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PINE BROOK HILLS HOMEOWNER’S
ASSOCIATION
GENERAL MEETING MINUTES
October 31, 2007
The Wednesday, October 31, 2007 general
meeting of the Pine Brook Hills Home Owner’s Association was held at the
Pine Brook community center. The Program began at 7:05 pm after the potluck.
PROGRAM:
Beetle Buster update; fire mitigation update
Suzanne Adams summarized the ongoing
threat from IPS, Mountain Pine, Douglas Fir, and Turpentine beetles along
with beetle buster inspection reports. To date, approximately 75 of 400
properties have been inspected. The tree spraying program organized by the
beetle busters was well-received.
Steve Lynn presented the BMFPD mitigation
effort and reminded residents that fire mitigation defensible-space
evaluations of properties are offered as a free service of the fire
department. BMFPD also offers tree cutting and chipping services to the
community for reasonable rates.
Tim Triggs summarized the status of the
community fuel breaks. To date $168K has been spent on mitigation about half
of which has been subsidized with government grants. Over half of the HOA
dues go to these mitigation projects.
Tim Triggs has coordinated the mitigation
effort for several years and is looking to step down from the position. A
person willing to coordinate grants and mitigation contracts is needed to
take over from Tim.
Fire Scouts are being switched to solar.
BUSINESS MEETING:
The business meeting was brought to order
by Tim Triggs at 8:05. Approximately 30 residents were in attendance.
Event Announcements:
Mountain
Expressions
– Sat Nov 3, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Sun Nov 4, 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm.
January HOA meeting,
Wednesday, January 30, 6:00 pm, potluck. 7:00 pm program (TBA) to be
followed by the business meeting.
Reports:
Water District – District Manager Bob
de Haas:
PBH is already 3.5 inches low on
precipitation. This could be another drought year.
The good news is that PBH residents have
and continue to conserve water. The bad news is that water conservation
translates to lower water bills. The water district is looking at short and
long term measures for dealing with revenue shortfalls.
Backfilling and landscaping the dam could
be done in May at the earliest. Funds are also an issue here.
Fire and 3rd Arm – Steve
Lynn:
The 3rd Arm is developing well.
Old Business:
Minutes from July 26 meeting
– were approved unanimously.
Treasury update – Dave Davies presented
the financial report, a copy of which is attached. It was noted that 351
residents had paid the HOA dues, with the average contribution being $90.
Election of new officers:
Mark Menagh was elected President.
Bill Alexander was elected Vice President.
Tim Triggs was elected as Member at Large.
Marla Seville was elected as Secretary.
All candidates were unopposed and elected
by acclamation. Term of office begins 1/1/08.
Revegetation of the dam:
Bob de Haas is working with the state on
vegetation guidelines.
Recreational Use of the Reservoir area:
There is no consensus on the use of the
reservoir and surrounding area as yet. The Water Board will begin
discussions on options in January.
New Business:
Valentine – There was a brief discussion
of the issues surrounding the Valentine request for approval of a second
detached structure on their lot, in violation of covenants. Param Singh
moved that the Board investigate the issues further. The motion was seconded
from the floor and passed.
Meeting adjourned at 9:05pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Jo Davies for Margit Mestdagh, Secretary |
