Board Minutes 2005-03-10

WCP Homeowners Association 10 March 2005 At 907 West Campus Lane Minutes—DRAFT Present: Betsy Brenner, Eric Dahl, Beth Digeser (Board), Connie Burns, Ken Pasternak Call to Order; Preliminary Business: • The meeting was called to order at 7:12 pm • A quorum was established • Minutes from the previous meeting of Directors on 10 February 2005 were approved • There were no changes to the agenda Committee Reports: Landscape • Connie reported that Bill Spiewak, the arborist, had finished his analysis and would be sending his report soon. He estimated that approximately 30 eucalyptus trees should be cut [down?] due to disease. • The fallen eucalyptus near the 950s will be taken care of as soon as the ground is dry enough. • Connie reported that occupants of one unit did not care for their India hawthorn, and the Board recommended that they take on responsibility for the area in front of the chimney themselves • Although Plowboy, responding to a request from the occupants of another unit, had recommended thinning the New Zealand Christmas tree (on the north side) to allow a view of the mountains from the deck, the board learned that the occupants had had the tree taken down even before the recommendation could be communicated to them. The Board is taking action to remedy the situation. • The Board would like to remind all homeowners of the general prohibition of removing trees or other vegetation from the common areas without the express consent of the Board or the ARB. • Connie reported that Plowboy suggested smoothing some of the uneven roots under the New Zealand Christmas trees to facilitate mowing. The Board decided to deal with this on an ad hoc basis. • Connie also reported that the Goleta water district will audit our water use. It may be possible to move to a satellite water system. • Eric broached the idea of moving to a more drought tolerant form of grass such as zoysia, but after some discussion the Board was reluctant to adopt this particular grass since it had the potential to be an invasive species. • Betsy reminded Connie that the palm trees needed trimming; Connie promised to get a cost estimate. Financial • The Board reviewed the Financial Report for February 2005 and found all in order. Document Revisions • Connie reported that the second amendment to the CC&Rs had been recorded. Leak Mitigation

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The Board discussed for some time the lack of progress made with leak mitigation. In the end, the Board decided that Eric would contact Bruce Kendall, chair of the Leak Mitigation Committee in order to ask them to update their leak report with the new information gathered during the last series of rains. The Board will then review the new report and then ask the Committee to contact UCOP again to discuss the new information and potential resolution of the leak issues. Management • The new street lights are ready to be installed as soon as the ground is dry enough • The new contact person at Facilities Management is John Gaffney • Tile repair is moving forward • Marborg is set to clean the sewers soon • Fire hydrants need testing • The board decided to replace the locks and keys at the pool gates since there are too many duplicate pool keys circulating to ensure that only WCP owners have access to the pool. Since the bid that Connie had procured included keys that were expensive to reproduce, a new bid will be procured with a less expensive lock/key assembly. • Connie will meet with a landscape architect outside a unit that sustained particularly damaging flooding during the recent rains to determine the extent to which the drainage from the playground area may have contributed to the problem. Old Business: • None New Business: • None Next Meeting: Set for 7:00 pm 14 April 2005 at Eric Dahl’s (964). Respectfully submitted, Beth Digeser These minutes presented in draft until approved at the next Board meeting