Raintree Village December 2021

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COMMUNITY EVENTS
The HOA Board received suggestions for different
community events. In an effort to offer various opportunities
to strengthen our community, we’re looking to add an
event, which inspires and celebrates the rich cultures
demonstrated within our community. Of course, it will
center around food so look for more information in the
coming months.
COMMON VIOLATIONS OF DEED RESTRICTIONS
Raintree Village is a deed-restricted community aimed at
ensuring there’s aesthetic uniformity between residential
properties and that certain other activities are limited. If
you intend to do anything to the exterior of your home, you
must complete an application for home improvements and
modifications form. This includes installing a storage shed
in your backyard.
There’s also an expectation that all residents will maintain
their yard and general appearance of the home. Common
violations include overgrown yards, mold on homes,
trashcans visible from the street and disabled vehicles.
Our management company, KPM, drives through our
community at least once a week assessing compliance with
the deed restrictions. Any violations are communicated in
a letter along with a picture of the violation (date & time
stamped).
It’s understandable that issuing or receiving such letters
can be perceived as a nuisance. Yet, it’s necessary so that
all of us remain on the same page of what constitutes a
well-kept community (i.e. deed restrictions). In general,
the Management Company and HOA Board understand
residents are busy. Therefore, you are encouraged to contact
the management company (KPM) when a violation cannot
be addressed within stated timeframes noted in the letter.
It cannot be emphasized enough that communication is
the key if you do not understand a violation. Again, contact
KPM or attend our HOA Board meetings for additional
clarification.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
You are reminded of our standing committees, which need
ongoing volunteers. The committees are as follows:
• Pool Committee (organizes Official Pool Opening Party &
monitors activities during pool season)
• Newsletter - submit articles
• Yard of the Month - select section winners
We also need volunteers for the listed community activities.
Volunteering is an opportunity to make Raintree Village a
better community for all the residents. If you’re interested
in volunteering for any of the noted events or committees,
contact Walonda Hollins at hollinsw@sbcglobal.net.
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DRIVING IN RAINTREE VILLAGE
Our community has grown significantly over the past year. Moreover,
our community has numerous homes along our main street, Raintree
Village. With such growth, it’s important that we’re more cognizant
of our speed while driving through Raintree Village and parking on
community streets.
I’m sure everyone has noticed increased congestion along with cars
parked along various streets within our community. However, it’s
important that all of us adhere to the speed limit and encourage others
to do the same.
The following tips serve as a reminder for driving & parking in our
community:
1. Drive the speed limit - 35 miles per hour
2. Do not block your neighbor’s driveway
3. Make sure you park in the direction of traffic when parking on the
street
4. Make sure you park within 18 inches from the curb
5. Remain mindful if the street is narrow, street parking impose greater
limitations for emergency vehicles
Finally, we must be mindful that emergency vehicles are wider than
personal vehicles. Some community streets impose greater limitations
for emergency vehicles when there’s street parking. Although
residents have the right to park on the street, let’s be mindful of the
aforementioned tips.
TIPS TO REDUCE YOUR RISK OF BURGLARY
It cannot be stated enough of the importance of minimizing our
exposure to crime. Our contract deputies stated that certain vehicles
have increased exposure to theft, specifically the tires and rims. The
vehicles commonly targeted are Ford F150, Dodge Chargers and Chevy
Tahoes. Although these vehicles have rim locks, another safeguard is to
park your vehicle in the garage or close to another vehicle. Anyway, you
can either slow down or cause attention will help reduce the risk of theft.
You need to be mindful to breakdown bags and boxes of large purchases,
if possible place in trash bins or bags. Although it’s time consuming and
burdensome, it doesn’t call attention to such items in your home.
The list below simply reminds us of other things we should be mindful
each day.
1. Take the time to meet and know your neighbors. Let them know if you
notice anything unusual such as cars or people at their homes.
2. Make sure to close garage doors when at home & away.
3. Don’t keep garage door openers in the car, take them in the house
with you; a garage door opener makes it easier for someone to enter
your garage or house to remove personal property.
4. Keep car doors locked and take valuables either in your home or
ensure the items are not in plain site; remember to take down the
attachment for your Garmin too, as it alerts individuals that something
valuable may be in the car.
5. If possible, keep a car in a driveway as it gives an impression that
someone is home.
