MEETING MINUTES (approved 1/17/2012)
	Wed Sept 28, 2011 OAK HILL ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING
7:30PM Helen Duthie house, 105 Pelican Road

INVITED ATTENDEES:  Vivian Breen (Pres);  Pat Wotton (VP); Steve Miller (Sec);  Jack Nolan (Treas); Helen Duthie, Bill Butler, Rita Das McKinney (not present); Karen Iturallde (not present); 

APPROVALS:
•	Approved: Minutes of April 12 Board Meeting
•	Approved: Treasurer’s Report by Jack Nolan. Balance 27741.65. This is less than IRS max (presently $30+K).

DISCUSSION ON NEARTERM ACTIVITIES
•	Proposed Nov 13 OHA, even if Veteran’s Day weekend.  This would be an OHA subsidized dinner. Vivian will ask Rita to organize, and perhaps try Rigaletto.  Possible restaurants:  Racioppi’s Kitchen closed!    Rigaletto restaurant (Oak hill Road on right, next to Thornburys.)  New BoneFish restaurant next to Whole Foods.  Tuscanellos – cant use outside patio in November 
•	Oct 22 Halloween Party & budget (Karen Iturralde coordinator).  The board authorized same budget as 2010 ($1100).  Bill to notify Karen.  Steve to email 2010 Halloween Parade writeup. “Jersey Bounce” gives 10% discount; perhaps cheaper tan “Inflatable  Adventures” who supplied bouncy at last Oct parade..  Vivian to call “Jersey Bounce”  to arrange Bouncy, and expects to pay ~$600 for “Obstacle Course”.
•	Oct 25 (Tues): 7PM to General Meeting:  Pay $69; have to set up own chairs and take down.  Library was free – just walked in; however, very poor attendance.
o	Guest speaker(s): Possible speakers: Committee candidates (Grenafege  (to be called by Bill Butler), Carol Fowler, Fiore), Randy Gabrielon; League of Women Voters (in Trenton; who gave a local – Long Branch contact who gave a Red Bank number - but, ....Are political debates restricted at United Methodist?.  Does Pat want to invite, and list the questions to be addressed.  Pat says she is likely to arrive late.  Bill Butler volunteered to run the meeting.  Invite the Middletown people that the candidates would need to reach.  Vivian to call Fiore; Bill to call others (to moderate).   Pass index cards for questions.   Once attendees are known, Steve to announce via email, and ask for questions from membership.   Post posters; Helen to call the parties (and call mayor Fiore),   Steve to provide questions to Helen.   Steve to ask for any homeowners running an editing business who could o lay out the newsletter (paid by OHA)
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2011 SLATE:  as presently in 2010.  

•	OAK HILL WEB SITE: http://home.comcast.net/~oak-hill/   Send Ana Santos any changes.  The web site appearance changes with seasons.  Ask Ana to add a visit counter.   
•	Feb, 2012 newsletter: paper or electronic? (Decided that OHA pays $185 PO permit).  Vivian thinks electronic has been good.  Ad in paper instead of paper mail?  $69 for garage sale.   Neighborhood signs?  Helen went to 8 houses, and found 2 people home.   Bill Butler to call: Independent paper,   Two River times,  Asbury Park press “Community”   Bill to hand out Membership applications at Halloween Parade.   Helen says there are people who say “there is nothing for us”, yet kids are going to events.  PAPERS: “Two River Times”, “ Lincroft Village News” and “Holmdel Journal”.     Pat handles publicity for Navesink Garden Club.
•	Block party on Hillyer tomorrow.  Vivian to give handout to/thru friend who lives on Hillyer (selling her house). 
•	Glenn Cashion – very active with Brown Univ.  Jack is treas of Port Authority retired people.

NEXT BOARD MEETING   
 
Jan 10, 2012, 7:00PM Duthie’s house.