At Tuesday’s HOA meeting it became clear residents continue to be cited for parking in the cutouts while visiting friends, a violation of the CC&R’s. This is a big problem and has been ongoing for a very long time. The board commented they were looking at changing the CC& R’s, a long and difficult process.

Here is a simple effective solution requiring only administrative action. All residents have parking stickers with numbers. These numbers are tied to a residential address. If the roving enforcement person is equipped with this simple lookup table he/she can quickly determine where the potential violator lives. If it is within a few blocks of the “offender”, cite them. If not, ignore it and move on.

The look up information can be provided by putting an up to date list on a secure Associa list published on a website accessible at the cottage or by cell phone to the enforcer; alternatively, by providing the greeter cottage with a printed list updated regularly. The enforcement person can either have phone access, carry a copy or obtain it by phoning the cottage.

This process only requires a directive by the Board to Associa to get it implemented, no further studies or delays. Far fewer complaints will be logged freeing Vicky to concentrate on the important stuff! Let’s do it.

What do you think?

Below is a recap of important items coming out of the HOA open meeting Tuesday, September 21:

• The golf course owner, Morgan Creek, LLC, responded last Friday to Placer County’s 28 pages of questions concerning their application for development. Our attorney is reviewing the submission. We’ll provide more details as they become available.
• The resignation of two members of the Landscape Committee was announced by Chris. Volunteers needed. Much of the open forum centered on landscape issues including landscaping complaints and issues surrounding the resignations. Key issues are how contracts are let and contractors managed as well as how the Committees interact with Associa and the Board. Following attempts at gathering more accurate information this will be discussed in more depth along with suggestions for further action in a follow up Post next week.
• It was announced that the remaining four lots of the seven lot townhouse development on Morgan Creek Lane have been resold to a new developer. The ARC is reviewing plans. The good news is this means the HOA can finally start collecting dues on the properties. About time!
• Safety committee reported that two speed monitors have been installed, one on the north side and one on the Pinehurst side. They are moveable and only monitor speed, no cameras. Apparently two cars were clocked on Westchester at over 50mph? Hopefully they’ll make a difference. One owner suggested speed bumps on Morgan Creek Lane, a hot spot for violations.
• We have a Welcome Committee. It was announced they pass out welcome bags to each new resident, eighteen in the last few months!
• Citing local residents for parking violations while visiting others in the community was a significant discussion topic. The Safety committee and the board have been looking at changing the CC&R’s to address this. They currently prohibit residents parking in the cutouts. This BLOG has a simple suggestion to mitigate the issue. It will be addressed for comment in a subsequent Post.
• One owner suggested that the accounting system used by the community does not properly account for reserves, expenditures and budgets. More clarification is needed. The board recognized that, though legal, we have been underfunding our reserves. They indicated that we are increasing allocations to catch up. More and simpler reporting may be needed to improve transparency. Currently we receive voluminous financial statements for year-end with no easy to understand analysis or commentary.

As always, comments are encouraged.

The Homeowners meeting will be held next Tuesday at

Creekview Ranch School – Multi-Purpose Room
8779 Cook Riolo Road, Roseville, CA 95747

As far as we know, there are no new developments to be discussed concerning the golf course.

The Board has agreed to discuss some of the issues raised by two members of the Landscape Committee in their resignation letter, including progress on the villas common area. Since landscaping is one of the areas which should be of concern to all of us in keeping our community attractive, we urge you all to attend to find out what’s happening and ask any questions you may have.