President Alan Wright called the meeting to order at 7:04 PM. Present were: Alan Wright, Carole Gabel, Dick Paridee, Gail Hill, Craig Cowles, Phyllis Upright, Don Woodley, Lynn McDonald, and Robert English.
Secretary’s
report: Robert English read the minutes from the previous meeting on June
5. Alan gave some details of the committee
meeting that happened after that, which hammered out details about the letter
to be sent to the Aviation Board. Alan
said he’d invested about 10 to 15 hours writing that letter and dealing with
the aftermath (largely negative, since the ISAS group had a different proposal
– more consistent with past policy - which was not considered by the Aviation
Board). Alan asked for a copy of the
June 5 minutes to help outline the input he had before writing the letter, to
better explain his position. Don
Woodley made the motion to accept the minutes as read, Gail Hill seconded.
Treasurer’s
report: Gail passed around a net worth report as of today. The current balance
is $63,850.69, and the seal-coating which has most recently been applied is not
reflected in the current total – neither are a couple of deferred maintenance
fee collections on lots recently sold.
Once the remaining lots are sold, which won’t take very long, we’ll be
subsisting on regular yearly Homeowners Association fees. In order for us to have enough money to
repave the taxiways, when the time comes, the amount we’ll collect will be our
budget. Some discussion ensued about whether
to eventually raise the maintenance fees to make sure we have enough. There was a proposal to have two budget
projections to present to the Homeowners membership – one where nothing is done
for five years, then one where we apply yearly maintenance.
Maintenance
report: Craig expressed satisfaction with the way the fresh slurry coat has
been applied, and that we had 100% cooperation with the neighbors along these
taxiways. He also recommended to all
that they take a walk along the North end taxiways and compare them to the ones
that we have. It was brought up that
the North end just got a Homeowners Association together, and that they are
just starting to address various problems (including the taxiway issue). Craig said that the new walkway (from Stearman
St. to the taxiway) is the next project to go in for a projected expense of
$3,000.00. Some discussion covered the
new perforated drainage pipes along the taxiways, and the ongoing problem with
one particular property where the water collects whenever it rains a lot - some
work will probably have to be done along that ditch soon. Don said that he’s included this condition
in the Architectural Committee recommendation to Homeowners. Alan said that if worst came to worse that
the Homeowners Association can open the ditch up if they have to. Discussion also covered McClean’s hangar
work which is progressing nicely, a certain altercation between neighbors here
about dog-poop collection, and branches of a tree along the Skylane taxiway
which reach out far enough to clip wings of a passing plane. Presidential action was sought about this
last one, and Alan made a note to talk to the owner of the tree.
Architectural:
Don said that two new homes have been approved, and one (Norm Farb) had been
re-approved, making a total of five houses under construction currently. The Peck property on Luscombe does not
include a hangar, but current plans include a tie-down pad. Carole added that there have been three
existing homes that have sold to new owners.
Old
business: No new information has come forward about the insurance question for
the taxiways, but from the info we’ve gathered so far there wasn’t any more
interest in that topic. On the
ingress/egress question – some good news was reported, that some homeowners on
the south end that have been paying separate fees to Oregon Department of
Aviation have received refunds recently, since they are not to start paying
their fees until next year. The fees
are paid to the Homeowners Association, and the IAHA writes a check to the ODA
on the airpark’s behalf – it is true as of today (Sept. 9) that the Homeowners
Association will be liable for the Stearman Street fees as well as the rest of
the airpark. There are some interesting
legal ramifications with this arrangement, as the IAHA has nothing in its
CC&Rs about the collection of fees on behalf of the ODA. There was concern that the IAHA might have
to place a lien on someone’s property if fees are not paid, and the Homeowner’s
Association will have to cover the fees from its treasury regardless whether
all lot owners have paid or not. This
potential sticky point needs to be clarified before a decision is made by the
ODA as to what kind of fees are assessed and who collects it. Lots more discussion ensued about the
inequity of homeowners having to pay an ingress/egress fee while renters can
fly in and out for free. It was
mentioned that lack of representation, since the IAHA is a relatively small
group, may be a mitigating factor here.
What is needed here is a clarification with the ODA as to what language
is used in the agreement that is eventually hammered out for the new fee
schedule. The time period covered by
the agreement also needs to be agreed upon.
President Alan made a note to bring up these points with Aero Larson (our
local legal advisor). Darren Griffin
would like to get an agreement drafted soon, and before we discuss this with
him we need to have the language clarified.
New
business: For the upcoming Board election, some said they would stay on in
their posts through 2003 and others said that they would be retiring at the end
of their term. Some replacements will
need to be sought, and this is not too early to start. Volunteers were sought for a balloting
committee, and Carole mentioned that the President normally takes on this
job. Ballots need to be out by November
1, one month before the year-end General Membership meeting.
There
was one tree along Stearman that apparently died after spraying the grass along
the taxiway – whether the spray was truly responsible no one knows, but the
Homeowners Association agreed to replace the tree for a grand total of
$20.00.
Freshly
printed CC&R books were distributed at this meeting. Carole said that she didn’t mind storing
them, since many people who have talked with her about living at the airpark
had asked for a copy of the CC&Rs.
The
meeting was adjourned at 9:21 PM. The
next meeting is to be held on Monday, October 14, at 7:00 PM.
Respectfully
submitted by Robert English, secretary.