • Homeowners pay for it

  #5 Reserves: Are We Planning for the Future?

  • Reserve funding

  • Deferred costs

  • Future assessments

  • Long-term planning

  #6 Communication: Why Don't Homeowners Know What's Going On?

  • No website

  • Limited newsletters

  • Information barriers

  • Transparency

Part II - Why Change is Difficult

#7 Does an Entrenched Board Harm a Community?

• Participation declines

• New ideas rejected

• Homeowners disengage

• Community voice disappears

  #8. The Cost of An Entrenched Board

  • Participation declines

  • New ideas rejected

  • Homeowners disengage

  • Community voice disappears

#9 Can You Identify an Entrenched Board?

• No website

• No newsletter

• No committees

• No surveys

• Few new candidates

• No term limits

#10 Why Are Entrenched Boards So Difficult to Remove?

• Information control

• Incumbency advantage

• Low participation

• Homeowner apathy

• The "Iron Dome"

  Part III - Elections

#11 Are Windmills Elections Fair?

• Candidate information

• Homeowner participation

• Meaningful choice

• Does following the law guarantee fairness?

#12 Who Really Runs Windmills Elections?

• Election inspectors

• Management's role

• Accountability

• Transparency

  Part IV - The Future of The Windmills

#13. What Do Homeowners Actually Want?

• Survey results

• Homeowner priorities

• Kids' priorities

• Community-building ideas

• #14. Windmills: Two Different Ways to Govern

#15 What Would a Pro-Homeowner HOA Look Like?

• Website

• Newsletter

• Committees

• Surveys

• Fair elections

• Accountability

• Community

#16. What Kind of Windmills Do You Want?

• Recap all topics

• What have we learned?

• What kind of community do we want?

• Where do we go from here?