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CRYSTAL BEACH IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION
Minutes for Monthly Board of Directors Meeting January 10th, 2026
The Board of Directors of the Crystal Beach Improvement Corporation held its regular meeting at 10:10 AM on Saturday January 10th. The meeting was held at the Friends Community building. Walter Parker opened the meeting with prayer. Guest present were James Bland, Stephanie Register, Dennis Saldo, and Tom Matthews. Members present: Roger Sutton, Cynthia Lane, Walter Parker, David French, Jamie Ferrell, and Kevin Brantley.
Sandy Matthews announced that FOCB will be starting a community engagement gathering for veterans. Dog tags and Coffee will be held the first Saturday each Month at 9 AM. Veterans and their spouses are welcome. Future events include Valentines Day Social on Valentines Day, February 14th at 5 pm. March 28th, Easter Egg Hunt, May 2nd, Clean-up Day at Pavilion and at 4 pm a BBQ fundraiser at the Friends Building.
Financial Report: No Report
Secretary’s Report: October Minutes were approved as written. Bank account Balances included are the actual dollar amounts in the three Bank Accounts. Discrepancies in the Equipment Account in QuickBooks will need to be resolved separately. No Bank Statements were presented so there were no account balances included. Motion by Cindi Lane, 2nd by Kevin Brantle, October. December motion by Walter Parker, 2nd by Kevin Brantley.
Treasurers Report: Bank Account Balances: Business Checking: 10,173.92. Business Market Rate Savings: $11421.59. Equipment Acct: $10139.53. Kevin Brantley has prepared a spreadsheet that we will use to supplement the reports from QuickBooks that will be more understandable by the many in the community. A sub-committee will meet on Saturday January 17th at 10:00 am. This is an initial meeting of this committee.
Beach Report: The bathrooms have been closed for the season. Kevin Brantley has a plan for the beach area clean-up which will be on May 2nd. Mick Lane has identified a section of Bulkhead that will be in need of an interim repair. If anyone is going to volunteer to repair holes along the bulkheads, please use only sand or dirt. Do not use any type or size of rock.
Road Report: Several roads have recently been graded. ABC gravel has been spread on a section of Dogwood and Magnolia.
Legal Report: Cindi Lane suggests we explore EasyHOA.com. May be an alternative to QuickBooks which is expensive. Cost/benefit of EasyHOA has yet to be determined.
We are still awaiting a quote on repair of a culvert under Driftwood. This is too large a project for our volunteers so we will have to contract it out.
For clarification, Donations to the Bulkhead Project are 100% voluntary. If a property owner chooses not to include a donation with payment of their invoice, no penalty or interest will be charged if no donation is made. If a donation is to be made, one may either write two checks, one for lot/road fees, then one for the Bulkhead project. Please write in the check memo space what the monies are intended for.
Jaime Ferrell has discussed with Dale Mcloed different types of security cameras for the beach. Current cameras are expensive to maintain. Broadband cables have already been run down to the beach house and WIFI cameras would be more cost-effective long term. We will find out the cost of Internet only at the beach house.
Meeting adjourned at 11:40 AM. Motion by Kevin Branley, 2nd by Cindi Lane. Next meeting will be February 14th at 10:00 am. Minutes prepared by David French.