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BOD - 2024-12-12

Koocanusa Village Community Association - BOD

Thursday, December 12, 2024 - 7:30pm

Microsoft Office Teams – Virtual & Attended

Meeting Minutes

Members is Attendance: Bruce Cody

Via MS Teams: Colin Stroeder, Carl Haase, Reg Patterson, Rick Spasiuk

Absent: Kelly Kemick

Member Guests: Tracy Cody (stepped in to take minutes)

Business

  1. Call the meeting order at 7:34pm
  2. Adopt minutes from previous meeting
    • No updates
    • Moved to adopt - Colin
    • 2nd - Reg
  3. Financials and Accounting
    • Spending still under overall budget
    • Some items moved with categories to accommodate unplanned expenses
    • 7 member fees remain outstanding for 2024
    • ACTION - Carl will send another reminder
    • Profit & Loss and Budget sheet still a work in progress
  4. Correspondence & Membership Maintenance - Kelly & Bruce
    • Bruce unaware of any new issues - Kelly has been away
  5. Common Areas Development
    • Bruce - status of Strata agreements - have both been signed
    • Reg spoke to additional expenses for installation of water services in both 771 large green spaces
    • Board agreed it was opportune to insure costs while other work was going on and unanimously and retroactively approved expense - Carl estimated approximately $1,700
    • Deposit of $500 paid to BC Hydro
    • BC Hydro project manager has been assigned and will advise when balance of deposit is required.
  6. Snow Removal Update and Discussion - Rick
    • Contract signed by Reg
    • Contractor advised that some sanding is required for insurance purposes
    • Plowed twice with 2 issues arising
      • 1 - Complaints about windrow across driveway entrance
      • 2 - Requests to have gravel side roads cleared in 771
    • Ray should not be dealing with complaints
    • ACTION - Rick will revise and resend notice regarding plowing and advise how to forward enquiries and/or complaints (info@kvca.ca)
    • Rene cleared around hydrants and fire equipment and charged $135
    • Bruce noted receipt of email from Brian Bell (771 Strata Manager) requesting that (8) side, gravel, roads in 771 also be cleared, as per agreement
    • ACTION - Bruce to reply to Brian and discuss
    • Confirming Board virtual approval for up to $3,750 for road clearing.
  7. Fire & Safety Update - Bruce
    • Bruce contacted Shelley to confirm no additional non-critical expenses for F&S should incurred for this year - Shelley acknowledged.
  8. Future Strata and KVCA Board Cooperation - Bruce
    • Discussion on how to improve coordination and cooperation between Strata's and KVCA
    • Agreement that it would benefit the community for all Boards to coordinate on activities and budgets
    • Further Discussion at future meetings
  9. Next KVCA BOD meeting:
    • Tentatively set for Thursday, January 23, 2025
  10. Meeting adjourned: 8:26pm