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September Meeting Minutes

The Orchards HOA Meeting Minutes

September meeting

Date 9/14/17

Start: 7 pm

Present:

Tom Neubauer

Rachel Blom

Janet Prendergast

Ashley Smith

Old Business:

The Blom boys were hired to collect garbage around The Orchards. Paying them was significantly less than paying our usual person.
Trees and bushes at the entrance off of Betz were trimmed so people can safely walk on the sidewalks now.  A bent fire lane sign pole on Whispering Oaks was straightened.
The Board decided to push repainting the fire lanes to spring.  The Board will need to call and confirm with the fire department what, if any, the requirements are for repainting the curbs and adding a red stripe on the streets that do not have a “No Parking: Fire Lane” sign. 
Tom has postponed moving the mailboxes at this time. 
Rachel did find a local painter and a local concrete worker willing to take on small jobs.

New Business:

Tom motioned to have Janet Prendergast established as the new treasurer. Motion seconded by Rachel. Janet will now be the official treasurer for The Orchards HOA. She will need to be added to the accounts by the end of the month.
Ashley is in charge of sending a letter to the City of Cheney to turn off the water due to the approaching winter months. Rachel has arranged for Auto Rain to blow out the sprinklers Oct. 13^th.

A trailer parked on Thistle Creek was given violation notices from non-board members of The Orchards. Official violations have been put onto the vehicle by a member of the board to be moved, as per the bylaws.  A violation notice was also given for a trailer parked in a driveway on Meadow Glen.

Our last Yard of the Month for the year goes to 3216 Meadow Glen!

Bills:

Neighborhood Lawn & Tree                                                               $830.00

Cheney/Utilities                                                                                  $150.20

Other                                                                                                   $37.00

Total                                                                                                    $1,017.29

Balance in Checking                                                                           $45,148.89

Balance in Savings                                                                              $12,334.57

Balance in CD                                                                                    $44,700.65

Motion to approve bills and balances by Tom, seconded by Ashley.

Motion to end meeting by Rachel, seconded by Ashley. Ended at 7:50

Next meeting: October 9^th, 7 pm.

August Meeting Minutes

The Orchards HOA Meeting Minutes

8/8/17

Members Present

Tom Neaubauer

Rachel Blom

Ashley Smith

Called to order: 7 pm

Old Business
Current members removed old members from the STCU and Banner Bank accounts.
Members are still trying to find someone to paint/repaint the fire lanes and a concrete person to repair the broken pole off of Meadow Glenn road.
The old wood fence at the entrance of the neighborhood has been replaced w/new vinyl fencing.
The board still needs an official secretary and official treasurer.
Ashley will be the temporary secretary and Tom will be the temporary treasurer.

New Business
Tom gathered estimates and information on moving the mailbox 5 feet over so it is not on the corner. Tom motioned to approve and Ashley seconded. The reason for the mailbox move is to prevent cars from having to pass too closely.
The board is going to use Auto Rain Contracting instead of Dew Drops for needs in regards to sprinklers because quality of work was not as desired.
The board also voted on Yard of the Month. Congratulations to 3106 Meadowglenn Lane.
Tom will sort out Orchards members who have yet to pay their yearly dues, who needs to be sent to collections and what company the Board uses for collections.

Bills
Cheney                                 $153.14
Lawn + Tree                        $560.33

Motion to approve by Tom, Rachel seconded.

Bank Balances
STCU                                     $12,334.57 (Savings)

                                                $44, 657.03 (CD)

Banner                                  $49, 053.65

Meeting Adjourned: 7:25 pm

July Meeting Minutes

Orchards HOA Meeting

July 11, 2017 

Start: 6:58

In Attendance:

Rachel Blom

Rachel’s Daughter

Tom Neubauer

Ashley Smith

Old Business:

A few bills we went over in June were already taken care of in April and May.

Still looking for a Treasurer and Secretary. A renter can step in as a board member, but they must be current on dues, fees and fines.

Expenses:

Saving Balances $12,334.57 and CD Balance $46,613.46 at STCU

Checking Balance $49,626.08 at Banner

Paid City of Cheney $159.17

Paid State Farm $115.00

Paid Neighborhood Lawn & Tree $854..09

Motion to approve bills/expenses: Ashley. Seconded by Rachel.

New Business

Voted on this month’s yard of the month…113 Greenbrier Lane

Lawn guy has left the water off and charging The Orchards for mowing off of Meadow Glenn Lane

Mandatory no lawn watering is still in effect and the City of Cheney deals with/handles the citations. Orchards HOA is not responsible for replacing dead lawns since the water issues are with Cheney’s water supply.

Updating files on who is maintaining properties/ property managers for the rental homes to send notices and fines to the correct people

Picked up file boxes of old Orchards HOA files, need to scan and digitize the files.

