WCP Homeowners Association

June 28, 2007

927 West Campus Lane
DRAFT

Minutes

Action Items Motion/Second/Carried

• That the minutes for May 2007 Board meeting be approved.

• That Connie is authorized to hire Stone Mountain Corporation
to carry out the necessary Reserve Study.

Present: WCPHOA Board Directors: Eric Dahl, Jon Cruz, Steve Gaulin, Laura Kalman
(arrived 7:27pm); Homeowners: Kate Metropolis, Jane Rudolph, Alison Moehlis, Harry
Nelson, Gail Humphreys; Management: Connie Burns

Call to Order:

• Meeting called to order at 7:09 pm.

• Board quorum established

Approval of April 2007 Board Minutes

Liaison to the University-Update (Kate Metropolis and Jane Rudolph)

• Liaison members provided an update on leak remediation planning. Three
architect firms are, all acceptable to the University, have been selected to make
presentations on July 11, 2007 to a joint session of the Homeowner’s association
and University personnel. To ensure homeowner involvement, WCP residents
will be notified, and will be invited to solicit questions to Eric Dahl.
• Members wondered if the firms were already familiar with the Vanderslice report.
Ongoing concern over the University’s commitment to facilitate thorough repairs
was raised. Liaison members raised the issue of which entity—the University or
the Homeowner’s Association—would be that agent of oversight.
• The Homeowner’s Association might consider hiring a contractor separate from
the University to assist with oversight with owner’s interest in mind
• A concern was raised about the problems of a “one job fixes all the units”
approach, given that unit damage varies.
• The Board will want to know if the architect firm is willing to work directly with
the HOA in a client relationship.
 • Since there are many questions, there is a need for the Board to assist in gathering
the most urgent ones which can be presented to architect firms.

Playground Update:
• Alison Moehlis reported that the medium that replaced the sand in the playground
appears to not attract cats.

Financial Report

• Connie Burns again brought to the Board’s attention the need to consider planning
for the next Reserve Study; the last study was done in 2003 and implemented in
2004. It is State policy that HOA carry out Reserve Studies every 3 years.
Moved/Second/Carried that Connie be authorized to hire Stone Mountain
Corporation to carry out the necessary Reserve Study. We will ask that the study
provide an estimate of the costs of leak repair, and to factor in information from
the Vanderslice study, etc. The Board would like to know the cost to the
association if such repairs were to be carried by the homeowner’s. Such costs
would be factored into the Reserve Study, and the estimate would demonstrate the
draconian impact this would have on homeowners. This information will be
forwarded along to the University as additional rationale for University
assistance.
• The Water District is scheduled to hold another public hearing on July 9. After
discussion, the Board agreed to support a downsizing of the proposed meter sizes
which would still enable adequate water flow.
• Connie raised the need for the association to be cognizant of maintenance
scheduling: of pending immediate and long-range issues.
• Connie noted that it was time to repave/seal the complex’s roads and drive areas.
There was considerable discussion as to the necessity of this being done soon.
Several board members noted that WCP roads are comparatively superb to most
of the roads in the area. Connie strongly recommended that the association
consider full paving service for the complex roads and driveways. Another
concern was that any recently paved roads and driveways could incur further
damage and thus more repairs given the impending construction work to address
leak mitigation. The Board decided to hold off on full road and pavement service
until the Reserve Study is completed.

Landscape Committee
• It was noted that the recent storms exposed large limbs that were hazardous
and in need of removal
• Rather than have Plowboys simply replace or fill in plantings here and there,
it was decided that the association would hold off on routine
plantings/purchases in order to (1) privilege more long-term landscape
planning toward goals of lessening water consumption, and (2) potential
impact on landscaping due to impending construction related to leak
 mitigation; (3) thus allowing the association to pay attention to ways
maintenance and redesign might interact.
• Landscape walk-around will be shifted from monthly to every other month.
• It was proposed that the association consider slowly replacing the Eucalyptus
trees over time (as they are not native) with more native, drought resistant
trees. The recent diagnosis and regimen of care now scheduled for many
Eucalyptus trees was questioned in light of the option to replace them rather
than spend more money on them. Doug/Plowboys will be consulted as to the
further maintenance of these trees in lieu of possibly replacing them over
time.

Member’s Forum
• Harry Nelson presented a summary of data he collected on the costs of WCP
housing units in relation to market valuations in the area over time. Isolating
building costs/value from land costs/value. His study is based on using
County Assessor’s data to study the prices of WCP unites over the past 20
years, comparing this with nearby projects (Meadowtree, Pacific Palms, The
Grove and Ellwood Station). Owners at WCP paid only for structures, not
land, our purchases were “affordable” in the mid-1980s. Ensuing responses to
serious construction problems which the University paid to remedy
(piecemeal) resulted in buyers paying higher than market value (for just
structures—not land). Individuals can contact Harry to see his data.
• Alison Moehlis reported on some new births in the complex
• Alison also raised the issue of the fountain, which is no longer operational and
which the Board has declined to repair in light of the steep costs. A discussion
ensued over what to do with the fountain, and the space which surrounds it.
There was strong interest in removing the fountain, and flattening out the
space so as to retain an open stage which individuals could use for social
gatherings, dramatic events, and music presentations. Connie will send out an
announcement of this interest to solicit homeowner approval.
• A member raised concern over unauthorized use of the pool by non-residents
at late hours. A discussion ensued as to what can be done to deter such use
(timer-based motion detection lights; a motion-triggered MP3 audio message
warning of trespassing, etc.), but without specific decisions. In the meantime,
residents are advised to call the campus police in the event of unauthorized
pool use.

Meeting adjourned at 10:02 pm

Next Board meeting: July 26, 7:00pm at Laura Kalman’s residence, unit 901. .

Respectfully submitted by Jon Cruz, Secretary

These minutes presented in draft until approved at the next Board meeting.