Date: Wednesday April 3, 2019
Location: Coeur d Alene Public Library – Gozzer Room
Members Present:
Bill Braid (Director; President), Barbara Christofferson (Director; Vice President), Fred Henkel (Director), Wayne Christofferson (Director), Angela Brown (Secretary/Treasurer)
Quorum was met.
Also in attendance: Joe Rush, Cory & Debbie Bridges, Joe Bordelon, Renee Bordelon
Proceedings:
Meeting was called to order at 2:00pm by Chair, Bill Braid
Approval of Meeting Minutes: A motion to approve the meeting minutes from February 7, 2019 was made by Fred Henkel. Motion seconded. Meeting minutes were adopted.
Unfinished Business:
BBHOA vs Flowers access boundary dispute: Members of the Board met with Verdis, a land planning, design, engineering and construction firm in order to determine what steps need to be taken in order to accomplish the goal of a legal, recorded access for homeowners as suggested by attorney. A copy of the contract with Verdis was entered into the records. The next step is for all parties involved, including the Eastside Highway District, to meet and determine the most acceptable method to everyone for the land transfer. The final steps in the process will depend on decisions made about how the transfer will be completed.
Insurance: insurance premiums were discussed. No decisions were made at this time.
New Business:
Development of Guideline for Changing the Bylaws: Angela Brown and Barbara Christofferson have been researching correct protocol for changing Bylaws in an HOA. The first draft of proposed guidelines was presented at the meeting.
Enforcement of Common Area Rules: The Board discussed enforcement of “Common Area Rules”, updated July 2017. The consensus of the Board was that renters need to abide by these rules as do homeowners. All homeowners have a copy. Renters need to demonstrate that they are aware of the rules when a property is rented, then, if there is a problem follow up action could be taken.
Wayne Christofferson made the motion “when a property is rented, renters must read and sign a copy of the rules in acknowledgement they have read and understood them”. Motion was seconded and carried without dissent.
Road Oiling: Angela Brown reminded Board members that we have an open credit for $686.92 with Mort’s Dust and Erosion Control which should be taken into consideration when selecting a dust control company for 2019. Some road work is to be completed before summer oiling of the road.
Mowing: Bill Braid volunteered to mow for 2019 season. Bill will provide lawn mower if the HOA agree to pay for maintenance (including gas) of the mower.
Committee Reports:
Architecture Committee: Wayne presented on behalf of the committee. Nothing was ready to be presented at this time. Eric is unavailable for a few weeks. A third volunteer is still needed for the committee. Wayne is currently reviewing guidelines from other HOAs
Committee Members: Wayne Christofferson and Eric Nowoj
Road Committee: Wayne presented on behalf of the committee. He reported that “Peck & Peck” had enough work for 2019 and were no longer interested in coming to work on Beauty Bay Drive. They recommended a sub-contractor “Ground Contracting” to come and provide an estimate for road work. Deadline for estimates is April 15, 2019.
Committee Members: Cory Bridges, Wayne Christofferson, Fred Henkel and Tim Ochoa.
Beach Area Committee: Wayne presented on behalf of the committee. He met with Kootenai Community Development about placing removable benches along the shoreline. Wayne submitted notes from his meeting with Levi Basinger (Appendix A). Removable benches were approved.
Wayne has also been looking into regulations for modification of a shoreline. He met with officials from Idaho Department of Lands to discuss our concerns about erosion of the beach front and possible solutions. Notes from the meeting were submitted into the records (Appendix B). The Board were in favor of the option to place logs against the shoreline as a temporary solution to reduce erosion. Discussion followed about the logistics of how to do that. Committee members will research how to go about it.
Committee Members: Cory Bridges, Wayne Christofferson and Eric Nowoj.
Common Area Restriction Use Committee: The committee stated they are waiting on feedback from an attorney. Committee had nothing to present at this time.
Committee Members: Debbie Bridges, Tim Ochoa and Anthony Plager.
Member Input:
Barbara Christofferson read a statement into the records about the ill-will and subsequent schism that has developed between several homeowners over recent events. Barbara asked that homeowners forgo the antagonism, move forward and work with the Board of Directors and help heal the community.
Renee Bordelon suggested possibly placing a metal notice stating the “Common Area Rules” in the beach area.
Meeting was adjourned at 3:55pm.
Executive Session
Executive session was called to order by Bill Braid at 4:00pm
Discussion of finances regarding specific HOA members was discussed.
Meeting was adjourned at 4:15pm.
Minutes submitted by Secretary, Angela P Brown