EL RANCHO FLORIDA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
REGULAR MEETING – APRIL 8, 2008
A regular meeting of the El Rancho Florida Homeowners Association was held on April 8, 2008, 6:00 PM, at Rex Emenegger‘s house. Present at the meeting were:
Jack Wasserbach – President
Rex Emenegger – Vice President
David Shultz – Treasurer
Peter Diethrich
Marsha Moreland was also present for the meeting. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM.
MINUTES:
A motion was made, moved and passed to approve the minutes of January 8, 2008 as submitted.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:
A motion was made, moved and passed to approve the payables submitted at this meeting.
OCHSENREITER’S GARAGE VARIANCE:
The Ochsenreiters have asked for a variance to place a new garage 40 feet from the front lot line at 50 Valley Trail. The garage will be 1800 sq. feet. The adjacent neighbors have all signed off on the request for variance. The Board called and spoke with the Ochsenreiters about removal of the old structure and they agreed it would be torn down and debris cleared from the lot.
A motion was made, moved and passed to approve the variance for a new garage 40 feet from the front lot line with a condition that the old structure would be torn down and debris removed from the lot.
PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF DWELLING FOR TONY CLEVELAND – 21 VALLEY TRAIL:
A brief discussion occurred on the proposed dwelling and placement for said dwelling at 21 Valley Trail should Tony Cleveland purchase the property from Chris & Janet Walker. The dwelling will be 2280 sq. feet, manufactured home that meets HUD standards. Roof load is 50 pound rating and will have a full bricked enclosure. A floor plan of the home, letter from LUV homes and photos of the home were attached to the letter requesting the variance. The Board did not have any objections with their preliminary review of the proposed dwelling, placement and improvements. Improvements appear to meet the HOA requirements for development.
BUDGET 2008 COMPARISON:
The budget comparison for 2008 was reviewed by those present and a brief review of A/R was made by Marsha Moreland.
APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS:
A motion was made, moved and passed that by acclamation the positions of the Board will remain the same as 2007.
Jack Wasserbach – President
Rex Emenegger – Vice President
David Shultz – Treasurer
Kate Pickford – Secretary
Peter Diethrich – Board Member
AMENDMENT TO THE COVENANTS, ‘USE OF LOTS’:
The Board signed the approval for the amendment to the ‘Use of Lots’ as approved by the membership in attendance at the Annual Meeting. Marsha will have the document recorded after Kate Pickford signs as Secretary.
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ANNUAL MEETING DISCUSSION:
There were 21 lots represented at the Annual Meeting on February 12, 2008. Approval was given for the Amendment to the ‘USE OF LOTS’, Definition of Use. In the newly approved Amended and Restated Covenants of El Rancho Florida Subdivision, La Plata County, Colorado (Units I and II Combined).
D-1 DEFINITION OF USE
All lots in the Subdivision will be known, described and used as residential for single family dwellings only. A single family occupancy is defined as a shared occupancy by the owner or their renter, and their parents, siblings and dependents. All renter shall be 21 years of age or older.
It was suggested that a Clean Up of the subdivision be done every 5 years with the HOA supplying dumpsters for the use of residents of the subdivision and assessing each lot an equal share of the cost of the dumpsters. The Clean Up day should be monitored better and absolutely no slash allowed.
Review of the 2008 Budget was done and the mention that a reserve of $50,000 should be maintained for legal expenses should enforcement action be taken. Explanation of the Ditch water was given and who can use it and who can not.
The discussion on the water system improvements was received well. Improvements can be funded thru a mil levy or special assessment for a loan, grant money is to be applied for as well.
An improvement plan needs to be put in place first by an Engineer and approval from the State received in order to proceed. 16% of the membership was represented at the Annual Meeting.
The minutes of the meeting will be sent out as soon as possible, preferably by the month’s end.
IRRIGATION DITCH:
Marsha will call Bill Westendorf for his presence at the next meeting for an update on his contract and also the timing of the water being let into the ditch for irrigation use. Rex suggested that perhaps Shumway could be approached about leasing his project water to the Metro. District for use by those residents along the ditch.
There being no further discussion the meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM.
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Secretary