The meeting was called to order by President
Kelly at 7:00 PM. Present were: Dave
Martin, Alan Wright, Robert English, John Horn, Craig Cowles, Herb Jolliff, and
Keith Moes. Also present were: Carole
Gabel, Rena Peck, and Lynn McDonald.
SECRETARY:
The minutes from the last meeting had been posted as "draft" minutes
on the web site, and all had a chance to read.
Herb Jolliff made the motion to approve the minutes as posted, and Keith
Moes seconded. All approved by voice
vote.
TREASURER:
The report of activity since the beginning of the year was passed out and
enumerated by Treasurer Keith. Herb
Jolliff made the motion to accept the treasurer's report as presented, and Dave
Martin seconded. All approved by voice
vote.
ARCHITECTURE:
Dave said that there were no new projects to report, and listed older projects
that are being finished.
MAINTENANCE:
Craig handed out a report about the seal coat and crack fill process, being
done by Salem Slurry, currently in progress on the Bonanza and Skylane
taxiways. The total cost will be
$6,238.00. Cracks have already been
filled, and they will be back on the 28th to put the seal coat down. John said he'd found one that hadn't been
filled yet, a short distance from the Gabel's hangar, and Craig said he'd take
a look. There was some discussion of
the cost, and John recalled that bids had been solicited for this job a couple
of years ago and Salem Slurry was still the cheapest. Kelly proposed that the bill be paid, Dave Martin moved, and Herb
Jolliff seconded. All approved by voice
vote.
Craig also introduced Lynn as his assistant,
described the job that he does, and also described the problems that Lynn's
been having with his tractor. Craig
made the case for the Association to consider purchase another tractor, about
$1700, so that Lynn can keep doing his job.
It would belong to IAHA, and Lynn could operate it. IAHA would effectively replace the tractor
that he wore out on behalf of the Association.
President Kelly opened the topic for discussion. Dave asked if the tractor came with a mowing
deck, and the answer was yes. Alan said
that this is pretty cheap labor, given how long Lynn's been doing this on
behalf of the Homeowner's Association, and wondered if a more expensive one
would be safer for Lynn to operate on steep hills. Dave asked about a sickle-bar, one that would elevate with the
terrain to keep the tractor level, and Lynn said that those were difficult to
maintain. He also said that a light
tractor would be ideal because he could ride it "side-saddle" to
counter-balance and keep it from tipping over.
Discussion centered around which brand and model; Deere was the voiced
preference. Dave asked how Lynn was
getting compensated for the lots that he mows, and Carole answered by saying
that the charge was nominal and people had no problem paying Lynn
directly. Rena asked how the rates were
determined to charge people for mowing, and Carole answered that the fee of
$125 was calculated by adding up cost of gas and ongoing maintenance. Dave made the motion that the Board pay up
to $1900 toward the purchase of a tractor for Lynn, and that he would own the
tractor. Herb Jolliff seconded. All approved by a show of hands. Dave said that the Association should write
an article for the membership explaining this decision and the logic behind it.
Craig also passed out a flyer for the Clean-up
Day coming up this Saturday the 25th of July.
The forecast is for hot temperatures that day, so the earlier we start the
sooner we finish. Originally the
scheduled start was set for 9AM, but it was agreed that an hour earlier would
be better. People should bring their
own gardening tools.
OLD
BUSINESS: President Kelly enumerated the responses from
neighbors about the pads that they needed to install. Two properties have not performed the action: one is the Towner
house, and the other is the White residence (this is half-done, with no
movement recently). These people have
been warned already. Dave proposed that
the owners of these two houses be sent registered letters notifying them that a
lein will be placed on the house.
Discussion centered around how much opportunity they needed to comply
after the warning. The date of August
10 was suggested, and a month from the date of the letter was also put
forward. Herb liked the idea of a
month. August the 24th, a Monday, was
chosen. Herb made the motion, and Dave
seconded. All approved unanimously by a
show of hands.
NEW
BUSINESS: Alan asked if anyone had seen the article
on the AOPA website about the FAA that mentions our Airpark. Currently, Independence Airpark is the
"poster child" for how an airpark should be run. According to Dave, the AOPA's position on
the FAA stand regarding airparks has been neutral in the past, but it is no
longer: they are firmly pressing the FAA to back off of established
airparks. The ODA has asked us to not
start a letter-writing campaign yet, since there are no actual policies in
place to protest. The agreed consensus
is to lay low until some policy is actually about to be enacted. The FAA has other problems right now, including
the Washougal debacle where deeded access from
nearby houses is being threatened.
Discussion centered around how pro-active to be, as opposed to reactive.
Carole mentioned that there have been complaints
about the Muis house, specifically the yard, since no one lives there and the
weeds are getting very tall. Blackberry
brambles are reaching the gutters. This
may be a City matter, but the Association has the option to weed-whack the yard
and attach a lien on the house. The
City should be approached first, though, since this matter may be their
jurisdiction. The Savage house was also
mentioned, and while there are fewer cars on his property, his big-rig truck is
parked on the street, and that is a violation of City ordinance. Kelly said that if he did that again, he
would talk to him.
There was also some discussion about Joan
Malette's suggestion that someone within the Association purchase Harry's fuel
depot. The Association itself cannot do
this, since IAHA is a non-profit organization, but an individual can once
enough information is gathered.
ADJOURNMENT: Craig made the motion to adjourn,
and Keith seconded. The meeting was
adjourned at 8:09PM. The next meeting
has been set for October 22.
Respectfully submitted by Robert English,
secretary.
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