Starlight
Mesa
Homeowners
Association
Board
Meeting
Minutes
4-26-17,
7:30 p.m.
SP
house
Present – Greg Goeckner (GG), Sylvia Paz (SP), Albert Chang
(AC), Janet Edberg (JE), Cynthia Smither (CS)
Also – Trang Tran (TT)
Renovation requests:
Trang
Tran - solar panels:
TT reviewed her proposal to install solar panels on her house. The panels will only be on the back and side
of the roof, so not visible from the street.
The panels will be flush to the roof.
The panels will be black, high grade/more efficient and therefore
requiring fewer panels. The electrical
panel for the solar power will be located right next to the existing electrical
panel on the side of the house and not visible from the street. The Board approved the proposal.
Durfee
flagstones: The Board discussed
the placement of flagstones by the Durfees on their lower lot near the sidewalk
leading down to the pool and agreed that this was appropriate within the common
maintenance area on the owner’s lot.
KS
Kim requests:
The Board discussed two requests from Jason Kim on behalf of his mother,
KS Kim – to add pavers from her back gate into the common area and to remove
several large trees in her front yard. GG
advised that the Kims want to put flagstones into the park to allow her
wheelchair access to the park. There is
no common maintenance area on the Kims lot so that is not an issue. SP noted that the path would have to be
fairly wide and asked if it would be possible to get a drawing of the planned
path. Do the Kims want to connect the path to the existing sidewalks? GG will follow up. Regarding the trees, SP noted that the trees
are on the side of the house, in the front. CS went to look at them and didn’t
see why they would want to remove these trees.
GG noted that generally the Board is opposed to removing trees in
neighborhood front yards if they are not diseased or dead. GG will ask for more information.
Risley
solar panels: GG
reviewed the proposal from the Risleys to add solar panels to their house. He will follow up with them on the location
of the electric panel and whether the solar panels will be flush to the
roof. Provided that the answers are
consistent with existing solar panel approvals, the Board approved the proposal.
Kelly
Kim house: SP noted that the
house on the corner of Pali Point and Starlane had not covered their water
heater as promised earlier. GG
will follow up with them and find out the status of these renovations.
Maintenance:
Pool
operator requirements:
GG advised that he had checked the swimming pool signs in connection
with a notice of violation several months earlier. He added the maximum number of occupants but
the signs otherwise appeared to be in order.
He noted that we had also been given a form to register a “pool operator,”
which we have never had. SP noted that
the pool cleaning company comes once a week - Blue Water Pools. CS will reach out to them and find out if
they fulfil the role of pool operator.
General: SP confirmed with Jose Toribio that the
community wiring and piping near the Levins’ fence were no longer needed. Jose changed the old sprinkler valves around the
pool area. A valve broke this past
Saturday – Jose repaired it. The junipers
were removed along Starlight Crest near the JPL gate. JE has spoken to a sign company about a sign
for the steps down to the pool/tennis court area – they can make a metal sign
for $98. She will ask Printefex if they
can make it cheaper. The Board approved
up to $100 for this sign.
Hillside
Brush Clearance:
SP advised that the annual hillside brush clearance needs to start soon. Due to the rains, there will be a lot of
brush this year so the cost quoted by Jose is $16,500, higher than in prior years.
AC advised that the budget for brush clearance was $13k and that had been
increased already due to the rains. GG observed that Jose’s prices are always
reasonable and we have no choice but to complete this work as it is a fire
department requirement. AC advised that we may have to cut back tree trimming
later in the year as a result. The Board
approved the brush clearance work for $16,500.
Treasurer’s Report:
AC reported that the annual audit is complete. The tax returns have been filed. As discussed earlier, we need to do a reserve
study. The operating fund is slightly
lower than recommended. The reserve fund
had been significantly underfunded. The
audit recommends $100k and we now have $79k and are adding $1500/month. The operating account had $22k at the end of March. We are generally on budget, although we have
spent the entire amount budgeted for legal expenses already this year. AC reviewed the status of delinquencies in
paying HOA dues; reminders have been sent as appropriate.
Playground renovation project:
SP reported that Derrick Pan had agreed
to take over this project. He talked to Brent
Tweddle and SP and agreed to confirm that the existing quotes for the
playground equipment are still valid. We
still need to determine whether we pay a company to install the equipment – getting
assurance that it is up to code – or install it ourselves and have an inspector
come to certify that it meets code requirements. We should get a ballot out for approval to get
this work completed and not wait for the pool project, which is likely to take
more time. The Board approved proceeding
with a special assessment ballot for the playground renovations.
Pool renovation project:
GG advised
that he was waiting to hear from possible new leaders for this project.
Miscellaneous:
GG advised that he had received a complaint
from a neighbor that another neighbor was letting their dog swim in the HOA pool. This is a violation of the pool rules. GG will send a note to remind them of this
rule.
Scheduling Annual Picnic:
GG brought up scheduling the annual
picnic this year. It will be the 50th
anniversary of the community. The Board
discussed an appropriate date for the picnic.
GG will look at dates in October – preferably a Sunday with no conflicts.
Next Meeting
May 22,
2017
7:30 p.m.
SP house