Present:
Tom Novotny, Acting Chair
Hal Harper
Joyce Richardson
Diane Lim
Diana Mason

Absent:
Patti Taylor
Martin Taylor
Terry Mulrooney

The Minutes of the July meeting were read and approved, and these are now posted on the LPOA website.

Old Business:
1. Dues issues. Registered letters were sent out to non-payers for prior to 2007 indicating that liens would be filed unless dues were paid. Liens will be filed on 33 non-payers for 2006, 17 for 2005, and 13 for 2004. Seventy members are not paid yet for 2007 (approximately 15% of membership). A second letter for 2007 dues will be sent out by Martin now. Diane will update the address list for Martin given the dues payment updates. The loss of checks in the mail was reviewed. Barbara has written to all these last check parties to request another check. However, 20 checks have not yet been replaced. Barbara will need to provide us with an update on the missing repayments.

2. Mail. Hal has the key to the mailbox and will check on the contents, transmitting these to the Chair for disposition, and the checks to the new accountant, Debbie Ziolkowski, for deposit in the First Bank branch on behalf of the LPOA.

3. JS Greenway. Wolfgang Liebelt has been working with the City to develop a tree planting plan. Options to finance this tree project include individual property owner donations and shifting funds from the pillars and post fund to this project. Subsequent emails with Sean Elsbernd reveals an opportunity for a Community Challenge Grant of up to $25,000 with 25% matching from LPOA. The community is still going to be responsible for mulching and maintenance of the greenway. The grant is due on October 12, but Wolfgang will not be able to work on it as he will be out of the country. Tom Novotny will look into options; it will be available every six months. Sean E. has agreed to help and to provide models (attached).

New Business:
1. Barbara Nolan has retired as our auditor, and the Board will arrange a gift and thank you note for her.

2. She will be replaced by Debbie Ziolkowski; Tom N. met with her and has received a letter of commitment from her (with agreed fees of $50 per hour). She has an MS in Taxation and offices in Marin. She will be able to come to the October Board meeting and comes to town twice per month on a regular basis. We will arrange for her to receive dues checks and deposit these physically in a local First Bank branch in Marin. (debiz@docutekinc.com)

3. Insurance. Diana Mason has done a thorough review of the insurance situation for the board, with the final analysis being that we should stay with our current arrangement using United Agencies as we have been doing. Patti will talk with other associations in the West of Twin Peaks group to assess the need. We do not have physical property, but we do need insurance to hold meetings and to protect the Board members. Payment is due again in December.

4. We still need two Board members. Our policy to is ask Board members to take on one project each per year on behalf of the community. Board service in minimally time consuming, but certain tasks must be maintained such as the newsletter, monthly meetings, the website, and individual occasional projects.

5. Next meeting at 557 Buckingham, 8-9 PM on Tuesday, September 4 (because of the Labor Day Holiday).

Tom Novotny
Acting Chair