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Live Oak Preserve 

President Frank Micallef Letter 


Residents, 

On behalf of the Live Oak 

Preserve Board of 

Directors I would like to 

wish you all a happy and 

successful new year. 

I believe that 2010 is going to be a great year 

for our community now that we have 

navigated through the rough waters of 2009. 

As you know it was a big challenge for the 

Master HOA to pick up the pieces as a result 

of the builder leaving us last year. We started 

with big budget deficits, poor service, and 

facilities that were in great need of repair. We 

had an unsustainable model that needed big 

changes. 

January / February 2010 

EDITOR - PUBLISHER IKARE PUBLISHING 813-907-3629 

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In less than a year I am proud to say that our 

house is in order! 

We are no longer running a deficit each 

month and from a financial perspective we 

are on a solid path. We have cut our 

expenses and improved every area of the 

operation that we have reviewed. 

We also took the time to review things like 

insurance to make sure that we were all 

covered properly. We restored order to the 

clubhouse to make it enjoyable for everyone 

and have worked on improving the security 

gates and systems. We even established a 

long term plan to finish landscaping the 

community over time that will increase the 

value of all our homes. Continued on page 4 

Letter Of Introduction Of IKare Publishing 

At our November, 2009, meeting, your Board of Directors unanimously voted on accepting a 

proposal from Karen at IKare Publishing to create and publish a Live Oak Preserve community 

newsletter. The newsletter will directly be mailed to all of our residents every other month. Karen 

has been publishing community newsletters for 30 years, and her business includes many new 

Tampa communities like Cory Lake Isles, Seven Oaks, Heritage Isles, West Meadows, and 

Tampa Palms North. 

Based upon requests from our residents and our homeowner’s reactions to our previous 

newsletters, the Board of Directors believe that you will enjoy Karen’s unique publishing style 

and the helpful information contained within each newsletter. The Live Oak Preserve Newsletter 

will be a very effective way of communicating with our neighbors. We hope that you will make an 

effort to call on the local advertisers within our newsletter. 

As a resident of Live Oak Preserve, you also have the opportunity to submit your own articles or 

newsworthy pieces regarding Live Oak Preserve, planned events, announcements, or other 

Continued on page 4

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HOA Board of Directors 

President 

Frank Micallef 

Maplewood Village 

Secretary/Treasurer 

Amy Warenyk 

Willow Bend Village 

Member at Large 

Anthony Leone 



Greg Brooks 



Heath A. Denoncourt 

Willow Bend Village 


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Lloyd Rials, Property Manager 

lloyd@greenacreproperties.com 

Greenacres Property Management 

4131 Gunn Highway Tampa, FL 33618 

Office: 813-600-1100 

Cell: 813-263-5905 

Live Oak Preserve Newsletter 

Publisher/ Editor: IKare Publishing Inc. 

Karen E. Uhlig - 907-3629 

Distribution: 1200 copies to residents and all advertisers. 

All written communication may be edited for length and 

clarity and cannot be returned.The Editor reserves the 

right to change policies and advertising rates without 

prior notice.The views expressed in articles in the 

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IKare Publishing, Inc. 

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All community articles are provided to IKare Publishing 

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Oak Preserve. Other information is provided by IKare 

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IKare Publishing is not responsible for content or 

accuracy. We would encourage all residents to attend 

the meetings held in your community in order to stay 

on top of all issues. 

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President’s Letter 

Continued… 

Most importantly we had our first budget passed 

as a board of home owners and our monthly HOA 

payments will fall to $129.00 per month this year. 

There is still a lot of work to be done for 2010 as 

potential builders are looking at our remaining lots 

to decide if they should invest in our community. 

We need your support as we are looking forward 

to reducing our expenses further and finding 

better ways to improve this community. 

Sincerely, 

Frank Micallef 

President Live Oak Preserve 

Letter Of Introduction Of 

IKare Publishing 

Continued... 

