Kidd Island Bay Home Owners Association
Annual General Members Meeting
Date: August 2, 2008
Time: 11:30am
Place: Beach – North Walkway
Members Present:
Name Lot/lots #
John & Diane Boisen 11 &12
Don Sharp 35
Russ & Ruby Niles 17,18, & 19
Jim & Carol Ruyf U17 & U18
William Putren 10 & U7
Fred and Helen Miller 14, 15, & 16
Dennese Schumacher 7 & 8
Chad & Heather Solsvik 25 & 26
Tim Ball 22 /23/24
Neal Schaefer U8 & U9
Tim Moss 27 & 28
June Berquest/ Gary Stevens U 1-4
Chad & Becky Schmidt U 12 & 11
Stevie & Rick Freeman U6
Toni Beck 3
Jan O’Halloran 5
John Baechler 1
There were 25 members present, representing 34 lots.
Proxies:
There were four (4) proxies, representing 4 lots.
Minutes of the Meeting
John Boisen, President, opened the meeting.
Minutes from Last Meeting:
1. A motion was made, and seconded, to waive the reading of these minutes.
The Members voted unanimously to waive the reading of those minutes.
2. Treasurer’s Report – Tim Ball
Tim Ball reported we have $2,743.90 in our bank account.
There are only eight members, who have not paid their dues.
There has been great progress over the past 4 years on the reduction
of past due, this is a reflection of all Members working together, to make this Association successful.
More Members have paid on time this year then in our history.
The bank loan balance for the road = $8,099.55.
3. Pathway Report:
Fred Miller reported that Rohan Construction had quoted us $1,336.00 to repair the North pathway. When he inspected both paths, he found the South pathway was bad, and dangerous. He rebuilt that path. Jim Ruyf reported, that is much improved, and in good shape.
North pathway: he rebuilt as best as he could, but could not regrade the dirt, because of the numerous tree roots contained therein. He did not want the liability of a tree dying, and falling on someone’s home.
A permanent fix is a complete wooden staircase from the road to the grass areas, which would be above our budget for this year. The Board will look at this for a possible item for next year.
In the meantime, the path is much improved, and passable.
The contractor repaired both paths for the quoted amount, which we are pleased.
4. Road Report – Fred Miller
Fred Miller made a brief report on the results of the paving of Boisen Road. Some residents expressed a concern over the suddenness of the job after our last Annual Meeting. The answer was that, the asphalt plants close in October for the season, and the contractor had one cancellation, which jumped on it. Had we waited until this year, the costs would have doubled. Everyone has expressed compliments on the results, and this writer, who worked on that project, appreciated the nice compliments from June Berquest.
5. Problems with Renters:
John Boisen led this portion of the meeting. There were several complaints from the members over the conduct of the renters, a problem that has increased over last year. One case, the sheriff had to be called.
The list ran from pit bulls running loose, 20-30 people renting one house, and causing a scene on the beach, overloading the road, trespassing, and etc.
It has become evident, that the landlords are engaged in commercial operations, and do not care about the welfare of the neighbors. The landlord’s house is strictly a business from which they extract rent at our expense.
There are currently 6 houses identified as rentals, with one charging a reported $6,000 per week, and is past due two years of dues and road payments. We will be filing a lawsuit for the collection of our funds.
There was discussion on what other associations have done regarding this problem:
Russ Niles reported that a group at Rockford Bay allows only annual leases – no weekend rentals.
Don Sharp reported that Captain Kidd Association charges almost double the dues for rental property.
Fred Miller reported that our attorney, Scott Reed represents an association near Spirit Lake, who has banned rentals, period. It has been tested, and stands up in court.
There is a growing trend to significantly increase the dues on rentals in the area.
The General Members expressed a general feeling that the landlord and their rentals had caused significant problems that affected the rest of the neighbors, and the landlords should pay greater annual dues to offset the expenses and aggravation.
It should be noted that 5 of the landlords are past due on their annual dues.
6. Election of Board Members
The Members voted unamiously to reelect the current board Members. A Board meeting was conducted at the same setting for the election of officers. The same officers were re-elected. There being no further matters, the Board meeting was adjourned.
Here being no further business, a motion was made and seconded.
Personal remarks from the Secretary
Last year, I reported that would be my last year as Secretary due to blindness. Well folks, I have been pressed into service again. I have taken training through the Commission of the Blind, and can use a computer and type – someone must have found out about that, and here I am back in the job.
Thanks for all of your help in the past, and I could use some in the future – I will try to do a good job for our Association.
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