- Call to Order: The June 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 – absent
Pete Popp
Other Officers:
Secretary – Sharla Davis
Treasurer – Kathleen McCormick
Committee Chairs:
Covenant Compliance – Sharla Davis
Design Review – Pete Popp (for Wayne Gardner)
Forestry (includes Fire Wise) – absent
Infrastructure –Hal Goldback
Neighborhood Watch – vacant
Website/IT – absent
Welcome – Sandy Maurer
Homeowners: John and Nadine Awald, Barb Doremus, Pat James, Roy Richardson
- Reports:
– Reading and Disposal of Minutes: motion made and seconded to approve the May 2022 regular monthly meeting minutes; motion passed. These minutes will be posted on the mail kiosk bulletin board and WR website.
– Officer:
– President: Jim announced that on Wednesday, June 29th, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., at the Monument Academy Secondary Campus, 4303 Pinehurst Circle, there will be an in-person CDOT open meeting on the proposed roundabout at the intersection of Hwy 83 and County Line. Pete Popp will go on behalf of the Board (thank you, Pete!); all other homeowners are encouraged to attend.
– Vice President: Hal deferred his report to Infrastructure.
– Treasurer: Kathleen screen-shared the financials. At last month’s regular monthly meeting, the Board voted to reallocate funds from certain line items in an effort to ease the ongoing budget strain due to higher-than-projected legal fees.
– 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.
– Four nuisance complaints were received (two separate/different dogs incessant barking over a long period of time, one loud music over several weekends, one car speeding/loud engine noise multiple times through the neighborhood); email responses were sent to two homeowners, email reminders will be sent to the others; an email reminder was sent to a homeowner whose trailer has been onsite in excess of seven days; outdoor lighting issues remain a problem and Sharla will follow up with those respective homeowners.
– Design Review: Pete reported on the projects and resolved potential covenant violations he & Wayne worked this month. There was much discussion on watering of the common area trees; one of the trees by the picnic tables will need to be removed.
– Infrastructure: Hal explained in great detail the proposed cistern project based on his extensive discussions with the engineers and reported that the proposed budget came in just under $300K. He will reach out to neighboring HOAs to see if they would be willing to help fund the repairs. Thank you, Hal!
– Neighborhood Watch: no suspicious activity in our area reported by the Sheriff’s office; Jim said there were ‘porch pirate’ incidences in Kings Deer described on Next Door. There was much discussion on the rash of burglaries in Colorado Springs. Please be alert and aware, and report any concerns to the EPSO Non-Emergency line, 719-390-5555; in an emergency, call 911.
– Welcome: Sandy reported that she hopes to welcome four new families this month.
– Website: Sandy reported for Al – 242 ‘views’ and 64 ‘visits’ to the WR website.
– Forestry (includes Fire Wise): absent
- Old Business:
– none
- New Business:
– Augmentation Water Rights Status: Jim reported that all documents have been delivered to the developer in FL; the attorney is waiting for him to sign and return; once received, originals will be recorded with the El Paso Clerk and Recorder’s office and copies forwarded to Great Divide.
– Homeowner Concerns: no additional concerns were brought before the Board
– New Legislation: Governor Polis signed a new bill this month (HB22-1137) that requires HOAs to change their policy requirements on covenant enforcement and collections. Kathleen screen-shared some slides which summarized the 14-page bill (thank you, Kathleen!). The Board will conduct a working meeting to make proposed changes to our current policies after consulting with the HOA’s attorney for clarification and guidance. New policies will go into effect August 9, 2022.
- 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 @11:34 a.m.; motion carried.
– A motion was made and seconded to adjourn from executive session @11:57 a.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 11:59 a.m.; motion carried.