AGENDA
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman
Meeting Date: Saturday, January 18, 2020 @ 12 noon @ R Ranch Lodge Off-site Alternative – Facebook Live – “R-Ranch Meetings” private group page (Pilot) 10:00 am – Committee Meetings in Lodge 12 Noon – Quarterly Meeting Called to Order 1) Roll Call/Directors Present
Joe Meyer
2) Pledge of Allegiance
Wayne Palmerton
3) Others present 4) Approval of Minutes – Quarterly Board Meeting on October 19, 2019 5) Reports: a) b) c) d) e)
Ranch Operations Office Operations Stables Presidents Report Treasurers Report
6) Committee Reports: a) Equine b) Horseman’s Association c) Campground d) Cabin e) Reserve f) Boat
Adam Craven in lieu of Brad Miracle Kim Frees in lieu of April Miracle Adam Craven Joe Meyer Ed Russell Sandy Stork Andi Curenton Colleen Silva Cindy Lempkey/Nancy Pon Gregg Holtmeier Albert Sanchez
7) Old Business: a) Update on Attorney review of Ranch’s Use Permit b) Update on Snack Bar c) Update on Cabin Rebuild 8) New Business: a) Election Inspector- Open position need owner volunteer 9) Open Forum: Please limit speakers to 3 minutes each 10) 2020 Site to Site Drawing 11) Regular Meeting Adjourned
12) Executive Session scheduled at 2:00 p.m. or 30 minutes after meeting a) Old Business i) Managers Update b) New Business Next Quarterly meeting tentatively scheduled for 12 noon on April 18, 2020 at R Ranch Lodge I certify that on January 13, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association Quarterly Board Meeting Minutes for January 18, 2020 DRAFT
President, Joe Meyer called the meeting to order at R-Ranch Lodge at 12:04 p.m. Meeting was also made available for owner viewing via Facebook Live (pilot) 1. Directors present- Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman 2. Others present-, Adam Craven, Asst Ranch Manager, Kim Frees, Office Staff For owners list, refer to sign in sheet 3. Wayne Palmerton led us in the Pledge of Allegiance 4. Approval of Minutes – Meeting of October 19, 2019 Joe Meyer motioned to approve meeting minutes, Sue Riley, seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays 5. Reports: Ranch Operations • • • • •
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Welcome back Bill and Amy, Stacy and Craig Plant a tree – Planned for on Tuesday, please bring a tree Superbowl Party 2/2/19. Come join us. Bring a drink and side dish. Football pool will be available for sign-ups 2 weeks prior to the game. Water tank – hooked up and ready to go Plumbing and sewage updates o Water and sewage line replacement that runs from lodge snack bar. Those lines had 17 repairs completed over the years. o Main line pipe repair- completed at Bath house 3 A-cabins (1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 8A, 9A) completely remodeled and upgraded. 2 remaining A cabins will be completed within the next couple of weeks During remodel, found fire damage on the interior of 9A caused by the Altas Fire. Damage to both 9A and 10A will be repaired. Dave’s tree service is scheduled to cut down 38 gray pines throughout the property. Apprx 10 are in the campground and some RV’s will need to be moved to accomplish this. Brad will contact those owners impacted. With the tree removal there will be wood chips for horse owners who would like some for the paddocks. Orange banners are on the trees that will be trimmed. Addressing drainage and mud issues as a result of the first bad rain Lodge roof- was scheduled in December but due to rain it had to be postponed. Contractor indicates unless there is one full week of clear weather, repairs can not be completed. Forecast doesn’t look promising over next couple of weeks. Received our first heavy rain of the season last week and as always drainage issues are being addressed along with mud that wasn’t there before. We have gravel on hand and it will be placed in the needed areas.
