• Call to Order: The April HOA Board of Directors’ regular monthly meeting was called to order at 10:04 a.m. via Cisco Webex.
• Roll Call: the following board members, officers, committee chairs/members, and homeowners were in attendance:
Board Members (quorum established):
President – Jim Keefe
Vice President – Hal Goldback
Sharla Davis
Wayne Gardner
Pete Popp
Other Officers:
Secretary – Sharla Davis
Treasurer – Kathleen McCormick
Committee Chairs:
Covenant Compliance – Sharla Davis
Design Review – Wayne Gardner
Forestry (includes Fire Wise) – absent
Infrastructure –Hal Goldback
Neighborhood Watch – vacant
Website/IT – absent
Welcome – absent
Homeowners: Eric Doremus, Roy Richardson
• Reports:
– Reading and Disposal of Minutes: motion made and seconded to approve the March 2022 regular monthly meeting minutes; motion passed. These minutes will be posted on the mail kiosk bulletin board and WR website.
– Officer:
– President: Jim reported that he submitted the request to the insurance company to increase the HOA’s liability insurance.
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– Vice President: Hal reported that he consulted with the cistern engineer regarding the cistern replacement design. Hal hopes to have a plan and budget to present at the May regular monthly Board meeting.
– Treasurer: Due to projected expenses exceeding budgeted amounts in the Legal budget and potentially the Common Area budget, there was an in-depth discussion on alternatives. In order to meet necessary expenses, there was a proposal to adjust certain lines in the budget. These will be discussed and voted on by the Board at the May regular monthly meeting.
– Committees:
– Covenant Compliance: WR is a covenant-protected community and residents are legally obligated to maintain compliance at all times. As a reminder, the Design Review Guidelines are part of and included in the Covenants.
– Sharla reported that three on-site trailer violations were resolved. There are five additional properties with outdoor lighting violations; reminder emails will be sent. Reminder emails were sent to two homeowners regarding the WR sign policy, and a homeowner reminded the Board of a ‘nuisance animal’ complaint that had been submitted prior to the meeting.
– Design Review: Wayne reported on the potential covenant violations and projects he & Pete are working on, specifically the damaged playground swing seat and additional gravel requirement. A motion was made and seconded to spend $200 for playground gravel; motion passed. New gravel will be added next week. The swing seat is in and will be installed by the end of this month. There was discussion regarding the recommendations for common area tree maintenance made by CO state foresters and a commercial tree vendor. In order to clarify and prioritize their recommendations, a second forester will be asked to provide more specific guidance. A motion was made, seconded, and passed to spend $78 for a second opinion on tree health. A homeowner expressed concern over ‘excessive tree removal’ on a neighboring property.
– Infrastructure: report given under Vice President – Neighborhood Watch: no report; Jim brought up wildfire season and the importance of staying alert to notifications from local and state authorities. Sharla reminded everyone that an El Paso County Stage 1 Burn Restriction is currently in effect: https://www.bffire.org/el-paso-county-stage-1-burn-ban-now-in-effect-monday-april-11th-2022
– Welcome: absent
– Website: absent
– Forestry (includes Fire Wise): absent
• Old Business:
– none
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• New Business:
– Augmentation Water Rights Status: Our attorney continues to coordinate with Northgate and Great Divide regarding documentation requirements for clarification of augmentation water rights. Several officers expressed concern with some of the verbiage in the proposed documents and actions taken to date by the attorney.
– Playground Equipment Report: Covered under Design Review
– Homeowner Concerns: no additional concerns were brought before the Board
– Property Sale Fees: A motion was made to assess a $250 transfer fee for property sales in Wissler Ranch. This is in addition to the $150 fee for status/estoppel letter requests and is in line with similar HOA business practices. Motion was seconded and passed.
– Litigation: Two property owners have brought separate actions against the Wissler Ranch HOA. The HOA’s insurance company attorney is handling the litigation at this time.
• Motion to Adjourn to Executive Session: Pursuant to CO Rev Stat § 24-6-402 (2016) (E) (3) (a,) in part, “…authorizing the body to meet in an executive session and identification of the particular matter to be discussed in as much detail as possible without compromising the purpose for which the executive session is authorized…”
– A motion was made and seconded to adjourn to executive session @12:30 p.m.; motion carried.
– A motion was made and seconded to adjourn from executive session @12:50 p.m.; motion carried.
• Adjournment: There being no additional business to discuss, a motion was made and seconded to adjourn the regular monthly Board meeting at 12:50 p.m.; motion carried.