The intent of this newsletter is to report the official minutes of the Board meetings and other unrelated events or notices which may be of interest to our Association members.

Board meetings are normally held the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:15 PM at the SLP fire station. All property owners are welcome.

Next Board Meeting: Monday, July 15, 2002.

OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE SLPPOA BOARD MEETING

June 17, 2002

Board Members Attending:
Wayne VanderHam, Sondra Cantrell, Ann Cooke, Mark Doub, Marj Lawrence, Chris McConaha, Kirk Thompson, Donna Smith, and Suzanne Star

Association Members/Guests: Harold Corn, Mike Pigue, Marsha Thole, Renee Collier, Tammy Stagg

Meeting Called to order at 19:20.

Board Meeting minutes for May were reviewed. Star moved and Doub seconded acceptance of minutes as corrected. Minutes approved unanimously.

Reports Treasurer -Account balance is $54,240.60. There are $1943.69 in outstanding dues from 4 people. Unit 7 Lot 1 has been sold.

There is a discrepancy in the $5000 advance to Pete Meskimins. Pete submitted a bill for the materials for the roadwork. Pete said the $5000 is a retainer, that if not used for snow removal it is his. This was not the SLPPOA understanding. Check issued to Pete by SLPPOA states "Deposit for Snow Removal and Road Work". A group of the Board members will meet with Pete to discuss and resolve the issue.

Water - Consumer Confidence Report is complete and ready to mail out. Donna will mail out the CCR by this week. Some members would like to receive information by email and/or a notice that there is something updated that is important for the members to read. The last time we asked members to supply email addresses for notices, only 12 or 13 people supplied addresses. A notice on the homepage of important updates would be helpful.

Easement agreement for the new water line was emailed to Kirk. The affected owners have verbally agreed and Kirk is ready to call the surveyor and a water system engineer, Roy Miller. Kirk will call the surveyor. Miller is working on the specifications for the water line. A new pressure control valve needs to be installed in System 2 if any new connections are made below the Karnes' on Los Griegos Road. The Board believes the developer is responsible for installing the appropriate equipment in the water system, including pressure control devices.

State Engineer is looking for the well log for the new well as the driller never supplied the log to the State as required. The driller is no longer in the state. Kirk has the address and phone number of the drilling company in California and will contact them for the well log. System 1 has had low water, but this should be fixed with the new level controller. System 2 has no water caused by a leak. Lightning apparently took out the System 2 wll pump moter and it needs to be replaced. The booster station pump stack failed due to spline shearing. This is probably related to the power transients caused by the lightning as well. Don Bednar is working to isolate an apparent leak on System 2. Pressure isolation is currently being performed on System 2 in an effort to find the leak. Water being turned on at 0445 and then turned off, turned on again in the afternoon and shut-off at mid-night. The new pipeline to the booster station will allow the pumping of more water and to keep up with the demand. This will not be installed until late summer. When the new line is installed, new pumps in the well and booster station also will be needed.

The connection between the systems will not solve the System 2 problem, as the system is limited to 13gpm. The biggest problem in System 2 is a 1" bottleneck. The new pipeline will alleviate this and will allow more water to get to the holding tank and will alleviate the inability to keep up with water use. The owners appreciate the work that Kirk is doing to get and keep the water systems operating.

The pumps and wells have been operating since the electrical upgrades last year without any problems except for the recent lightning damage to System 2.

It is rumored that the State Engineers Office is not accepting any new water right petitions. Kirk recommends that we seek a permit for a new well so that we have it when we need to drill a new well.

Combination of the water systems - Letter has gone to the State Engineer requesting a hearing on the co-mingle petition. Allen Schmiedicke, a SLPPOA member, has formally protested to the State Engineer on the commingling of water rights. System 1 is using approximately 2 acre feet more water than the 33.8 acre feet currently owned/allocated. System 2 has 25.5 acre feet of water and is currently not using all the water. Commingling water rights would alleviate this problem among others, such as easier accounting of water usage.

Ann Cooke reviewed the state of the commingle petition for the members present. Ann is preparing a memo for the members to explain the issues and Board's position for the members.

Any members supporting the commingling of the water systems should let the Board know in writing or by email to Ann Cooke (email address).

Owners expressed a desire to have a long-range view of the issues and needs. The Long-range Planning Committee is working to develop a new long-range plan specifically to address needs and wants for SLPPOA with an emphasis on roads and water. Roads - Pete has reworked the entrance to the forest service road off High Road. The Forest Service does not recommend using this road as it is uphill and up drainage and taking this as an escape may take longer to leave the Association.

Pete is installing new culverts, the washboard in the new gravel (which he cannot work on until there is rain) and erosion on the edges.

The Forest Service plans to grade FR10 again.

Mark Doub will order the signs for High Road.

Architecture - One request for a deck on Trilobite Trail on the back of the house. Chris has the plans, approved it and retained the record.

Legal/Covenants - David Garcia will research covenant issues in Units 4-10 and report to the Board. David recommends that we negotiate the $5000 deposit that we provided to Meskimmens.

Marsha Thole asked about covenants in abandoned or non-working vehicles. There are no specific restrictions in the covenants. There are wide differences in opinion in the Association in the amount of regulation or restriction.

Forest Service/Parks/Neighborhood Watch - FireWise has had one meeting on the Jemez Corridor. Sandoval County is purchasing a large chipper for use in communities, but it will likely not be available until the fire danger is reduced. The County may supply trucks to remove the chipped materials. There was a discussion about the recommendations for removal of pine needles and small materials from around the house.

If members will provide daytime email addresses to Suzanne Star, she will attempt to email to members during the day if there is an emergency. (Do not rely on this as a fool-proof method, but the Association members will make an effort to help each other.) Each Association member needs to develop a plan for their house for evacuation for important items, family members, etc.

Long Range Planning - Donna and Suzanne will meet with Kirk and Don on the weekend of July 4. Mark will contact Pete about meeting the first week of July.

Unfinished Business

- None

New Business

Lots Sold - Unit 3 Lot 34

Nominating Committee for Board Members. Three three-year positions that will be open, Kirk Thompson, Chris McConaha and Wayne VanderHam. The annual meeting notice needs to be sent out in August, members interested in running for the Board need to be identified during July. Donna and Ann will be the nominating the committee.

White Rock Vet called and asked about interest in having regularly scheduled vet hours. The space she needs to store materials is not available.

The LCVFD is getting a new rescue vehicle for Station 2. This will provide initial response and begin treatment while the ambulance is in route.

Next SLPPOA Board meeting will be July 15, 2002 at 1915 at La Cueva Fire Department Station 2.

Meeting adjourned at 2145.