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The Osprey Flyer
November 2017
Volume 22 Issue 11
Message from the
President 1
Proposed
Amendments 2
Osprey Reminders 3
Upcoming Events 4
Neighborhood
Happenings 5,6
Local Football
Roundup 7
Gardening Corner 8
Letters to the Editor 9
CPAC News 9
Osprey Classifieds 10
Did You Know? 11
Contacts 12
SWABS 13
Inside this issue:
Well, the 2018 budget is completed, the packet has been mailed, and preparations are almost done for our homeowners meeting scheduled for November 7 at Alimacani School starting at 7:00. I hope you are able to attend! There will be a brief summary of the year in review, an opportunity for your questions and/or comments, and most importantly, we will be electing next year's Board of Directors. Over the past few days I have learned there are some new volunteers who will add their names to the ballot for the Board. I appreciate their willing-ness to donate their time to the "business" of our community! At the same time, several members of the 2017 Board will choose not to run again. Some have been doing "double duty" - serving on the Board and on a Committee at the same time - and would like to cut back a bit. The final ballot will not be determined until the night of November 7, as our govern-ing documents allow for nominations to be made during the meeting from the floor. If you have an interest and a willingness to learn about the re-sponsibilities and duties of our HOA's Board of Directors, I encourage you to add your name to the ballot. In general, the time commitment consists of monthly meetings that last approx. 1 hour with some e-mail communica-tions in between. The current Board of Directors has several members with years of experience, and will be available to assist with any questions you might have. In order to hold our annual meeting and election, we must first meet the quorum requirements for attendance (in person or by Proxy). Last year we were unable to do that. In order to avoid that problem again, please take the time now to fill out the Proxy form that was mailed to you from Marvin Management. Please also cast your votes for the "Proposed Amendments to the Declaration" (of our Covenants and Restrictions) on the same form, which you can do regardless of whether or not you assign your Proxy to another homeowner. There are instructions on how to return the Proxy form in advance of the meeting, or you can choose to bring it with you. As always, if you have questions regarding the Proxy form or another issue, you can reach out to a member of the Board of Directors and we will do our best to be of help. Thank you,
Sydney Rossetti 2017 President OP Board of Directors
Message from the President
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Proposed Amendments to the Declaration
Your votes are needed! Changing the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions is challenging because it requires a two-thirds majority vote of the homeowners in Osprey Pointe. In 2016 the Board of Directors decided to review the document, and approved money to be spent to consult with an Attorney who specializes in HOA (homeowners association) law. After much consideration the Proposed Amendments were sent to the community for a vote. Unfortunately, there was not enough participation for the efforts to be successful because less than half of the homeowners in Osprey Pointe voted. With some ad-justments to the proposed changes, we are making a second attempt at amending the Declaration during our annual membership meeting on November 7. So why did the Board decide to spend so much time and money on this effort? Because our Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions was written nearly 30 years ago and much has changed since then. The first vote - an amendment to the fence restrictions -is intended to bring our neighborhood's policy more in line with other neighborhoods in our area. More specifically, our fence policy prohib-its fencing of any kind on lakefront properties. This is not the case in other neighborhoods such as Queen's Harbour. The proposed changes would allow for very limited use of fencing on lakefront lots (4 foot height restrictions, widths limited to the width of the home, designs limited to black wrought iron or similar, no privacy fencing). There are other proposed changes to the fence re-strictions and you are encouraged to read the red letter version on the website below. The second vote - an amendment to various sections of the Declaration - is intended to update this Osprey Pointe governing document in a variety of other ways. For example, there are multiple references to the Developer, who long ago transferred control to the Association. The Declaration included restrictions on satellite dishes which no longer apply because of changes to Florida Law since the document was written. These are just a couple of the changes that were recommended by our Association's attorney when he did a thorough review of the Declaration last year. Again, you are encouraged to read the red letter version by going to the link below - www.marvin-group.com/osprey-pointe-association So please cast your vote on the Proxy form that was mailed to you last week. Even if you choose to appoint a Proxy holder for Quorum purposes only, you can still cast your own votes to these amendments that are conveniently included in the Proxy form. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sydney Rossetti If you have any questions about either of these voting options, please feel free to reach out to a Board Member listed on Page 12 of this newsletter.
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Daylight Savings Ends Don’t forget to ‘fall back’ on November 5, as Daylight Saving Time Ends. While we’ll get an extra hour of sleep Monday morning, we will see our evenings getting darker earlier. Driv-ers should be vigilant while driving through the neighborhood, and walkers/cyclists should wear reflective clothing or carry a light to be visible to drivers.
