Spirit Lake East Homeowner’s Association
Post Office Box 217; Spirit Lake, Idaho  83869

 

Monthly Board Meeting Minutes February 13, 2001  -  7:00pm  -  34197 North Hayden

Call to Order & Establish Quorum - Jess Blocker         7:05 pm

            Quorum establish – Board Members in attendance:  Jess Block, Cheryl Wolf, Debbie Lawson, Dawn Crabb, Brent Eggerston

Minutes – Dawn Crabb         7:05 pm

            Debbie Lawson – MOTION made to approve and accept minutes as read; Brent Eggerston – SECOND; MOTION carried Attachment 4

Treasurer’s Report – Debbie Lawson   7:15 pm

            Attachment 5 – Income Statement; Attachment 6 – Balance Sheet 1/31/01; Attachment 7 – Expenditures.  Detailing of Road Maintenance listed on back of Attachment 7

Establish Quorum – Jess Blocker         7:20 pm

            Quorum establish – Board Members in attendance:  Jess Block, Cheryl Wolf, Debbie Lawson, Dawn Crabb, Brent Eggerston – Move “Establish Quorum” to “Call to Order”

Committee Reports -

Audit Committee - David Haught         7:20 pm

            Not Present

Road Committee - Don Walter         7:20 pm

            Meeting with Bill Wright and supervisor regarding bus route and resolved procedure for notification.  Sanding to be done when Bill Wright contacts the Road Committee to indicate a problem.  Road Committee to notify Bill Wright with what has been done for Bill to determine safety level.  A sanding box has been acquired and install, approximate cost $150.  Working on obtaining access to Granite Hill for sand ($3.56/yd); prefer not to travel to CdA for sand (cost of driver & truck time - $5.50/ton @ ConMat).  Minor problem with plow blade has been repaired.  Requested update on barn security.

            Floor Opened Up:  Brent Eggerston – Suggested reviewing opportunity for free sand at state locations; Don Walter – No longer available; Cheryl Wolf – Requested making sand available to homeowners for spreading on hills?

Architectural Review Committee - Mary Lou Gunn 7:30 pm

            No new homes; Complaint was filed January 11, 2001 with Kootenai County regarding Lot 36.  Tom Melbourne indicated that an inspector was sent January 12th follow-up with a letter mailed; Owners of Lot 36 have contact Kootenai County.  County will continue to follow-up.

            Floor Opened Up:  Bob Max – Shared process which includes letters, red tag and lien is all that County can do.  Cheryl Wolf – Discussion with lawyer revealed that County supercedes SLEHA and strongly recommends that County resources should be used as much as possible prior to spending SLEHA funds.  Mary Lou Gunn – Owners have presented plans without County permit; Owners were instructed not to build without permit; building initiated anyway.  Jess Blocker – Plans are for log home; permit has not been required; Mary Lou Gunn – Permit now required and indicated on form.

Timber Committee - Jeff Malloy 7:40 pm

            Not Present;

            Floor Opened Up:  Cheryl Wolf – Lot 28 cutting high volume of trees – Jeff Malloy to be notified.

Action List – Dawn Crabb         7:45 pm

            Open & Closed Items reviewed & updated; Cheryl Wolf – MOTION made to accept new lawyers for SLEHA; Brent Eggerston – SECOND; MOTION CARRIED

Old Business

Plow Truck –Don Walter         8:00 pm

            Meeting with L&M 

            Floor Opened Up: 

Off Road Vehicles – Jess Blocker         8:30 pm

            Call received from Steve Gray requesting removal of “Off-Road Vehicle Guidelines” from the SLEHA Website.  Board agreed to remove from website to avoid any mis-understandings. 

            Floor Opened Up:  Debbie Lawson – Receive calls from realtors that they have loss a sale because of the restriction.  Dawn Crabb – The problems are not caused by SLE residents, rather people living outside of SLE.  SLE Residents want ingress and egress to get to the trails off Hwy 54 & Hwy 41 and to ride on their own properties without being hassled by neighbors.  It’s foolish and dangerous to “trail ride” on the SLE roads.  Precedence has be set by allowing the behavior in the past.

New Business

Copier – Jess Blocker    8:40 pm

            Need to replace old copier – will research cost of

; Bob Lloyd – SECOND; MOTION CARRIED.  Suggestion made to waive dues for 2001 for Lot 29 due to recent fire.  Board Members – Discussion regarding precedence and suggest that neighbors find alternate method of assistance.  Cainen Benson – Suggestion to offer skills i.e. Construction, excavating, plumbing, etc.

AT&T Tower – Bob Max 9: pm

            Pat Ward, GMAC is requesting letters to Planning Department to agrue placement of AT&T Tower.  Cheryl Wolf – MOTION:  Board not get involved; Debbie Lawson – SECOND; MOTION CARRIED

Meeting Closed     8:40 pm

 

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