IAHA Board Meeting
The meeting was called to order by President
John Horn at 7:00 PM. Present were
Kattie Altman, Jim Kirkendall, Robert English, John Horn, John McCoy, and Dave
Martin. Guests present included Norm & Rita Farb, and Kieth Moes.
SECRETARY:
The minutes of the last meeting, as transcribed from tape,
were sent out by email a few weeks before the meeting. John McCoy made the motion to approve the
minutes as e-mailed, and Dave Martin seconded.
All approved by voice vote.
TREASURER:
John passed the most recent treasurer's report around
showing the latest figures. The
expenditure for taxiway maintenance was not reflected in these figures since
the check was just written today. John
Horn noted that there was one crack in the Musketeer taxiway that has not been
repaired. Signs have been purchased for
the taxiways, and Dave will be talking about those later in the meeting. There are two CDs that will mature next year
and John has elected to let them mature and not take the penalty for early
withdrawal.
ARCHITECTURE:
Jim passed out a summary report for the year, detailing each
of the decisions made by the architectural committee since January and
including the most recent one which was a house and hangar remodel on Stinson
Street.
MAINTENANCE:
Craig wasn't present at this meeting, but left a note for John saying that the
work party on July 19 did a great job cleaning up the taxiway. There was an indication that there have been
some homeowners who are replacing the crush rock with decorative river rock and
that will actually undermine the integrity of the taxiway, though the note did
not say which homeowners were doing that.
MEMBER
REPORTS: Dave presented one of the signs that had been
made up, saying "Aircraft Taxiway, No Public Access (ORS
105.700)." The cost of the signs
did not include the posts and fasteners, let alone the labor necessary to dig
post holes and pour the cement around the posts. Jim said there should also be a sign opposite the restaurant as
well as the ends of the taxiways since that is a common point of trespass. John Horn said that Craig had told him that
he would be looking into replacing the taxiway identification signs. Jim was asked to make up a list of the best
places to put other signs and he said there would be one by the next
meeting. Dave said he would need some
help in putting the post holes in and filling the holes with cement. There was further discussion about the
typical points of entry and the best way to alert potential trespassers (such
as a steel post blocking the entry point).
OLD
BUSINESS: Gail Hill is now the roster keeper, and the
block heralds now have the job of gathering the information for the next
publication by the end of September.
John McCoy had a proposal for an amendment to
the ByLaws which introduced a scale for late fees to be assessed on those who
routinely pay late (there are approximately 15 to 30 homeowners who do
this). There was some discussion
regarding the Board’s right to place a lien on the property, which has been
done in the past, and John explained that this did not replace that power but
augmented it. John's motion was that
the Board vote on this proposal's inclusion in the December ballot as an
amendment, and Dave seconded. All
approved by voice vote.
Kattie Altman, in regards to the IAHA boundary
lines as stated in the handbook (as they pertain to one homeowner in particular
with many parked vehicles), said that the local Police can be contacted about
such concerns and that complaints can be filed for more than one debilitated
vehicle that is not enclosed within four walls. Homeowners have made a habit of contacting the IAHA Board instead
of the Police, and the consensus was that this was not something the Board
should get involved with. Homeowners with
complaints should be encouraged to call the Police directly (the local number,
not 911).
Jim said he'd received an email from someone in
the airpark complaining about someone renting their hangar space out as living
space, and when asked to clarify this person did not reply. There was some confusion as to whether this
was something the Board should pursue.
Jim said he would look into it by researching the City ordinances. There was also one airpark resident who was
living in a partially completed house which was not yet signed off as
completed; this was potentially a legal problem. The consensus of those present was that this was something that
the City has some ordinances about and action should be taken.
NEW
BUSINESS: John Horn spoke about the article that he'd
written for the "Loud and Clear" which restated the regulations in
the CC&Rs in regards to trees that have grown into the stated 52-foot
wingspan clearance along the taxiways.
All of the property owners involved have stated that they would take
care of the problem if there should be a new neighbor in the future who needs a
52-foot wingspan clearance (such as a Caravan). There are some newer problems, such as a new fence in the south
end which edges into this clearance, and there were two possible solutions -
one was to enforce the regulations and the other was to wait until it became an
actual problem (i.e. when someone moved in who needed that wingspan
clearance). The discussion about this
newer fence was that the Board should send a letter to this homeowner stating
the Board's position. There would also be an article in the next issue of
"Loud and Clear".
GOOD
OF THE ORDER: Kattie addressed a comment made about a barking
dog in the neighborhood; a nuisance complaint can be filed with the Police, and
an officer will go to the house and write out a citation to the owner which can
involve a court date if the nuisance continues.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 PM.
Respectfully submitted by Robert English,
secretary
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