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6. Keep all shrubs and plants at a level low enough that passing by
officers or other residents can see if someone is lurking in those
bushes! Shrubs should also be trimmed high enough to show “feet” of
someone hiding in them.
7. Have keys in hand before leaving the store, house or office, avoiding
standing by the car searching for them.
8. Don’t leave ladders on the side of the house or in the back yard.
Ladders provide easy access to open second floor windows and no one
will be able to see.
9. Make sure you close blinds when you are inside at night with the
lights on, potential burglars can see right inside and know who is at
home.
10. Use sensor lights outside the home. It deters criminals by “spot
lighting” their efforts to enter your home.
11. Use double key locks: locks that require a key from the outside and
from the inside.
12. Repair any broken areas of your fence, reducing the access of
potential burglars or mischievous kids.
13. When on vacation, let your neighbor(s) know so they can keep an
eye out for suspicious activity. You can also inform the Harris County
Deputy’s Office serving our area. The Storefront Office is located 19818
Franz Rd., Katy, TX 77449, 281-647-9371. The storefront hours: 9 AM - 5
PM.
14. When on vacation, keep yards mowed and trimmed, burglars
spend a lot of time in a neighborhood looking for their next targets.
Overgrown yards are a sure sign no one’s home.
BE SURE ADDRESS IS CLEAR FROM THE STREET
County officials want to remind residents of the Ordinance 5.3 requiring
that addresses or building numbers be legible and visible from the
street. The section states the numbers must be in Arabic numerals at
least four inches in height and clearly visible. The number should be
placed on, above or at the side of the main entrance so the number is
clearly visible from the public right away. Whenever a home entrance
is more than 50 feet from a public right away, a number should also be
placed at the end of a driveway or property entrance.
SATELLITE DISHES
It’s come to HOA’s attention that the installation of satellite dishes on
some homes violates the deed restrictions. Satellites are expected to
be installed out of sight of public view. The Association appreciates
residents taking the time to ensure compliance.
RAINTREE VILLAGE HOA WEBSITE
WWW.RAINTREEVILLAGE.COM
We encourage you to visit our community website. The website
includes a link to review current crime statistics for our community
(www.crimereports.org) and pictures of Yard of the Month winners. As
a fellow resident, you’ll have access to critical information regarding
the HOA budget and annual meeting minutes.
The aforementioned information can only be accessed by establishing
a log-on user name and password. A request for an email address
during the initial signup process will enable residents to receive alerts
of upcoming events or critical notices. If you have any suggestions,
please contact KPM Management Office at 281-685-3090.
HARRIS COUNTY LEASH LAW
Animals that are not properly restrained pose a threat to all
our residents. While you may know your pet is friendly, an
animal running at someone who is walking by is very scary for
that person. Many children are afraid of animals and become
frightened, which could result in the child getting hurt trying
to avoid the animal.
Harris County Animal Control advises, “All dogs and cats
must be kept under restraint while in the unincorporated
areas of Harris County, Texas. The custodian of a dog or cat is
not authorized to have, harbor or keep any unlicensed dog or
cat, nor to allow any dog or cat to become a stray.”
Restraint is defined as “the control of a dog or cat under the
following circumstances:
1. When it is controlled by a line or leash not more than six
(6) feet in length, if the line or leash is held by a human being,
who is capable of controlling or governing the dog or cat in
question
2. When it is within a fully enclosed vehicle
3. When it is on the premise of the custodian and the animal
does not have access to sidewalk or street.”
While it may be nice to have your animal out in the yard while
you work or play, it is against the law, unless the animal is
properly restrained.
Let’s all help keep our community a safe and comfortable
place for all our residents by being responsible pet owners.
This will not only protect anyone who may be walking or
bicycling in the area, but also the pet owner who could
be held legally responsible or possibly sued for failing to
properly restrain their pet.
To make a complaint or report an animal that is not properly
restrained please contact:
Harris County Precinct #5, Contract #87: 281-463-6666
Harris County Animal Control: 281-999-3191
Harris County Health Department, Rabies/Animal Control
Section
2223 West Loop South, Houston, Texas 77027-3588
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THE STANDING RULES FOR RAINTREE VILLAGE
HOA BOARD MEETINGS
The Board of Directors feels it serves you best when the Board
meetings are conducted in an orderly manner. The HOA
Board Meetings are held to conduct Association business.
