DUGUALLA COMMUNITY, INC. BOARD MEETING MINUTES 05/18/22
Attending: Steve Hucke, Nadia Kent, Myron Parry, Graig Haberman, Clint Christensen, Danny Kaiser, Shawn Albert
Absent: Larry Caton, Chris Johnson
Guests: Jessica Larson, Cassandra Moriarty, Tyler Moriarty
The meeting at the clubhouse was called to order at 6 PM by President Steve Hucke.
Minutes from 4/21/2022 Board Meeting were approved. Passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s Report: See attached report. Bank balance as of May 14, 2022 is $453,485.42, savings account, $390,558.76 money market account, $62,926.66 checking account. See attached report. Clint purchased $432.63 ink toner for his home printer that he uses for Board business in his role as Treasurer. Nadia made a motion to reimburse him the full amount. Danny seconded Passed unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
Duguallabay.org website: Myron reported that the website has been moved from Isomedia.com to Fidalgo.net. Thank you to Steve Johnson for a successful transition.
Myron also reported that he is starting to use dciboardsec@duguallabay.org and that it appears to be working well. He and Steve Johnson will work with the other officers to make the duguallbay.org email accounts for the President, Vice President and Treasurer available for their use.
Water
Water line replacement: no update.
Larry forwarded email containing a bid from King Water. The Board had questions. More to follow.
NEW BUSINESS
Steve passed out an article expressing financial control concerns by the Washington State Auditor’s Office for the Freeland Water and Sewer District (copy attached).
Whidbey Camano Land Trust – Jessica Larson (Stewardship Director of the WCLT) submitted a request to adjust access and utility easements on DCI property south of Dugualla Road across from the lagoon (see attached). The DCI property is within the conservation easement and the adjustments would affect properties immediately south of the DCI property; the westernmost lot (owned by Cassandra and Tyler Moriarty) and the center lot if approved by the owner. The adjustments would not apply to the easternmost lot. This is the first of three steps to implement these adjustments. Danny made a motion approve granting the easement adjustments as proposed. Nadia seconded. Passed unanimously. Jessica to keep the Board up to date.
The Board received a water invoice reduction request (attached) and the Board discussed it.
Danny moved that the Board will consider each water invoice reduction request and generally for a rate reduction request due a leak after the meter, the Board will grant a one billing cycle rate reduction back to the base rate. Nadia seconded. Passed unanimously.
For this specific request, the executor of the estates of the deceased owners stated that a plumber had been to the house on January 3 2022 and was supposed to have fixed the leak. Upon receiving the latest water invoice on May 11, the executor turned off the water to the house and scheduled a plumber for a second trip to fix the leak. Danny moved that the Board grant a one billing cycle rate reduction back to the base rate. Nadia seconded. Passed unanimously. Danny to respond to the executor and update King Water.
Next Meeting: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 6 PM.
Adjournment: 7:12 PM
Respectfully submitted, Myron Parry, Board Secretary