MINUTES

                             MONTHLY BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

                   JONATA SPRINGS RANCH HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

                        June 13, 2019 at Adriansen’s, 1301 Cougar Ridge Road

Mike Adriansen (MA) called the meeting to order at 7:21 PM.  Other Board members present were Steve Kantor (SK), Skip Jankoski (SJ), and Dennis Beebe (DB).  Homeowners attending were Jeanette Webber and Lloyd Godlis.

VERIFICATION THAT PREVIOUS MONTH’S MINUTES WERE REVIEWED, APPROVED, AND DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY.  The Board did verify

TREASURER’S REPORT.  No Report

COMMITTEE REPORTS

      1.   Finance –. Investment Options for reserve funds. SK reported favorable options for investing the reserve funds:  Simple Savings @ 2.2%  with a 250K maximum @ Allied Bank and a CD @ 1.8-2.2% with a 250K maximum. The board approved establishing accounts for investing reserve funds of 250K in an Allied savings account (Motion: DB; second: SJ, 4-0) and an additional 150K in a 12-month CD (Motion: DB, Second: SJ, 4-0).

            Reserve Study Site Visit. The vendor will begin his visit at 10:00 AM on 18 June 2019

            Online Payments- SJ will investigate options to avoid J&J fees

      2.   Roads

Bluebird. The board authorized no more than $2000 be allocated for survey services at 550 Bluebird to contribute to that homeowner’s expense given that some of the survey markers may have been lost due to HOA caused erosion.(Motion: SJ, Second: SK, 4-0).

Erosion Control. The board discussed a proposed soil engineer plan costing 10K but were unwilling to move forward at this point.  MA will discuss future contract options with John Burnaby re washout at end of Bluebird.

Roadside Esthetics.  SJ summarized the poor condition, appearance, and fire potential of many of the roadside areas throughout the ranch:

  1. Fences in need of repair and/or paint
  2. Unprofessional road striping
  3. Blue Markers missing to mark fire hydrants
  4. Fire hydrants inaccessible due to brush
  5. Inadequate grass and brush clearing
  6. Trees limbs over roads impeding fire equipment
  7. Front Gate Stone and Gate
  8. Road Markers needing paint, reflectors or replacement

The board shared SJ’s frustration. 

1.     MA will again discuss the fences at next Annual Meeting (DB suggested a slide show with the worst examples)

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4.     MA will ask Dave Mexico to take action to paint hydrants and be sure they are cleared of brush.

5.     John Burnaby’s contractor is at work on mitigating brush along roadsides where member has not done the work

6.     SJ will send email reminders and guidance to homeowners and will contact the homeowners of II-12 and II-13 to obtain a clearance of 13 feet above the pavement for those properties.  Enforcement for all properties in 2020

7.     No action taken; the gate is designed to gain a patina with age.  No solution re stone appearance.  MA will ask John Burnaby to take action to paint the call board and safety posts around it.

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3. Trails –Jeanette Webber reported many positive accomplishments: (1) The trail clearing is proceeding with no grading permitted, (2) the by-pass on Lot II-7 has been approved, and (3) the by-pass on Lot II-13 has been approved.  Jeanette also noted that many trail signs were in need of repair/paint.

4.   ARC – The ARC has denied approval for a proposed cellphone structure 

5.   Zaca Preserve and Local planning issues –No Report

6.   CERT-MA will attend a Master Class on June 20, 2019..

7.   Hospitality –No Report

OLD BUSINESS

Emergency Preparedness.

CC&R Changes. The board authorized the funds necessary for the attorney to proceed with the work necessary to complete the change process (Motion: SK, Second: SJ, 4-0).

 

NEW BUSINESS. The next meeting will be September 12, 2019 at 6:30 PM at MA’s house.

ADJOURN. MA adjourned the meeting at 8:50 PM

Respectfully submitted, Dennis Beebe

 

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                               MONTHLY BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

                           BOBCAT SPRINGS MUTUAL WATER COMPANY

                         June 13, 2019   @ Adriansen’s, 1301 Cougar Ridge Road

                                                      MINUTES

CALL TO ORDER.  Mike Adriansen (MA) called the meeting to order at 6:37 PM.  Other Board members present were Dennis Beebe (DB), Steve Kantor (SK) and Skip Jankoski (SJ).  Homeowners attending were Jeanette Webber and Lloyd Godlis.

VERIFICATION THAT PREVIOUS MONTH’S MINUTES WERE

REVIEWED, APPROVED, AND DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY. The board did verify

TREASURER’S REPORT.  No Report

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Water – The reserve study vendor will visit on 18 June 2019.  A 50% down payment on his fee has been paid.

             

Finance – Investment Options for reserve funds. SK reported favorable options for investing the reserve funds:  Simple Savings @ 2.2%  with a 250K maximum @ Allied Bank and a CD @ 1.8-2.2% with a 250K maximum. The board approved establishing accounts for investing reserve funds of 250K in an Allied savings account (Motion: DB; second: SJ, 4-0) and an additional 250K in a 12-month CD (Motion: DB, Second: SJ, 4-0).

 Online Payments for Water Bill.  Some of the fees associated with this approach appeared too high.  SJ will investigate methods that may avoid J&J fees.

               

Local planning Issues-No Report

OLD BUSINESS

     

Emergency Preparedness- No Report

Systems manual update – No Report

 

CC&R Changes.  The Board approved paying the attorney to perform the remaining work to get the changes done (Motion: SJ, Second: SK, 4-0)

NEW BUSINESS.  The next meeting will be held on September 12, 2019 at 6:30 PM at MA’s house.   

      

ADJOURN.  MA adjourned the meeting at 7:20 PM

 

Respectfully submitted, Dennis Beebe