Clubhouse Reservations
The holiday season is almost upon us. If you’d like to use the clubhouse to host a party, you can check availability and read the rules and regulations regarding clubhouse rentals at www.marvin-group.com/osprey-pointe-clubhouse-reservations. Log in with user name “Ospreyowner”, and password “Osprey”. The rental fee is $85.00 per day, and includes the use of the back patio.
Osprey Reminders
Annual Meeting
Our Annual Meeting is November 7. In addi-tion to voting for proposed changes to our gov-erning documents, this is an opportunity for residents to step up to serve on the Board or on a Committee to serve the community. If you are interested in either, please reach out to a Board member, listed on page 12.
Hurricane Season
We’re almost there! Hurricane Season ends
November 30; however, according to historical
averages, we can expect at least one more
tropical storm to form in the still-warm Caribbe-
an. Keep those Hurricane kits handy for an-
other month before stowing for the winter.
Osprey Pointe is on
FaceBook!
Check out our neighborhood page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/OspreyPointeJax/. This is a closed group; only members of the community will have access. You must pro-vide your address to verify your residency. This is a great way to share community news/pictures/alerts with your neighbors.
Duval County School Calendar
November 1—Early Dismissal
November 10—Veterans Day—Schools Closed
November 15—Early Dismissal
November 22—Weather Day—Schools Closed
November 23, 24—Thanksgiving—Schools Closed
November 29—Early Dismissal
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In the Neighborhood November 7 @ 7:00—Annual Meeting at Alimicani Elementary School
November 10 @ 7:00—SWABS (Spirits, Wine, and Beer Social) hosted by the Santanas
November 16 @ 7:00—Caroling Rehearsal at the Clubhouse
November 21 @ 7:00—ARC Meeting at the Clubhouse
November 30 @ 7:00—Caroling Rehearsal at the Clubhouse
November 1-12 Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair Jacksonville Fairgrounds November 1-5 The Sound of Music Times-Union Center November 3 The Jacksonville Symphony Jax Seawalk Pavilion November 4 Blue Angels Air Show NAS Jax November 4 Down Syndrome Association Buddy Walk Jax Seawalk Pavilion November 4 Sister Hazel Ponte Vedra Concert Hall November 7 Jethro Tull Everbank Field November 9 The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses Times-Union Center
November 9-11 UKI Dog Agility Show Jacksonville Equestrian Center November 10 Ben Folds Florida Theatre November 11 Veteran’s Day Parade Downtown Jacksonville November 12 Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie Tines-Union Center November 18-19 Cirque Dreams Holidaze Times-Union Center November 18-30 St. Augustine Nights of Lights Plaza de Constitución November 24-30 Deck the Chairs Jax Seawalk Pavilion
Out and About Town
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Neighborhood Happenings
SWABS
Oh what a night! We had a double Ok-
toberfest/Halloween theme in October.
Guests noshed on sauerkraut and sau-
sage, German potato salad, beer
cheese and pretzels, split pea soup,
and other delicious German-inspired
foods. Congratulations to our Enchant-
ress, Carol Smith, for best costume,
and Jim Rooker, for winning the ‘Don’t
Say It’ game.
Thanks to all who turned out, especially
those who joined the fun in costume!
Join us on Friday, November 10, as Al
and Jeannie Santana host a traditional
Thanksgiving feast.
Al and Jeannie Santana aka Scream Monster and
Witch
Cesar and Genelle Sankarsingh aka ‘Ugly’ and Cowgirl
Jim Rooker and Carol Smith aka Enchantress
Ron and Elly Stocum aka JR Ewing and Elvira
A big shout out to Les and Cathy Sutton for all their help volunteering for the Halloween party!!! Volunteers make all the difference and we appreciate your time!
Osprey Spotlight
Robert and Karen Steel aka Malley and Female
Carol Smith aka Enchantress
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Neighborhood Happenings
Halloween Party
We had a great turnout at our OP Halloween party last month. Kids were treated to a bouncy house, a pumpkin decorating table, some spooky treats, a photo op with Charlie Brown and the gang, and surprise guests such as a Friendly Witch, Superman, and Tyrannosaurus Rex! A big thank you to our Activities Committee for putting on a spooky good time for the kids!
Our annual Christmas party is right around the cor-ner! Scheduled for Sunday, December 10—Stay tuned for details.
Osprey Book Club
Did you know we have a local book club in Osprey Pointe? All book lovers are welcome! Contact Linda at 221-4506 for more info.
