HACKBERRY CREEK MIDWEEK UPDATE

February 15th, 2023

Dear Residents,

Don't forget the Board Meeting tonight at 7pm at the Country Club. More details below. Also, would you like to guess how many visitors came through the Hackberry Creek gates last year? The numbers might surprise you. All of that info can be found below!

This week's Mid-Week Update contains information on...

• New Signage on Southern Oak Coming Soon
• New Radar Cameras Coming Soon
• Food Truck Tomorrow
• 2022 Hackberry Creek Visitor Stats
• Women's Club Event! New Start Time
• Board Meeting Reminder - Tonight
• Irrigation Class for Hackberry Residents
• New Monument Lighting Installed
• New Hackberry Creek App for Residents
• New Hackberry Creek Cookbook Project - 30 More Recipes Needed!

Have a great week and as always, if you have any questions, please call the Hackberry Creek office at 972-401-4946.

You can also reach us through the Hackberry Creek HOA app, or email us at Jason Snider - jsnider@ccmcnet.com or Randy Smith - rasmith@ccmcnet.com

The Association received all the equipment for the radar camera system yesterday. Vendors are finishing up electrical work for power to camera locations. Once poles are set, a third party installation and calibration of radar cameras will take place. After testing and set-up, they will be activated - and initially only courtesy notices will be generated until the "amnesty" period for enforcement is over. Watch the community updates for more information as the project progresses.

We have another vendor beginning installation of new signage and poles (pictured above) on Southern Oak for new speed limit and pedestrian crossing signs. Part one is the installation of concrete footings/bases - then after concrete has curred they will return to erect the new poles and signs.

The new gate / office security camera system should see installation start next week. It will be a welcome upgrade to the existing system with more extensive and user-friendly features.

For all of 2022 (last year) we had a grand total of 119,422 visitors / guests / contractors enter the Village (as pulled from GateKey database).

• Of all of those visitors only 36,347 of them were pre-authorized by residents.

• We currently have 3,855 registered users of GateKey in Hackberry Creek.

• Last year, the gate attendants had to manually enter 83,075 of the visitor entries for residents.

• That means of all visitors, residents only pre-authored just under 31% of them.

By way of a current example, in January of this year (last month)

There were 8,332 visitor entries into the neighborhood that went to 1,101 different addresses in Hackberry Creek. So 1,101 residences had one or more visitors in January (88% of all the homes in Hackberry).

103 of those homes having visitors in January authorized every one of their guests (394 visitors of the 8,332 total - or 4.7% of all visitors) with no entries by gate attendants or office staff.

582 homes of the homes - which accounted for 3,588 visitors - pre-authorized none of their guests (with 19 of those homes having had in excess of 30 visitors or more each) over the course of January entered into GateKey and were entered solely by the gate attendents or office staff.

Of the remaining 416 homes (accounting for the remaining 4,350 entries) that had a mix of resident pre-authorization / gate attendant entry of visitors in GateKey in January ...

• 102 of those had between 1 and 4 guests - (327 total) and the average resident pre-authorization rate of their guests percentage was 53%

• 175 of those had between 5 and 10 guests (1,249 total) - and the average resident pre-authoization rate of their guests percentage was 56%

• 97 of those had between 11 and 20 guests (1,370 total) - and the average resident pre-authorization rate of their guests percentage was 53%

• 23 of those had between 21 and 30 guests (571 total) - and the average resident pre-authorization rate of their guests percentage was 62%



• 19 of those had 31 or more guests (833 total) - and the average resident pre-authorization rate of their guests percentage was 63.5%

Some takeaways from these stats from January 2023:

• 88% of the homes in Hackberry had visitors over the course of the month.

• Of those homes that had visitors, only 9.3% of those residences pre-authorized all of their own visitors.

• 52.8% of homes which had visitors last month (3,588 total) pre-authorized 0% of their visitors and did not use GateKey at all.

• 37.9 % of homes which had visitors last month pre-authorized at least one visitor and also had gate attendants enter one or more visitors in GateKey. The breakdown for these homes was: 2,481 pre-authorized by resident - 1,969 entered by gate attendants.

• Of all 8,332 visitors to Hackberry last month, just 2,875 were pre-authorized in GateKey by residents. This equates to a 34.5% pre-authorization rate by residents. Gate attendants or office staff made the other 5,457 entries into GateKey for residents which averages out to 176 per day.

• 90.6% of homes that had visitors in January 2023 had the gate attendants or staff enter at least one visitor for them during the month.

• 43.7% of homes that had visitors in January 2023 had gate attendants or staff enter 4 or more visitors for them during the month.

• 13.3% of homes that had visitors in January 2023 had gate attendants or staff enter 10 or more visitors for them during the month.

The Women's Club of Hackberry Creek invites you to a night of Soul Line Dancing. (Nope! Not Cowboy Line Dancing) Soul Line Dancing is choreographed dance moves you do in a group to Soul, R&B and Contemporary music. It's so fun and great exercise too. Dress comfortably in casual slacks and/or even your workout or yoga pants. And don't forgot your dancing shoes. 

401 Line Dancers of Coppell will be providing the lessons. Whether you're an experienced dancer or not, this event is for all levels. 401's style is patient and positive and their goal is to ensure you can do the moves and enjoy the process. Join the Women of Hackberry Creek for this special event. It will make you smile. Can something this fun really count as exercise? Looking forward to seeing you on the February 21st at the Club.

Dear Residents of Hackberry Creek,

This month's Hackberry Creek HOA Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 at the Hackberry Creek Country Club, 1901 W Royal Ln, Irving, TX 75063. The Open Session begins at 7:00pm and homeowners are welcome to attend and comment. The Board will be conducting Executive Session from 6:30pm to 7:00pm and the Executive Session is closed to homeowners.

If you'd like to join the meeting via Zoom please follow this link, starting at 7:00pm Wednesday evening, February 15th, 2023.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86279634303

Meeting ID: 862 7963 4303

To call in by phone only... (346) 248-7799

The homeowner copy of board meeting packet is available on the website and be found by registered members on the Minutes / Agendas / Packets page.

Come join the City of Irving’s licensed irrigator for a crash course on irrigation system basics, controller programing, system trouble shooting, and minor repairs.

They will have soil moisture meters, knee pads, and hose valves available to residents who would like them!

You can let them know you will be attending (RSVP suggested but not required) by emailing Zach Tabor, Water Conservation Specialist at ztabor@cityofirving.org.

If you have any questions before the workshop, feel free to contact him!

The workshop will be held on March 25^th from 10am – 12pm, at the Valley Ranch Library - 401 Cimarron Trail, Irving, Texas.

New monument lighting upgrades at all 4 entrances and 2 exterior monument signs are complete. We think they look great and would appreciate any feedback! We hope to address additional areas as funds allow in future phased replacements. Stay tuned for more details!

We are happy to announce that Hackberry Creek now has its own resident's app for Apple and Android devices!

Click the icons below to download your app! 

We Want to Publish Your Favorite Recipes!

We need your help to create a community cookbook of favorite family recipes. To contribute is simple and can be done online in just a few minutes! Here's how you can contribute... Find the special recipe that your family loves to eat and you love to make. Click the button below to fill out a simple form to submit your recipe. It's that simple! 

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(If you'd like to help edit or assist with the project please contact the office!)

The Deadline has been extended in order to collect more recipes. Please help us to make this project a success and enter at least one recipe! 

Click The Button Below To Submit Your Recipes!