I.                    Call to Order –Elaine Loard

             II.                  Flag Salute – Bob McDonough    

             III.                Invocation – Mark Zoeller

 Mark Zoeller, Treasurer (by phone)    Bob McDonough, Secretary

                 

 

 

Pat Burns, lot 1194 inquired about the possible construction plans for the third bus stop and possibly having another “Clean Up the Park” weekend this year. 

 

No report this month.

 

None at this time.

a.      Security Report – Bob Wilson, NVPS Security

Mr. Wilson reported the calls for service from Madera County Sheriff’s Department. He stated that there are no major issues with their report. According to MCSD, there were 2 burglaries. Security was only aware of one. He requested the members to notify security of any occurrences in the park. Questions were asked regarding the burglaries. The burglaries that took place at the retail companies were not residents of YLP.   Mr. Wilson spoke of the dog poisonings that have caused concern in the last month. They are working with Animal Control to get more information. He urged the audience to be very careful with their animals. He stated there are no connections between the animals. Questions were asked regarding the poisonings and other concerns of the audience and board members. Secretary McDonough asked if there are any coincidences with the barking dog complaints in the area? Mr. Wilson did say that a couple of dogs that were killed had been the subjects of previous barking complaints.   

 

b.      Manager's Report – Michael Neveu (YSPUC Manager, Ken Harrington standing in for GM Neveu)

Vice President Loard explained that the GM was not able to attend tonight’s meeting, but Ken Harrington is here to answer any of their questions regarding the report. No questions were asked at this time, but VP Loard asked Mr. Harrington to read the highlights of the report for the audience. AR collections target for the month was $14K and they brought in $21K. There will be a classic car show in the YLP parking lot in October. Proceeds are to be donated to Station #10. They will be repaving intersections to improve drainage. Repaving to begin tomorrow. YSPUC is producing enough water to meet the current demand. The season should start tapering off.   Questions were asked about YSPUC to Ken Harrington. He spoke of the hiring protocol of the open positions. He explained the service leaks that are being addressed at this time. He explained the priority bases as to when these leaks are addressed. Marie Touitou, lot 1393 asked about reflective pavers that were installed because of recent car accidents in that area. VP Loard explained the reasoning of the installation. 

 

1.      ECC – Mark Zoeller

ECC member, Mark Zoeller stated that plans for building a shed was approved.

2.      Communications Committee – Dianne Cruce

Chairperson Cruce stated that they had their first unofficial meeting and they are lacking committee membership. She thanked Sandy Johnson that has volunteered to be secretary, Elaine Loard and Karen Varner as members. They will be continuing with the Welcome Wagon. They are thankful for Sue Byers newsletters to continue getting the news out. She explained their tactics in starting a Neighborhood Watch Program. A discussion took place regarding this subject. The meetings will be the first and third Wednesday of each month inside the YLP Library.   

3.      Food and Beverage Committee – Bob McDonough

Chairperson McDonough stated that the Chef’s Table in September had 36 in attendance. He explained that it takes 20 attendees to break even and after such, we make a profit. They’ve had 3 events; 16 attended the first, 31 attended the second and 36 attended the last Chef’s Table. He noted this event has the potential for success. Friday Night at the Lake has had a successful season. They need $1000 to break even and this took place. Ken Harrington read the monies taken by the lounge and restaurant during past FNL events. Monday Night Football with Pat Hall’s Tacos has begun. They plan to put a covered patio at the Fairway Café to increase table space for breakfast and other functions. The men’s club golf committee will cover this expense. 

4.      Golf Committee – Jim Ross (Bob McDonough)

Bob McDonough read Mr. Ross’ report. August 19^th we had a home tournament with River Creek Golf Course in attendance. YLP won the tournament. They will be holding qualifications for two days the 2^nd week of October. Finals will be held 1-2 weeks later. The True Value Tournament was on Saturday, September 10^th. They raised over $1000. 54 golfers played a four-man scramble. They thanked True Value for sponsoring the event.  The committee donated a gift certificate to Rivergold PTA for their auction. Spiking and top-dressing the greens was completed on September 14^th. They will start repairing the cart paths soon. The course is in good condition. Extra water and fertilizer on the tees and greens has made the golf course’s condition better for playing.

None at this time.

 

None at this time.

1. Moving YSPUC Office to Clubhouse & Reception Office Downstairs – Phil Farren

2.      Trails Committee Discussion & Member Recruitment – Al Clark

Director Clark explained that he is chairperson of this committee. He spoke of the Blue Heron Trail extension and asked the membership to take a look at it. He would like to add another trail that residents could use. He asked for more members to join the trails committee. An interested audience member spoke. VP Loard had previously asked the GM to update the Trails Map. She stated that Marie Touitou has updated this map. Treasurer Zoeller mentioned the past problems that they had with trail maps. He believed that there may have been a copyright problem. The directors discussed the possible cause of the past problem. 

3.      Public Safety Committee Member Recruitment – Al Clark

Director Clark is asking for members of this committee. Tom Swire and Bob McDonough are members along with Al Clark from the board. The committee will help deal with road and safety issues in YLP. They will get more active with this committee, soon. 

4.      North Blue Heron Lake Trail Signage – Al Clark

Director Clark stated that the road’s crew did a phenomenal job on creating the access to the Blue Heron Trail extension. He said that most people don’t know it exists because there aren’t any signs. He would like 2 signs. One by the mailboxes and one at the other entrance by the lake bridge. The road department has the signs, they just need to put them up. A question was asked regarding the reason why they took out the bags for the dog messes around the lake. Marie Touitou, lot 1393, commended YLOA of the North Trail Bridge. She said the bridge is amazing. A discussion took place regarding dogs off their leashes while on the walking trails. Dick Zitzman, lot 0803, spoke of a disturbing meeting that his wife attended regarding an Oakhurst Chamber member. A discussion amongst the audience and board took place in response to Mr. Zitzman. 

5.      Purpose of List Server – Mark Zoeller

Treasurer Zoeller said he was concerned with information that didn’t affect YLP over the list server (i.e.; Cal Fire information). Director Cruce mentioned the possibility of having a clearinghouse so that members could get messages only once a week. VP Loard mentioned that she was grateful for having such information. She stated an “opt out” possibility in the future. The board spoke on the Raymond fire and what had happened at that time. Director Loard explained the steps that the GM went to prepare in case the fire had made it to YLP. She made a special note that the GM did an excellent job in preparation. 

Director Clark stated that the Reverse 911 system has been approved and to look for your document in the upcoming membership packets. He mentioned the potential this system has. A member asked a question for Ken Harrington. Director Cruce encouraged Communication Committee attendance this Thursday at 3:00 in the library. 

 

            Not at this time.

            The Board adjourned at 7:55 pm.