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ANNUAL PROPERTY OWNERS MEETING MINUTES - July 10th, 2005 Board Members Present: Bill LaDuke Jim Zid Rick Divine Kelly McGuire Don Holder Others: Frank Alfone - Manager Grant Bremer - Assistant Manager Chris Young - Maintenance Technician Approximately 50 property owners Bill LaDuke opened the meeting at 2:00pm ROLL CALL AND INTRODUCTION OF PROPERTY OWNERS Bill introduced himself and then asked everyone to introduce themselves and state their address. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF 2004 ANNUAL MEETING A motion was made and seconded to dispense with the reading of the minutes and to approve the minutes of the 2004 Annual Property Owners Meeting. ELECTION OF TWO DIRECTORS Bill LaDuke stated that two seats are open on the Board. Four people are running; Bill LaDuke, Don Holder, Joe Garcia and Matt Stange. A ballot and short biography on each candidate was provided to each owner. The owners cast their votes and the ballots were collected for counting. Bill LaDuke and Don Holder were unanimously approved for the Board of Directors for a term of three years each. CAPITAL PROJECT Bike Path: Bill LaDuke provided a brief overview of the plan to construct and pave a new path in the District's Road Right-of-Way along the east side of Country Club Drive. The new path will terminate at the end of Country Club Drive. In addition, planning to extend the path along the wetlands (north of Skyland Drive past the intersection of Skyland and Country Club Drive) is underway. The budget for this project is $50,000. FINANCIAL REPORT Bill LaDuke presented the financial reports, including a review of the Balance Sheet and Income Statement. The Association operates a budget based on a calendar year and the financial reports reflected actual figures compared to budget through June 30th, 2005. A motion was made to accept the financial report as presented and approve the 2005 Capital Project and Operating Budget for the Skyland Community Association. The motion was seconded and it passed with a unanimous vote. ND ENTERPRISES - UPDATE FROM THE DEVELOPER Rick Divine provided the owners an update on projects and plans the developer is working on. Mr. Divine fielded several questions and provided answers. SKYLAND METROPOLIATN DISTRICT/EAST RIVER REGIONAL SANITATION DISTRICT UPDATE Woody Sherwood, Vice-Chairman of each District's Board provided the owners an update on projects each District has completed or is working on: Skyland - The District is financial healthy with approximately $500,000 in reserves. Several water exploration and storage projects are in the planning phase. These include: A. The enlargement of Lake Grant and dredging of the west side of Lake Grant B. Development of a new lake at the end of Country Club Drive (Columbine Springs) is being studied. If developed, a portion of this water may be pumped into Lake Grant for storage or for a "raw water" irrigation system for the Skyland Owners. C. Exploration of wells near the Slate River The District's Water Augmentation Plan is currently being reviewed including a complete analysis of Skyland's Water Rights. This evaluation will be critical to determine which projects (noted above) may be completed and their timing. East River - The District is investigating "pumping back" effluent discharge water to the Slate River as opposed to discharging it to the East River to offset substantial depletions from the Slate River and curtail the augmentation (release of water) from Lake Grant when the Slate River is "calling" (Colorado Water Conservation Board In stream Flow Right). Fred Koval asked about the Water Meter Replacement Project and the reasons for the change. Mr. Sherwood explained that the cost to produce water currently exceeds the revenue generated and the District would like to balance this budget. Balancing this budget is being phased in over the next few years and is currently supplemented with Tax Revenue from owners in the District. The District continues to encourage conservation of water and the new billing system is based on usage i.e., the more grass an owner has, the more fees will be charged to keep this grass green. Several owners expressed interest in a separate "raw water" irrigation system and the District is exploring this option as water from Lake Grant could be utilized. OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEMBERSHIP Design Guidelines - Frank Alfone summarized revisions under consideration to the existing Skyland Design Guidelines. These changes include: 1. Require Licensed Architects 2. Increase Minimum Landscaping Requirements 3. Allow Recycled Materials on Hot Tubs Additionally, Mr. Alfone reminded all owners to call his office prior to performing any exterior alterations to their home and to review the latest guidelines as the Board changes them periodically. The following comments and suggestions were made during a question and answer session: A. A request to shield the mechanical equipment and white tarp (summer) for the Tennis Bubble with trees was made B. Investigate if the Skyland Lodge parking lot lights could be turned off at night, or timers installed C. Allow metal roofing on Skyland Homes. Woody Sherwood commented that a composite rubber material (Enviro-Shake) is currently installed on several roofs in the River Neighborhood D. Investigate installing "speed mitigation" devices to slow vehicles down on Skyland Roads E. Investigate providing a bus stop for the Skyland Kids within the District in addition to the stop at the Post Office F. Bill LaDuke summarized the outcome of the sign issue at the Links Association by and between an owner at Links and the Skyland Association. The matter did not become a court case and was settled with minimal costs to the Skyland Association Homeowners ratified the actions of the board for 2005. Larkspur Development Bill LaDuke reviewed the specific details of the proposed Larkspur Development, located directly across the main intersection to Skyland on a 35-acre tract. The Skyland Board has appointed a committee of four owners to "follow" this development through the County Planning Process. The survey sent to all Skyland owners indicates that nearly all owners are opposed to the development mainly due the density (60-65 homes). Lloyd Abrahams, Larkspur committee member presented the owners with an update of the project and a "plan of action" to fight the project as proposed. He suggested that the committee might request a development moratorium to the Board of County Commissioner until a master plan is developed for the north end of Gunnison County. In addition, the committee, along with several Board members has had an initial meeting with local Attorney Mike Dawson. Mr. Dawson may be retained by the Association to fight the development. Mr. Abrahams encouraged all owners to attend County Commissioner and Planning Commission Meetings and or write letters expressing owners' concerns the County-Elected Officials regarding Larkspur. The Board will update all owners on the status of Larkspur in the coming months. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 3:30pm. |
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