GLACIER VIEW MEADOWS

ROAD AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION

September 21, 2002

 

 

 

 

PRESENT:

Chuck Huddleson - President

Larry Peterson -Vice-President

Robert Naftzger – Secretary

Gary Stanton - Treasurer

Frank McCormick - Director

 

STAFF:

Kent J. Christen

Betsy Hackman

 

CALL TO ORDER:

Chuck Huddleson called meeting to order at 9:04 a.m.  All were present and a quorum was established.

 

AMEND AGENDA:

The agenda needed a few changes.  Item 3. should include Joint August 17th, 2002, under New Business item C. ATV Registration was added, and 11. Executive Session – to discuss personnel issues was added.

 

REVIEW MINUTES DATED JULY 20TH, 2002:

The minutes were accepted as submitted.

 

REVIEW MINUTES DATED AUGUST 17TH, 2002:

The minutes were accepted as submitted.

 

REVIEW JOINT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 17TH, 2002:

The minutes were accepted as submitted.

 

TREASURER’S REPORT: (enclosed)

Gary Stanton stated that the collections are the same as last year and at 90%.  The bank balances are on target and Gary hopes that R&R will be able to meet the budget this year just like it did last year.  He ended by saying that things are looking good so far at the 2 month mark.  Bob Naftzger brought up the employee benefit package and whether or not the budget could handle it.  He also stressed the need for a time frame and presentations from various insurance companies.  It was decided that W&S needed to be consulted, in particular Gene Watt.  Bob also asked Gary if R&R had enough money for the water truck and Gary stated that we have the funds.  Chuck Huddleson approved the report as submitted.

 

MANAGER’S REPORT: (enclosed)

Kent Christen discussed the water truck retrofit.  He stated that he was able to find tires for it and went on to discuss outfitting options.  He said he figured that it would take approximately $3,000.00 to refit the truck and that this should be adequate for Glacier View’s needs.  The truck will be excellent for research and experimentation purposes.

Next he discussed the situation with the fire barn or “Mountain Meetin’ Place”.  He estimated that $1,350.00 is needed to bring it up to code and that it will have TCO in a few weeks.  It was decided that Kent should go ahead and that money was available in the budget to finish this.  ATVs were the next item of business and Kent relayed an incident where a young child came close to being seriously hurt.  He stressed the need for ATVs to have backup lights, turn signals, a horn, and flags bearing the owners file and lot number.  He also stated that we need something in place to enforce regulations.  The Board was very concerned about the issue and Chuck Huddleson enlisted Frank McCormick to serve on a committee with him to address this issue.  Frank agreed to serve.  Jim Chisholm pointed out that the Rules Committee should also be on the committee, and Chuck agreed.  It was decided that this new committee would come up with an ATV proposal by the next R&R Board meeting.

 

PUBLIC INPUT:

The public expressed a wish for the R&R workshop with Bill Heiden on September 24th at 9:30 a.m. to be open to the public.  The Board discussed this and decided that it could be open to the public, but that no public input would be permitted.  Eiger Road was discussed briefly and the issue of jurisdiction came up.  It was debated whether or not the county would handle maintenance or maybe the Federal Government.  Gus Eykholt expressed doubt that anyone other than Glacier View would maintain Eiger Road.  The next topic discussed was a deer issue.  Gus Eykholt mentioned that the DOW is in the process of thinning the deer herd.  Dean Bordewyk and Tom Harcus asked if the Board would grant them permission to bow hunt deer on their property to help the DOW.  It was decided that it was too dangerous to allow this and their request was denied.

     

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Ecology: Harry Corwin presented the committee report (enclosed).  He mentioned that there is a problem with Diffuse Knapweed at Crellin lake.  He asked Kent to talk to Larimer County about taking care of this as part of Glacier View’s contract.  Jim Chisholm mentioned the mistletoe problems on Glacier View’s greenbelts and Paul Porter stated that National Forest land has mistletoe and wondered whether or not they would grant Glacier View permission to take care of an area 100 yards from the subdivision property.  Kent said he would look into this.  Fugitive dust is now a focus of the Ecology Committee and they are in the process of researching what can be done about it. 

     

ARC Committee: Kent Christen read the A.R.C. report. (enclosed)  He mentioned that Roger Sharpe wanted to meet with the R&R Board about modular housing in Glacier View.  He was mainly concerned with getting the length to width ratio changed and requested a work session.  Frank McCormick stated that he thought Roger should submit a proposal and the Board would review it.  The rest of the Board thought this was a good idea and Chuck said he’d talk to Roger.  Kent Christen mentioned that modular housing is becoming quite an issue and that site developers are targeting Glacier View for modular development.

 

Rules Committee:  Jim Chisholm did not have a report, but he mentioned that the Rules Committee was in need of members.  He stated that currently there are 2 members on the committee and that he needed at least 3 more for the committee to be effective.  A couple members of the audience expressed an interest and Chuck Huddleson suggested that Jim meet with them after the meeting.

