2/23/23, 4:52 PM
CRR/BOD REGULAR MEETING
Last Monday’s (2/20/23) Regular Board Meeting started at 6:00 PM and adjourned to Executive Session at 7:46 PM.
The following Directors in attendance: President Kari Vickery, VP Era Erdekian, Secretary Mike Dries, Julia Randall, Sheryl Jones, Richard Beveridge, Sara Woolverton and Treasurer Randy Peterson via zoom.
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Director Daniel Lowe was absent.
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Ranch Manager Judy Lapora and BAC Chair Herb Parker participated.
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Vickery followed the attached AGENDA
SOME HIGHLIGHTS
*Manager Lapora provided her website status report. SEE our story
“CRR WEBSITE-STILL DOWN/DAY 90”
published 2/22/23.
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*Director Jones provided a detailed/thorough report regarding her efforts in obtaining a couple of Grants via the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
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*Director Beveridge also provided a detailed/thorough report regarding the RV Park’s software installation project. He indicated the software installation part of the project should be done by 2/24/23. He’s waiting on other financial components before declaring the project completed.
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*The Board unanimously approved AFE # 282 for $21,723.12 to be paid to Abbas Pump Service. REASON FOR EXPENDITURE: “Pay invoice for repair and rebuild of back 9 irrigation system motors and pumps.”
NOTE: The above described expenditure of $21,723.12 was for services performed PRIOR to the Board’s approval and apparently caught them off guard.
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Treasurer Peterson commented: “Typically we like to see a couple of bids anyway-is it because nobody else would bid this or just nobody else available to do this work?”
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Golf Course Superintendent Richard Jensen, on zoom responded: “This is something Gus (Abbas) and I talked about. I’ve worked with this contractor for several years now. He’s done a great job for us. This was supposed to be, I thought, under about five thousand dollars and they ran into a whole bunch of problems…”
Lapora commented: “What happened was, there was a lot more damage than was originally thought. Unfortunately we’re talking about some pretty major pumps and not something that, and motors and not something you or I would have-irrigation and stuff at home.
Gus has been great in dealing with that kind of repair for us and knows bigger irrigation equipment.” What Richard wants to do, this is going to be an operating expense, not a capital reserve expense.”
“What is going to happen is, while this is a big chunk that comes out right now out of the operating budget, this and the other pumps are all going to be on a rotating maintenance schedule…”
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President Vickery asked Jensen: “When does Abbas think it can do this work?” Jensen answered: “It’s DONE.” Vickery: “Oh.”
VP Erdekian: “They’ve already done the work so getting any additional quotes is pointless-we just owe this money?” Jensen: “At this point, yes it is.”
Erdekian: “At what point did you know it was going to be twenty-two thousands dollars?” Jensen: “It was, back in November. Judy and I sat down and talked about it and just went forward with it.”
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BACK IN NOVEMBER?
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