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Board Meeting Minutes from July 12, 2005

Board members: Cary Ecker, Brian Stern
Homeowners: Shari Clark (bookeeper), Steve Moller, Sheryl Bullard, Craig Johnson

Cary inspected the west fence from Puget Park drive to the south walkway, as this is the area of most concern. He found only one post needing replacement, as well as a few supports and vertical brackets. This is excellent news as it most likely means we can postpone a large-scale fence replacement.
Brian will look at the details of the settlement for one replaced fence segment to ensure paint and color matching was accounted for and already reimbursed. A painting contractor will be hired to paint this as well as other replaced "blowover" sections.

Charles Hower has volunteered to assist the board with functions related to the disbanded Architectural Control Committee.
Cary walked through The Falls and noted about 15 RV's that were in front of homes (violation of CC&Rs section 3.11 - Parking). Notice letters will be sent to each homeowner.
Shari will draft a standard CC&R variance letter.

Steve recommended the board talk with Jim Garcia at Seattle Roof Brokers (www.seattleroofbrokers.com). They apparently work with many contractors and material providers and may be able to provide better and more uniform options for The Falls.
The board will reconsider what constitutes approved roofing. Several composite roofs have been approved in the past that do not meet the original criteria and a significant number of homeowners have complained about them. Up for consideration is unapproving Pabco products (too thin, not nice layered appearance) and non-natural colors in the gray range.
The board approved the Charcoal Blend color for GAF roofing material.

Brian has completed the transition of the association's website and email over to Yahoo. The new email address is board@the-falls.org, however the old Hotmail address will continue to be monitored.
Brian has completed a new forum for homeowners to discuss community-related issues. A few minor details are still being worked out but this will go live on the website soon.
It's probably time to send a new paper newsletter out to everyone. Major topics will be roofing, RV's, fences, CC&R enforcement, web/email, park vandalism, and totem polls. This is also a good time to roll out the new email and forum.

Steve brought to the board's attention a neighbor who is having discussions about building a new home in The Falls by purchasing a portion of a neighbor's property. The board is against this and if this proposal actually occurs, the board will speak against it to the county.
Cary found a source for "native growth protection" signs in Mukilteo for $20/ea. These may be placed in some trail areas.
A homeowner has volunteered to remove the play structure in the South park area. It has already been somewhat toppled down however as someone drove a truck into the park and hit the structure.