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Meeting Called to Order: President John Fulmer called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. Board Members present were Jim Harrison, Bill Allison, Brad Burke and Sharyl Nelson. The Minutes were read and accepted.

President’s Report: John asked if we had an update from Lisa Day on the Playground Project and we do not. John received a letter from Becky Mehtala who has come across some furniture like what we have in the Clubhouse now and wanted to know if we wanted to buy some more at a reasonable price. It was decided that we did not need any additional furniture. A couple of ideas for firewood distribution were submitted. The Forestry Program has pretty much completed the Greenbelt area and will finish the private lots when road restrictions are lifted and then they will move onto the area between Colt and Palomino. We will need to get the people in this area signed up to have their lots marked. The President’s reported was accepted.

Vice President’s Report: We have another member who wants to turn their lot over to the Ponderosa. We need to go look at these lots to see if they are build able or if we should turn them into Greenbelt. We need to find out if the water and road is on one of these lots. In a couple of weeks Jim and any other Board Members who can will go look at these lots along with Paul and make a decision as to what we should do with them. Concerning the Committee for a paid Manager, Jim feels we should get every aspect and side of it and this is going to be voted on by the members so that they can see the whole picture and not just one side. Report was accepted.

Director of Operations Report: We have targeted to have the invitation for bids out by the end of April for the Appaloosa Rd. Project. The Road Committee discussed the issue of only doing ½ of the project and the consequences of only doing ½. If we only do ½ the job, we would be diverting all that water into the lots downhill. The conclusion; we have the whole project bid on and see where we come out on the cost. We have $14,000 now, but it came out another $5-6,00 more to complete the project we could look at taking it from reserves and replacing it next year through the budget. Colt and Saddle projects will be put together and have at least two bids on it. Brad will ask Paul Johansen and Dale Kiefer to bid on it. Would like to buy culvert for projects by the end of March. If we buy now we will save over $800. Sharyl made a motion that we buy the culvert for all 3 jobs before the end of March. It was seconded and passed. Brad asked the Board for approval of letters to be sent out to the property owners to inform them of the scope and approximate cost of their culvert. The Ponderosa will supply the culvert and then bill the property owner, approximately $100. Brad submitted culvert specs for installation for now and future projects and replacement of existing culvert. The Board approved both the letters and the standard culvert specs. We will send out letters to property owners affected by construction close to when it starts. All chloroform tests for Feb. 2004 returned from health dept as satisfactory. Paul had the motor for the pump shipped with the control unit to Precise Power Co. on 3/4/04. We got the cost of shipping down from $1,066 to $781.63 one way. We won’t know what is wrong exactly until they open up the motor and see. We have 2 water leaks, one on Saddle and one on Primitive Park Rd., both of them at the valves. The one on Saddle was caused by a homeowner who will be billed. Paul has been working on the leaks in the Clubhouse roof. Brad has given Paul permission to dig out the entryway to the water tower and put rock in it. When the ground is wet, you cannot get a truck or backhoe in there because they sink. Brad is looking into some type of sweeper and take it to the Roads Committee to see what would be best as far as cost and how to get it or do it. The roads should be swept and washed for two reasons: washing only uses way too much water and creates erosion and damage to roads. Report was accepted.

Treasurer’s Report: Bill read the Financial report for the month. The property owner who bought the lots at auction talked to Bill about his assessments and is willing to pay them without the fees and interested incurred by the previous owner. Which we had agreed upon at the last meeting. Reported accepted.

Social Committee: Reminder, we are having a potluck tonight and we always have a great time and good food.

New Business: A question was raised about mosquitoes. Jim will contact our Mosquito Committee chairperson. John reminded people to clean their lots up of standing water. Paul used some spray he bought at Lowe’s last year that worked. You attach it to your garden hose. Reminder from Fire Dept. that they will have the burn pile the weekend before Memorial and cleaning your lot of pine needles should help this too.

Meeting adjourned at 9:30.

Respectfully submitted

Sharyl Nelson
Secretary