Estates of Bradley Park Homeowners Association
Annual Meeting Minutes
May 12, 2014

The annual meeting was convened at 7:15 PM by president Karen Purvis. Forty-six homeowners were represented either in person or with proxies.
Karen summarized accomplishments from the past year. The signs at the entrance to the neighborhood were repaired and video surveillance signs posted. Dan Vessels summarized the results of a walk-around with Puyallup police and cautioned residents to maintain property and pick up any newspapers or other dropped items so that there is not an appearance of vacant homes. Because our neighborhood is near the park, police are required to respond to any call within 3 minutes. If suspicious activities are seen, you should call the police non-emergency number, (253) 841-5415.

Karen passed around a sign-up sheet for Association committees. These include the Design and Development, finance, special projects, and welcoming committees. Committee assignments will be made from sign-ups at the next Board meeting.

Maureen Walsh, Treasurer, summarized finances for the past year, and anticipated for the remainder of 2014. Annual income is from association dues, interest payments, and fees for Association transfer of ownership paid by the seller or buyer (they decide). Expenses are for common space landscaping maintenance, sprinkler system maintenance, irrigation, office expenses, and attorneys’ fees. If you see a leak in the irrigation system, please email Maureen at mkw23477@msn.com. She gets emails on her phone.

Bob Cook, D&D Committee Chair, summarized the responsibilities of the D&D committee and current projects. Current projects include painting the outside fence where sections have been replaced, and repairing damage to the back common space from garbage and recycling trucks driving over the lawn. A walk-around to check for property inspections is scheduled for June.
Dan Vessels, Board member at large, summarized the proposed changes to the Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&R) for the association.

The first item on the ballot is to change Section 2.09 to provide that fines and penalties assessed for noncompliance may be converted to liens on the property if not paid. This measure failed.

The second item is to change Sections 6.01 and 10.03 to move responsibilities for landscaping maintenance on individual properties from the HOA to the individual homeowner. The only question about this item was to clarify what “yes” and “no” votes meant. A “yes” vote would move the responsibility from the HOA to the individual homeowner. This measure passed.

The third item is to change Section 10.01(b) to prohibit parking of boats, trailers, and commercial vehicles at each home for longer than 48 hours. There were several questions asking for clarification about what constitutes a commercial vehicle. Dan’s response was that commercial vehicles are “not customarily used as a means for general transportation”. The example used was for an 18-wheeler, but some homeowners present were concerned about ambiguity in this definition. Dan emphasized that exemptions from this requirement could be obtained by appeal to the Board. There were other suggestions about alternative wording, but the requirements of the CC&R is that any wording of a proposed change must be noticed to the homeowners at least 2 weeks prior to the vote. This measure passed.

The fourth item was to change Section 10.02(d) to make neighborhood parking requirements consistent with the requirements of the Puyallup Municipal Code Section 10.36.110 which specifies that cars cannot be parked for greater than 3 days. There was a question about whether this provision limited the number of cars that could be parked near a residence. It does not. This measure passed.

The fifth item was to add a Section 16.10 that would limit the number of rentals in the neighborhood. At the present time, there are 14 rentals among the 57 homes in the neighborhood. This provision would limit rentals to 11 homes, but would exempt current homeowners, so a current homeowner could rent their home, but a future owner could not unless the number of rentals was fewer than 11. Several homeowners present expressed concern that this provision would not be fair, and would limit the number of potential buyers of their home because future homeowners would not have the option of renting the property. The provision would also require homeowners who rent their homes to provide a copy of the lease to the HOA. This measure failed.

There was an error in vote counting, so the meeting was recessed to reconcile errors and seek votes from homeowners who were not present or represented at the meeting. For a measure to pass, it needed at least 46 “yes” votes to meet the approval criterion in the CC&R. The results of the voting are as follows:

Measure                                  Yes No Results
Section 2.09 (Fines to Liens)             41 10 Failed
Section 6.01 (Landscaping)                51 0  Passed
Section 10.01(b) (Trailers parking )      46 5  Passed
Section 10.01 (d) (Puyallup parking rule) 51 0  Passed
Section 16.10 (Rental Limits)             35 16 Failed

Several issues were identified that will be addressed by the Board in the next year. One was to consider adding lights at the mailboxes to reduce the likelihood of mail thefts. A second was to consider having a neighborhood event for Halloween since it will be on a Friday this year. A third was to look at problems of trash being put in other people’s garbage cans. A fourth was to repaint the yellow no parking markers on the curbs.

After the annual meeting, a Board meeting was held. The purpose of this meeting was to elect Board officers for the 2014-2015 year, since this election must be completed before May 31 to comply with state law. The officers selected were:

President       Leon Leonard      leonleonard@q.com
Vice President  Dan Vessels, Jr.  dvesselsjr@gmail.com
Secretary       Karen Purvis      mohawkjet@aol.com
Treasurer       Maureen Walsh     mkw23477@msn.com
At-Large        Sharon Cook       lmtdedtn670@msn.com
At-Large        Sue Harvey        grandmasue10@hotmail.com