Cochise Terrace LOA
Board MeetingMarch 13, 2013
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM in the View Room by President Mary Glazman. Board members and officers present were Vice President Peter Wangsness, board members Art Bale, Dave Allmendinger and Ed Geise, Treasurer Anita Gilmore.
Comments:
Dave Allmendinger was thanked for organizing the CPR class. A brief discussion followed with general agreement that it would be good to have an AED device available. The instructor of the CPR class had spoken about Arizona’s Good Samaritan law which protects anyone giving CPR or using an AED from being sued. Concerns about being sued had been a reason not to have an AED on site. We need to find out the cost to purchase one or more AEDs and decide where to place it/them.
Congratulations to newly elected Benson City Councilman Peter Wangsness.
Minutes from the Feb board meeting:
There were no additions or corrections. Art moved to accept the minutes, seconded by Dave. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s report:
4 lot owners still have not paid their 2013 assessment. Treasurer’s report was accepted as read. 2012 federal and state income taxes have been paid. No income tax was owed to the IRS. AZ state income taxes were $50.
Old Business:
A “civil action” was filed on 12/31/12 by Equifunding, Inc. with a “laundry list” of defendants. The LOA is listed as one of the defendants. No papers have been served as of this date. Art brought us up to date, outlining his options. He is expecting this to “come to a head shortly”. As things stand, no one in the LOA should be at risk since all back taxes were paid off on each lot when it was sold the first time so a clear title could be provided the purchaser. Pioneer will stand behind the title insurance that they provided. Given the probability that this lawsuit will not come to trial, the Board decided to wait and see what happens before incurring the expense of seeking legal counsel.
Art mentioned that in the HOA meeting, Dennis Moore had said that the gate probably needed replacement since it was intermittently not working properly. This would be fairly expensive. The consensus of the LOA Board was that the gate seemed to be in fairly good condition and consideration should be given to replacing the electronics before replacing the entire gate. The question was raised why the gate is kept closed all the time. Several years ago the gate had been kept open during the day and only closed at night. When several lot owners complained about the gate being open, it was decided to keep the gate closed at all times. Since a discussion of whether the gate should be closed at all times or only at night should include LOA members, not just the Board, this is more properly a topic for the next annual meeting.
In response to concerns that emergency responders were having difficulty finding sites, the LOA had approved spending $80 for a sign to be placed at the entrance to the gated area. There will be one sign for the LOA with an arrow pointing to the left and the lot numbers 1 – 75. There will be a corresponding sign for the HOA with an arrow pointing to the right with the HOA lot numbers. At a previous LOA annual meeting, it had been suggested that smaller signs indicating the direction to take to find specific sites could be attached below the street name signs. After a brief discussion, the Board decided that before incurring the expense for those smaller signs, we would wait to see how well the new signs worked.
New Business:
There was a problem with a light installed on a shed that was inappropriate and causing problems for neighbors because the light was too bright. No complaint was filed with the Board, however, Board members worked with the lot owner to resolve the problem of installing a light fixture which provided adequate light for the lot owner while not adversely impacting neighbors. A discussion of the ACC followed. Two members are still needed. Especially needed is at least one person who lives here year round. The ACC currently has 3 members - Ed Geise, Don Del Rosario, and Ken (Dutch) Van Wyk - 2 of whom will be gone during the summer. Two signatures are required for approval of plans submitted to the ACC.
Conducting LOA business over the summer was discussed. We have a 5 member Board. A quorum is 3 members. With 3 members away for the summer, the 2 members staying here can not transact any LOA business. In the unusual circumstance of having LOA business over the summer that requires Board action, e-mail can be used to notify Board members.
Adjournment:
There being no other new business, motion to adjourn was made by Ed, seconded by Pete. Meeting was adjourned at 7:45PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Glazman, Acting Secretary
