Members Present: Greg Wilson - President, Mike DeChenne - Vice President, Cathleen Hoffman - Secretary, Nazzi Nazeri - Social Committee, Michelle Scales - Social Committee, Pat Moran - Pool Operations, Irene Gessling - Public Affairs.
Members Absent: Jim Cunnane - Streets and Safety, Sandy Sanderson - Treasurer.
Manager Present: Brad Ward.
Greg Wilson called the meeting to order at 7:36 pm.
1) Minutes: The minutes for the September 8, 2008 and October 13, 2008 meetings were unanimously approved.
2) New Pool Manager: Andy Berkes interviewed with the board for the Pool Manager Position. Pat Moran moved to offer the job to Andy. The motion passed unanimously. Brad agreed to write a job description for the pool manager position and present it to the board at the December meeting. Pat agreed to be the board liaison with the new manager.
3) Eagle Scout Project: Stephen Gessling, an Eagle Scout candidate from Troop 246, requested a $396 donation from the CHOA to purchase gravel and Smart Timbers to renovate the path that connects the neighborhood at the intersection of Paseo del Rio and Calle La Mesa and the rim trail to the Lafayette Reservoir. Pat moved to approve a donation of $396 plus tax. The motion was unanimously approved.
4) Financial Report by Brad Ward: Three homeowners
are still outstanding for second half of 2008 dues. Certified letters were
mailed. While we continue to make little interest on C.D.Ős, we have not lost
money in this current economic downturn.
5) Operations Report by Brad Ward: Twenty-nine year old solar panels used to power the hot water heaters were replaced at the cost of $6,585. Other repair projects are on hold pending completion of a master upgrade plan.
6) Landscaping/Master Plan: Nazzi wrote
an RFP that can be used to solicit bids for the Pool Renovation Master Plan.
She will email it to all board members for review.
7) Update on CHOA Member Requested Items for 2008:
a) Talk to the Town about street lights on Campolindo Drive by the high school. (Irene) – Irene left messages with several town officials, but only heard back from a maintenance employee who communicated that a light may cost approximately $5,000. He recommended a petition from the neighborhood to the town. A light can be solar powered, avoiding connection to a power source, and could possibly be paid for by the lighting district.
b) Contact Town about cell phone connections in Campolindo. Can an additional cell tower be allowed? – Greg received a letter from Sprint indicating that there are 5 towers within 2.5 miles of his address. A tower is scheduled to be added in February 2009 and January 2011. No further action will be taken by the board.
c) Put Landscape plan on Web site. (Jim) Issue was not discussed at this meeting.
d) Complete overall landscape plan and start to implement in 2008. (Mike and Jim) See notes under Item 6.
e) Talk to Town about road repair. Can this be done after the Moraga Rd. work is completed? ( Sandy) Issue was not discussed at this meeting.
f)
Hedge near Intersection of
Calle La Montana and Campolindo Drive: The hedge was removed. No
further action needed.
8) Pay Raise for Pool Manager: Pat moved that the pay raise previously approved for the Pool Manager be paid retroactively to April 1, 2008. The motion was unanimously approved.
9) Nomination of New Board Members: Cathleen moved that we nominate Ken Coates, Mark Orders, and Matt Harrington to serve on the CHOA Board for a term of three years beginning January 2009. The nominations were unanimously approved. We still need a member to serve out the third year of service for Michelle Scales.
10) Future Meetings: The Annual HOA Meeting will be held at Campolindo H.S. on the last Tuesday in January or January 27, 2009. The January board meeting will be held at NazziŐs home on Monday, January 12, 2009.
11) Raise Dues: Based on
the recommendation of Brad, Mike
moved that we raise dues from $385 to $400 per year to match the annual growth
in the C.P.I. of 4.2 percent. The motion passed unanimously.
Greg Wilson closed the meeting at 9:27 p.m.