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Yakima Ranches Phase II
	Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, January 25th, 2007

		Meeting was called to order at approximately 6:45 P.M. at M.C. Machinery, Terrace Heights, Yakima.  All board members were present: Richard Kantak, Greg Reider, Judy Johnson, Bill Thompson, and Ken Whitmire.
	
		The minutes of the December 7th, 2006 meeting were read and approved.

		President Kantak gave a digital slide show on problem solving.

		Richard Kantak reported he will be meeting tomorrow with our surveyor, Remy Jassuad, and has an appointment with Paul Larson, the attorney.  Cannot report anything yet.

		He mentioned the Gap to Gap Races as related to phase 3 and phase 4.

		Greg Reider reported on snow removal.  It is very frustrating.  He had contacted DPR (Scott St.John).  It did not work out.

		Don Gabbert used a dump truck to grade roads as high as he could.  Billing will be approximately $1,375.73 dollars.

		Clyde Friend, in the emergency, graded the upper roads.  He has not invoiced phase 2 yet.

		TTC Construction has agreed to grade snow: Shannon Heckart, President; A.J. Heckart, Vice President, 128271 Summitview Rd. Yakima.  
A. J. phone # 725 – 2534.      Estimates   -   457 – 3969.

		Judy Johnson, Treasurer, reported we have $68,222.66 dollars in account.

		The board reaffirmed to reimburse Barbara Friend for the postage she purchased for mailing out the annual meeting notices.  Two sets of stamps were involved.  

		Balance owed attorney -  $946.00 dollars.

		It was moved and passed that we move our account from Yakima Federal to Washington Mutual and obtain papers explaining their procedures and interest rates.  

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Judy moved, Bill seconded that we immediately place liens on all properties that owe over $5,000.00 dollars in back dues.  This does not preclude lowering the threshold for liens later.  Passed unanimously.

Bill Thompson turned in a written report and opinions on our roads and their conditions.  A copy is filed with minutes.

The board requested that Ken take on the action item of talking to owners of parcel numbers 23402 and 23403, bordering Vista Verde.  Ken agreed, but can’t commit to do it immediately.

Wallaby road was discussed.  It was moved by Greg and seconded by Bill that we apply crushed rock on Wallaby Lane and also follow through on the culvert that was OK’d at an earlier meeting.  (Line 25)

The board pre-approved Line 26 of agenda regarding conducting association business by phone.

Discussed #27 (action item to describe weed abatement expectations.

Action on # 28 – Discussed Terrett as a major road project for 2007.
Discussed item #30.

Barbara Friend had questions about snow removal and grading.

The secretary noted that numerical references in minutes refer to numbers on the agenda.  A copy of the agenda along with copies of all letters received are filed chronologically along with the minutes and are being tabbed monthly in loose leaf, three-ring binders. 

The meeting adjourned at 8:50 P.M.

The next meeting was set for Thursday, February 22nd, 6:30 P.M., at the same location

					Respectively Submitted,

					Secretary,  Ken Whitmire