Your cooperation in this regard is requested. Parliamentary
Procedure is followed at this Meeting.
There are two sessions at the HOA Board Meetings, an open
session when members may be present and an executive
session when no members are permitted.
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Board Meeting will begin with the open session at 7 PM until 7:15
PM when that time slot has been filled, members must wait until
the next month’s meeting to be placed on the agenda.
Your opinion is important to the Board of Directors. The Board
desires to hear from Members who have information concerning
the Association. During the portion of the Meeting in which the
Chair accepts questions or comments from the floor, please
proceed in the following manner.
1. If you wish to address the Board, please contact the Board at
least 10 days prior to Meeting to be added to the agenda. You also
have to state the topic to be discussed and stay on that topic only.
2. Any Member wishing to address the Board shall speak no more
than two (2) minutes.
3. No Member may speak more than once on the subject and no
more than two (2) minutes, until all Members who wish to speak
have done so.
4. Members of the audience shall not be permitted to interrupt nor
question any speaker.
5. After the speaker has finished addressing the Board, the Meeting
Chairperson will recognize the next Member to speak.
6. Members in attendance are not permitted to engage in private
discussions during the open session and must remain quite or
leave the meeting room.
7. Violations of these Standing Rules will not be tolerated. Violators
may be requested to leave the Meeting.
STREETLIGHTS
We want all of our streetlights to work. A lighted area is a safer
area. If a streetlight is out in your area, please go to www.
centerpointenergy.com and report it. Once on the website, click
on “electricity” then “residential.” On the left side, you should click
on “report a streetlight outage” to enter the required information.
Each light pole should have a number on it. When reporting the
out or malfunctioning light, give them the pole number, closest
street address, contact information, an email address and the
number of street lights you would like to report.
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PARENTS’ PLAN FOR STRESS-FREE HOLIDAYS
Now is the time to begin your plan to have a peaceful holiday season
this year. You can’t change the fact that children and parents will have
spells of anxiety, fatigue, irritability, depression, conflict, worry, nagging
and overindulgence during the holiday weeks. But you can do a lot
to minimize them and you can begin today. Here are just a few ideas:
Buy an inexpensive, small notebook - not too small but you want to
be able to keep it with you conveniently. This is your holiday planning
book. Record notes to yourself, things to do, gift ideas and final lists,
Christmas card lists, decorating ideas, recipes, grocery shopping lists,
party planning lists, store phone numbers, babysitters’ phone numbers.
Any information that will help you get your holiday chores done should
be in that book so that you can refer to it any time you have a chance
(while waiting to pick up your child, in the doctor’s waiting room, on
your coffee break, in your bed at night).
Strategize with your spouse. Discuss whzat makes you happy during
the holidays and really listen to what your spouse says makes him/
her happy during the holidays. Prioritize
your families’ Holiday activities based on this
discussion. If you both love going to Holiday
parties, then by all means go! If both of you
dislike those parties but have always gone
because you felt you had to, then don’t be
afraid to turn down some invitations. Instead,
you could have a dress up evening for your
family to go out to dinner at a really special
restaurant then go to a play or musical performance.
You won’t feel guilty about refusing
an adult party invitation if you have plans for
a special evening out with your entire family.
Everyone dress in their nicest clothes. It’s your
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on the one-to-one decisions you and your spouse made previously.
Shop online or from catalogs. You will find the most unique gifts this
way and you can also get some deals this time of year that take off the
shipping charge or give you bonus merchandise. It really is much less
stressful to shop from your living room than to exhaust yourself at the
mall during the Christmas season. Do your mall shopping early, to get
a relaxed view of all the new merchandise. I like to go to the mall right
before rush hour on weekdays. Very few people are shopping and you
get such a warm, fuzzy feeling knowing that you are not out there in
all that rush-hour traffic.
Schedule some activities to nourish your spirit. Church services,
musical performances and plays are a few that come to mind that will
leave you feeling refreshed and rested rather than frazzled and exhausted.
Your children might rather go to the latest blockbuster at the mall
than to an afternoon choral concert but you know that the concert will
nourish their spirit and help them relax much more than the movie will.
Get a nice calendar to schedule Holiday commitments
and events you would like to attend
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Kid’s
Christmas Jokes
Q: What goes oh, oh, oh?
