- NOTES:
- -Sign in sheet passed around
- -Call to order – Mackenzie
- -Introductions of members
- -Mackenzie – current treasurer; acting as chair
- -Kimberlee – acting as secretary
- -Dolly – acting as vice-chair of HOA
- –
- Business
- -We have a quorum between proxy votes and those present
- Diane – advertised that we are doing annual meeting since the last one did not have quorum
- -Officers:
- Mackenzie – wants to be “at-large”; we will need a treasurer to take her place
- Kimberlee – will continue with secretary
- Dolly – willing to serve in any capacity
- Joel – volunteered to serve
- Catie Aznoe – volunteered to serve
- Jen – moved to approved the slate
- Pam – seconded
- All approved
- Dolly – thank you for serving; we have something special with our community; let’s care for each other and be neighborly; compared to other HOAs our dues are very reasonable; any issues you can call Mackenzie
- Mackenzie – I just want everyone to be happy; so please reach out if you need anything
- Park Project
- Mackenzie – trees & shrub issue still needs to be corrected (natural fence was damaged); she has reached out to landscaper that PGE hired; they need to build it back to the way it was prior; she is following up with it; shared about trees up on north side that are being trimmed to be clear of power lines
- Diane – shared that the sprinkler system in the park no longer works bc years ago the big PGE trucks drove through the park and damaged them
- City Clearing – One of the homeowners spoke with the City and was able to get the neighboring HOA to clean up our side of their “greenspace” on the south of Ventura Drive
- Votes for proposed items:
- -$200 transfer fee: Mackenzie as treasurer works with Title companies when a sale happens; they all ask what the transfer fee is; it is a way for us to have income; she asked Title companies what the typical fees are and they said anywhere from $50-$300; they buyer pays the transfer fee; how many sales? Maybe 4-6 per year;
- Dolly – move that we accept the transfer fee
- 2nded
- All in favor? All but 2 proxy votes
- PASSED
- NOTE: we need to make sure that the proxy votes include lot numbers
- -Increase annual dues $10 per lot per year; why $10? Seemed feasible to add $10 vs. $20; need more to take trees out;
- -we need 50% of members to vote on this to pass, and we do not have that
- -if we write it again, it was recommended that we put a “cost of living” adjustment wording
- -”$106 new dues every year”
- -Diane – ⅔ of members
- -Dolly – could send clearly stated email or paper mail
- -Diane – need to be regular or special meeting
- -We will look at the way it is worded and follow up next time
- Dolly – we need to publish our financial statements
- Mike: Is there a list of at-risk trees?
- Jen: no
- Mackenzie -we need approval; just need to file paperwork
- Jen: we need to get in touch with common property owners to look at this
- Electronic Notification
- -Give everyone choice; send out letter notifying everyone; keep list of those who want to use post vs. email
- -No voting tonight; no changing by-laws, just clarifying
- -Tom: read from regs; we have discretion as a board to send electronic information
- -Board will encourage members to accept electronic distribution whenever possible; encourage them to subscribe to the WSE website;
- Mac moves to end meeting
- Seconded
- Passed
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Thanks to all the volunteers. Ellen Baird
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Still no clear reason for transfer fee. One sells a house or buys a home, what is transfered that has anything to do with the HOA. As I wrote before, why not have a 500.00 dollar transfer fee then. Or 2500.00 for the non-existent transfer of nothing to no one. Is the fee because another HOA has one?
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Still no clear reason for transfer fee. One sells a house or buys a home, what is transfered that has anything to do with the HOA. As I wrote before, why not have a 500.00 dollar transfer fee then. Or 2500.00 for the non-existent transfer of nothing to no one. Is the fee because another HOA has one? What has been transfered? Bobdelbuono@gmail.com
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