Call to Order & Establish Quorum - Jess Blocker 7:00 pm
Quorum establish – Board Members in attendance: Jess Block, Cheryl Wolf, Debbie Lawson, Dawn Crabb, Eric Redman, Bob Lloyd
Minutes – Dawn Crabb 7:05 pm
Debbie Lawson – MOTION made to approve and accept minutes as read; Cheryl Wolf – SECOND; MOTION carried Attachment 6
Treasurer’s Report – Debbie Lawson 7:10 pm
Deposit missing from bank statement; Attachment 1 – Income Statement & Balance Sheet; Attachment 2 – Expenditures. Dues – Lot 233 never received invoice, will pay dues, not willing to pay lien fees & interest, Bob Lloyd – MOTION made to waive interest not lien fees; Cheryl Wolf – SECOND; MOTION carried. Lot 27 & 12 – Auctions, in one case bank foreclosed and paid lien fees and interest, no finance charges and in other case, SLEHA not notified of new buyer to send annual dues invoices. Concerned will proper procedure for lien fees, interest, penalties, etc. (Article II, Section E & F). Need to discuss with lawyers prior to responding to Lot 27 and/or further action taken with Lot 12. Jess Blocker & Debbie Lawson to work with lawyers & Roxy Michalski, Accountant. Insurance bill for rented plow truck received – truck returned to L&M and insurance bill to be prorated.
Committee Reports -
Audit Committee - David Haught 7:25 pm
Not Present
Road Committee – Wilhelm Napier 7:25 pm
Wilhelm Napier introduced as new Road Committee Chairman. Concerned with balance of vehicle maintenance budget. Debbie Lawson – funds can be taken from road maintenance. Bob Max – Will be establishing 1 & 5 year plans for road maintenance & repair. Would like to have 2 Open Road Meeting for input from SLE residents. Will provide an article for SLEHA Newsletter
Floor Opened Up: Jess Blocker – Don Walter resigned last week; Bob Lloyd, Jess Blocker and Road Committee held meeting to discuss operating procedures.
Architectural Review Committee - Mary Lou Gunn 7:30 pm
1 approved extension and 1 new construction. Lot 36 – County informed owners they cannot live in shack. Mary Lou to monitor permit progress; Jess Blocker & Jake Rupley to monitor living status. Guidelines allow 1 year living in trailer during building of new home. One year limitation is flexible as long as progress on new home is being made.
Floor Opened Up: Jess Blocker – Thanks to Mary Lou Gunn for the excellent job of monitoring and keeping Committee organized. Board Members all agreed.
Timber Committee - Jeff Malloy 7:40 pm
Not Present; Dave Malloy resigned from Committee
Action List – Dawn Crabb 7:40 pm
Open & Closed Items reviewed & updated
Old BusinessPlow Truck – Jess Blocker 7:50 pm
New truck purchase tabled due to lack of ability to establish quorum & funds
SLE Water Update – Cheryl Wolf 7:55 pm
Project been on back burner while concentrating on CC&Rs, etc. Calls to DEQ have been made to research requirements. Hanson not interested in giving water company away; rather to sell to interest party. Not a tax benefit to give away. Changes and improvements will increase costs to residents & new water company owners.
New Business
Roadside Weed Control – Lois Tarnowski 8:00 pm
Concerned with chlorine taste periodically in water. Bob Lloyd – Rathdrum well has excellent water, DEQ tests monthly and may require action which may have a chlorine taste for a short period. See Attachment 4 – Speech from Lois Tarnowski;
Floor Opened Up: Jake Rupley – Have been running weed control program for 3-4 years. Without spraying, roads will be narrowed by overgrowth; Tory Tarnowski – Isn’t there enough traffic to control the overgrowth? Bob Max – Suggest meeting off-site with Lois and Jake to further discuss options; Sympathic with condition; however, spraying has been very effective. Jess Blocker – Jake surveyed the road and established a plan, 2001 plan available for review; Lois Tarnowski – Discussion with Sandy found that planting can beat the repeat cycle and need for spraying. Jess Blocker – Need to spray road bed, pavement would eliminate need to spray.
Semi Annual Meeting – Jess Blocker 8:15 pm
Meeting set May 8th, 7 pm at Timberlake Junior/Senior High. Need to establish Nominating Committee – Role is to screen nominees and mail proxy. All Board positions available with exception of 1 member at large (Hanson Representative); See Attached Draft Agenda – Attachment 7;
Floor Opened Up: Joyce Holst – Volunteer to run “Get Quorum Committee”; Concerned with liability of Board not consisting of “elected” officers. Eric Redman – “surviving Board member may appoint replacement”, which is what happened because SLEHA has been unable to establish a quorum. Jess Blocker – requested any volunteers to assist Joyce Holst with “Get Quorum Committee”, Wilhelm Napier and Kay White volunteered.
GTE Switching Station – Jess Blocker 8:45 pm
GTE is reviewing options for new switching stations. Letter to be sent regarding placement in SLE.
Meeting Closed 8:50 pm
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