Carolers
We are looking for neighbors who would like to get together to sing Christmas carols to the children at the Christmas party on Decem-
ber 10. No experience required. If you are interested in participating, please meet at the Clubhouse on No-vember 16 and/or November 30 at 8:00 to rehearse. Words will be provided.
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Local Football Roundup
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Gardening Corner
What to Plant:
Bedding Plants: Create a display of fall colors with cool season plants. Some to try are pansy, viola, and chry-
santhemum.
Bulbs: Bulbs to plant this month include amaryllis, crinum, and daylily. Plant Lycoris (spider lily) in partial
shade. Plants will produce foliage in winter and beautiful red flowers emerge in late summer.
Herbs: Continue planting herbs from seeds or plants. A wide variety of herbs like cooler, dryer weather, in-
cluding cilantro, dill, fennel, parsley, sage, and thyme.
Garden Vegetables: Continue planting cool season crops such as beet, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, kale, and let-
tuce.
What to Do:
Citrus: If freezing temperatures are predicted, protect small citrus trees by watering well at least a day before
the freeze. You may also use covers that extend to the ground for protection.
Scale on ornamental plants: Now that temperatures are lower, use dormant oil sprays to control scale insects
on trees and shrubs.
Irrigation: Plants need less supplemental watering in cooler weather. Turn off systems and water only if need-
ed.
Flowering Trees: Taiwan cherry is an ornamental cherry suitable for north Florida. Late winter will bring pink
buds so consider planting one now.
Birds: As you prune your plants during the cooler months, make a small brush pile in the back of the yard for
birds.
Camellias: Add some of the new cultivars for bright spots of color in winter. Disbudding, or removing some
buds now, will insure larger blooms later.
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Guidelines for Letters to the Editor
Send to [email protected]
Include your full name and contact number.
Be clear and concise: Make one main point, 50-150 words.
Be accurate: Letters that are factually inaccurate are not printed.
Avoid personal attacks: Show respect for the opposite opinion. Being rude may cause people to disagree with you on principle.
Proofread: Check for grammar and spelling mistakes.
Citizens Planning Advisory Committee
Osprey Pointe Representatives:
Pam Brown Amita Agnihotri
October Recap—there was no information available for this month.
Jacksonville's more than 200 neighborhoods are divided into six planning districts each with a Citi-zens Planning Advisory Committee or 'CPAC'. The primary purpose of the CPAC is to maintain open and effective communication between Jacksonville residents, businesses, neighborhoods, community organizations, educational institutions and city government.
Effective government requires meaningful citizen participation. Broad-based public involvement in planning, land use, zoning, transportation, community services, economic development, recreation, schools, police and public safety is absolutely essential.
CPAC meetings are open to public and any interested person is welcome to attend any CPAC meeting. Voting members must be appointed through a nomination process.
Citizens Planning Advisory Committees were first established in October 1993 by Mayor Ed Austin as an ongoing, grassroots public participation program. In September 2001, Mayor John Delaney issued a new executive order to continue that involvement as did Mayor John Peyton in 2007. In 2014, Mayor Alvin Brown issued a new executive order to continue grassroots public involvement in CPACs. You may view the Executive Order 2014-03 and Model By-laws (863k) here.
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We encourage residents to advertise items for sale or needed in the newsletter. We are also happy to promote our resident business owners and those who would like to offer services such as babysitting or pet sitting. To list your ad, please send your information to [email protected]. Please include your contact information.
Osprey Classifieds
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Babysitting/Pet Sitting
Babysitter/Nanny/Pet Sitter/Dog Walker: Sopho-more at UCF; experience with newborns through school age. Have transportation, first aid and CPR certification, DCF accreditation. Will be available from May 4—December 31. Contact: Gabby Scott Cell: 904-518-0122 (preferred) Home: 904-221-6737 Email: [email protected] Babysitter 17 years old, Junior at Providence school Experience with infants, toddlers, and older children Available most weekends Have drivers license and vehicle Live in Windchime Drive cul-de-sac Contact: Margaux Guy Cell: 937-701-2470 Pet Sitter: Contact Elliot Callison 904-221-0929 SITTERS NEEDED We have several residents who are looking for teen or adult sitters for occasional evenings out. If you are interested in babysitting, please give us
your info to put in our future newsletters.
America's Real First Thanksgiving - in Jacksonville?
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In the autumn of 1621, the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony hunted wild fowl and held a feast that was attended by local members of the Wampanoag Tribe, which contributed five deer. History books and countless American schoolchildren know this communal meal as the famous “First Thanksgiving.”