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to contribute, and we hope you will, please send 

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other month, at no cost to us. Please contact 

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New 2010 Budget 

Approved at 

October HOA Meeting 

10/30/2009 - HOA fees are going down in 2010! 

The Master HOA Board for Live Oak Preserve 

approved a budget October 23 at a public budget 

meeting that will reduce current monthly fees from 

$164 to $129 a month. Total expenses were 

reduced from a 2009 budget of $3,125,048 to 

$1,596,528 for 2010. Most of the savings is due 

to the termination of the Bulk Cable agreement 

with Brighthouse Networks. 

This past year has been a challenging year for 

our community and reducing fees was a priority 

for all involved in the development of this budget. 

A special thanks to Greenacre Properties, the 

volunteer Budget Committee, HOA Board 

Members, Village Board Members and the 

concerned residents that voiced their input in the 

culmination of the final budget. While it was 

important to reduce fees, it is equally important 

that we maintain and improve our community. 

There was a definite balance that needed to be 

achieved to make LOP a premiere community 

and a destination for potential home buyers. 

With that said, it is important to understand that 

we are all in "business together" and the timely 

payment of your monthly HOA fees is the only 

way to keep all our fees down and to build a 

stronger community. Please find the new 2010 

budget link below. 

Note: A copy of the approved 2010 budget can 

be found at www.liveoakvillages.com. 

We are looking forward to a great partnership with 

IKare Publishing. 

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Live Oak Preserve Community Development District 

What is a Community Development District? 

A Community Development District (CDD) is an independent special purpose unit of local 

government established pursuant to and governed by Chapter 190 of Florida Statutes. There 

are more than 400 CDDs throughout Florida today. A CDD is a special-purpose unit created 

primarily for the purpose of financing and then operating and maintaining community-wide 

infrastructure and improvements in new communities. The CDD was developed in 1980 by the 

state of Florida as a tool for local municipalities and developers for funding the rapid growth and 

development of new communities. Generally, a landowner (usually a developer) petitions the 

local government to create a CDD with broad powers that enables the CDD to generate revenue 

to pay for these infrastructure items over a period of time up to 30 years. In the case of Live Oak 

Preserve, bonds were issued and payable by the land-owners (purchasers of homes) for funding 

development and construction of the roads, the community ponds, mitigation areas, landscaping 

of some common areas, community fountains and a portion of the community street lighting. 

The CDD maintains, operates and administers the property and improvements subject to its 

control and establishes the fees or other financial obligations of the land owners. As it stands, 

currently it is a 5 seat board composed of supervisors elected during the general election, by 

qualified electors of the District. Each Supervisor serves a 4 year term. While the CDD may at 

times express support for various community issues, it is not an organization that is meant 

handle homeowner issues that are outside of the scope of managing the assets with which the 

Board is entrusted through the ordinance that established it. 

Where does the CDD get its funds? 

Each property in the Live Oak I CDD receives an assessment which is collected with the County 

Taxes each year. This assessment (tax) is based on the size and scope of your lot and contains 

two parts: 

Bond Repayment. - In CDD communities Florida developers take out Bonds to pay for 

infrastructure. The repayment of these bonds are the responsibly of the property owners of a 

district, as they receive the benefits of this infrastructure. The Live Oak Preserve bond will be 

paid off May 10, 2034. 

Operations/Maintenance - This portion of the assessment represents the ongoing costs of 

maintaining infrastructure that a District owns as well as any established reserves. 

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Official Website at www.liveaokvillages.com

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What is a Home Owners Association? 

Homeowners' associations, or HOAs, are formal legal entities created to maintain 

common areas; they also have the authority to enforce deed restrictions. Most 

condominium and townhome developments, and many newer single-family 

subdivisions have HOAs, which are usually created when the development is built. 

Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&R's) are issued to each homeowner, and 

HOAs are established to ensure that they are adhered to in order to maintain the 

quality and value of the properties involved. 

Features of a Homeowners' Association: 

► Membership is mandatory for all property owners within the development 

► Members are charged mandatory fees and are responsible for payment. 

