The meeting was called to order at 7:06 PM by
President Gary. Present were: Alan Wright, Gary Van Horn, Rena Peck, Mark
Matthews, Herb Jollif, Kelly Wilson, Dave Martin, Craig Cowles, Robert English,
John Horn, and Jerry Licata.
SECRETARY: The draft
minutes have been posted on the Web for a couple of months for people to view
and make corrections. Herb Jolliff made the motion that the minutes be
approved as posted, and Dave Martin seconded. All approved by voice vote.
TREASURER: Rena passed
around a printout of the balance sheet, showing that we actually had to pay
about $700 of taxes as a non-profit organization, which started a lot of
discussion around the table. We are
technically a 501-C-4 organization, not a charity, which means we do pay some
tax. Rena said she would look into it and get back to us with specifics on the
director’s questions. She also said that she had four owners who have not paid
their homeowners dues yet, and each of their properties in question has liens
on them for the due amount.
The subject also came up about having only one
signer for the checks when they need to be written; currently there is need of
two signatures on a check out of the five possible. After some discussion on both sides, Craig made a motion that one
signature could be allowed if the check is under $500, and Dave Martin
seconded. John Horn said that the upper limit should be $200, and more
discussion followed. Dave then withdrew
his second of the motion, then made another motion that the amounts up to $400
be allowed for one signature providing that it is a reimbursement. That motion
failed for lack of a second. Then Alan made a motion that Craig's
maintenance "kitty" be upped to $500, and the number of signatures on
the checks be kept at two (as it is now). Herb Jolliff seconded the motion. All
approved by voice vote.
MAINTENANCE: Currently
there are some cracks on all of the taxiways.
Gary had a spreadsheet with projected allotments for taxiway repair from
2012 to 2020, for illustration purposes. This allows for resurfacing the
taxiway system one at a time, in an 18-year cycle, doing one taxiway every two
years. This would be a net loss of
about $3,500 per year. Gary stated that if we were to raise the homeowner dues
by $50 per household per year, then the project would not reduce the bank
balance below what it is now. More
discussion ensued. Craig described what
his favored "CarbonSeal" process would involve, grinding the old
slurry coat off and placing a new recoat in its place, lasting from 5 to 10
years. There was lots of discussion
around the projected details of this project.
After the details are worked out, the taxiway resurfacing plan must be
fully explained to the membership at the year-end meeting. Gary said he would refine the numbers in his
spreadsheet. There may also be a
special board meeting on this issue before the scheduled July meeting. Alan suggested going to another customer who
has had this process done, somewhere in the NorthWest ideally, and find out how
well it holds up in this area. Craig
said he would talk to the company that sells this sealant to see if there is a
client that has had this done within the last five years that we could talk to. John said it would be good to fix the
North-South taxiway by bringing in a brush-truck to clean it up and then seal
the cracks. A motion was made for
Craig to hire the companies that would do this work for the North-South
taxiway, up to $750. All approved by
voice vote.
A rough plan for the ditch issue has been worked
out in a meeting with ODA and railroad representatives, since this drainage
affects the rail-bed also. The way the
rain has been falling around here it may be a while before the taxiway ditch is
clear enough to work on. The tentative
plan still needs City participation.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT:
The FAA issue is coming to a head in Washington, as the current bill to
re-authorize the FAA (as passed by Congress) contains language that explicitly
allows TTF access for residential airparks, but the Senate version of the bill
does not. The
next step is to go to a Joint Conference Committee to iron out the differences
between the two houses. Oregon’s Senators, Wyden and Merkley, have
written a letter to the ranking members of the Conference Committee in support
of retaining the House Passed “guidance” to the FAA on this issue. With
any luck, this “guidance” for the FAA will survive the Conference Committee
process and the Residential TTF access issue will no longer be a reason for the
FAA to threaten airport Sponsors (the State of Oregon in our case) with
non-compliance for Grant Assurances. A copy of the specific language and
the letter from Wyden and Merkley has been distributed to Airpark Residents via
the Block Herald Network.
In other communications, Gail Boyle has sent a
letter saying she is concerned with the lack of participation in providing
articles for the "Loud and Clear" newsletter. She is looking for someone else to edit this
newsletter as time is getting tight. Gary said he would be drafting a letter to
send through the email network about this issue.
ADJOURNMENT: John Horn made the motion, and
Herb Joliff seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 PM. The next
scheduled meeting is on July 28, at the EAA hangar at 7:00 PM. Respectfully
submitted by Robert English, secretary.
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