Except that it wasn’t.
Fifty-six years before the Pilgrims celebrated their feast, Spanish explorer Don Pedro Menéndez de Aviles arrived in Florida on September 8, 1565, naming the land “St. Augustine”. Members of the Timucua tribe, which had occupied the site for more than 4,000 years, greeted Menéndez and his group of some 800 Catholic colonists peacefully.
Records indicate the Spanish celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving, the first Catholic mass on Ameri-can soil. UF professor Michael Gannon noted in his book, The Cross in the Sand, “It was the first community act of religion and thanksgiving in the first permanent settlement in the land.”
From what we know of the food provisions stocked on Menéndez’s ships, the meal was proba-bly cocido, a stew made from salted pork and garbanzo beans, laced with garlic seasoning and ac-companied by hard sea biscuits and red wine. The Timucua would have contributed to the meal–likely local game and fish, along with grains, corn, beans, and squash.
But Gannon’s First Thanksgiving in St. Augustsine wasn’t first either.
On June 30, 1564—a year before the St. Augustine celebration—the French explorer Rene Goulaine de Laudonnière called for a feast to celebrate the establishment of Fort Caroline in present-day Jacksonville. The Timucua Indians warmly welcomed the French Huguenots and helped prepare a feast in their honor.
Given the depleted state of the French food provisions much of the meal would likely have been pro-vided by the Timucua. The feast would have included corn, beans, squash and pumpkins, as well as local fowl, oysters, shrimp, mullet, deer, and alligator. The group likely also enjoyed cherries, blueberries, blackberries, mulberries and muscadine grapes—although there’s no record of any pie.
Why does the story of the Pilgrims dominate Thanksgiving, instead of either the French Huguenots or the Spanish Catholics in Florida? It is the victors who typically write history—the English beat out Spain and France for control of North America. Therefore, English laws, customs, ceremonies and traditions have been promoted as our foundational myths. Another reason, perhaps, is that when the US officially established the Thanksgiving holiday in 1863, Florida was still part of the Confederacy.
The only thing we can claim with reasonable certainty is that, wherever and whenever it occurred in Florida, the first Thanksgiving did not include turkey, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole or Parker House rolls. But this Thanksgiving, as we gather in gratitude for America’s bounty and promise, we would do well to reflect that the true inspiration for this beloved holiday can be traced right to our own Florida backyard.
OSPREY POINTE
ASSOCIATION , INC .
13775 Osprey Point Drive Jacksonville, FL 32224
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Management Karen Floyd Marvin & Floyd Realty, Inc. Phone: 249-8599 ext. 224 Fax: 249-8598 Email: [email protected] Board of Directors Sydney Rossetti: President 220-3595, [email protected] Ron Stocum: Vice President 233-1692, [email protected] Larry Wolfson: Treasurer 221-1225 [email protected] Faith Hall: Secretary 571-3912, [email protected] Michael Guida [email protected] Paulette Longmire 221-6189 [email protected] Herb Reynolds 483-8924 [email protected] Becky Rooker 803-6858 [email protected] Alan Tomassetti [email protected]
Committees Activities Committee: Chair: Melissa Dean 513-240-3438 [email protected] Architectural Review Committee: Chair: Lenny Boot [email protected] Budget & Finance Committee: Chair: Larry Wolfson 221-1225 [email protected] Clubhouse/Pool Committee: Chair: Sydney Rossetti 220-3595, [email protected] Co-chair: Becky Rooker 803-6858, [email protected] Communications Committee: Chair: Alan Tomassetti [email protected] Flag Committee: Chair: Ronald Stocum 233-1692, [email protected] Nominations Committee: Chair: Faith Hall 571-3912, [email protected] Landscape & Lakes Committee Chair: Michael Guida [email protected]
Welcome Committee: Co-chair: Kelly Clemons 613-7974 [email protected] Co-chair: Ginger Frazier 563-1351 CPAC Representatives: Pam Brown [email protected] Ron Stocum 233-1692, [email protected] Clubs Book Club: Linda McNulty 221-4506 S.W.A.B.S: Becky Rooker 803-6858 [email protected] Newsletter Submissions If you would like to post an ad, recognize a Spotlight neighbor, or submit a letter to the Editor, please send your information to [email protected]
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Friday, November 10
7:00 pm at the Clubhouse
Bring your favorite beverage and a side dish to share
If you are new to Osprey Pointe, SWABS is an adult social time. If
you drink alcoholic beverages, you must be at least 21 years of age.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Becky at
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