Present: Rick Levinson, Mary Buchanan, Troy Maynor, Sais Bagnola, Mary Jane Daniels, Michael Uebel Guest: Bill Brock
1. Meeting called to order at 7:38 P.M at Mary’s. Minutes of the November 17, 2008 meeting were approved as amended. We welcomed Michael Uebel to the Board, replacing Deborah Aker.
2. Cards & gifts – The RPOA gave $50 gift cards to Deborah & Chris in appreciation for their service on the Board.
3. CDS glass on road – Neil Carman reported finding a lot of broken glass on Concord Circle after a CDS truck came through. A call was made to the company complaining about the problem. No one is to be using CDS, they should not be coming into Radiance.
4. Pool Report – Jeanine has requested that Garreth submit a bid for installation of a piece of equipment that would keep the pool from accidentally being over-filled. The Board decided that the chance of an overfilling would not be worth the cost of this device.
5. Roads – Jim Covington has not gotten back to us about checking out the cracks in our roads in order to make recommendations on repairs.
6. Kew Lot – They are one year overdue on completing their contract. They will be contacted to submit a letter of intent on the lot.
7. Oak Wilt – Bill Brock reported on what has been done already and the Board reviewed the information sent to us by the Forestry service. The map of where trenching will be done was reviewed and cost break down per landowner POA wads considered. Bill will get bids from several companies and then the decision will be made of how to divide the costs ($7,000 – $8,000). The Uebel’s will also be having the keg treatment done on some of the trees in their yard. Troy and Bill will mark the line where the trencher will cut and contact One Call to have the utilities marked. Bill will ask whoever gets the contract to walk Radiance to identify any other trees that might be affected.
8. Drought Conditions – Roger Kew submitted a letter about the need to save water in Radiance. A pool cover and attempt to reduce the amount of water used to “top off” the pool was suggested. Mary will contact John Morgan about bidding on a cover. The pool needs to be full year round to allow the skimmers to operate. Perhaps the pumps could be shut down if the pool is covered. Also, Roger is asking homeowners to limit outside water usage now and throughout the summer. This might prevent official sanctions on us. (letter attached)
9. 1826 Entry changes – Roger submitted another letter concerning improvements to our entrance. Roger is proposing a pond used as filtration area for sediments and contaminants. He also requested from Karen Ford that the road be leveled using culverts so flood water flows under the road. . There are no timelines on this project as yet.
10. Lift Station Power Back-up – Cliff has estimated that the cost of a solar back up would be $10 – $11 K. A battery system that would last a week would be about $6 – $6.5 K. Since neither of these choices is financially viable, Mary will contact RWSC about sharing a generator and the cost of a mobile unit that would serve both needs.
Meeting adjourned at 9:32 P.M.
Next Board meeting – Wednesday, February 18, 2009 – 7:30 P.M at Sais’
Respectfully Submitted,
Mary Buchanan RPOA Secretary
