Historian Note:

 With 3 new Directors elected in August 2021, 2022 was a year of major transition and progress.

Residents breathed a sigh of relief to have a new, qualified Management company and a BOD majority that stopped kicking the can down the road.  Major problematic issues were discovered. Example of a huge one was: previous board had wrongly assessed dues by size. Law requires by unit.  Legal opinions sought and verified. Painful correction was needed to alter every unit dues to same amount. 

 BOARD OF DIRECTORS:   

PRESIDENT :  Pat Davis (newly elected 8/22)

VICE PRESIDENT):  Steve Erickson (newly elected 8/2022)

SECRETARY : Brett Toft (newly elected 8/2022) resigned  1/12/22 when unit sold.

            Sherri Shannon appointed as replacement at 1/26/22 HOA BOD Meeting

TREASURER: Linda Loveland (appointed 3/2018 elected 8/2019& 2020, failed re-election 8/2022) Social Committee Liaison since 3/2018. 

DIRECTOR  Buster Bustamonte (elected 8/2014, re-elected 8/2016 , 8/2018 & 2020, failed re-election 8/2020)

 Liaison to Landscape & Safety Committee (1/24/18)

DIRECTOR: Brett Toft (elected 8/2022)

DIRECTOR: Marc Siegel (elected 8/2022)

 

2022 MANAGEMENT:               

First Service 12/1/2021  (TW resigned effective 11/20/2021)

Community Manager  – Ryan Fields, CAM

Operations  Manager  – Jeff Lucas, CAM

Resident Service Manager – Leslie McElfish

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

Gayle Kern

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Non-owner residents may be on a committee during their residence at FDL.  Tenants are part of the community and should have the same opportunity to serve.

See Minutes for Committee Appointments approved.

Committee membership is for one year.

Committee members may serve on more than one committee as of 10/2020

All Committee Charters re-written and approved.  (see folder on same link with Minutes)

 

COMMITTEES with Board Liaisons (same format Committee Charters written and approved)see resident Portal.

Finance Sherri Shannon. Chairman, then Liaison

Landscape – Buster Bustamonte Liaison no members allowed

Social – Linda Loveland as Liaison – many members

Safety Committee – Buster Bustamonte Liaison?

Technology – Steve Helle, Chairman, Pat Davis Liaison

Communications & Welcome – Brett Toft Liaison

 

Minutes of Board of Directors (BOD) Click HERE to read 2022 documents.

Note: CCRs only require HOA general meetings of members to be held once a year.

           FDL has historically held monthly meetings except for July and December.

Note:  CCRs require Meeting Agenda with recommended format be issued before each meeting.

Meetings are to use Parliamentary Procedures rules.

(Year, Month, Day, Document)

(Historian’s Notes)

Meeting Minutes  Previous month Minutes routinely approved most years. Meetings are recorded and then transcribed by Management Company. Previous BOD did not allow even draft Minutes to be seen by owners until a month later at the next general meeting; a sore point. New Directors, moving forward with commitment of transparency, requested Current Management to  issue a Meeting packet at least 10 days before monthly meeting. This is being done.  Pack is comprehensive with Agenda, Minutes of last meeting, budgets, reserves, management and operations reports.

Annual Election: Significant this year to finally get 5 capable Directors interested in Moving Forward with better operation and management practices. A new philosophy of openness and transparency, welcoming owner input.

Some changes included:

Upgraded community tech.

Oversaw all contracted work.

Got a better payment system for FDL bills to be paid on time.

Enacted stringent budgeting with living documents for reserves.

Conducted weekly Planning meeting, open to all.  Past BODs held in secret despite CC&Rs allowing owner attendance.

LLAP: formed by disgruntled losers in the last elections, this secret, unnamed-participants group published newsletters to residents (using FDL proprietary mailing list)  that were accusatory, spurious, and full of untruths in an attempt to denigrate current BOD.  Could only have been led by previous administration who had access to resident email addresses.  Current BOD ignored slander for many months before responding in defense. Recall – disgruntled losers in last elections tried to Recall 3 Directors.  Recall failed by large majority. Communications: Much improved. In addition to the monthly Packet of FDL HOA BOD Meeting documents, there is a monthly meeting synopsis issued by Communication Committee.  Other routine, informative newsletters are issued.  See all in link to Minutes. Welcome Committee has been reestablished. Combined with Communications Committee.   All new residents are being contacted, welcomed into FDL and given a gift pack that includes helpful information about living in FDL.  New Rules established.  See FDL Portal for all current Rules & Regs. Social Committee events are well attended.  Activities also augmented by individual residents providing us with such events for wine tastings, game nights, a movie night, etc.

FDL looks so much better these days with responsive BOD and CAM Operations & Community Managers.

Filed:HPC:FDL Website DriveE>GOOGLE LIBRARY>Each YearSynopsis>Backup of Historical Records 2022finished.docx

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