Members Present: Greg Wilson - President, Cathleen Hoffman - Secretary, Nazzi Nazeri - Social Committee, Jim Cunnane - Streets and Safety, Pat Moran - Pool Operations, Irene Gessling - Public Affairs, Sandy Sanderson -Treasurer, Lon Coates - Social Committee.

Members Absent: Mike DeChenne - Vice President

Manager Absent: Brad Ward

Greg Wilson called the meeting to order at 7:37 pm.

1) Minutes: The minutes from the December 8, 2008 meeting were unanimously approved.

2) February Meeting: The next meeting will be held February 9, 2009 at 7:30 in Pat Moran’s home located at 19 Corte Mateo.

3) Financial Report by Brad Ward: Not discussed since Brad was absent.

4) Operations Report by Brad Ward: Not discussed since Brad was absent.

5) Landscaping/Master Plan RFP: Nazzi will mail the RFP this week and give responses to Cathleen and Mike since Nazzi is retiring from the Board in February. Jim was contacted by a landscaping company concerning a revised bid for stamped cement at the entrance to the pool. Jim will accept a bid and provide it to the board at the February meeting.

6) Update on CHOA Member Requested Items for 2008:

a) Talk to the Town about street lights on Campolindo Drive by the high school. (Irene) – Brad had a conversation with Randy Leptien, a consultant for the Town of Moraga. He felt that we have 2 choices – CHOA pay for the light estimated to cost $20,000 or petition to put the issue on the ballot at the next election. To win, the ballot measure would need to pass by 50% or more of the vote. After a discussion of options, the board agreed to pursue the matter further by having Sandy and Irene write a letter to the Town Attorney, requesting time to discuss the issue at a future town meeting. Nazzi will provide Sandy and Irene with information concerning lighting requirements. The board believes that the Town of Moraga and Acalanes School District should support and contribute to proper lighting near the baseball field on Campolindo Drive. The lack of lighting is considered to be a safety hazard that may create a legal and financial threat for the town and school district.

b) Put Landscape plan on Web site. (Jim) Issue was not discussed at this meeting.

c) Talk to Town About Road Repair. ( Sandy) Sandy talked to Dan Bernie at Public Works. Dan indicated that he has a $100,000 budget for pothole repairs. Otherwise, there is no money for resurfacing at this time. The town has an index for roads ranging from 1-100; 70-100 is considered smooth. Many of our roads are rated in the 20-40 range. The Town is going to resurface Moraga Road between Sky Hy and Campolindo HS during the summer of 2009. Dan Bernie did not know if that project has been budgeted yet. Sandy is going to contact the town engineer, Jill Mercurio, to determine if the work has been budgeted and, if not, to pursue whether some of the main thoroughfares in our neighborhood could be included in the budget for that project. Otherwise, Sandy will discuss with Jill whether the 2010 budget can include money to repair some of our roads.

7) Burglaries: Irene and Mike prepared and delivered a letter to all neighbors notifying them of the recent burglaries. The letter was appreciated by many.

8) January 29, 2009 HOA Meeting: Nazzi will make a sign for the meeting. Greg believes we have enough ballots to meet the 10 percent quorum requirement. Andy Berkes will be introduced as well as new board members.

9) Trimming of Trees: Jim and Cathleen expressed concern about the recent trimming of palm trees at the pool. Both board members felt we should hold on optional landscaping expenses that exceed $500 until the master plan is approved.

Greg Wilson closed the meeting at 8:31 p.m.