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PINE BROOK HILLS HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
OCTOBER 25, 2011
The Wednesday,
October 25, 2011 general membership meeting of the Pine Brook Hills
Homeowners’ Association was held at the Community Center, Station One. The
business meeting was preceded by a potluck dinner at 6:00 pm.
At
approximately 7:00 pm, a brief presentation was provided by volunteer
naturalists from the Boulder County Parks and Open Space and the Boulder
County Audubon Society. The topic was “Birds of Prey-Raptors”. A short
question and answer period followed the formal presentation wherein those in
attendance learned more about the birds of prey indigenous to Boulder
County.
At 7:30 pm,
HOA President Bill Alexander invited new neighbors and first time attendees
to the membership meetings to introduce themselves. Four new families did
so.
Art Markey,
representing the Boulder Mountain Fire Protection District, reported on the
recent sale of fire extinguishers and sign kits. Residents interested in
the purchase of either item were invited to contact Art.
At
approximately 7:40 pm,, the President called the business meeting to order.
Officers in attendance included Vice President Dave Davies, Treasurer Terry
O’Brien and Secretary Tom Mann. Approximately sixty residents attended as
well.
Approval of
Minutes of July 26th General Membership Meeting
A motion was
made to waive the reading of the minutes of the previous general membership
meeting and to accept the minutes as prepared and reflected on the HOA
website. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
Election of
2012-2013 HOA Officers
Bill Alexander
introduced the slate of candidates for the 2012-2013 term. They included:
President: Dave Davies
Vice
President: Neil Patel
Treasurer: Terry O’Brien
Secretary: Tom Mann
Member-at-Large: Bill Alexander
Bill asked
whether there were any additional candidates for the positions. Inasmuch as
there were not, a motion was made, seconded and passed unanimously by those
present to accept the candidates as presented.
Treasurer’s
Report
Treasurer Terry
O’Brien reported that for the period January 1-October 24, 2011, there is a
positive variance in the 201l budget between the expenses budgeted and
incurred. Dues and contributions from subdivision residents have been
lagging behind however. There will be approximately $50,000 in cash and
reserve accounts by end-of-year. Overall income and expenses are expected
to be in line with the budget in December.
Terry also
reported that the largest account categories in this year’s budget are fire
mitigation, Pine Brook Press, and Beetle Busters.
Beetle
Busters Report
Peter
Smith-King, representing this committee, indicated that annually, 150-200
properties in the subdivision are inspected. Approximately 100 trees have
been found to be infected with various species of beetles. Without the
inspections and removal of the infected trees, over a six-year period over
100,000 trees would have ultimately been infected.
Peter ended
by mentioning that a property inspection request form has been added to the
PBH website for those requesting inspections in the future.
Roads
Committee Report
Cindy Lindsay,
co-chair of the Roads Committee, reported on the results of the recent
survey distributed to PBH residents on possible options for the repair and
maintenance of subdivision roads. The results included:
(1)
defer any decision for the time being on the method and funding of
road repair
(2)
at the appropriate time, collect funds for the maintenance project
and move ahead promptly
(3)
preference to not expend funds for the construction of speed bumps or
bike lanes
Cindy and Bill
indicated that if the community votes to approve measure 5A on the Boulder
County ballot in November, County Commissioners will assume that the
subdivision desires to create a local improvement district (LID) and to
finance same via a bond issue. Consequently the strong recommendation is to
vote no on the measure.
There was an
extended question and answer period at the end of Cindy’s presentation
during which a variety of scenarios were discussed. Bill added his intent
to attend a meeting of the County Commissioners later this week to present
the position of the subdivision as found on the PBH website. He invited
participation by any residents wishing to attend.
Creation of
the Boulder County Mountains Forest Improvement District (Measure 5c)
Bill Alexander
reported that the above measure is currently on the ballot on November’s
county elections and inasmuch as the county made no effort to seek input
from any subdivisions or their fire departments, that this measure should be
voted down. Fire Chief John Benson echoed Bill’s comments concerning the
lack of communication.
Motion to
Adjourn
At
approximately 9:00 pm a motion was made, seconded and unanimously approved
to adjourn.
Respectfully
submitted,
Tom Mann
Secretary
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