 

Recreation/Trails:  Gus Eykholt gave the report for the Trails Committee.(enclosed) He stated that two new trails have been completed.  He also brought up a problem he has been having with a trail access on the Asbury trail.  Three different property owners own a lot that is between the two greenbelts in that area and in order to have access to the trail one has to set foot briefly on private property.  Gus has gotten permission from two of the property owners, but the third is resisting.  Gus outlined some other possible options and then asked the Board what they thought he should do.  The Board thought that he should attempt to get permission from the reluctant property owner by contacting him directly and pleading his case.  The second option they liked was to attempt to put the trail access on the old Riddle Trail and get permission from filing 4 lot 85.  Gus stated that he would try to finalize the plans for the trail by the next R&R Board meeting.

 

Diane Morison was the spokesperson for the Recreation Committee.  She talked about her Fall Festival activity that is held on Halloween with other neighboring communities.  She stated that she had rented the Livermore Community Hall for the event due to the fact that the Fire Barn is not up to code yet.  She asked the Board to give her $250.00 for the event for supplies.  The Board expressed a concern that the event would be held at the Livermore Community Hall and were thinking about liability issues.  Diane said that she would prefer to have the event at the Fire Barn if possible.  Kent Christen stated that it could be possible to have enough of the work done in the Fire Barn to get TCO, but he didn’t promise anything.  The Board reached a consensus that Diane could have the $250.00 and the Fire Barn for 4 days prior to the event and one day after if it could get TCO.  If the Fire Barn is not an option they decided they would have to look into liability insurance for the community hall.  Frank McCormick made a motion that if the Fire Barn doesn’t get TCO that we provide Diane with $250.00 to hold the event at the Livermore Community Hall if liability is covered or does not exceed $50.00.  Larry Peterson, Gary Stanton, and Chuck Huddleson were opposed, and Bob Naftzger was in favor.  Motion failed.

 

Glacier Gals:  Mary Carroll spoke for the club.  She reminded everyone of the upcoming potluck on September 27th at 5:30 p.m.  She stated that to date they have sold 190 signs and publicly thanked Jean and Keith Weeks for their efforts.  She also informed the public of the Christmas party and gift exchange and encouraged everyone to participate.  She finished her report by stating that 187 people attended the recent pancake breakfast and that they collected $850.00 before expenses.

OLD BUSINESS:

A)    Trash Abuse:  A previous abuse was discussed and a fine amount needed to be decided.  After a bit of dialogue a motion was proposed.  Frank McCormick made a motion that the violator do one month of can service detail with the Glacier Gals.  Motion passed.

 

B)     Mistletoe Issues:  Kent stated that he is not giving quotes on mistletoe management and that it is a property owner’s responsibility.  It was noted that there needs to be some policy to enforce mistletoe control.  It was decided that Glacier View would have a policy that states that the mistletoe must be taken care of by August 1st before the bursting cycle or within 30 days of receiving a notice.  It was suggested that the Ecology Committee survey cited properties and if the problem is not addressed that removal would be at the owners expense. 

 

C)    Water Truck/Lease –Purchase-Retrofit: *see Manager’s Report (Attached)

 

NEW BUSINESS:

      A) Complaints/Dogs:  Christopher Crumbliss attended the meeting to address the

            complaint filed against his two dogs.  He told the Board that he plans on putting

            in an application for a large dog pen through the A.R.C.  The pen he requires for

            his two large dogs is bigger than the guidelines allow and he said that he wanted a

            variance to have this larger enclosure.  He also informed the Board that his

            neighbor expressed an interest in sharing this pen that would occupy part of the

            two properties, and that he had the area staked out for inspection.  Chuck

            Huddleson informed Mr. Crumbliss that the Board could recommend and give its

            approval for the bigger pen, but permission would still need to be granted by the

            A.R.C.  The Board decided that Mr. Crumbliss had answered the complaint and

            a vote was taken about whether or not his proposal would be recommended to the

            A.R.C.  A majority was reached in favor of the recommendation. 

 

            A second dog complaint was discussed involving Joseph Schroedel and his dogs. 

            He proposed to the Board that he would solve the problem by installing an electric

            fence around the perimeter of his property within 2 weeks.  It was noted that he

            didn’t need A.R.C. approval to do this.  The Board reached a consensus that the

            complaint had been addressed and voiced approval for Mr. Schroedel’s proposal.

 

            B) Additional Funding “Mountain Meeting Place”:  *see Manager’s Report

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

Chuck Huddleson adjourned the meeting at 12:30 p.m. and the Board went into executive session to discuss personnel matters.

 

The meeting was called back into regular session.  Chuck Huddleson made a motion to give Kent Christen a 6% increase in his salary.  Unanimous –motion passed.

 

Meeting Adjourned