- Call to Order: The Wissler Ranch HOA January Board of Directors’ meeting was called to order at 10:06 a.m. via a Cisco Webex virtual format due to COVID-19
- Roll Call: The following board members, officers, and homeowners were in attendance:
Board Members: quorum established
President – Jim Keefe
Vice President – Hal Goldback
Sharla Davis
Wayne Gardner
Pete Popp – excused absence
Other Officers:
Secretary – Sharla Davis
Treasurer – Kathleen McCormick
Committee Chairs:
Covenant Revision – vacant
Covenant Compliance – Sharla Davis
Design Review – Wayne Gardner
Forestry (includes Fire Wise) – Deborah Bullock
Infrastructure – Hal Goldback
Neighborhood Watch – vacant (Jim Keefe, interim)
Water – Sharla Davis
Website/IT – absent
Welcome – Sandy Maurer
Homeowners: John & Nadine Awald, Barb Doremus, Lissa Hopwood
- Reading and Disposal of Minutes: A motion was made and seconded to approve the December 2020 minutes; motion passed. The Board meeting minutes will be posted on the website and mail-kiosk bulletin board.
- Reports:
– Officer:
– President: Jim stated that the ‘covenants revision’ agenda topic will be tabled until next month; he will send a ‘Dear Neighbor’ letter notifying homeowners.
– Vice President: Hal reported that the El Paso County Emergency Management Office will be starting a hybrid version of their Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) this spring and is asking for volunteers. Details are on the website at this link: https://publicworks.elpasoco.com/office-emergency-management/cert/
– Treasurer: Kathleen gave the treasurer’s report and reminded everyone that dues are $250 annually and the payment deadline is Feb. 15, 2021. She screen-shared the financials and explained line items on the balance sheet. WR continues to be in good fiscal standing.
– Committee:
– Covenant Compliance: WR is a covenant-protected community and as such, residents are legally obligated to maintain compliance at all times. As a reminder, WR Rules, Policies, and Design Review Guidelines also require compliance.
– Water reporting covenant violation notification letters were mailed.
– Design Review: The full DRC report had to be deferred until next month due to technical difficulties. Kathleen reminded everyone that Pete installed sample solar panel lighting at the entrance and he is currently waiting on ‘good weather’ to finalize the project.
– Forestry (includes Fire Wise): The full Forestry report was deferred until next month due to technical difficulties.
– Infrastructure: Hal reported that a new TLMFPD Chief has been selected, Chief Kovacs. Hal & Jim will schedule a meeting with him and Chief Bumgarner to discuss the cistern project and our ISO ratings.
– Neighborhood Watch: Jim reported that there were no issues this month.
– Water: no report
– Website: no report
– Welcome: Sandy reported that she sent postcards to new families and is waiting for their responses.
– Old Business: none
– New Business:
– Homeowner issues:
– A homeowner expressed her appreciation to Pete and the DRC for the solar panel installation and thanked the Board for approving the purchase. She also stated some concerns over the website being behind on information and the minutes not being posted in a timely manner. Sharla will reach out to Al and see what can be done to keep the website current.
– Covenant Fine Cap Review for Late Reporting Water Violations:
– The Board tabled a consideration to eliminate the ‘$25 per day’ late reporting fine in lieu of a flat rate, tiered system until next month. Kathleen and Sharla will research to see if previous proposals were archived and submit ideas to the Board for discussion. Kathleen and Jim gave a brief explanation of the Water Court Decree and reasons behind the covenants/fines.
– The next virtual Board meeting will be February 13, 2021, @10:00 a.m. An invitation link will be sent; registration is required.
– Future meeting dates are posted on the mailbox bulletin board as well as the website calendar.
- Adjournment: A motion was made and seconded to adjourn @10:59 a.m.; motion passed.