SLPPOA Newsletter
April
2004
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
Wednesday
of each month at 7:15 PM at the SLP fire station. All property owners are welcome.
April
28,
2004
The
meeting
was
called
to
order
at
7:17.
Board
members
in
attendance:
Brian
Reardon,
Ann
Cooke,
Wendy
Bisset,
Orlando
Archuleta,
Karen
Taylor,
Donna
Smith,
Nate
McDowell,
and
Kirk
Thompson.
Minutes
of
the
last
meeting
were
read
and
approved.
John
Fredlund
was
introduced
as
possible
ninth
board
member
to
fill
in
term
of
recently
resigned
member.
He
was
voted
onto
the
Board.
On
a
second
vote,
he
was
approved
to
fill
the
vacant
Secretary
position.
His
term
will
last
until
August,
when
it
must
be
voted
on
at
the
general
meeting.
John
Bootzin
was
present
to
discuss
modifications
he
plans
for
the
Gentry
lot
he
purchased
on
Lauer
Lane
and
to
ask
for
a
variance
to
allow
the
house
to
remain
within
the
setback.
Brian
will
draft
a
response.
Later
discussion
indicated
the
prevailing
sentiment
of
the
Board
is
to
approve
the
modifications,
allow
the
current
dwelling
to
remain
in
place
for
the
foreseeable
future,
but
not
to
grant
a
variance,
as
there
is
no
way
the
Board
could
do
this
and
still
protect
the
interests
of
SLPPOA.
Katie
Watson
presented
her
proposal
for
the
Board
to
approve
and
support
the
construction
of
a
playground
near
the
fire
house.
Existing
playground
equipment
in
SLP
is
aging.
She
is
currently
seeing
an
increase
in
the
number
of
small
children
and
believes
that
a
playground
could
increase
property
values
while
serving
an
important
component
of
the
community.
Fund-raising
was
discussed,
as
the
entire
cost
of
a
playground
would
be
beyond
the
budget.
Different
installation
options
were
discussed
with
neighborhood
volunteer
labor
being
preferred.
Plastic
was
preferred
over
wood
as
material
of
construction
due
to
decreased
maintenance
requirements.
Katie
felt
that
the
new
playground
in
Jemez
Springs
was
a
good
example
of
what
SLP
might
build.
Her
proposal
was
viewed
favorably
so
she
was
asked
to
prepare
further
plans
for
this
project.
Bob
Bootzin
was
present
to
discuss
water
rights
and
lot
assessments.
He
presented
three
issues:
1.
Bob
has
been
asked
to
join
6
unsold
units
to
the
association
and
pay
for
previous
special
assessments
and
for
recent
assessments.
He
does
not
see
this
as
fair,
as
lots
were
not
subject
to
yearly
assessments
until
sold.
Since
money
from
yearly
assessments
is
now
being
used
to
fund
upgrades
to
the
water
system,
these
lots
are
receiving
benefits
not
covered
by
special
assessments.
2.
Bob
has
been
advised
that
SLPPOA
will
no
longer
be
able
to
provide
water
to
lots
in
Unit
9.
To
solve
the
problem
this
creates
for
him,
he
is
asking
that
SLPPOA
deed
back
well
#???
along
with
its
1/4
acre
easement,
power
line,
etc.
Bob
originally
sold
this
well
to
SLPPOA
with
15
acre-feet
of
water
rights.
SLPPOA
would
keep
the
15
acre-feet
of
water
rights
and
Bob
would
be
responsible
for
providing
water
to
Unit
9.
3.
When
the
above
well
was
sold
to
SLPPOA,
the
state
required
Bob
to
retire
5
acrefeet
of
water
rights.
He
only
retired
3.5
acre-feet.
He
proposes
that
SLPPOA
split
the
cost
of
retiring
the
remaining
1.5
acre-feet
of
rights
with
him.
Donna
was
tasked
to
draft
a
response
that
will
be
reviewed
and
discussed
at
a
special
meeting
during
the
week
of
May
2.
Treasurer’s
Report:
Taxes
are
done.
There
is
a
$28
dollar
difference
between
what
our
accounts
show
and
what
we
have,
which
is
pretty
good
and
will
likely
be
reconciled
shortly.
Eight
lots
have
not
remitted
full
2004
dues.
New
invoices
with
accumulated
late
fees
will
be
sent
after
May
1.
SLPPOA
currently
has
an
account
balance
of
$51,772.14.
$7,237.81
was
spent
last
month.
Water
Report:
The
system
1
leak
mysteriously
disappeared.
Roads:
SLPPOA
is
square
with
snow-plower.
There
is
some
disappointment
that
we
are
paying
to
have
the
plow
on
call,
yet
response
time
this
winter
was
over
a
day.
Summer
maintenance
is
needed,
with
some
areas
where
utility
warning
tape
is
showing
needing
immediate
attention.
Jersey
barriers
have
been
purchased
to
protect
the
water
booster
station
that
came
very
close
to
being
knocked
out
last
year
by
an
out-of-control
vehicle.
Architectural:
Basset
greenhouse
was
approved.
Log
Cabin
for
Unit
8,
lot
2
was
approved.
Donna
is
getting
bid
from
State
Farm
for
insurance
because
our
rates
went
up
so
much
this
year.
Most
of
the
insurance
cost
covers
liability
for
water.
No
volunteers
are
needed
for
chipper
day
because
the
Forest
Service
does
not
let
anyone
get
close
to
the
machine.
The
possibility
of
a
donation
to
FireWise
was
discussed.
Ann
started
to
refuse
herself,
but
couldn’t.
Strategies
were
developed
to
get
startup
monies
to
get
necessary
insurance
and
get
program
going
here
at
SLP.
Bob
Bootzin’s
proposals
were
discussed
further.
Kirk
showed
us
a
letter
that
clearly
showed
it
was
Bootzin’s
responsibility
to
retire
the
water
rights,
with
no
indication
that
the
responsibility
in
any
way
transferred
with
the
well.
The
possibility
of
returning
the
well
to
Bob
was
discussed
favorably,
allowing
him
to
take
responsibility
for
supplying
water
to
Unit
9.
The
decision
on
how
to
handle
other
6
units
that
are
not
paying
assessments
that
are
being
used
for
water
system
improvements
will
be
handled
at
a
special
meeting.