June 2016 NAHC Newsletter P.O

June 2016 NAHC Newsletter P.O

June 2016 NAHC Newsletter P.O. Box 5245, Naperville, Illinois 60567-5245 www.napervillehomeowners.com In This Month’s Edition: NAHC Meetings Will Resume in the Fall ............................................................................................................. 2 NAHC “Dues Sale” is Part of 2016 Membership Drive ........................................................................................ 2 Is There a “Rain Tax” in Our Future? .................................................................................................................. 3 Confederation Board Election Results ................................................................................................................ 4 2016 National Night Out ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Should Naperville Consider Federal Housing Vouchers as a Legal Source of Income? ....................................... 6 New NAHC Email Address ................................................................................................................................. 6 Independent Maps Amendment Status ............................................................................................................... 7 ACTHA News ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 NAHC Briefs – News You Can Use! ................................................................................................................... 9 Mark Your Calendar ......................................................................................................................................... 13 CAI News & Events .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Is Your Contact Info Up-to-Date? ..................................................................................................................... 15 News from Naper Settlement ........................................................................................................................... 16 Park District Updates ....................................................................................................................................... 18 Library News .................................................................................................................................................... 21 The NAHC newsletter is published monthly to provide the news and information Naperville homeowners need. We welcome and appreciate your feedback. Send it along with information for future newsletters to our Newsletter Editor at rafischer1@aol.com. President’s Letter At this time next year I will no longer be the Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation’s President. Term limits were wisely included in our bylaws, meaning that over the next twelve months someone else will need to step up and prepare to take responsibility for leading the organization. I would be lying if I did not admit having mixed feelings about eventually passing the torch, but, all in all, I am looking forward to seeing who and what comes next. Fresh ideas, new involvement, and transition are hallmarks of a healthy organization. Without continued change we risk losing our relevance and focus. While I will not be completely fading from the scene (those same bylaws create a new role for me on the Confederation Board), there is a looming sense of relief from knowing that any number of responsibilities will no longer be mine. These next twelve months will not be a farewell tour, though. There is much to be accomplished including planning for Candidate Forums for both Fall and Spring elections; establishing a meeting schedule that will inform and enlighten our members; continuing to monitor local governments and taxing bodies to ensure that homeowner needs are at least factored into considerations; and keeping a wary eye out for what I believe will be the 2017 implementation of DuPage County’s soon to be infamous “Rain Tax.”. While the Confederation plans for the future, there is room for individual homeowner associations to also step up and increase their neighborhood involvement. One easy way neighborhoods can come together is by taking part in activities associated with National Night Out. More details and information on how to register your neighborhood for that annual event are at http://www.naperville.il.us/nno.aspx. In the meantime watch www.napervillehomeowners.com to see what is keeping the Confederation busy over the summer and continue to let me know how the Confederation can help your neighborhood and our community be the best it can be. Bob Fischer President, Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation naperahc@gmail.com 1 The NAHC Monthly Newsletter is a tool for communicating to and within our member associations. Please feel free to reproduce any newsletter content in your own Association newsletters. NAHC Meetings Will Resume in the Fall Your next regularly scheduled NAHC Monthly meeting will be Saturday morning, September 17th. Over the next few months we will be planning election forums, monthly meeting topics and speakers, and recruiting sponsors for coffee and networking at our meetings for the 2016- 2017 program year. If you have ideas for a future meeting, including venues or something you would like to learn more about, please let us know! Thanks to all of our 2015-2016 meeting sponsors. We greatly appreciate your support of our mission and meetings. If you, your business, or organization would like to sponsor an upcoming NAHC meeting, opportunities are available to become a "Meeting Sponsor." The NAHC will provide table space for food and drink and space for the sponsors display and literature. In our monthly newsletter for the month of the sponsored meeting, we will include the Sponsor's logo and an "elevator speech" describing the sponsor's business or services. The Sponsor will be allotted 3 minutes to talk about their product/service/organization/company during the meeting introductions. The NAHC will also acknowledge and thank the sponsor in email and website notices for the meeting, and verbally at the meeting. Finally, a link to the sponsor’s website will be added to any meeting summary posted on the NAHC website. The sponsor will provide food and drink for 50 attendees and this may include but not be limited to: A.M. Mtg. - pastries, fruit, juice, coffee & water P.M. Mtg. – desserts, cheese & crackers, coffee/pop & water Set Up and Clean Up of the refreshment area All paper & plastic products (cups, plates, napkins, utensils, etc.). Coordination will be done through the Sponsorship Chair. The Chair will verify location, date, time, facilities, and numbers. Thank you for considering sponsoring refreshments at one of our monthly general membership meetings or educational seminars. If you have questions or suggestions, please contact the NAHC at naperahc@gmail.com Also, a special thanks to our May meeting Sponsor, The DuPage Drones. Due to a communication mix-up the original sponsor announcement in the May newsletter was in error. We should have said: The DuPage Drones are a cutting-edge, family entertainment platform that will provide unforgettable and enjoyable experiences for everyone. The Drones play in the Prospect League which is a collegiate summer league, essentially where some of the best college baseball players come to play in the summer. The Drones will be playing at the Village of Lisle- Benedictine University Sports Complex this coming summer. More information is at http://dronesbaseball.com/ NAHC “Dues Sale” is Part of 2016 Membership Drive Recognizing that a necessary part of any home, business, or association is managing finances, the Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation Board of Directors took some steps to make our collection of annual dues, as well as the approval and 2 The NAHC Monthly Newsletter is a tool for communicating to and within our member associations. Please feel free to reproduce any newsletter content in your own Association newsletters. payment of our dues invoices by our members, a little easier for both sides of the transaction. To reduce the administrative overhead associated with dues collection, and to provide financial certainty (and a bonus) to our loyal members, the Board has agreed to establish a dues pre-payment option as part of this year’s membership drive. Members can opt to buy in for 2016 at this year’s rates ($30 for association, $10 for individual members), or they can lock in their membership for three years, with the payment for the third year discounted by 50% ($75 for associations, $25 for individuals). By taking advantage of the three year plan, members are able to lock in their membership at current rates, reduce the administrative costs of writing and mailing checks, and get a bargain rate to boot. In answer to some questions we were asked about the “Dues Sale: Is the NAHC running low on money? No, we are financially healthy. As a volunteer organization we do look for ways to make our lives easier, and reducing the administrative burden of annual dues collection is one of them. We also note that a $30 invoice costs our members as much to process as a $75 one, so this is an opportunity to make their administration easier as well. Am I going to be asked to pay again next year, even though I paid for 3 years in 2016? No, we do keep a computerized

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