The Charbonneau Villager Newspaper 2020_Mar_issue Villager newspaper | Page 12

12 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER
were made in August of 2018 and reaf-
firmed in August of 2019. She also dis-
cussed the 2020 Strategic Plan that
What happened at the meeting?
overwhelmingly supported updating
the Village Center. Anne, as chair of
The board enlisted an independent
the Village Center Development Task
attorney familiar with Roberts Rules
Force, highlighted the major commu-
of Order, as well as the Planned Com-
nity outreach done in early 2019, as
munity Act (ORS 94). The board ad-
well as the current open meetings of
dressed the four issues brought forth
the Task Force as we move
by the petitioners. After the
forward.
board’s presentation, both the
“According
to
Finally, Director Shevlin
petitioners and members
CCC General
discussed how the financing
were given the opportunity to
Manager Jim
of the new Activity Center
speak.
Meierotto, this
The first issue was a re-
was the largest will be from a loan amortized
quest for transparency re-
voter turnout in over the next 20 years. She
also pointed out that CCC
garding the plans for a golf
the CCC
had established a capital im-
club transaction and rebuild-
history.”
provement fund back in 2007
ing of the Annex.
and our members have been
Directors Gene Tish and
contributing to that fund since 2008.
Jim Gibbons addressed the discus-
The second issue was capping the
sions regarding the golf club transac-
board’s authority at $1 million finan-
tion. They pointed out that regular
cial commitment in respect to the golf
updates have been posted on the CCC
club or the Annex.
website, email blasts and in the Vil-
Director Steve Switzer explained
lager newspaper. Director Tish ex-
that our governing documents give
plained the board’s fiduciary duty in
the board of directors sole authority,
acting in a way that is in the best in-
and more importantly responsibility,
terests of Charbonneau not only now,
to manage CCC’s financial affairs. An
but in the future. At the time of the
arbitrary spending limitation would
meeting, the board had not been pre-
require an amendment to the By-Laws
sented a proposal with the terms and
conditions of the merger. He acknowl- and CCRs. The board could not simply
amend the By-Laws and CCRs with-
edged that those discussions had to
out going through a lengthy and cost-
remain confidential since the golf
ly process. With that said, the board
course was a private corporation
declined to voluntarily limit its au-
owned by its shareholders. Until they
thority and moved on the next
had reviewed and approved the final
issue.
proposal, it would not be proper to
The third issue was a request to
have those negotiations made public.
amend the CCRs, By-laws and Rules
However, once a proposal is received,
and Regulations.
there will be plenty of time for the
Director Gary Newbore explained
board to do a complete financial due
the board’s proposed resolution to ap-
diligence report, and for the entire
point a committee to examine and re-
membership to review the terms and
view the governing documents. The
conditions of the final proposal.
board acknowledged that the docu-
Director Anne Shevlin discussed
ments were established over 40 years
the purchase and rebuild of the old
ago and a review was in order. How-
restaurant building (that became
known as the Annex). She pointed out ever, Newbore pointed out that such a
review and revision could incur legal
that the board bought the building in
costs of as much as $100,000. The
2018 and that all of those discussions
were held in open board meetings and board did pass that resolution at its
Feb. 4 meeting. Newbore will head up
discussed extensively in the Villager.
the committee and it will include
Shevlin also discussed the process in
board directors as well as community
determining the best way to proceed
members. The board expects that
was to demolish the building rather
process to take at least eight to 10
than simply remodel the existing
months.
structure. Again, those decisions
the amendment clause in the docu-
ments.
March 2020
Finally, the fourth issue to stop an-
nual increases to HOA dues above the
CPI without a vote of the members
was discussed.
Director John McClain, who has do-
ne extensive research on our assess-
ments, increases and reserve studies,
cited the fact that our governing doc-
uments established a $25 monthly as-
sessment in 1978. They also establish
a set increase (in order to keep up
with inflation) not to exceed the Con-
sumer Price Index (CPI). If the assess-
ment had increased at the CPI rate
since 1978, the figure would be around
$105. Since past boards did not in-
crease the assessments every year,
the amount in 2019 was $65 per
month. Based upon advice from both
our HOA attorney and our CPA, the
board voted to increase the monthly
assessment by $12 per month. This
kept our assessments under the maxi-
mum allowed by the governing docu-
ments by around 25%. The governing
documents also make it clear that any
increase in assessments over the CPI
had to be approved by a majority of
the Membership.
The Board put two votes
to the membership:
Q The first, “Do you support or op-
pose the board’s purchase and demoli-
tion of the Annex building and their
continued efforts to plan, finance, and
reconstruct the new activities center
under the procedures, guidelines and
resolutions regarding the procedures
the board has adopted?” 860 people
were in support, while 128 opposed.
Q The second, “Do you support or
oppose the board’s continued efforts to
explore and evaluate a possible merg-
er and/or acquisition of the golf course
property and operations, under the
guidelines and resolutions regarding
procedures the board has adopted?”
886 people were in support, while 106
opposed.
According to CCC General Manager
Jim Meierotto, this was the largest
voter turnout in the CCC history. CCC
Board President Kathy Harp took the
opportunity to thank the Charbonneau
community for their continued support
of the board.
Welcome
‘The Lion
in Winter’
By ZOE NIKLAS
C
ome Join us as Wilson-
villeSTAGE presents
James Goldman’s “The
Lion in Winter,” directed
by Janet Steiger Carr.
Join us as we celebrate the 1183
A.D. Christmas Season with a most
unusual family. They put the “fun”
in dysfunctional. All citizens of Wil-
sonville and surrounding lands are
hereby invited by his Majesty, King
Henry II, Henry Plantagenet, Duke
of Normandy, and Count of Anjou
and Maine, with his Queen, Eleanor
of Aquitaine, to attend a Royal Gath-
ering in the Castle of Chinon in cele-
bration of the Christmas season.
Also in attendance will be the roy-
al highnesses Richard, also known as
the Lionhearted, Duke of Normandy,
Aquitaine and Gascony, Geoffrey,
Duke of Brittany and Third Earl of
Richmond, and Henry’s youngest son
John.
Guests expected include: Phillip
Augustus, King Phillip II of France,
and his half-sister Alais, Countess of
Vexin, the betrothed of Richard.
Among the celebrants the Royal
Succession plans will be explored, as
well as further Royal Prerogatives.
Help us rock the house, Christmas
with Henry II, Eleanor, and the kids!
Where: Wilsonville Public
Library
When: March 14-15, 20-22.
Where: Charbonneau Country
Club
When: March 28-29
More information: www.
wilsonvillestage.org for curtain
times and tickets.
T ickets are also available for
Charbonneau Country Club
performances through the club
office.