All 4 Fencing guy did not show up for the job for June 16^th to update fencing at The Orchards Entrance…Tom will contact him and see if he will come back out.

Tom is updating the bank account to remove old members’ names.

Next Meeting: August 8^th, 7pm

Motion to end meeting: Rachel. Seconded by Tom.

End: 7:35

June Meeting Minutes

The Orchards Home Owners Association Meeting

Date: 6/13/17

Called to Order: 7:01 pm

Present:

            Tom Neubauer

            Rachel Blom

            Rachel’s Daughter

            Denise R.

            Ashley Smith

Old Business

There are still two open Board Member Positions-Treasurer and Secretary. Denise Reichman is stepping down & Tom will temporarily take over Treasurer duties.  Denise brought all of the files and supplies the treasurer is responsible for. She reviewed her system with the current members so they understood the color codes and order payments are recorded. Yellow highlight means that there needs to be an address updated and orange highlight means The Orchards member is making payments on their HOA dues. The former secretary, Cassie Day has also resigned & Ashley Smith will temporarily take over Secretary duties. In the previous meeting the board set out to find professional painters to update the fire lane coloring and fill a hole off of Meadow Glenn Ln with concrete. Ashley attempted to contact those she knew in both industries, however, because it is a busy season no contractors were taking on small jobs.

Bills paid:

Philadelphia Insurance:          $113

                                                $176

Cheney Utilities:                     $126.30

Copy Junction:                        $158.35

Motion to approve by Rachel. Motion seconded by Tom.

                                   

New Business

Hosting an Orchards BBQ was discussed, however, not enough interest was generated last year to justify, so this year no BBQ will take place. The Board also discussed the rules and regulations on Orchards members parking their RVs on their properties. They concluded that the Orchards guidelines, which states that RVs need to be behind a fence, can be changed to allowing RVs on the side of the house, so long as it does not intrude on their neighbor or reach the sidewalk.

Motion to end meeting by Tom. Motion seconded by Ashley.

Meeting End: 7:54 pm

Lawn Watering Update

Copied from City of Cheney Website:

Update on Lawn Watering in the City of Cheney; Odd/Even Watering Schedule Effective Friday, July 14

Residential and commercial lawn watering may resume under certain conditions, effective Friday, July 14.  On June 30 the City lost one of its largest production wells due to mechanical failure.  The City’s five water reservoirs were reduced to critically low levels; therefore, on July 6 an immediate lawn irrigation shutdown was enacted to help replenish the reservoirs.  Reservoir levels have now recovered to the point where limited lawn watering may be allowed.

In order to maintain appropriate levels in our reservoirs, the following water conservation measures are to be followed when watering residential and commercial lawns or greenspaces:

• Mandatory Odd/Even Watering Schedule:  Addresses ending in an odd number may water on odd calendar dates, and addresses ending in an even number may water on even calendar dates.  If your automatic sprinkler timer does not have an odd/even program, then please schedule your usage to 3-4 days per week.  This includes all residential, commercial, and apartment properties.
• Lawn Watering Times:  Watering times will be from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. or from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. if you don’t have an automatic timer.
• Amount of Water:  Restrict the amount of time you run your lawn sprinklers, which will conserve water and help to maintain our reservoir levels.
• Gardens and Flowers:  Watering of gardens and flowers is approved, 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.  Use a soaker hose, drip system, or water by hand.  Apply mulch. 

Please note that a separate well with nonpotable water is used in city parks.  Also, Eastern Washington University has its own wells, which are not tied to Cheney’s reservoirs.

Cheney Water Department staff will continue to monitor levels in the city’s five reservoirs.  For up-to-date information on Cheney’s water resources and tips on water conservation, please continue to visit our website.  Signing up for alerts and news flashes will help keep you informed of new information as it is posted.

Here is a reservoir levels graphic to illustrate various water levels. This graphic is for illustration purposes only; the City of Cheney actually has five reservoirs.

We thank the community members who followed the recent lawn watering prohibition, but there is a continuing need for help from the community in preventing another reduction in the water level in the reservoirs.

City of Cheney Notice

July 6, 2017

Mandatory Lawn Irrigation Shutdown

The City of Cheney is enacting a mandatory lawn irrigation water shutdown for residents and businesses. On June 30th the City lost one of its largest production wells due to mechanical failure. Since June 30th, the City's water reservoirs have been reduced to critically low levels and therefore must have an immediate lawn irrigation shutdown to replenish the reservoirs. It is permissible to water vegetable gardens and flowers, but you are asked to use water wisely. It's anticipated that this well will be repaired within the next couple of weeks. If everyone complies with the lawn watering shutdown, then reservoirs should be at a safe level to possibly provide restricted, limited lawn irrigation use next week. We will keep you informed of the status of reservoirs and well repair.