Objective - The development and maintenance of new facilities will be guided by the Association's aspirations for high quality member services. Recreation, administrative, security and maintenance facilities will be positioned to meet the needs of the membership. Policies and practices will ensure maintenance of our infrastructure in outstanding condition.
Measurable Goal 8 - To ensure excellent property management by adhering to established departmental SOPs. Measurable by staying within the financial goals as stated in the financial controls manual and providing quality products and services to members as are quantified in the standard operating procedures for each department.
Action Item 8a - Director of lakes management will secure the annual Town of Kiawah Island "State of the Beach" status presentation for the membership. Complete by December 2008 with director of lakes coordinating presentation's announcement, speaker, format, location and timing for members' benefit.
Action Item 8b - Director of lakes management will complete dredging needed for pond 32 at Turtle Beach in 2008. Complete by September 2008.
Action Item 8c - Director of land management will increase square footage of common area dedicated to areas of native vegetation by 10% in 2008. Idea is to mow less in common areas thereby allowing native areas for wildlife habitat to form. Communications plan would be provided to membership with two requests for input before implementation begins. Complete by internal report to COO July 2008.
Action Item 8d - Director of land management will hire consultant to provide study alternative water sources for irrigation watering. Complete with report with alternatives and pricing provided to COO in August 2008.
Action Item 8e - Director of major repair will secure a reserves specialist to complete a 2008 reserves study to assure that KICA has the appropriate funding in reserves, that its unit pricing is appropriate market rate, that infrastructure assets are correctly listed and complete and that the assets' remaining useful lives are correct. Complete July 2008 with report delivered to COO.
Action Item 8f - Director of major repair will install a vehicular bridge decking prototype. Complete by December 2008.
Action Item 8g - Director of major repair will complete drainage repairs and re-paving for planned streets, as well as replace any broken curbing on these streets. DMR will replace and repair leisure trails at the same time. Complete by November 2008 with final inspection by COO.
Action Item 8h - Director of major repair will construct permanent restroom structure and new access gate at Rhett's Bluff boat launch area. Complete by August 2008 with final inspection by County.
Action Item 8i - Director of major repair will mitigate Inlet Cove erosion at the Beachwalker outfall. Construction complete by December 2008.
Action Item 8j - For 2008, Director of land management will plan and implement landscape capital upgrades to common areas. Measure as complete with construction having been completed by November 2008.
Action Item 8k - Director of major repair contracts with consultant to assure Sandcastle Grille HVAC in time for 2008 seasonal use. Measured complete by internal report provided to COO by February 2008 with recommendations.
Action Item 8l - Director of major repair and town representatives set up coordination meeting assure coordination of utility companies working on association and municipal rights of way. Goal is fewer tear-ups of rights of way and quicker repairs than in 2007. Complete with plan of action internal report provided to COO, then meeting held plus 2 follow-up meetings held to coordinate all utility companies working on island. Complete by July 2008.
Action Item 8m - Directors of land and lakes management will research and cite developer's .open space. properties which have not yet been conveyed to KICA as common properties. Complete by recommendation report provided to COO in August 2008.
Action Item 8n - The COO will seek to locate a DHEC approved burn site for post hurricane use. Costs to be shared by island entities and administration to be done by town. Measured complete with burn site being DHEC approved.
Action Item 8o - The COO and director of land management will seek approval of location for the association's down island maintenance site. Complete with location secured by December 2008.
Action Item 8p - The COO and directors of land management, lakes and major repairs will re-bid the emergency preparedness cleanup contract. Complete with board selection of new contractor in July 2008.