Minutes of the February 7, 2005 OAK CREEK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Board Meeting

Present were the following board members: Beth Johnson, Adam Sarauskas, Mark Faulhaber and Tom Hytry.

The following homeowners were also present: Sandy Worzala, Carole Crum, and Don Hahn.

Treasurer’s Report: One homeowner is current $525 late in payments of their monthly assessments. Two notices have been sent with no responses. Attorney Serlin will be sending a notarized letter asking for full payment plus late fees. If this does resolve the issue a court date will be set.

President’s report: Everyone is invited to a dedication of the Sarah J. Hahn Resource Center at Farnsworth House Visitor Center on April 3, 2005 at 2:00 p.m.

Oswego Township said the roads in our subdivision are to be resurfaced this summer.

Vote on the two amendments to the Covenants: As of this date, only 41 homeowners have returned their ballots on the two amendments. Amendments to the Covenants require written approval of ¾ of the association members or 52 yes votes. We are sending out the amendments again in the minutes. If you did not vote, please do. We need either 52 yes votes or 19 no votes (1/4). Ballots can either be returned by mail to Avenue 1000 or faxed to Carol Smith at their office (630) 985-6775. Ballots can also be returned to any board member. See attached ballot.

Committee Reports

Assessment & Finance – 2005 Budget: A draft of the budget will be placed on our website and voted on at the next board meeting on March 7, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.

Club House: Kendall County will be using the clubhouse as a polling place on Feb 22 and April 5, 2005.

By Laws: A homeowner has a snowmobile trailer parked in their driveway. This violates the covenants. Beth will send a violation notice. Trailers can not be parked for more then three consecutive days on a driveway.

New Business: Attached is an article on neighborhood values submitted by Don Hahn and Sandy Worzala. We encourage you to read it and do whatever you can to continue to enhance our neighborhood.

Next Meeting: Monday March 7, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at Oak Creek Clubhouse.

OAK CREEK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

Proposed Amendments to Covenant and By-Laws – January 2005

Covenant amendments must be approved in writing by three- fourths (75%) of the owners of real property in Oak Creek Subdivision. Not replying is the same as a NO vote.

The actual changes to the indicated covenant section are in Underlined Bold Italics.

Amendment One: Increases the number of pets allowed by a homeowner from 2 to 4 with no more than three allowed to be dogs:

Article III Section 1. Land Use and Building Type: is changed as follows:

All lots covered hereby shall be used for single family, private residential purposes only, unless designed for the other purposes on the master plan. No gainful occupation or profession, or other non-residential use, shall be conducted on any lot(s) or in any building located on any lot(s). No noxious or offensive activity shall be carried on in or upon any premise, nor shall anything be done thereon which is or may be or become any annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood. No livestock (including horses and farm animals), poultry, or more than four domestic animal pets, of which no more than three shall be dogs (only dogs and cats shall be considered domestic animal pets for the purpose of this covenant) shall be kept or maintained on any lot, said owner shall at all times secure their said animals so as not to infringe upon or cause a hazard to other owners or their property. Dogs and cats must be contained on owner's premises or on a leash in other areas. No burning of refuse shall be permitted outside any dwelling, except that the burning of leaves naturally upon the premises is allowed. Commercial vehicles shall not be habitually parked in the subdivision. "Commercial vehicles" shall include all forms of transportation which bear signs or have printed on the same reference to any commercial undertaking or enterprise. In addition, no trailers, mobile homes, or recreational vehicles of any kind shall be habitually parked in said subdivision unless within a garage located thereon. Habitually parked for purposes of these restrictions shall be defined as parked in said subdivision, not within a garage located thereon, for a period in excess of three (3) consecutive days.

YES___________NO__________NAME____________________________________________

PROPERTY/ADDRESS_________________________________________

Amendment Two: Adds subsection to require Architectural Review Committee approval for an homeowner to make an external structure change to their homes.

Add as new subsection H to Article III, section 12 that states:

Any external structural modification to an existing home needs to have prior written approval by the Architectural Review Committee.

YES___________NO________________NAME______________________________________

PROPERTY/ADDRESS_________________________________________