Lake Tahoe Park Association
Board of Directors Meeting
Minutes
April 15, 2006
Present: Milt Hyams, Margaret, Bob Thomas, Rich Wilson, Jim Davisson
Present by phone: Nancy Morse and Greg Gilbert
Bob Thomas, President opened the meeting by giving members the opportunity to review the Board minutes from the September meeting. A motion was made to approve the last meeting minutes. The motion passed 5-0. The minutes will be posted on our Web Site for review by all property owners.
James Davisson our on-site manager gave the Board an over view of projects and plans for this summer. He has purchased new uniforms for the beach staff. Each employee will be required to wear an Association provided shirt and khaki pants when they are on duty.
He told the Board that the fence needs to be repaired and hopes to have the work done this spring. The snow has damaged many of the top steel bars. He suggested that we replace them with a steel cable. The cable will hold up better in the winter and make it harder for individuals to climb over the top. The fence on the south side of the beach has an adjustable section and will be pulled up to the water line as soon as the snow melts. This is a requirement of the TRPA and one of the conditions for the permit for the restrooms.
The horseshoe pits will also be repaired. The steel bars will be set in concrete, making them more stable.
The new playground equipment is in place. The final requirement for completion is to fill the ground area with either sand or bark. The Board discussed the option. Bob Thomas noted that Pete Hutchins, absent Board member was against sand. Jim Davisson informed the Board that the local Parks and Recreation Department had placed bark in their system and were having a hard time keeping the site clean of pine needles. He felt the sand would be much easier to maintain. The Board discussed the issue and a motion was made to vote for either sand or bark. A vote was taken and all five Board members at the meeting favored sand.
The next area of concern was the organization of small boats kept on the beach. Jim plans to build four boat racks. Two will be placed at the south end of the beach and two will be placed at the north end of the beach. The beach staff will register each boat, requiring the owner to provide a name, address and phone number and sign an agreement to be created by the Manager. A policy statement on use of the racks will be prepared and put on our Web site.
Jim Davisson handles the staffing of the beach each summer. Most of our employees will be coming back. Jim plans to make several changes in the policy manual. Bob Thomas will incorporate these changes into the manual.
The next topic of discussion was about the letter prepared for the membership, putting them on notice that the Board will be filing a court petition to establish the powers of the Board to manage the Gas Station property in the best interest of the members. The letter will be mailed to all members within the next ten days. All directors were in favor of the letter. Milt Hyams informed the Board that the Placer County Superior Court will hear our request and make a ruling by late fall.
Rich Wilson, General Manager informed the Board that the director’s liability policy had been increased from one million dollars to three million dollars. The Board asked the Manager to confirm if the three million dollars was individual coverage or the total coverage for all Board members. This information will be provided at the next meeting.
Margaret Pinter provided the Board with information on research she had done on a new access card to replace our current system. The system is very interesting and offers some new options to administer the access to the beach. The cards can be coded to allow paid members in the park, provide special codes for guests at large parties or weddings, be reusable for multiple years and provide interesting information for management. Margaret will be providing a summary of the cost for the program during the next meeting.
The Board discussed the appointment of a director for the seventh seat. It was suggested that the appointment be postponed until our next annual meeting and let the membership elect the directors. Milt Hyams suggested we should appoint one of the two applicants now since they took the time to prepare information on themselves for the Board review with the understanding that an appointment would be made. He also pointed out that they would have to be reelected at the next annual meeting. The Board had two candidates, Beverly Hemphill and James Bell. Discussion was held about the qualifications of both candidates. A motion was made to nominate both candidates and vote for one individual. They would hold office until the next election. The vote was taken, Beverly received three votes and Jim Bell received two votes. Beverly was elected and will sit on the Board starting at the next meeting. Jim Bell will be asked by the Board to run for a seat during the next property owners meeting in July.
The final topic for the meeting was General Discussion. The Manager pointed out that the walk ways will need to be graveled this spring to comply with TRPA requirement under the restroom permit. We will replace another retaining wall this summer. The work will require an exempt activities permit from TRPA. As a matter of interest it was pointed out that the water company had enlarged their well on Washoe and no longer needs to draw water out of the lake from the pump site on the beach property.
Discussion was held about the status of our corporation. The current letterhead and web page state that it is a “non profit corporation”. A motion was made to change this heading to a “Not for Profit” corporation. The motion passed 5-0.
Other discussion concerned the possibility of arranging for a conference calling line allowing more than two directors to be on a line at a time. Also discussed was that the web site had some spelling errors, which needed to be corrected, and that possibly the background should be changed to be more suitable for the image of the Association.
The next Board meeting was scheduled for Sunday, June 3, 2006 at 9:00 AM. The meeting will be held at Tahoe Park Realty or the beach. The meeting prior to the Annual Property Owners meeting will be held June 30, 2006 at 6:00 PM at the beach.
Respectfully submitted,
Richard J. Wilson, Secretary
Contact Lake Tahoe Park Association
Physical Address
Tahoe Park Beach, Pier & Common Areas
1700 Sequoia Avenue, Tahoe City, California, 96145 (map)
E-mail: Management - Jim Davisson
E-mail: Association Accounts & Administration
E-mail: Tahoe Park Beach, Pier & Common Areas
Association Mailing Address
P.O. Box 5771, Tahoe City, California, 96145
E-mail: The Board
| Beach Telephone: (530) 583-3820 |
Manager's Telephone: (530) 583-2859 |
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Fax: (530) 581-4275 |
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