The meeting was called to order by President
Gary at 7:03 PM. Present were: Keith
Moes, Herb Jolliff, Rena Peck, Andy Andersen, Dave Martin, John Sedey, Craig
Cowles, Robert English, Al Cleveland, Kelly Wilson, Bob Severence, Kathy
Roberts, and Bob Schwartzer. Taking a
quick show of hands of voting members of the Board, Gary announced that we did
indeed have a quorum.
SECRETARY: The minutes of the
previous meeting have been on line since early February, and all present had
read them. Herb Jolliff made the motion
to approve the minutes as posted, and Dave Martin seconded. All approved by voice vote.
It is noted that earlier in the year, by email,
Herb Jolliff had made the motion to send IAHA directors Gary Van Horn and John
Horn to attend an invitation-only EAA/TTF working group at the Oshkosh
meet. Keith Moes seconded, also by
email. The results of that productive
meet have been posted on the IAHA web site: see the line in the “news” section
regarding the EAA’s open letter to the FAA regarding Order 5190.6B.
TREASURER: The latest figures
were passed around by Treasurer Keith.
Dave Martin made the motion to approve the report and Herb Jolliff
seconded. All approved by voice vote. Keith mentioned that of the three years he
has been treasurer, this is the worst year for people not paying their
homeowners' dues. There are currently
six people who have not paid, and one person has paid the homeowners' dues only
and not the ingress/egress fee. Two of
the unpaid fees are for vacant lots, and the others are for built lots with
houses. After some discussion about the
legal ramifications of this, and what kind of warning a homeowner needed before
a lien is filed on the property, Dave Martin made the motion to pay all seven of
the fees to the ODA to preserve our part of the agreement with them. Kelly Wilson seconded, and all approved by
voice vote. Gary then put forth a
motion that Keith put liens on the properties in question. Dave Martin made the motion and Herb Jolliff
seconded. All approved by voice vote.
MAINTENANCE: Craig Cowles
talked about the cracks that are appearing on the taxiways; he went out
exploring the IAHA taxiways, a process that took three days, and painted white
dots around the cracks. He got hold of
two contractors to put bids in on the repair job, both based in Salem, and
there should be quotes within the week.
He also talked about the "Asphalt Institute," also in Salem,
staffed by engineers who wrote Craig an informative letter about what chemicals
to use for proper sealing. One of the
contractors is using the same material that the Asphalt Institute has
recommended. As he has done in the
past, Craig said he will be calling each Director and explain the costs. Gary suggested that an email would be
better, and that he would help if Craig sent him the basic material. There was further discussion about the best
method to repair cracks so that they do not reappear after being sealed.
Craig also talked about the water ditch repair
job, the one behind Amos' house, and how it has become a potential
liability. Work has to be done on this
in the Summer. Keith Moes has said that
the Ash Creek Water District claims no responsibility for that ditch, so if we
want anything done to it we have to do it.
Craig suggested a new pipe and shoring up the banks of the ditch so that
the erosion will stop. Dwayne Thede has
said that he would be able to do the job for $2,400.00. There was much discussion around this point,
chiefly about which group of engineers should be consulted before any work
begins. Gary said that we probably
needed to take a look along the entire ditch and not just the part next to
Amos' house. Bob Severence said he had
a map that has the property lines on it to determine who owns what sections of
the ditch. Gary was leery of setting a
precedent in this case.
As a last comment, Craig thanked Lynn McDonald
for his work doing the mowing around the airpark.
There was also discussion about taxiways and
contractors driving on them; a passage in the CC&Rs was found that placed
the responsibility for taxiway damage on the lot owner. A form letter was
suggested for new construction projects, reiterating this existing policy, and
another suggestion was to write an article for the "Loud and Clear"
newsletter about this. Gary said he
would make an attempt at writing a letter about it.
OLD BUSINESS: Rena talked
about putting out an electronic roster vis-a-vis a paper roster. Gail Hill had said that she would not allow
the roster to be issued electronically since there are privacy issues. Dave made a motion that a poll of the
general membership be put in the Loud and Clear newsletter about whether an
electronic roster is wanted. Herb
Jolliff seconded. All approved by voice
vote.
Rena also spoke about the neighborhood garage
sale and the preparations that are being made for that. Other updates from the
social committee include an idea about holding neighborhood barbeques, and a
revival of the “ice cream social” was also discussed.
The topic of helicopters in the pattern was also
brought up, and while there was discussion on the topic no action was taken.
Gary talked about the Oshkosh meeting and the
various meetings held there regarding the FAA.
Summarizing the efforts of all parties, including legislative ones which
were greatly appreciated, Gary said that for the foreseeable future we will
still be able to fly our airplanes out of Independence, but we will have to
keep our eyes and ears open regarding threats to the ability of residents to use
the airport. There was lots of
discussion about this point and other related ones.
ADJOURNMENT: Keith Moes
made the motion to adjourn and Kelly Wilson seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 8:38 PM. Respectfully submitted by Robert English, secretary.