Member Meetings

June 29th, 2010

North Dallas Neighborhood Alliance
General Meeting

Tuesday, June 29, 2010
North Central Police Station Community Room
(McCallum and Hillcrest)
7:00 PM

Summer is always a major time for crime and you have asked for a program to help you reduce crime in your North Dallas neighborhoods ---  here it is!  

Currently, every association has over 22 (yes, 22) programs available to it to fight neighborhood crime and increase neighborhood security. Many have not taken advantage of these – mainly because they are not aware they exist or don’t know how to begin using them.

This meeting focused on turning that around by introducing and showing attendees how to begin using them.

DPD Sgt. Mike Nonnenmacher presented the programs available from the Dallas Police Department.   Northwood Hills HOA presented their research regarding video surveillance cameras. We also presented information about security systems, lighting, patrols, and other measures that can implemented to help your neighborhood.

October 3rd, 2009

The ABC’s of HOA’s

Saturday morning, October 3rd
North Central Police Community Room
9:00 AM-11:00 AM

• What kind of neighborhood association do we have/need?
• What legal documents do we need to fill out or file? (Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Covenants)
• What difference does having a voluntary/mandatory association make?
• Do we need insurance?  What about officer/board insurance?
• How can we build capital in our neighborhood?
• What works/what doesn’t in a neighborhood group?

An excellent presentation and interchange of information - sorry that you missed it!

Presented by Susan Hill, a guru in assisting in the creation and management of nonprofit organizations.  She’s a partner of Hawes Hill and Associations, LLP, of Houston where her primary responsibilities include providing leadership development and assistance to emerging and established community based organizations. http://www.haweshill.com/principalsandstaff/susanhill.htm

For those of you who were not able to attend our October 3rd forum with Susan, here is a website to check for information regarding your HOA status with the state of Texas:

www.window.state.tx.us      (Click on franchise tax and enter your organization name or federal ID number and it will show you the status of your organization).

IRS publication 557 has a copy of preferred Articles of Incorporation.

IRS filing rules have also changed---check their website to see whether your association must now file form 990.

April 16th, 2009

NDNA General Membership Meeting

Thursday, April 16 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
North Central Police Station Community Room
@Hillcrest and McCallum

Two Very Important Issues

• Learn what you need to know when placing a 911 call. There will be a 911 Presentation by Kimberly Cole
• Come to hear what’s happening in Austin that will affect our HOA’s. There will be a presentation by Doug Athas from Texas Neighborhoods Together on the Bills of Interest that are under consideration by the 81st Legislature.

October 20th, 2008

Dallas Neighborhood Alliance
General Membership Meeting

When:  October 29^th, 2008

Time:    7-9 p.m.

Where:  North Central Police Station

NE corner of Hillcrest and McCallum

We will have speakers from TX Dot and the LBJ Task Force to give us important information about the

This is an extremely important meeting to gather information early. 
There will be a short meeting with updates on zoning before the talks begin. 
We will delay other items until early in 2009.

October 13th, 2008

HOA PRESIDENTS BREAKFAST
Tuesday, October 14th
7:30AM-9:00AM

Café De France
17370 Preston Rd. #505
(East side of Preston just North of Campbell)  

There will be two topics on the agenda. The first will be a presentation from Chris Bowers, First Assistant City Attorney, to talk about Group homes, what they are, how they affect your neighborhood and what you can and can not do about them. The second will be a discussion about the Convention Center Hotel project. We'll also try to leave time for questions related to general City issues. Please RSVP to district12@dallascityhall.com.    

Breakfast begins promptly at 7:30 a.m. and is open specifically to HOA presidents or their designees.  Everyone is responsible for ordering and paying for their own breakfast.  

We look forward to seeing you on the 14th!  

Sincerely,

February 21, 2008

Dallas Homeowners League (DHL) & North Dallas Neighborhood Alliance invite you to attend -

Neighborhood Perspective on Proposed
NEW FORM-BASED ZONING

Wed February 27, 2008
7:00 to 8:30 pm

Central Market meeting room upstairs
5750 E. Lovers Lane at Greenville

Speaker: Michael Jung, DHL representative on the
forwardDallas!
Development Code
Amendment Advisory Committee

New "Form-Based" zoning categories for mixed-use, higher density development are scheduled to go before the Plan Commission and Dallas City Council for approval in March and April, 2008.

This working session will bring attendees up to speed on the proposed changes to the Dallas Development Code and how the changes may impact existing neighborhoods.

Roll up your sleeves and get the info you need to talk to your neighbors, the Planning Commissioner and City Councilmembers about the impact of the proposed Code revisions.

Learn about:

1. Residential Proximity Slope: - this is a tool that has protected neighborhoods for decades by requiring that the taller the building is, the farther away  it must be located from single family homes. The new Code provisions eliminate the requirement in certain circumstances. Click here for the Dallas City Code definition of "Residential Proximity Slope".
   
2. Location of new denser developments:  - anticipated to be placed near DART rail stations, learn about the importance of having limitations on where the new zoning can be placed, and the need for a critical mass to make these new denser developments work.
   
3. What does "Form-Based" Code mean? - this translates to fewer restrictions on what businesses can be built. Learn how this may impact your neighborhood.
   
4. Reductions in parking requirements for business and residential zoning -  are there enough safeguards for spill-over parking in existing neighborhoods?
   
5. Buffer Zones - will there be buffer zones between new development types and existing neighborhoods? 

The second revision (2/5/08) of the draft ordinance with the new zoning categories is available by clicking here (7.2MB PDF) and is also posted on the forwardDallas! web site at::

http://www.forwarddallas.org/devcode/item.php?id=186

Click Here for the Meeting Flyer (PDF)

For more on Form Based Code see:

January 30th, 2008

NDNA 2008 Membership Drive & Annual Meeting

The 2008 Membership Drive has begun.  Just login with the email address and password that were emailed to you. If you have not received the email alert and your homeowner's association would like to become an NDNA Member, just click here and find your homeowner's association and then complete the 2008 Membership Application.

If you are the President or the NDNA Designated Representative for your HOA and visit the Members Only area you will be asked to complete the 2008 Membership Application. You can visit the entire Members Only site until 30 March without completing the Membership application by using the navigation panel on the right side of the Members Only pages.

Annual Meeting was held
January 30, 2008
7:15-9:00 p.m.

at Campbell Green
Corner of Hillcrest and Campbell

(Check out what's happening at Campbell Green - 2.5MB PDF)

Annual Meeting Program

The WWW

Does your neighborhood association have a website? Would you like to have one or make yours work better for you? Come and hear how to make and improve a website. Mark your calendars!

Click Here to download the Presentation (1.1MB PDF)

Town Hall Meetings in February

Beginning March 3rd 2008 For Those Living North of LBJ

Nearly half of your garbage is “Too Good to Throw Away!”

New Recycling Days Map (PDF)	2008 Schedule North of LBJ and West of Central Expressway (PDF)	Recycle Right Brochure- What to Recycle (PDF)

December 4, 2007

District 11 & 12
Homeowners Breakfast
for December

Click here for more and to download the presentation.