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Conifer
Mountain Homeowners Association
Meeting
Minutes
May
17, 2003
The
President, Ted Morris, called
the meeting to order. at 10:00am
There
was no old business to discuss.
The secretary made available minutes
from the last meeting on December
7, 2002.
The
Treasurer reported bank balances.
A
representative from Carter Burgess
Company was invited to speak about
the update on the 285 Corridor
project. She said that the state
is now conducting studies on the
continuation of the widening of
285 south to Bailey from Foxton
Road. She indicated that the project
calls for no lights or intersections,
with one directional lane in certain
segments, and 2 directional lanes
in other segments, such as uphill.
Public
meetings are to be held in July
& August on the project.
A
representative from Jefferson
County Sheriff came and gave a
crime update. There have been
cars stolen in the area, primarily
because keys are left in the cars.
The sheriff stressed to not leave
your keys or cars running to avoid
this problem. In addition, there
was a burglary on Kennedy Gulch.
because the homeowners left the
doors unlocked. A yellow Mercedes
Benz was suspiciously seen in
the area, and might be a suspect.
Contact the sheriff if you see
this vehicle or any suspicious
characters around. The sheriff
also noted that there has been
speeding on Kennedy Gulch Rd,
and they will continue to monitor
the issue.
Russ
Nelson from the Elk Creek Fire
Department spoke on fire mitigation
and fire prevention on the mountain.
It was stressed that mitigation
on your property is the best way
to help save your house in the
event of a fire on Conifer Mountain.
In addition, you should update
your homeowner’s policy to
make sure you have enough coverage.
Mr.
Nelson explained how reverse 911
works, should there be a fire.
It will not work if you have caller
ID blocking. He said you should
keep some important items in a
box that you can take with you
immediately should a reverse 911
happens.
He
also said to plan an escape route
– such as Kennedy Gulch or
Kings Valley Rds. A new route
is being investigated on Stevens
Way.
In
the event of an evacuation, keep
your lights on, doors unlocked,
get ladders and garden houses
out if possible. Firefighters
and authorities will do triage
on evacuated homes to check if
they are defensible. Mitigation
is the biggest help. Remove underbrush
and branches on trees to 6-8 ft
from the ground. This only helps
to contain the fire if neighbors
also do it. It helps to reduce
the spread of crown fires.
President
Ted Morris then spoke about an
update from Jefferson County Road
& Bridge, on the issues relating
to the blizzard in March. Ted
indicated that Jeffco did the
best they could do, because they
had 24 people working over 100
square miles. The problem was
that the snow was very wet, making
it heavy for the equipment to
plow. Because this was the "storm
of the century", there was
no possible way to be prepared
for that much snow. They had to
keep the main roads clear first,
and then eventually get to the
side roads, as soon as the storm
stopped.
Ted
noted that Fire station #3 was
open the entire time of the storm,
with the road cleared to the station
from the south side of Timothys
Drive.
The
next agenda item was discussion
on the sale of the lot that the
association owns. The last meeting
discussed options on what to do
with the property, so a mailing
will be sent out to all paid HOA
members as to whether the membership
wants to sell the property or
not. Once the vote is cast, then
we can discuss the options if
it is kept.
A
community garage sale will be
held the 3rd Saturday
in July – July 19th
at the fire station. The association
will put an ad in the local paper
and put up signs. Anyone can bring
items to sell at the fire station
on that day, and you can keep
your own proceeds.
Local
homeowner Sandy Lowe organized
a propane buyers group for the
residents. He is working on getting
a contract to buy in bulk for
any interested parties. The deadline
is June 1st. Contact
Sandy for more information. Mailers
will be distributed to all homeowners.
President
Ted stressed the importance of
using the website, www.conifermountain.org to get the
latest information on the HOA
and the mountain. It was used
extensively during the blizzard.
Send
your email address to the link
on the website to get on a mailing
list for updates.
A
suggestion was made to look into
getting a trash company contract,
similar to the propane contract.
Someone
also wanted to get a update on
Elk Crossing shopping center at
the next meeting.
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