Cedar Springs Homeowners Association Board Meeting
May 10, 2011
Vince and Gretchen Sellen’s Home, 1802 Cedar Springs Ln.
The meeting came to order at 7:10 PM
Present were HOA board members: Paul Stannert, Naomi Hanson, Jerry Martin and Gretchen Sellen
Guests present: Jan Martin, Susan Miller, Lexie Lamborn, Art Shotwell, Don Hanson, Jean Taylor and Vince Sellen
Treasurer’s Report
Jerry Martin gave the treasurer’s report. We have $60,637 in the reserve account and $65,777 in available funds.
We have several households with underpaid dues. The dues increased on Jan.1, 2011 from $205.00 to $215.00. If you have not updated your dues you can add $50.00 to your dues with your June payment.
Landscape Committee
Susan Miller gave the landscape report. She mentioned there are 2 Japanese Barberry bushes available. If you want to dig them out and replant them in your yard you can call Lexie Lamborn or Art Shotwell at 299-8392. Doug Winge (1817) has some roses to give away. If you want them call him at (206) 280-2474.
Susan also mentioned that if you want something done in your area please don’t ask the landscapers to do it, let Susan know. We are on a 5 year landscaping plan, if you have a request for something you would like done in the future please let Susan know so we can prioritize our needs.
Old Business
Paul Stannert signed the new Simply Yards contract that had been approved at the Annual Meeting.
New Business
The Backflow Prevention Device testing was completed on May 10. The results will be sent to the city.
One of the homeowners on the Court side noticed a pest control truck at
They were there because of Carpenter Ants. She was worried that we may have them also. We discussed having an inspection by a home inspection company but no action was taken at this time. We need to remain vigilant, if you see large black ants in or around your residence please call Paul.
Before we do anything in the wetlands area we need to get permission from the city. After a good discussion Paul suggested we have Jim Wiggins, a wetlands consultant familiar with Cedar Springs, come and take a look and advise us what we can do in this area. Some of the persistent problems are silt buildup, invasive weeds and drainage. We budgeted up to $600 for this.
We are on a 5 year painting cycle. Alex Taylor is in the process of getting bids for the next four places to be painted.
Homeowners Concerns
The Cedar Springs sign is looking worn and needs to be cleaned. Don Hanson and Paul Stannert agreed to work on this.
Lexie and Art (1910) have a leak in their skylight and problems with their back windows going up and down. They are going to have these problems fixed and submit a bill to Cedar Springs HOA.
Jan and Jerry Martin (1808) have a sinking patio. Alex Taylor and Paul Stannert will walk around and check on all the patios. They will ask companies for bids if the patios need repairing.
Art and Marilyn Cawrse (1902) report that the metal lid, on their crawl, space does not fit tightly. Alex and Paul will have a look at this too and suggest a solution.
Vince Sellen informed the board there is damage done to the asphalt on the corner in the Court. This will be looked at and a solution sought.
The date for the annual picnic is August 6th. It will be behind the Taylor and Daly houses. Naomi Hanson, Jean Taylor and Gretchen Sellen will work on getting this together. Save the date!
The next meeting will be August Tuesday August 9th.
The meeting adjourned at 8:40 PM