Office Operations •
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Adam Craven
Current owner assessment breakdown
Kim Frees
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o Annual payments - 305 o Semi Annual payments – 167 o Quarterly - 155 o Monthly – 57 60 more delinquent accounts sent to Collections Attorney Paint nights scheduled for 3 Feb 8th, March 21st, and May 9th, 2020. Come join the fun and sign up in the office or R-Ranch.net
Stables
Adam Craven
• 26 horses today but just purchased 2 new horses for ranch string - great additions • 31 privately owned/boarded horses • Large to do list to repair fence line and pasture grading; work to be started shortly Presidents Report • •
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Joe Meyer
CalTrans right of way request to repair roadways – CalTrans will pay the Ranch $ 17K for right of way access Snack Bar – couple of ongoing open items regarding Ranch requirements to widen roads, entrance gates, and fire lane safety. Requested architect to go down to county to get clarification and determine resolution Cabin replacement (fire damage) pending use permit. Ranch attorney sent Status Determination application to county last week. Pending county determination. Once completed the Board and Ranch Operations will work with cabin committee on recommendation for next steps on what to replacement cabins with. Looking at possible Park Model which would provide more winter cabin options for ownership
Treasurers Report-
Ed Russell
• Reviewed Reserve balances on hand at $1.5MM 6. Committee Reports: • Equine-Gregg Holtmeier stated no meetings held recently and therefore nothing new to report. • Horseman’s Association- Gregg Holtmeier stated no meetings held recently and therefore nothing new to report • Campground- Colleen Silva Owner #354 At committee meeting today the following was discussed: • Planting the oleanders already purchased to other locations outside of the campgrounds was discussed due to poison concerns for children/dogs. Discussed purchasing Mulberry trees instead for the new reservable sites • Review of tarp policy put in place • Wording on site-to-site needs to be reviewed as the date changed at some point from 12/31 to 1/1. Wording will be recommended and sent to Board for review • Received recommendation for site-to-site deposit for next year of $50.00. This was previously discussed multiple times and Board turned down previous request.
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Safety concerns of bad electrical boxes. Site-to-site wording change recommended to allow owners to change sites within their 90 days and not be required to finish current 30-60-90 cycle but to start at green tag again for 90 days in that site. Site to site rules created after campground rules and this modification should be considered. Will present recommendation in writing to board. Pilot- Reservable sites - Concerns raised about reservable sites always empty. Office conducted analysis if owners didn’t get a site and no owner had an issue with finding an open site last summer. A recommendation may come to the owners at the annual meeting to re-evaluate these sites or reduce the number of sites. Would like to re-implement site-to-site sign-up sheet in office. Owners want visibility and reminders. Include on website, office notices, sign-up sheet. Kim can take back to Office Manager for review.
• Cabin- Cindy Lempky • First of all Cindy stayed in remodeled cabin and wanted to thank the Brad and team on the great work. They are beautiful; great work. • 4 awnings on cabins ( 2 dog cabins and 1A/2A) work to start in April- cabins 67, 70, 1A, 2A • 10 more fans will be put in cabins in April 76,- cabins 66,67, 78-85 • Small rule change due to owner violations of rules. Board voted on change last month, pending ratification – Rule 18 A - Ratified - Ed motioned, Joe seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays – • Replacement Vinyl for cabin window covering. Donated by Ed Russell. Vinyl will be used on the outside to be rolled up. Pilot of 6 cabins (95- 100), will be updated with this option for owner feedback. Vinyl is expected to last 5-6 years • Boat- Albert Sanchez. No committee member in attendance. • Current committee chair has not attended for at least a year. Joe requested volunteers to head up the committee. $17K in boat committee funds available for boat area improvements • Reserve committee – Gregg Holtmeier • Committee created a year ago for reserve funding allocations for long-term infrastructure projects. • Special assessment will go towards the following 2020 projects o 50 K cabin siding o 50 K roof repair o 125 snack bar funding o 75 electrical • Discussed regular meeting schedule. Next meeting planned within next 2 weeks and meeting notification will go out via blast. All owners encouraged to participate • Reminder a 3 yr. long-term plan was committed to ownership at the October meeting to have completed by March 31, 2020. Recommendation can be presented at April quarterly board meeting 7. Old Business: •
Pending Ranch Manager updates: o Attorney Review of Use Permit- Attorney recommendation letter was sent to county late last week and pending Napa County review o Update on Snack Bar- Joe has escalated slowness with project team and back and forth on county required fixes. o Update on Cabin Rebuild- Pending Napa county reply to use permit approval
