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Red Rock Ranch Homeowners Association Monthly Meeting
14 March 2011
Presiding: Kelly McGuire
Present: Kelly McGuire, Bill Martin, Jim Bergeron, Frank Chuba, David Weber, Fred Lanyon, Jim Zalmanek, Craig Ketels.
Guests: Dan Cuvala
Meeting called to order at 1900.
The minutes of the 14 February 2011 meeting were read and unanimously approved as written following a motion by Fred Lanyon and a second by Jim Zalmanek.
{tab=Treasurer's Report}Treasurer’s Report:
2010 RRRHOA Annual Treasurer’s Report as of 01 January 2010
Bank balance is $12,954.99. There have been four voluntary donations amounting to $140.00. Expenses amount to $258.62. The 2010 tax return has been filed.
The Treasurer’s Report was accepted following a motion by Fred Lanyon and a second by David Weber.{tab=Arch Control}Architectural Control:
Dan Cuvala presented plans for a carport to be added to the new house he recently built at 4620 Limestone Road for Jeff and Jackie Martin. He has approval from El Paso County, the setbacks are in order and materials will match those of the house. Frank Chuba made a motion to accept the plans, it was seconded by Fred Lanyon and approved unanimously by the Board. The $25 fee was paid.
Mr. Cuvala next presented plans for a new build at 18425 Stoneview Road for Kevin and Jean Kraus. The area consists of three lots with the house being placed approximately in the middle of those lots. The house will be a walk-out rancher measuring 4,170 square feet, plus a 750 square foot garage with a fire-resistant fake shake shingle roof (50 year asphalt dimensional), stucco and stone on the sides. The plans were approved unanimously following a motion to accept by Craig Ketels and a second by Fred Lanyon. The $492 fee was paid.{tab=Old Business}Old Business:
The Red Rock Ranch HOA has been officially registered with the State of Colorado, registration number 27594.
The dumpsters for the spring cleanup have been ordered and reserved for the 10, 11, 12 June 2011 dates.
Director Jim Zalmanek reported about his on-going mission of fire mitigation on the Ranch. He has talked with two individuals at the Palmer Lake Volunteer Fire Department who offered to check individual lots (free) on the Ranch and offer advice, plus cut trees and brush that are considered too close to the home. There would be a charge involved, between $50 and $70 for this labor. Prior to any of this, the Department would have to obtain approval from Tri Lakes Fire District since the Ranch is not in Palmer Lakes’ area. Money obtained from this venture would go into a fund for new crew equipment. Mr. Dave Root of the Forest Service suggested to Mr. Zalmanek that the Ranch consider checking Fire Plans developed by Tri Lakes Fire District and El Paso County, and then piggy-back Red Rock Ranch plans on those. He again said there could be matching funds available for RRRHOA.{tab=New Business}New Business:
The newsletter has been sent out and thanks were given to those who wrote articles and especially to Director David Weber who compiled, edited and published the letter. Tri Lakes Printing did the printing, folding, inserting, and mailing using bulk rate for $314.91 versus the cost of $280.70 when done by Board members, for a difference of $34.21. The Board agreed it was well worth the difference to have it done professionally.
President Kelly McGuire attended the NEPCO meeting on Saturday, 12 March 2011 and said minutes from that meeting will be sent to all as soon as he receives them. It was mentioned that the El Paso County Assessor was a speaker and did say property values will decrease by 10%.
There was a recent grass fire on the upper Ranch that was quickly extinguished with no damage to any structures. Director Fred Lanyon did report that a fire official told him this is the third fire along the Front Range that seems to have been intentionally ignited.
Director Craig Ketels reported that a resident complained to him that her neighbor was running a business out of his home by selling firewood, having two pickup trucks, a wood chipper and a large box truck on the property. She has talked with the neighbor in accordance with the HOA policy, but has noted no improvement in the situation. Mr. Ketels will talk with the offender and try to convince him to follow the covenants. Further action was discussed if Mr. Ketels’ efforts fail.
With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 2003 on a motion by Frank Chuba and a second by David Weber.
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be at 1900 on Monday, 11 April 2011 at the Tri Lakes Cares building, 235 Jefferson Street, Monument, Colorado.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Bergeron
Secretary/Recorder, RRRHOA
