Lake Linganore Association, Inc.
September 19, 2005
The meeting was
called to order at 7 p.m. at the LLA Coldstream Drive office.
Board members
present were: Jim Cates, Jay Decker, Jim DiMeglio, Alan Dinkelacker, Brandon
Frazier, Lisa Rogers, Grant Sheehan.
Staff attending:
GM Edwards, CRM Gurley, Security Services of America, Jessica Kline.
The minutes of the August 15, 2005 regular
board meeting were approved as written.
DEVELOPER’S
REPORT
Jim DiMeglio
said that the groundbreaking for the Audubon North townhome section should
begin soon. He noted that the “limits of disturbance” were staked. He said that in Aspen the project was
starting utilities in the next few weeks.
In Woodridge he reported that he had been working with the residents who
are on the Tree Committee and that a plan was to soon be resubmitted to the
board. In addition he said the residents committee working with him on the weir
wall had recently completed a third design, one that included a stonewall, and
that it was proceeding to a submission to the Department of Natural Resources.
He also met with the Aspen Village Committee regarding Aspen IV and that they
would soon be talking about Aspen III.
He said that once the outstanding issues on that project were settled
with the committee that it would then be sent to the Frederick County Planning
Commission.
Land Stewards
partner John Clarke said that his company went before the county nine months
ago with a school funding plan that included a proposed amendment to the
county’s Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO) and a proposal for $43
million in funding for schools. He said
that Land Stewards was sponsoring a special presentation of the plan on
Tuesday, September 27, to get direct input from residents on the proposals.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Security— SSA introduced the “resident” officer
for Eaglehead as Jessica Kline. Her
supervisor noted that she has been building a network with the children and
neighbors in the villages and working with the sheriff’s office as much as
possible. He noted that security has
received complaints about noise, juvenile parties and four-wheel vehicles and
done a lot of work to deter vandalism. He also said that two officers are
scheduled each day, with a section of time that overlaps the schedules. The
officers have clocked a three to five minute response time to calls. It was noted that the busiest time of the week
for the officers is between 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays. GM Edwards said that
the office has received many positive comments about the work of SSA officers.
Director Frazier said that the security report provided by SSA did not always
show the resolution of the incidents and asked that it be included. Director
Decker said that he wanted times of day included in the report.
Resident Meridee
Kerrigan asked if people were permitted to swim at the dam. GM Edwards said that although the barricades
had been removed from the top of the dam, the sign regarding no swimming,
diving or jumping from the dam remained, primarily because the underwater
conditions at that area had changed dramatically as a result of the dam rehab
project and that the trash rack that once was 18 feet below the surface of the
water was now only approximately five feet below the surface. Director Dinkelacker suggested that this
area of the water be marked with a buoy.
Resident Cathie Reed suggested that a notice be put in LakeTalk about
this matter. Director Frazier reminded the audience that the covenants
stipulate that use of the community’s amenities are done at people’s “own
risk.”
Environmental Control Committee— GM Edward reported that applications on
small projects had slowed down but that the committee has been busy reviewing
additions, docks and some pool applications.
He also noted that the compliance specialist had 55 cases during the
past month, 26 of which had been resolved.
The GM said that everyone should be able to see a difference in the next
six months in covenant violations being cleared up in the community.
Financial Committee— LLA treasurer Brandon Frazier said that
finances were looking well, income was steady and that expenditures were
running 15 percent under budget. In
addition legal expenses were under budget, as well as collections
expenses. He noted that reserve account
items were on budget. It was noted that
operating cash was $877,000 and that the reserves balance was $815,000. Director Frazier said that the FY’07 budget
process was underway. It was decided to
keep the second board meeting in October to a short agenda so that an executive
session could be held that night to work on the budget.
Trailblazers Committee— the committee’s work party recently
focused on Westwinds Trail 3 (map number).
Committee representatives said they were waiting for rip rap to be
installed on a section of trail behind Coldstream near North Shore Drive in
order to contain it. The committee
continues to work on the trail map. It
was suggested that the committee consider getting sponsors to pay for the cost
of the map and to consider publishing it in the centerspread of LakeTalk.
Friends of the Lake Committee— it was reported that the committee was
going to hold a native plant sale on Saturday, Sept. 24, to benefit its
projects. The carp relocation project
has begun with some test runs on the methods and equipment. Approximately 300 lbs of carp was removed
from the lake recently. It was noted
that the LLA jon boat does not go in reverse.