► Homeowners associations have the authority to enact and enforce maintenance 

and design standards in addition to those established by City/County ordinances. 

► Homeowners' associations are corporations with formal bylaws and has a 

governing board and property management company to handle operations, 

maintenance, and enforcement issues. 

► In Live Oak Preserve, you'll also find that the Homeowners' Association is made up 

of a 5 member board that meets monthly and handles some of the following: 

• Establish and collect maintenance fees needed to run neighborhood operations 

• Maintain community landscaping 

• Maintain recreational facilities 

• Provide space for events or neighborhood functions 

• Provide security (Gated Community) 

• Arrange for street and gate maintenance 

• Enforce deed restrictions including, but not limited to, exterior home 

maintenance, control trash and blight 

For a complete list of HOA responsibilities and bylaws please see the Master HOA 

document found at www.liveoakvillages.com. 

2010 HOA Fees for Live Oak Preserve 

are $129 a month 

down from $164.00 in 2009!

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Pool Rules 

♦ Live Oak Preserve Homeowners 

Association, Inc., its members, Board of 

Directors or Property Management Company 

and their representatives will in no way be 

liable for loss, damages or injuries to any 

resident or guest in connection with the use 

of this facility. 

♦ Members, their families and guests shall 

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is open. 

♦ No lifeguard is on duty at anytime - use 

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♦ Hours of operation - dawn to dusk. 

♦ Children under the age of 16 are not 

permitted in the pool unless under the direct 

supervision of their parents. 

♦ Shower prior to entering the pool. 

♦ Towels may not be used to reserve chairs. 

♦ No food, drink, glass containers or 

alcoholic beverages are allowed in the pool or 

anywhere around the pool area or deck. 

♦ No running, pushing or boisterous play is 

permitted in the pool area. 

♦ All radios, CD's, tape players must have a 

set of headphones for listening. 

♦ Diapered Age children must wear rubber 

pants in the pool. 

♦ Floats and rafts may not 

be used in the pool. 

♦ No animals are 

permitted in the 

Clubhouse, the spa or in or 

around the pool area. 

♦ No diving. 

Gate Rules 

When a guest comes to 

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need to pull up to the 

call box. 

Press # key to find 

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Next to the last name is 

a 4-digit code. 

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The resident should answer the phone. 

If the person is allowed, the resident presses 

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will open the gate. 

If a resident does not answer the phone. 

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resident on their cell phone and see if the 

resident is home. If not, the guest must turn 

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If the person is not allowed in, the resident 

hangs up the phone and they may call 

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It Is That Time Of Year Again...How To Behave In Gyms! 

Even though gyms have been popular for decades 

now, and a majority of people today use them, it is 

still amazing how many people walk into a gym 

and attend gyms frequently without understanding 

basic gym etiquette. 

Whether you're a new to a gym, or a seasoned 

veteran it might pay to review this list of common 

gym etiquette to ensure that you are not 

inadvertently becoming "that guy" or "that gal" that 

everyone points to and complains about in the 

gym. 

Common Gym Courtesies 

No Foul Language. The gym is a public place. 

People of all ages, genders, religions and cultures 

might be present on the premises. Be respectful of 

the people around you and don't use foul 

language. 

Grunting. Occasional natural grunting under 

extremely lifting conditions may be acceptable in 

some hardcore gyms, but loud habitual or sudden 

outbursts are never acceptable. They are seen as 

rude, juvenile and egotistical. What it really says is 

"look at me" I am a rude, inconsiderate novice. 

Remember that the others around you are 

concentrating on their own work out and don't 

need to hear "the loud guy" screaming for 

attention. 

Pick up after yourself. Unless you own the gym, 

you are guest. This means you are one of many 

using the gym. So be courteous to others and 

don't leave any water bottles, cans, food 

wrappers, towels, or any other items behind. The 

same goes for the locker room. Keep your locker 

clean, orderly, and don't leave anything lying 

around for the next guy. Your membership fee is 

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Be Aware of the Workout Area. Do not exercise 

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entries, in front of water 

stations, etc. Do not stand in 

front of the dumbbell rack or 

weight trees since other 

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to get and put away their 

dumbbells and weight plates. 

