Maple Ridge Estates HOA BOD Meeting, Q3 2019

October 21, 2019

Minutes

Call to Order

1. Attendance

2. Julie, Bob, Janet, Pete, Michael, Toni

3. Welcome New Members

4. No new members

Treasurer’s Report

Financials Report out

1. Some homes still owe for 2019

2. 4 letters returned, Pete will contact houses

3. Completed items:

4. MRE email account upgraded to premium to remove unsightly advertisements – still not showing as premium

5. Banners completed for posting about events

6. Open items (follow up)

7. Quotes for management company HOA assistance

8. Audit of finances required

Committee Reports

Maintenance

Work Completed

1. Inspection/Audit of the playground

2. Complete

3. Recommend a cleaning

4. Recommend trimming nearby trees that overhang the playground

5. Monument

6. Lower monument lights

7. Common Area Maintenance

8. Spring cleanup successful, bin was full

9. Janet will be leaving board

Open Items

1. Quote for new gravel in the park trail

2. Gravel needs updating, currently seeking quote

3. Measurement of the pathway/areas to be covered

4. Robert/Janet work on quotes/method for installing

5. Neighborhood assist or pay for labor?

6. Fall cleanup

7. November 9-11th

8. Bin to be placed in front of house near corner

9. gravel needs reseeding by newly installed accessibility area (near SE 156th & 139th CT SE)

10. Upper monument

11. lighting noticeable dimmer than lower section

12. Upper monument lighting pretty much non existent

13. Quote by canber regarding upgrade of upper lighting

14. Lower monument

15. Power is sourced from nearby house

16. Need to verify where power is supplied

17. Janet attempt to contact homeowner

18. Dead tree removal from park

ACC

Work Completed

1. Vacant house cleaned up

2. 
   

3. Airbnb house has communicated that the current tenant will be gone end of Summer.

4. House is for sale

5. Board votes unanimous AirBnb violates HOA CCnRs

6. shopping cart by the park lookout need to dig out and get truck to take back to safeway

7. 
   

8. City of Renton has cleaned up the mess per Janet notification

9. Fire hydrants have been repainted

10. Yard in front of fence appears overgrown (140th Ct SE)

11. Owner cleaned this up promptly

12. Trailer in driveway of house at (14013 SE 158th St)

13. Taken care of

14. 13869 has trash/junk/overgrown in front yard/driveway

15. Taken care of

16. Downed tree on sidewalk/garden (near 15725 138th Pl)

17. Taken care of

18. Open Items

19. Two houses with cars parked on grass/dirt (near 14025 SE 158th St and near 14039 SE 158th St) Does CCnRs allow?

20. Board agrees CCnRs does not allow parking on grass yard

21. dead trees (near 14007 SE 158th St)

22. Bob contacted

23. dead trees (near 15725 138th Pl)

24. Bob contacted

25. Vacant house (upper) status: quote has come through, board to approve- Pete call asap to complete

26. Starting to look bad again…

27. Have Canber cleanup again

28. There is a dead tree against the house

29. Bob to send letters to houses with overgrowing trees, etc.

General Discussion Items:

1. Banners for: 1) Annual Garage Sale 2) Summer Picnic 3) Neighborhood Cleanup, 4) Annual Dues 5) Annual Meeting

2. Banners ordered/completed

3. Annual Dues sign not ordered

4. Management company: could assist in managing HOA enforcement, collecting dues, amending CCnRs. Quotes, discussion with company. First step to get quotes and see budget costs

5. Quote on CCnR update

6. Quote on Management company

7. 2019 Meeting Schedule

8. Next meeting October 2019

9. Annual HOA meeting date, flyers/signage

10. Notification/reminder of general rules (ie. Boats, trailers, parking, etc.)

11. Flyer?

12. 1st week of December Wed or Thursday Annual HOA Meeting

13. book library room