Cedar Springs Homeowners’ Association Annual Meeting
March 24, 2007
Presiding were Board members Don Lapworth, Susan Miller, Alex Taylor, and Art Shotwell. The meeting was called to order at 10:03 a.m. in the large meeting room of the
Anacortes Library.
1. Introduction of new homeowners
Don Lapworth introduced Don and Naomi Hanson, the new owners of 1806 Cedar Springs Lane. The new owners of 1812 Cedar Springs Lane were not at the meeting.
2. President’s Report
Don Lapworth summarized the projects the board undertook during this past year:
• CC&R revision and distribution
• House Rules revision and distribution
• Research and communication regarding earthquake insurance
• Cleanup of windstorm damage
• Defining landscaping and irrigation needs, working with Simply Yards, presenting proposal to the homeowners, authorizing the project, and supervising the project while the workers were here.
• Rat extermination
• Fence repair
• Cleaning and leveling of some gutters
• Consideration of re-lighting the sign at the entrance (too expensive)
• Revision of the by-laws (still in process)
• Encouragement of automatic dues payment
In addition to the above projects, the board also took care of regular business, which included responding to homeowners’ questions, finding contractors and working with them to do the above projects, writing and distributing important communications to homeowners, keeping close watch on the association’s finances, and many other odd jobs. Don Lapworth thanked the board members for their service to the association this past year.
3. Treasurer’s Report
Art Shotwell reported that we will have our accounts audited after April 15 because it will be less expensive when the accountants don’t have tax deadlines to deal with.
We have a total of $21,000 in our combined account balances. Major expenses this past year included:
$27,400 for regular landscape maintenance
$ 5,000 for repairs
$ 4,000 for attorney fees
Everyone has paid the special assessment for the landscaping project.
Homeowners are urged to use automatic bank payments of their homeowners’ dues so as not to forget the monthly payment.
4. Landscaping Questions
Two homeowners had questions about the landscaping work. They were asked to direct their questions to Kippy Strandberg.
5. Proposed Amendment to the CC&Rs regarding rental of units
There was extensive discussion of the pros and cons of having rental units in our association. Several people didn’t understand the legal language of the amendment and questioned what it actually meant. One asked if the amendment could be altered to allow a limited number of rentals. Art Shotwell suggested that if there were aspects of the amendment that people wanted more information on or wanted to change, that they vote no for this iteration.
6. Election of 2007 to 2008 board members
It was proposed that the board be composed of the following members: Alex Taylor, Art Shotwell, Vince Sellen, Kippy Strandberg, and Jean Thomas, with Rebecca Flint as a member-at-large. Those in attendance unanimously approved.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:23.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Miller
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