Music. There's absolutely no problem with 

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have it blasting so loudly through your 

headphones that (1) those around you can hear 

the noise and (2) that you cannot answer others 

when they need to ask you if you are using a 

piece of equipment. Also unless you have a few 

Platinum albums under your belt, no karaoke, 

please! 

Gym TV or Music Systems. If you do not like the 

choice of music or what is playing on TV ask 

others working out if they would mind if you 

request a change. A safe choice is to bring your 

own headset and portable music or video player. 

Mirrors. There are two things to know about 

mirrors. In most modern gyms, mirrors are 

everywhere. Mirrors are there for more than just 

vanity. Mirrors are there to help make sure you 

are using proper technique, so unless you are 

pressed up against one fixing your hair or 

checking yourself out, don't be afraid to use the 

mirrors. Secondly, respect others who are also 

using them and try to avoid walking in front as 

they are performing their set. If you want to use a 

mirror, it's better to stand close to it so that your 

actions are unambiguous to the rest of the crowd. 

If you're looking at yourself in a mirror from 

across the room, don't get mad if someone 

passes in front of you. 

Minimize What You Bring on the Gym Floor. 

Keep your stuff off the Equipment and areas were 

people need to walk - even if you are exercising 

right next to it. Leaving stuff around is rude, 

creates confusion (people do not know if 

equipment is taken) and can also create a safety 

issue if left on the floor. Your stuff may also get 

stolen to! 

Use Towels. Always have a towel handy, 

especially if you wear tank tops, or sweat a lot. 

Some gyms provide towel service and others 

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help you keep your sweat to yourself, and they 

help you avoid the sweat of others. There is 

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How To Behave In Gyms 

Continued... 

Control Offensive Body Odor. Exercising makes 

you sweat and perspiration causes body odor. 

Additionally many gyms are crowded and you in 

many cases will be working out in close proximity 

with others. Do everyone a favor and come to the 

gym showered and wear effective deodorant. 

Smelling good is great however don't take this to 

an extreme. You are not going out to a club, so do 

NOT douse yourself with cologne; 

overcompensation can be just as unpleasant for 

fellow members. 

Germs. Wash hands to 

decrease spread of 

germs after (1) using 

rest room (2) after 

sneezing or coughing on 

your hand and (3) after 

workouts Also wipe 

machines off before and 

after use. 

Don't Bang the Weights. Do not slam the 

weights onto the equipment. This just makes you 

look inconsiderate and like a "Class A" idiot. Just 

do not do it. Enough said. 

Don't Drop the Weights. As with grunting, just 

don't. Weights make a loud noise when dropped, 

which can throw others off their workouts. Not only 

is dropping weights disrespectful to others but 

dropping the weights can (1) damage the 

equipment and (2) they can roll or bounce and 

injure passerby's. 

Wipe the Machines After Use. Nothing is worse 

than walking to a machine and finding it covered 

with sweat. If you happen to sweat all over a piece 

of equipment, wipe it down, preferably using the 

disinfectant provided by the gym. 

Personal Trainers. Many gyms have rules 

against personal training clients (if you do not 

work for the particular gym) in their 

establishments. There may be good reason for it 

too, like insurances purposes. Proper gym 

etiquette is to speak to the club manager and get 

his or her approval if you wish to train others (as a 

business) in the gym. 

or whatever you want. But you know that some people 

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Don't Take Advice From Your Fears 

Letting fear make decisions is a bad habit that is sure 

to get in the way of having more luck in your life. Acting 

from fear also sabotages your self-growth. Did you 

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Take several deep breaths through your nose from 

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Forget The Paranormal Explanations 

Many people are looking for paranormal explanations 

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There are exercises that have been shown to improve 

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