VILLAGE COMMITTEE REPORTS
Aspen- chairperson Kathy Brown said that the village had
responded with comments on the Aspen III plan (attached to minutes). She also
noted that the sign at Accipiter had been knocked over and needed to be
removed.
Aspen North— Director Sheehan, a lot owner in Aspen
North, reported that the Aspen North Community Development Authority (CDA)
Committee had received its two-thirds vote approval to proceed with requesting
a CDA for the village. He said that
committee chairperson MJ Minton had done a great job on conducting the petition
process.
Ladoga Lane Three-Way Stop Update— GM Edwards said that the three-way stop
did not work out as well as hoped with the residents. He said residents didn’t like it and brought up some good
questions during their input to the 30-day review period. The GM said it was decided to move the stop
signs to each end of Ladoga Lane at the intersections with Coolfont Crossing
and Coldstream Drive.
Covenant Change Vote Procedure— because of confusion that seemed to be
reflected in questions raised by residents on the proposed covenant changes, it
was decided to table the matter at this time and to have a sample at the next
board meeting of a separate page to be included in the mailing of the voting
documents that explained some of those questions.
Vehicle Permit Study— Director Sheehan said that the LLA
employed SSA to run a check on 35 license plates that were registered as
members in Eaglehead and it was discovered that only two of them actually were
registered with an Eaglehead address. Director Sheehan said the problem of
vehicles being registered as “members” was worse than originally imagined. He said that these members needed to be
notified that they have provided false information and that the permits of
those vehicles falsely registered would be revoked. These members would have a right to appeal this decision. Director Decker asked what was to happen
next spring when the vehicle registration process begins again. Director Sheehan said it was best to take
the matter one step at a time. He said that residents needed to be given a
chance to respond and that those who did not respond would be dealt with as
determined. He suggested that the
residents found in violation in the sample test be sent a letter asking that
the permits be returned within a specified time frame or that the member show a
valid registration with an Eaglehead address for the vehicle in question, or
the LLA would take further action. He suggested that no details be outlined at
this time and that a schedule of consequences be determined by staff. He said the LLA should proceed carefully on
the matter and carefully consider what it should protect in this issue. He also
noted that 6,100 vehicle permits were requested during the past membership
renewal process.
Indian Cave Committee Update—
Kristen Watkins said that the turn out for the meeting with the
residents was small but that the committee reviewed all of the information from
the earlier meeting with Land Stewards.
She said the committee received lots of feedback from residents. The committee was to soon meet with Land
Stewards representatives to walk the lots in the proposed Indian Cave
development project. Director Frazier asked if he could have a copy of the
draft map of the project. Director
DiMeglio said that he would get one for each board member and put it in the
office mailboxes. Kristen said the goal
was to set another meeting with Land Stewards in October.
∙ Notice
re: County Meeting on Boyer’s Mill Road Project— the county was to have a
public meeting with Eaglehead residents on the project on Sept. 22 at Deer
Crossing Elementary.
∙ Land
Stewards sent notice that it was making a presentation on school capacity and
an amendment to the county’s APFO on Sept. 27.
∙ The
county is to have a meeting on Oct. 4 at Winchester Hall on the matter of including
a special exception to state law to allow golf carts on roads in Eaglehead.
RESIDENT FORUM
∙ Resident
Meridee Kerrigan complained about construction at the end of the road on which
she lives. She said that the road had
been damaged and that the sidewall of the storm drain was collapsing. She said that both Ilex Court and Picea
Court were rough coat surfaces asked the board to fix the roads and the storm
drain. GM Edwards said that previous repairs had not worked and that staff was
looking for an alternative. GM is to do a cost estimate.
∙ Resident
Margo Balazik of Aspen discussed problems with a builder working on a new home
next to her that she said has negatively impacted her. She showed the board photos of some of the
problems, which included lack of silt fencing and construction vehicles parking
on her property. Director Rogers asked
GM Edwards what the ECC administrator had done to date regarding addressing the
problems. GM Edwards explained and
noted that the builder was one of the best in the community in responding to
complaints. Director Frazier directed
staff to get a numbered listing of her problems with the photos so that staff
can determine who is responsible. Aspen
Village Committee chairperson Kathy Brown told the board that the problem was
not just that of Ms. Balazik but the LLA because all of the rubble created by
the building would be washed down to LLA common property.
ADJOURNMENT
Director Rogers
made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Director Frazier seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.