EL RANCHO FLORIDA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
REGULAR MEETING – July 8, 2008
A regular meeting of the El Rancho Florida Homeowners Association was held on July 8, 2008, 6:00 PM, at Rex Emenegger‘s house. Present at the meeting were:
Jack Wasserbach – President
Rex Emenegger – Vice President
Kate Pickford – Secretary
David Shultz – Treasurer
Bill Westendorf, Ditch Walker and Marsha Moreland, Administrator was also present for the meeting. The meeting was called to order at 6:05 PM.
MINUTES:
A motion was made, moved and passed to approve the minutes of May 13, 2008 as submitted. There was no meeting in June as it was waived.
PIONEER DITCH:
Bill Westendorf explained that the ditch has been `on call’ since July 3, 2008. He calculates that there will be water in the ditch thru August. He was happy to report that there are no leaks in the ditch.
OCHSENREITER GARAGE CONSTRUCTION/VARIANCE:
Rex stated that he did go by the site and that the garage is within 40’ of the front lot line as granted in the variance request.
TONY CLEVELAND LOT:
The house is assembled on the lot now and nearing completion. It is quite an improvement over the previous dwelling placed on the lot.
MIKE DALENBERG’S GARAGE: After reviewing the site plan and basic specifications, it appears to meet the HOA requirements.
KATE PICKFORD:
The Board approved the attached variance request for an additional animal on the 3.8 acres.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:
A motion was made, moved and passed to approve the payables as signed.
METRO. DISTRICT UPDATE:
Ray Smith is blending the water from the new well with the spring water. No noticeable difference. No complaints.
Lengthy discussion followed on the options available to the District Board for financing the capital improvements of the water system. Grant, Loans, Mill Levy and Guaranteed Revenue Bonds. There will be information meetings that the HOA wants to discuss having with the property owners for the up coming months prior to voting on a mill levy.
The Metro. Board is proceeding with the addition of another water storage tank to bring the capacity closer to the fire code requirements. They have received bids and will be moving forward for completion by fall of 2009.
A motion was made, moved and passed that the HOA and the Metro. District Board need to work in unison to inform the property owners of the needs of the water system and the options available for financing the projects.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 8:34 PM.
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Secretary