Motion from the Floor

ChrisC4,

I would assume your association has streets that are city owned?
I’m sure to you will receive the necessary advice you seek, in due time. Mean while, I would think that even though the motion wasn’t on the agenda it would still have merit. It’s just that “A MOTION FROM THE FLOOR” How could that be on the agenda? That makes NO sense to me what-so-ever! If you voted on that, then that’s a different story all together! IMO, a motion from the floor can be made. However, it shouldn’t have been acted on, as far as voting.

Our association is dealing with something very similar. We are replacing the tow signs (faded or warn lettering) with new tow signs (being installed today) and we also requested to have tow sticker (provided by the tow company). These stickers will be stuck on the windshields of any vehicle (s) observer, parking in the lot, during any time of the week, without prior notice. The sticker says what day the vehicle will be tow (adequate time), and by whom (phone # and address) along with the date, description i.e. (color, make) and plate #).These florescent sticker can be seen hundreds of feet away, which again is plenty of warning (too the owner and other), that your vehicle will be towed, certainly considered adequate time “WARNING”
The towing company provided these to us, and they periodically check to see if there are any vehicles that have these stickers, so they can tow them away.

Perhaps, as you have stated. STREET PARKING WILL ONLY BE PERMITED ON THE WEEKENDS, ALL OTHERS WILL BE TOWED.

I certainly don’t envy you, because you aren’t going to make some additional enemies either way to decide, the first car you tow is going to be the talk of the community, even though they were WARNED!

Chuck W.

Chris,
I have to agree that this kind of motion cannot be made from the floor and least of all, a decision made on it. This is strictly a BOD decision to enforce Bylaws that are already in place. The reason that you have an agenda is that it gives the members an idea of what is to be discussed and voted on by the Board.Everyone then gets a chance to be part of the process.

If members had the ability to make motions and vote them in on any subject that came up at the moment, think of the chaios. And one issue that we find all of the time is that most people in the membership do not know their own docs so letting them just motion and vote would be a dangerous move on the part of the Board to lose control of following the documents as written.

And actually, especially in your area where the pool is closed, what harm comes from some sort of organized parking allowances in the pool lot?

ChrisC4 - A motion was made from the floor with a quorum of owners. That motion was seconded, thirded and fourthed, and there was not vote? Why not? You missed a golden opportunity. Even if a claim that procedure wasn't followed, at the very least you would have polled the quorum.

I'm not trying to tell you what to do but I'm a bit baffled at the parking restriction when the pool isn't in use. I can entirely understand restricting parking in the pool lot for pool users when the pool is open.

Not sure if your HOA is like so many others in the nation but you know what they say about the 3 P's (pets, pools, and parking). I realize I don't know the exact schematic of your community so forgive me but it seems to me it's a shame, and a bit of a sham that a valuable resource such as your parking lot has to sit empty/unused, especially with narrow streets.

Just because something is not on the agenda does not mean it can not be brought up or voted on. I'm confused......if a call was not made to bring it to a vote how was it that the motion was seconded and so on? If it came to a vote and the majority voted for approval, then it passed, you can't go back and table an already approved motion. You can call for clarification and a revote, but you can't just dismiss it.