February 1,
2005
MEMBERS PRESENT: Dora Jiles
for David Jiles, Rob Marks, Ray Metz, Richard Stewart, Nancy Christiansen,
Frances Collinwood, David Miles, John Nist.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Chris Van
Horn
HOMEOWNERS
PRESENT: Mike Shorb
The meeting was called to order by Dave Miles on
Tuesday, 7:00PM at the home of Dave Miles. Written agenda is not available.
[MSP] Meeting minutes of January
2005 approved, as is.
1. Annual meeting place has
been arranged by John Nist for 7PM March 15th, 2005 at Eisenhower
Middle School Cafeteria.
2. Fitzgerald paid 2004 dues
plus lawyer fees. Frances knows the
balance amount.
3. Thank-you to Ray who has
brought the HL web-site up to date.
4. Storm drain between the
lakes has been pumped out by the city as requested.
5. [MSP]
Mike Shorb was present to request monthly meeting minutes and budget be
e-mailed to him after they have been approved.
6. Sixty-five homeowners have
paid their dues to date per Frances. On
March 1st, we send registered letters to those dues that are now
“officially late”. On April 1st,
liens go into effect.
7. Thank-you Rob for handling
the Department of Ecology regarding Caulkins Dam. David Jiles has the
correspondence about this. We still need
“to assign one of your members the responsibility for inspections and
maintenance of Caulkins Dam. That
individual should compile an Operation and Maintenance Plan for the dam and
forward a copy to us for our files.
Submittal of this plan to the Dam Safety Office within 180 days is
required…Information on how to do this is on the web-site
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/dams/dss.html.
1. Nancy to check on Monty’s
plan for lake treatment and get a bid from him.
2. Geese guns are used to scare
the geese away at the beginning of the season when they come to the lake and
hang around. The guns are like “starting
guns” at races. They make a loud gunshot
sound only. Homeowner’s need to be made
aware that we plan to use the guns if we decide to do so. Nancy can get letter from the police
department allowing us to use these guns if necessary. This will be discussed at the annual meeting.
3. [MSP] Monthly
minutes to be posted on our web-site.
Also, some statement should state that “For any questions or concerns,
please contact a board member or come to a board meeting.
4. Brad Freden
contacted a board member about concerns he has about tall trees in the common
area having the potential to fall on his house/property during the next
windstorm. Rob and John will meet with
him to see what his concerns are and decide what action is needed.
5. We now have 2 keys to the
P.O. box in Mill Creek. Frances and Dave
Miles each have one.
6. We will plan to discuss the
raising of dues at the March 1st meeting depending on what plans we
have for 2005. See below.
7. Welcome to our new fire
station on 35th. We will
invite them to our June 18th picnic.
We also may be able to arrange to have meetings there.
8. Hilton Lake sign at the
entrance on 104th was leaning, now it’s not. Monty fixed it?
Potential
Projects for 2005-
1. Culvert unplug.
2. Tennis courts net re-setting
(jack-hammering may be combined with culvert unplugging)
3. Grass renewal to common area
adjacent to Carolyn Allen’s house (space covers approx. the frontage of two or
three lots). Rob to arrange for soil
delivery and Monty’s trailer to be used to deliver soil to site on day of work
party.
4. Picnic tables- Make new or
refurbish? David Flaming has volunteered to make tables in the past.
5. Clean out and re-organize
shed.
6. Build fence between Hilton
Estates and North Lake. It may be important to establish a barrier before the
first residents move in. No fence invites foot traffic.
2005 Board Meetings:
March
1st- Richard Stewart
March
15th- Annual Board Meeting 7PM Eisenhower MS Cafeteria
April
12th- Nancy
Christiansen (first week of April is Spring Break)
May
3rd- David Jiles
June
7th- Frances Collinwood
July
5th- No meeting
August
2nd- Chris Van Horn
September
6th- David Jiles
October
4th- David Miles
November
1st- John Nist
December
6th- Holiday Party
2005 Calendar of Events:
Annual
Board Meeting- Mar 15th, 2005
Spring
Work Party- April 30th, 2005
Garage
Sale- Dave Miles to set.
Hilton
Lake Picnic-June 18th, 2005
Fall
Work Party- Oct 15th, 2005
Hilton
Lake Homeowner’s Association Website: http://www.hiltonlake.org
Please
contact any Board member if you have questions or concerns.