Conifer
Mountain Homeowners Association
Meeting
Minutes
December
4, 2003
Meeting
was called to order by President
Ted Morris at 7:00pm.
Old
business was discussed:
The
treasurer’s report on account
balances was announced.
The
result from last summer’s
vote on the sale of the land parcel
was overwhelmingly in favor of
keeping the property.
New
Business:
Ted
has contacted Jeffco Road &
Bridge regarding the re-striping
of Conifer Mtn roads, but has
not received any response.
He
also indicated that he had noticed
that several times, trash had
been dumped on the side of the
roads on the mountain, more recently
old appliances. He said that if
you see anyone dumping trash,
to get the license number and
description of the vehicle or
people, and call Jeffco Sheriff
to report it. It is illegal to
dump trash, which is considered
littering, and carries a $1,000
fine.
Ted
was also going to inquire about
getting the county to put up wildlife
signs on the mountain, so people
will slow down and be more aware
of the wildlife.
New
membership benefits were announced.
For each new or renewal membership
for this year, a free reflective
address sign would be given. In
addition, for those members whose
mailboxes are damaged and/or destroyed
by vandals, a $20 rebate would
be given with proof of purchase
of new mailbox.
It
was suggested that someone look
into getting a trash company quote/discount
for the homeowners on the mountain.
A
suggestion was made to look into
getting a contract with a snow
plow company for the mountain.
However, it was mentioned that
it would be too much trouble to
get one company to commit or do
it, since most people do their
own plowing, and there are many
companies that do it. A suggestion
was made to compile a list of
snow plow companies to put on
the website.
A
Holiday decorating contest was
announced, with flyers passed
around. The contest would be posted
on the website also. Deadline
for entries is December 18th.
The board would judge the contest.
Prizes include gift certificates
to Home Depot, and Safeway.
Other
Items discussed/ suggested:
Someone
suggested that why don’t
we do the adopt a road for Conifer
Mountain Road again? It would
take a volunteer to organize it
and a commitment from those to
do the trash pickup.
It
was also suggested that we have
a Neighborhood watch on the mountain.
Apparently, Christopher’s
Drive is already doing one. Board
member will get information and
post on the website.
A
homeowner expressed concerns that
Marys Drive is dark and has no
reflective markers to see the
turnoff from Conifer Mtn Drive.
Ted will follow up with the county.
Ted
discussed the paving of dirt roads
on the mountain. Christophers
and Marys Drive are done. Timothys
and other road are scheduled for
next year.
Harry
Davis and Tom Barrett from Colorado
Natural Gas attended to announce
the installing of natural gas
lines on Conifer Mountain next
summer. The plan is to begin installing
sometime in April, provided enough
homes sign up to convert.
In
January, the company will distribute
flyers on each home’s doors
to announce the service. The deadline
is July 15th. Each
homeowner interested in converting
must set up an appointment with
Colorado Natural Gas to come out
and do a footprint of the property
to determine how much line must
be installed.
The
company will spend $2,053 to install
the line at no charge, up to 484
feet from the road & 2 risers.
Extra feet are $3, and risers
are $50. It will install the line
only up to the house. Conversion
of appliances is at extra cost.
If you do not sign up now to get
the lines installed, you can do
so later, but it will not be free.
The
plan is to install lines on all
of Conifer Mtn., except the lower
portion of Kings Valley (which
is served by Excel). They will
need a magic number (???) of homes
committed before digging begins
in April or May.
Once
the lines are installed and running,
you must sign up for the natural
gas service within 2 months, or
else they will bill you for the
cost of installing the lines.
The minimum monthly charge is
$10, whether or not any gas is
used. A budget plan is available
to spread the cost of the gas
over the year.
Meeting
was adjourned at 9:15pm.
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