EL RANCHO FLORIDA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING - FEBRUARY 6, 2008
A regular meeting of the Board of Directors was held on February 6, 2008, 6:00 PM at 755 East Second Avenue, Suite 2B. Board members present were:
Steve Swisher - President
John Krispin - Vice President
Tony Rocha - Secretary
David Shipps - Treasurer
Ray Smith - Water Operator and Marsha Moreland - Administrator was also available for this meeting. The meeting was called to order at 6:05 PM.
MINUTES: A motion was made, moved and passed to approve the Minutes of December 4,
2007 as submitted.
GOESSEL TAP VARIANCE RESOLUTION:
After a brief discussion as to the 2nd. dwelling on the Goessel lot at 170 Oxford Place it was agreed that the Metropolitan District would grant a 3 year variance for the 2nd. dwelling. The 2nd. dwelling will be charged as any other dwelling in the subdivision for water, roads & common areas in the amount of $105/month, or what ever the monthly charge is over the 3 year period. After 3 years the dwelling must be removed from the property.
A motion was made, moved and passed to approve granting a resolution to allow a 2nd. dwelling at 170 Oxford Place for 3 years under the current ownership. The second dwelling will be charged the amount of $105/mo., or what ever the current charges are, for water, roads and common areas. After 3 years under the current owner the unit must be removed and the charges will cease. If the property becomes available to sell, then the unit must be removed right away.
AUDIT EXEMPTION:
A motion was made, moved and passed to have the firm of Clark White & Associates do the 2007 Audit Exemption for the District.
STANDHART’S LETTER:
It was agreed that penalties and interest will be removed from the account for this one time only.
ROADS:
John Krispin has done a great job of managing the snow removal for the subdivision during the BIG storm that caused the grader operator to run the grader in the ditch and down the embankment during a white out. Rathjen Const. came out and plowed and also La Plata County on the request of John Krispin. A big Thank You to Rex Emenegger for the time he spent plowing and opening up the roads prior to them being plowed.
The grader operator, George Leornard, was not hurt during the mishap with the grader. The grader will be pulled out of the ditch on Thursday by Basin Towing at 10:00 am.
A motion was made, moved and passed to send a check in the amount of $200 to Rex Emenegger for his generosity in plowing during the BIG storm.
PRESSURE TANKS:
There has been NO information received from Doug Stone on what the electrical cost would be for the pressure tanks to be installed. This was information he had agreed to get for the Board prior to installing the pressure tanks. The District will not do any electrical work or plumbing outside of the pressure tanks.
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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:
A motion was made, moved and passed to approve the payables submitted at this meeting.
UPGRADE OF PUMP HOUSE ROOF:
The main pump house roof was upgraded to propane roofing, new sheeting, flashing and 2x4s. The outside door was rebuilt a bit to make it more visibly pleasing. The upgrade cost $3480.00.
ELECTION 2008:
A motion was made, moved and passed that Marsha Moreland will be the Designated Election Official and will publish the Call for Nominations. The Election Resolution was executed by the Board as well as the Certificate of Appointment of Designated Election Official. Board members whose terms are up are Steve Swisher, Tony Rocha and John Krispin.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 pm.
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Secretary