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FIELDCREEK ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

October 28, 2008

EBMC, 5011 Meadowood Mall Way, Suite 200, Reno, NV

 

MINUES OF MEETING

 

Present:          Pablo Gomez, Nick Pappas, Mark Bacon, William Jastrow, Gary Bria, Lester Cohen and Barry Ojers

 

Absent:           Lester Cohen

 

Also Present:  Malinda Baldridge (EBMC), Linda Woosypiti, Recording Secretary

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I.          CALL MEETING TO ORDER

Pablo Gomez called the meeting to order at 10:05 am, with a quorum present.

 

II.        MEMBERSHIP FORUM   

            Nothing at this time

           

III.       VENDOR REPORTS

Sergio went to the property to bid on landscape and will submit this bid by Monday.

 

IV.       MINUTES

 

The September 16, 2008 Minutes were reviewed and approved with changes as indicated.  The paragraph regarding the management contract will be rewritten and emailed to the Board for direction.

 

V.        FINANCIAL REPORT

 

            A.  Board to Review Financials

            In reviewing the bank statements from August 29, the account balance for operating account had $54,004 in it, the contingency operating account had $29,897 in it, construction account had $29,998 in it, and reserve account had $10,397.76.

 

B.  Update Regarding Internal Audit of Construction Account

The construction account was discussed and Malinda Baldridge said that she could not find the minutes where the construction account had been discussed previously.  Pablo Gomez moved that Malinda Baldridge send a letter to homeowners regarding construction deposits from the construction account and where refunds are needed to be given back to some of them, Gary Bria seconded the motion, all in favor, motion passed unanimously.

 

VI.       COMMITTEE REPORTS

            New members are needed for the Architectural committee.  Management can send solicitations for the vacancy on the committee.  There is a time limit for members and the chairman is over this limit and Mr. Gomez stated that he and Bill Jastrow are coming up on the time limit.  Homeowner improvements have been active, and they never know when it will get busy.  Three out of five are needed for a quorum.    

 

VII.     OLD BUSINESS      

 

            A.  Board to discuss Xeriscaping entrances options and plans

                  Will Jastrow talked about getting a bid with the same specs and talked about the better value by combining the ideas of the two bids and proposed lowering the number of plants.  He emailed a bid to the people involved and modified it based on input from Mr. Gomez regarding the dry creek.  He would like this sent out to the two current bidders to make it a tune up bid and also to ask the Wolf Run Golf Course for a bid as well.  Ongoing maintenance would probably be less with them.  The sod will be removed at no charge from the golf course.  Mr. Gomez said bids will be submitted and the Board will select the best bid.  Landscaping will be separate from continuing maintenance and will be approved in spring.  The proposal for a centerpiece and part on the corner regarding trees and plants was discussed.  Mr. Jastrow said the number of plants (already have five trees, which they feel is enough and would be an additional substantial cost) was indicated in the email as 80 plants.  They would be one-gallon plants that should not be expensive.  He was proposing to go to 30.  Rock wall was discussed.  Mr. Jastrow said that the lawn area was 90 x 10 yards.  In the center of that there is dry creek and the wall would break up the area.  Plans were reviewed.  Mr. Jastrow wanted a consensus from the Board to remove the sod now as this is the best time of year.  The other issue was getting the bids out and voting on the bids.  He just wanted the Board to acknowledge that Mr. Jastrow will be obtaining four bids.  Pablo Gomez made a motion to contact the Wolf Run Golf Course as soon as possible and ask them to begin to remove all grass/sod at the Silver Wolf entrance, who will do this at no cost to the Association.  The Board recognizes that the sod has a value but the value of removing it in anticipation of the landscaping entry way outweighs the value of the sod.  Will Jastrow seconded the motion, all in favor, motion carried unanimously.  Motion by Nick Pappas that the board put out the bid process for the landscaping of the Zolezzi/Silver Wolf entrance, Pablo Gomez seconded the motion, all in favor, motion carried unanimously.

 

VIII.    NEW BUSINESS

 

A.    Board to Review and Discuss Website

Steve Cohen is set up for email and he will put whatever is needed on the website, but needs information from the Board.  He has been putting information up on the website regarding looking for Board members and compliance committee members.  He says he is not getting any information from EBMC.  Malinda Baldridge said that in addition to sending information to him, she is also sending to Les Cohen to back up.  The compliance committee was mentioned as the website is looking for volunteers.  Do they want this?  The Board decided not to keep on the website.  Mr. Cohen was instructed to take off the need for compliance committee members and Board members needed information.  To make the process easier, all website information should come from one person, possibly Mr. Cohen, as liaison.  Mr. Ojers noted that it would be good to do more with the website.  The newsletter could ask homeowners what they want on the website and then it could automatically come off for a certain amount of time.  It would be good to do the newsletter via email.  It is already on the website.  A lot of people seem to be reluctant to put email information in the address book.  Nick Pappas said they could possibly design a form regarding communicating with homeowners and that email address will be confidential.  Ms. Baldridge will get this form ready and when the January agenda or statements go out, it could be included.  There was also a note to indicate that Board is looking at putting the information out electronically, which will be on agenda for next meeting.

 

B.  Board to Review and Discuss Hiring New Legal Counsel

Les Cohen and Mark Bacon met with Malinda Baldridge and Miles Hampton.  95% of the work they do is homeowner association work.  They are in Reno every month and are getting more and more business here.  Their office is located in Las Vegas.  They charge $260/hour and the associate charges $190/hour.  They also have para-legals at $110/hour.  They require no retainer.  Motion was made by Nick Pappas to hire Hampton and Hampton for future legal issues, Pablo Gomez seconded the motion, all in favor, motion passed unanimously.

 

IX.       CORRESPONDENCE

There were no items to report.

 

X.        SCHEDULE NEXT BOARD MEETING

The next Board meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. at Wolf Run Golf course

             

XI.       ADJOURNMENT

            There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:57 a.m.

 

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