DAMMERON VALLEY LANDOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
1137 Dammeron Valley Drive East Telephone/Fax (435) 574-6397
Final Minutes of the Monthly DVLA Board Meeting of September 24, 2013
The monthly DVLA Board Meeting was held at the Fire House. Nine landowners were in attendance.
Board Members attending: Jim Johnson, Ken Mandell and Ryan Andersen
Absent: Craig Meyocks, Terry Taylor
President Jim Johnson called the monthly board meeting of the Dammeron Valley Landowners’ Association to order at 7:10 p.m.
1. Approval of the agenda:
Ken Mandell MADE A MOTION that the agenda be approved; SECONDED by Ryan Andersen and the motion carried.
2. Review & approval of the minutes of the August 27, 2013, monthly DVLA Board meeting:
Ryan Andersen MADE A MOTION that the minutes for the August 27, 2013, monthly DVLA Board meeting be approved. The motion was SECONDED by Ken Mandell and the motion carried.
3. Reports:
A. President’s message – Jim Johnson
None given.
B. Fire Department Report – Chief Maciej Szczerbiak
SR 18 will be closed the morning of Saturday, October 5 until approximately 2:00 p.m. for the St. George marathon.
The National Wildland Coordinated Training has been scheduled for 2013/14, with the goal of three fire captains being certified under this training. Additional training will be coordinated to satisfy current NFPA requirements for fire department personnel.
An open house at the fire department will be held on Saturday, October 19th . Live fire demonstrations and Life Flight helicopter landing will take place during the open house, with the Life Flight helicopter scheduled to land at noon.
Since August 26, there have been no fires, five EMS emergencies, with one emergency resulting in closure of SR18 for approximately two hours to provide a landing area for the Life Flight helicopter. The use of a SOF tourniquet was part of the treatment to save the patient’s life.
During the last wildland fire in Veyo, it was discovered that Brush 13-2 needs a transmission and cooling system repair. Repair estimates are being secured, with one estimate from St. George Ford at $6,500.
First delivery of the new PPE was delivered on September 21. We now have all new fire shelters for each fire fighter, and all personnel have been properly fitted for new gear. Pagers to the county currently are not working, and communications are presently through texting. New pagers cost approximately $345.00 each.
C. Financial Report – Carol Clason
Regarding the financial reports, there is nothing unusual about the expenditures this past month. A check has been written to the SSD for $4,138.47 to cover their budget amount for the month of October, 2013. After forecasting the ability of the Association to cover all expenses for the 2013-14 fiscal year, we should be in good shape financially for this period. The DVLA has $249,905 in bank accounts as shown on the balance sheet for September 23 - $102,000 of that is in CD's which should be kept in reserve, if possible, until they mature. That leaves $130,000 in available cash, after subtracting the $15,000 in the performance bond bank account. The performance bond money is money held in trust to be refunded to the landowners upon their construction completion. The DVLA has pledged $50,000 to the SSD (outside the SSD budget request) for needed firefighting equipment, plus approximately $66,000 is still needed to cover the DVLA budget for the year. This gives the association a leeway of a remaining balance of $15,000 cash, which is not a very large margin under which to work. However, with the help of everyone to stay within budget, we should be in good shape.
On the secretarial side of the report, the board did receive an anonymous note from a landowner inquiring about three horses in a very small pen that were "molesting the neighborhood". Since the concern sheet had not been completed and there was no information about who submitted the concern, it was not possible to determine exactly what the complaint involved. Was the person asking if three horses were too many for the lot or were they concerned about the treatment of the animals due to the small pen? The board members are interested in addressing landowners' concerns, but need more information in order to assist. We are attempting to make the concern sheet more readily available to the members of the association. There are copies of the sheet on the table this evening, and Johnna Evans is working on making a copy available on the DVLA website that landowners can print out and use if they want to bring an issue to the board members’ attention.
D. Committee Updates:
i. Finance – Terry Taylor
No report submitted.
ii. Architectural Review - Ken Mandell
The only activity for the architectural committee for the month was the landowner refund approval on the Farms subdivision, lot 28, after construction on the property was completed and reviewed.
iii. Public Safety – Mac Thomson
A call will be made to the county road department to have the misspelling of the sign at Dammeron Valley Drive West and Old Farms Road corrected.
In response to the complaint that the fire department personnel are causing the roadside to give way when they release water from the fire hydrants, they are not causing the problem. When they release water, they have a device that shoots the water into the air, causing an umbrella effect that does not harm the landscape. It is possible that contractors who have access to the hydrants or the water company personnel flushing a line that are undermining the shoulders of the roads.
A county engineer has created a type of T-intersection device that will collect the water coming north and also the water going west across Old Farms Road. There will be an elbow of some sort to direct the water west around the corner. This project has been scheduled by the county, but will be completed only when other more severe problems at other communities are completed.
The county weed inspector was in the valley today spraying for weeds.
iv. Social/Insurance – Craig Meyocks
No report submitted.
v. Public Properties/SSD Liaison – Craig Meyocks
a. Water Committee Report: No report submitted.
4. New Business:
A. Discussion on a proposed speed limit on Highway 18 within Dammeron Valley’s boundaries.
A proposal was made by Jim Johnson that the speed limit be changed to 45 miles per hour on Highway 18 within the boundaries of Dammeron Valley. Some of the situations involved with this suggestion are the numerous school buses that have to turn onto Highway 18 several times a day, the number of deer that are present in the area, residents that try to safely enter the highway, etc. Several landowners indicated their interest in pursuing this issue. Maciej Szczerbiak indicated that the proposal to reduce the speed limit to 55 miles per hour has already been submitted to the county by a number of surrounding towns after the last bad accident in Central. He will give an update to the landowners if any action is taken. Any observance of reckless driving should be reported to the Sheriff’s department.
5. Old Business: None Proposed
6. Comment and discussion by landowners:
Ryan Andersen asked that consideration be given for additional action against a landowner residing in the east side of the valley who continues to accumulate equipment and trash on his property. The issue was scheduled to be addressed by the board members.
Jim Johnson volunteered to amend the concern form to indicate that the name of the person submitting the concern need not be reported to the landowner causing the problem. The situation can be handled by the members of the boards without the complainant becoming further involved.
7. Adjournment:
A MOTION WAS MADE by Ken Mandell and SECONDED by Ryan Andersen to adjourn the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
Carol Clason,
Recording Secretary
