Agenda Additions/Changes - Under new business add verification of candidates. Add an Open Forum.

Open Forum:

-A member wanted to know if Jerry Kohler had checked about letting the office know if the police were notified about something. He said he wasn't sure what was needed. She will get together with him later on the issue. -A member had some questions about the Maintenance Department. Jerry Kohler told him it would be covered later in the meeting.

-A member said she has volunteered for many committees and has not heard anything. Jerry told her that all additional committees have been put on hold, since the board has been busy on other issues. It is not that she is being ignored. The board will get back to appointing additional committees, when it clears up the current issues. She was also wondering what she can do about properties near her that have high weeds. She was told to contact CDF. They will not fine unless there is a structure.

-A member mentioned that there was an incidence of violence. He was told that the Sheriff Department is handing it and it is not an Association matter.

-Ruth Haskell is handling the July 4th celebration this year. She was told that there is $50.00 in the fund from last years July 4th. She has gotten 10 volunteers to help. The VFW men will be doing the cooking. The VFW Auxiliary will sell food. She has gotten a dunk tank to dunk the board members. Also she has got snow cone, cotton candy and popcorn machines. The cost will be $253.55. She will see how much she can raise. She will be selling raffle tickets for $0.50 each or 3 for $1.00. She is still working on gathering prizes. The craft club said they may be able to donate some prizes. She will have games for younger and older children. She has purchased ribbons and still needs a trophy. Jerry Kohler said this needs to be a true community event.

-Penny McGee announced that there will be an open meeting on May 19, 2007 starting at 10:00 with the Budget and Finance Committee, with pot luck at 12:00 and then the CC&R and Bylaw Committee at 1:00.

Unfinished Business: Road Maintenance Contract - The board has looked into our finances and we are spending more than we take in. A major outlay of funds is the Maintenance Department. The board has decided to remove all but 1 employee. He will now be a Utility Worker. If we resume the Maintenance Department the old employees will be offered their jobs back first. We are spending $200,000 a year on maintenance. We feel it would be more cost effective to get an outside contract for the roads and any other major project we need to do as they come up. We will keep the equipment we have. A lot of it was in bad shape and would need to be replaced anyway. We will run it once a week to keep it in as good of running order as possible. The roads are shot and we need them to be repaired as soon as possible. We have been told by the Highway Patrol that Stagecoach is unsafe. We can do individual gravel roads on a worse case basis. Our remaining employee can still grade the gravel roads as needed. The only long term solution is an assessment for the roads and we will need to have a committee check into the members' desire for that. A member suggested we charge the large trucks a fee to enter the Ranch. The board contacted 5 contractors for bids on the roads. We received two bids back. One was for 265,000 from Black Magic Seal and the other was for $232,515from Jason Abel Construction Inc. After much discussion a motion was made by Danny Murray to accept the contract from Jason Abel Construction Inc for $232,515 with the following conditions we need a Performance Bond added, protection of the job site, liability insurance with the Association named as additional insured, copy of workman compensation insurance and his automotive insurance on file with us and we need to ask that they consider hiring our former employees as addition labor. Bid B is excluded. We need it to be completed before the rain starts. It is supposed to take 13 weeks. Danny Murray will negotiate the dates of start and completion. Karis seconded the motion with the above conditions. The motion passed with a vote of the board.

New Business: Verification of Candidates - The members running for the board are Sadie Bentz, Jerry Kohler, Penny McGee, Karis Pierce, Sheri Schultz and Anders White. The eligibility of these candidates has been verified and Danny Murray motioned to accept the Candidates list. Karis seconded the motion and it passed with a vote of the Board. Marcia Rouse has been given the go ahead to post the Verified Candidates List for the 2008 Election of Directors.

Meeting was adjourned to executive session at 11:10 am.

Respectfully submitted by:Karis Pierce, Corporate Secretary