CALL TO ORDER: The
meeting was called to order at 7:00PM by President Ron. Present were Board members
Dave Ullman, Alan Wright, Bob Spencer, Tom Turnbull, Robert English, Lee
Nielson, Ron Singh and Mike Rhodes. Paul Cole was not in attendance at the
start though he did arrive about ten minutes later. Community members who
signed the attendance sheet: Michelle Singh, Richard Wilson, Ernie Moreno, Rich
Harrison, Ed & Shelby Maldonado, Annesia Schultz, Matt VanPelt, John Horn,
Brett Wilson, Donna & Henry Bartle, Curt Richmond, Gary Evans, Lea Jordan
Evans, Jamie Rogers, Bill Esther, Bill McCoy, Lynn McDonald, Miles Nelson, Gary
Brown, Doug Davis, Richard & Kathleen Hill, Dennis Widby, Richard Paulson,
Betty Koch, Lori Redden, David Wright, Scott & Harriet Savage, Christine
Dunfield, Gus Funnell, Kelly & Mark
Matthews, Frank Brown, Victoria Kruljac, Don & Casia Marsters, Ernie Lee,
Dave & Annie Heuser, and Al Cleveland.
SECRETARY: The
minutes of the April meeting had been posted on the IAHA website. Lee
Nielson approved the minutes of the April meeting as posted, and Dave Ullman
seconded. All approved by voice vote.
TREASURER:
Mike stated all households have paid their homeowners dues except for one house
in the airpark; if they have not paid by the end of this month then more
aggressive measures will be taken. Mike also stated that he had put together a
proposed "new homeowners" packet with a draft cover letter that he
had sent to the other Board members by email for comment. He encouraged
feedback from the community members in attendance, and will send it out to IAHA
members to solicit comment from those not in attendance.
MAINTENANCE: Paul
Cole spoke about the volunteers that he has lined up for spreading rock along
the edges of the taxiway, and things are ready for that, though spraying for
weeds will have to be done one more time before the rock is actually spread
along the taxiway edges.
ARCHITECTURE:
Dave Ullman stated that there have been two reports of trucks on the taxiway
and notice has been sent that they will be subject to a fine when the policy is
passed.
TAXIWAY USAGE PROPOSED
POLICY DISCUSSION: Ron started with a timetable of discussions which led up
to the current taxiway policy, approved at the end of 2023 but not yet
finalized. Ron's intention was to discuss the issues surrounding the proposed
policy and not to make a final decision yet. There are also plans to update the
CC&Rs, and input will be sought about that among the committee when the
time comes, but for tonight the current priority is to discuss and take community
feedback and finalize this taxiway policy soon. This policy would eventually be incorporated into updated
CC&Rs. The Board would discuss this first at this meeting then the
community members would have a chance to chime in.
Mike Rhodes read a prepared
statement with a primary concern toward not limiting neighbor freedom and
rights of movement. Restricting aircraft activity may be best applied to the
entire Airpark through the ISAS Group rather than in one particular Homeowner
Association, which would apply in only one of the two HOAs. Mike wanted to make
sure that the proposed policy be voted on by everyone in the airpark and not
just the Board since these changes affect everyone. Mike commented that while the Board may have the legal right to
approve & implement the policy on its own, that didn't mean it was the
right thing to do.
Ron responded by saying
complaints from property owners led to some of the additions to the current
draft of the taxiway policy, including helicopter restriction, child behavior,
and golf cart operation on the walkways between the taxiways. Ron's concern
that activities that benefit a few at the expense of others should be
restricted. He also stated that the reasons for these policies, include safety,
potential harm to homeowners property and taxiway structural integrity.
Mike expressed concerns
that imposing numerous restrictions to accommodate a few at the expense of the
rights of everyone else wasn't right either.
Harker Lapore in Portland
was interviewed by the Taxiway Use subcommittee as the proposed law firm to
review the proposed changes in CC&Rs. Dave Ullman moved to approve the
law firm for CC&R review, and Lee Nielson seconded. There was lots of
discussion that covered many different points that were raised by the current
policy draft. Alan Wright stated the original priorities of the policy were to
protect the existing taxiway asphalt and that there should be an ability to
enforce these protections through fines. He also suggested that the law firm
hired to go over our CC&R language be more local since face-to-face
meetings could be desirable and a Portland law firm would be inconvenient. He
also stated the attempt to address child behavior on the taxiways has been
taken up before but it was considered too restrictive. Dave Ullman added that
the priority of these discussions should concentrate on the protection of the
taxiway itself. He also stated there were many court decisions affecting who
"owns the air" above the properties, and they have found the air above
500 feet is under FAA jurisdiction but not below. Community discussion centered
around the clarity and specificity of whatever policy is codified; also that
existing policies already in the CC&Rs can benefit from having a schedule
for fines so there is some ability to enforce those rules. Speed limits along
taxiways and walkways were also touched upon. The motion to retain the law firm
was not voted on.
After this discussion, Ron
said the taxiway policy committee would be reconvened to discuss all that was
covered during tonight's meeting to consider revising the draft. The general
meeting was ended at 8:35 for a brief break before an Executive Session with
the Board was to take place to review financial findings from before 2024.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: The
decision was made to ask for clarification from the prior Board regarding a few
specific items contained in the financial review report.
ADJOURNMENT: The
meeting was adjourned at 9:43PM. The next scheduled meeting is on Thursday 6
June at the EAA hangar at 7:00PM. Respectfully submitted by Robert English,
IAHA secretary.