A: Santa Claus walking backwards!
Q: How do you know Santa
Claus is good at karate?
A: He has a black belt!
Q: What’s black, white and red
all over?
A: Santa Claus after he comes
down the chimney!
Q: What did Mrs. Claus say to
Santa Claus when she looked
up in the sky?
A: Looks like rain, dear!
Q What is a monkey’s favorite
Christmas carol?
A: Jungle Bells!
Q: What do elves learn at school?
A: The elf-abet!
Q: What did the reindeer say to
the elf?
A: Nothing silly, reindeer can’t
talk!
Q: Where did the mistletoe go to
become famous?
A: Holly-wood
Q: What do snowmen eat for
breakfast?
A: Frosted Flakes!
Q: Where does a snowman keep
his money?
A: In a snow bank!
Q: What do you get when you
cross a snowman with a vampire?
A: Frostbite!
Q: What do you have in December
that you don’t have in any
other month?
A: The letter D!
Q: When does a reindeer have
a trunk?
A: When he goes on vacation!
Q: What does Frosty the Snowman
hang on his Christmas tree?
A: Icicles!
Q: What’s invisible and smells
like milk and cookies?
A: Santa’s burps!
Q: Why did Santa put a clock in
his sleigh?
A: Because he wanted to see
time fly!
Q: What’s a big as Santa but
weighs nothing?
A: Santa’s shadow!
Q: What’s Santa’s dog’s name?
A: Santa Paws!
Q: Why does Santa use reindeer
to pull his sleigh?
A: Because moose can’t fly!
Q: Who’s black and white and
says “HO, HO, HO?”
A: A penguin in disguise!
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Q. What do sheep say to each
other at Christmastime?
A. Merry Christmas to ewe!
Q. A. How do sheep say Merry
Christmas in Mexico?
A. Fleece Navidad!
Q. What’s red, white and blue at
Christmas time?
A. A sad candy cane!
Q. What’s the best thing to give
your parents for Christmas?
A. A list of everything you want!
Q. What did one Christmas light
say to the other Christmas light?
A. You light me up!
Q. Why do Mummies like Christmas
so much?
A. Because of all the wrapping!
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HOLIDAY FUN THINGS TO DO
WRAPPING PAPER PARTY
Get rid of the kids. Then have your friends bring all their gifts,
wrapping paper, tape, scissors and a snack over, sit in the living/
family room and talk and wrap. It goes by much faster than sitting
up by yourself in the middle of the night. You can also do this with
Christmas cards. It’s very productive and everybody is in a great
mood when they go home!
COOKIE/CANDY EXCHANGE
Get a group of 6-8 people together and everyone makes 1 kind of
cookie. Then you trade bags of 6 cookies with the recipe. Everyone
goes home with an assortment of cookies and you only had to
bake one kind!
HOLIDAY POTLUCK
Everyone brings a dish to eat. You can gather together and sing
Christmas carols and catch up with friends. You could also take
the kids to a local nursing home or neighbor’s home to sing.
HOLIDAY LIGHTS
Start a tradition in your neighborhood where everyone lights his
or her homes the first weekend in December. Line your sidewalks
with luminaries and have a neighborhood walk that evening.
PROGRESSIVE CRAFT PARTY
Make a wreath at one house; move on to another house to make
ornaments. At the last house, sit in front of the fireplace with a
mug of warm spiced cider!
HOLIDAY STITCH FEST
Invite your friends that sew in
for an afternoon of Christmas
music and refreshments. Have
them bring their projects that
are in progress to stitch with the
company of friends. You could
also have a cookie exchange!
CRAFTY KIDS
Have a kid’s craft afternoon
to make simple gifts and
ornaments.
FRIENDSHIP TEA
Invite your friends over for an afternoon. Serve a luncheon on
china and have a gift exchange afterwards. What a great way to
get together with your friends at the holidays.
TEACHER’S GIFT
Make a tree-skirt and let the kids (in class) do their handprints
and write their names with fabric paint (red and green). This also
works for Grandparents. You can mail it to grandkids in other
states so they are included. It’s a great surprise.
*You can make the tree skirt by taking a round table cloth and
cutting a circle in center and slit down the side. Sew the outside
edges. You can usually get the same print in square or rectangular
tablecloths and coordinate your décor.
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