Kachess Ridge Maintenance Association

Board Meeting in Bellevue, WA

May 18th, 2002

The meeting was called to order by Janet Nelson, President, at 3:05 pm at a conference room of Davis Wright Tremaine in Bellevue, Washington. The following board members also attended the meeting: Keith Baldwin, and Ann Lewis in person , and Jerry Gamin via telephone. Bob Kitchell and Lois Smith of the Covenant Review Committee were also present. Bob left after Covenant Business was completed.

OLD BUSINESS

COVENANTS Bob Kitchell, as chairman of the Covenant Review Committee recommended to the Board that the finalized version of the Kachess Ridge Amended and Restated Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions be approved. The Board moved to approve the Kachess Ridge Amended and Restated Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions as finalized and to submit them to the membership for approval. The motion included the intention to obtain the necessary approval of a sufficiency of notarized signatures by lot owners and that the approved document be recorded prior to August 1st, 2002. Motion passed.

The process to obtain the necessary signatures was discussed with the following actions taken:

1) Keith will make a clean copy of the finalized Amended and Restated Covenants and

e-mail it to Lynne Thomas so that she can send copies to the lot owners of the Association.

2) Keith will also send Ann the format for the signatory pages (one per lot or lot owner if at different addresses). He will include a standard notarization. Ann will produce each signatory page using the Property Owners Directory, dated May 15th, 2002 that Lynne had completed and Janet had passed out prior to the Board Meeting. Ann will mail the signatory pages to Lynne by the end of this week.

3) Keith will draft a cover letter for the mailing with instructions to the members how to correctly and legally sign and notarize their signatures of the Amended Covenants, if they approve. The letter will also indicate where to send their acceptance. The letter will also include a notice that a notary will be available at the Kachess Ridge Fire Station on June 8th from 1 to 3 pm and that photo I.D. is required to have a signature notorized. He will e-mail the cover letter to Janet. She will sign the letter and get it to Lynne.

4) Lynne Thomas will be asked to send out a mailing to the membership containing these documents along with a self-addressed envelope for return of any approved signatory page to KRMA, these minutes, and an updated page of Kachess Ridge 2002 events.

The Board agreed to hold a special meeting from 1 to 3 pm at the Kachess Ridge Fire Station on Tract A, to provide an opportunity to the Association Members to sign and have notarized the amended Covenants. The Board will provide a notary for the meeting.

TREASURER'S REPORTJanet passed out the Treasurer's Report. There is $14,987.69 in the checking account. John has not yet transferred the 50% of 2002 dues to the legal fund yet.

WORK PARTY JUNE 22, 2002 9 a.m. to noonThe Board determined three different areas that could be improved during the work party. The beginning of the trail at Tract A needs to be redone. The parking area by Tract B by Via Kachess needs to be cleaned up and weeded. Tract C access to Lake Kachess needs maintenance as well. The latter two places have young alder which need to be pulled. The board agreed that if any leveling of the picnic area were to be done, it would be in the fall. Jerry will investigate ways to finish culverting and filling the ditch parallel and next to the county road on the south end of Tract A that hadn't been done when the Fire Station driveway was widened last year. This would allow more parking spaces for Association meetings and picnics.

PICNIC JULY 20, 2002 Noon to 4 pmJanet and Lois along with Mary O'Haver are on the Picnic committee and will organize it. Like last year, the Association will furnish hamburgers, hot dogs and condiments.

SETTLING PROBLEM AT FIRE STATIONJoel Thomas will meet with Brian Beaman, a member of the Association who is an engineer. They will discuss alternatives and report back to the Board.

BOARD MINUTES REVIEW PROCESSMary O'Haver is currently too busy to summarize previous Board actions.

EASEMENT BY TRACT AJanet has contacted Loren Erickson, the owner of lot 45 which abuts Tract A to the south. He is willing to allow an easement for members to be able to park on either side of the old road leading up to the picnic area. His only concerns is that his own road not be blocked and that the Association carry liability insurance for the area covered by the easement. Janet will continue to explore obtaining a legal easement.

LIABILITY INSURANCE PROGRESS. Keith will continue to research.

FOREST PLAN PROGRESS.Jack Hayes is continuing research.

NEW BUSINESS

FIRE DISTRICT ATTEMPT TO DECLARE RIDGE ROADS AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION ROUTE.Such a declaration would make parking on such roads illegal with up to $1,000 fines. The Kachess Fire District, after hearing input from residents of both Kachess Village and Kachess Ridge, has decided not pursue.

KACHESS CAMPGROUNDThe US Forest Service published a document outlining alternative actions to be taken at the campground. Input by citizens was accepted until April 30th. No decision has been made public.

OLD OUTSTANDING LIENIn 1979 the first set of dues in the amount of $55 were never paid by the original owners of Lot 23. The current owner was not aware of a lien by KRMA for amounts owed until recently. With only simple interest and other costs the sum owned is about $200. With compound interest the money owed would be much higher. To get the lien off the books and in light of the circumstances, the Board agreed that if the current owner would pay $200 to the Association, the lien would be removed. Janet will inform the current owner.

ADJOURMENTThe meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by Ann Lewis

Secretary