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PONDEROSA COMMUNITY CLUB, INC
BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
JULY 9, 2005
Meeting was called to order by President Jim Lawson. Board members
present were Jim Lawson, Roy Daggett, Bill Allison, Judy Toenyan,
and newly confirmed Vice President, Melanie Green. The minutes
of previous month were read and approved as corrected.
President officially appointed the various committee chairpersons
for roads, budget, water improvement, social, greenbelt and bldgs/grounds.
Bobbie Lambert suggested a committee to look into property
management. Melanie Green will be on that committee. Bill Allison
moved that the board support property management. Seconded and
accepted with one opposed.
Social Committee: Pam reported that the parade and ice cream
social was today. No one volunteered for August event, therefore
it is open for the Board to host a dinner for all volunteers
on the 13 th of August. Labor Day weekend was suggested for barbeque
if someone volunteers to chair and organize. The Board moved
and seconded that the social committee be allowed to use the
club house. December 9 th will be the Christmas lighting contest
and party on the 10 th.
Greenbelt: Bobbie reported on the meeting with Bonneville.
There are some trees that are subject to removal due to the closeness
to the power lines. An agreement was made that they would remove
the trees necessary and Ponderosa will control smaller trees.
Also if we wish to bring in more bugs for the control of knapweed,
Bonneville will pay. Bruce will flag a safe zone for fire equipment
use in case of a major fire in the community. The committee spread
bark on the Lariat trail for ease in access.
Water Improvement: Dick reported that the project was underway.
4 new wells to be installed. 2 old wells to be abandoned due
to contamination. A chlorinator will be installed, but not hooked
up. Any owners with property closer than 100 feet will be contacted.
Roy has talked to 2 out of 3. There will be some trees to come
down, however what do we do with the limbs? Bobbie suggested
a chipper and she will coordinate with Dick. Dick requested that
the paperwork for the improvement project be done by him-he will
take care of sending everything needed to the State. Moved and
seconded to accept.
Roads: Herb spoke for Larry Eriksen and mentioned that they
no longer have a chairperson. He would like to see some new blood.
He also made mention that he feels the speed limit is too low
within the community. No parking signs have been installed.
Bldg/Grounds: Diane Johansen reported that some ideas had been
kicked around, a report would be available at the next meeting.
Budget: Dick would like budget requests by the end of August.
This includes the Board.
Old Business: Board mentioned that the contract was fulfilled
on the playgrounds, and any future issues will be addressed by
the building/grounds committee.
Ombudsman: Bobbie gave us a copy of her report regarding a complaint
regarding the appearance of a neighbor’s yard, also current
update on the fence issue on Saddle, and the Spur street problem.
She is still looking for some guidelines on how far she can go
with the follow-up. The Board feels that they should not get
involved in civil issues.
New Business: Jim mentioned the letter to Arne from the logging
company who took trees down last year in the greenbelts. They
have offered to remove more trees at no cost to us, payment would
be the timber taken. It was agreed that Arne, Jim, Judy, and
a greenbelt member meet to mark the trees.
The Board has created some funds by selling an old pumphouse
and they will host a dinner for all volunteers on August 13 th.
Happy hour 4 to 6 pm with dinner following. Judy will have an
article put in the Needler.
A member has complained about the dangerous corner at camp 12
road in Plain. Roy said that the sheriff would have to be called.
Diane Johansen would like letters written to families that
have small children in the pool area un-supervised. It was suggested
that this be taken care of by the Ombudsman. Diane has had no
formal complaints regarding mosquitos so far, therefore no reason
to spray. She needs a check to pay for the signs that will be
installed in the pool area. The pool monitor over the last holiday
weekend was a success. The bathrooms were cleaner, the water
quality was better, therefore using less chemicals, and not as
much litter. It was suggested that maybe he could work a little
later in the evening.
Secretary Report: The Needler and web-site has been up-dated
to reflect the new Board members and their phone numbers. 2 letters
were ready to be sent certified mail for water shut-off and a
lien would be filed for non-payment of due and assessments. It
was moved and seconded to accept.
Treasurer’s Report: Financial report was read. He mentioned
that motor vehicles parked illegally on the roads would be towed
at the owners expense. Dick asked for explanation of financial
report that didn’t seem to add up. We have a second account
at Bank of America that has money for water improvement account.
Moved and seconded to accept.
Dir of Operations: Roy mentioned that there is a lot of work
involved in getting abandoned cars towed. Also costly. Paul was
sent to cut off water from a homeowner who was verbally abusive.
The sheriff was eventually called. He has posted no parking signs
in the community to try and stop the parking of vehicles on the
roads.
Diane Johansen mentioned that Mrs Ferguson had requested a
pool card, and was wondering if it had been issued. Her children
had assaulted Diane several years ago and she feels strongly
that they should not be allowed in the pool area. Judy phoned
Mrs Ferguson and left a message, but no return call has been
received.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted
Judy Toenyan, Secretary
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Leavenworth, WA 98826