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8. New Business: • Election inspector- Requested volunteers. Patty Woods offered to head up this year’s election. 3 open board positions will be up for ownership vote in August • Ed recommended Committee Empowerment Proposal outlining guidelines for committee chairs and participants. This was inadvertently handed out to the ownership and Ed proceeded to read and provide insight. Sue agreed with the conceptual idea but suggested the document be reworded. Owners provided feedback that we cant add items on to the agenda once published. Board took feedback under advisement, Ed will reword and formally present to ownership at a later date. Open Forum: Please limit speakers to 3 minutes each • •
Cindy Lempky #752, fire in fireplace last night caused smoke in the lodge. Apparently, the flu is broken and no signage. There was signage but someone removed. Not sure timing of repair but Adam will pass back to Brad and in meantime put new signage up. Carol Roszkowski # 1679 – wants to bring back to the board a site-to-site non-refundable deposit of $50.00 for office services. Owners present were not in favor of another fee assessment
Mike motioned to close meeting at 1:39 pm, Ed seconded , 5 ayes, 0 nays Site-to-Site Drawing held. Mike Goodman pulled and called results; Sue Riley tracked results and documented on separate paper, handed to office for official blast. Executive Session: •
No executive meeting held
I certify that on February 18, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
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R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association Quarterly Board Meeting Minutes for January 18, 2020 DRAFT President, Joe Meyer called the meeting to order at R-Ranch Lodge at 12:04 p.m. Meeting was also made available for owner viewing via Facebook Live (pilot) 1. Directors present- Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman 2. Others present-, Adam Craven, Asst Ranch Manager, Kim Frees, Office Staff For owners list, refer to sign in sheet 3. Wayne Palmerton led us in the Pledge of Allegiance 4. Approval of Minutes – Meeting of October 19, 2019 Joe Meyer motioned to approve meeting minutes, Sue Riley, seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays 5. Reports: Ranch Operations
Welcome back Bill and Amy, Stacy and Craig Plant a tree – Planned for on Tuesday, please bring a tree Superbowl Party 2/2/19. Come join us. Bring a drink and side dish. Football pool will be available for sign-ups 2 weeks prior to the game. Water tank – hooked up and ready to go Plumbing and sewage updates o Water and sewage line replacement that runs from lodge snack bar. Those lines had 17 repairs completed over the years. o Main line pipe repair- completed at Bath house 3 A-cabins (1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 8A, 9A) completely remodeled and upgraded. 2 remaining A cabins will be completed within the next couple of weeks During remodel, found fire damage on the interior of 9A caused by the Altas Fire. Damage to both 9A and 10A will be repaired. Dave’s tree service is scheduled to cut down 38 gray pines throughout the property. Apprx 10 are in the campground and some RV’s will need to be moved to accomplish this. Brad will contact those owners impacted. With the tree removal there will be wood chips for horse owners who would like some for the paddocks. Orange banners are on the trees that will be trimmed. Addressing drainage and mud issues as a result of the first bad rain Lodge roof- was scheduled in December but due to rain it had to be postponed. Contractor indicates unless there is one full week of clear weather, repairs can not be completed. Forecast doesn’t look promising over next couple of weeks. Received our first heavy rain of the season last week and as always drainage issues are being addressed along with mud that wasn’t there before. We have gravel on hand and it will be placed in the needed areas.
Office Operations
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Adam Craven
Current owner assessment breakdown
Kim Frees
o Annual payments - 305 o Semi Annual payments – 167 o Quarterly - 155 o Monthly – 57 60 more delinquent accounts sent to Collections Attorney Paint nights scheduled for 3 Feb 8th, March 21st, and May 9th, 2020. Come join the fun and sign up in the office or R-Ranch.net
Stables
Adam Craven
26 horses today but just purchased 2 new horses for ranch string - great additions 31 privately owned/boarded horses Large to do list to repair fence line and pasture grading; work to be started shortly Presidents Report
Joe Meyer
CalTrans right of way request to repair roadways – CalTrans will pay the Ranch $ 17K for right of way access Snack Bar – couple of ongoing open items regarding Ranch requirements to widen roads, entrance gates, and fire lane safety. Requested architect to go down to county to get clarification and determine resolution Cabin replacement (fire damage) pending use permit. Ranch attorney sent Status Determination application to county last week. Pending county determination. Once completed the Board and Ranch Operations will work with cabin committee on recommendation for next steps on what to replacement cabins with. Looking at possible Park Model which would provide more winter cabin options for ownership
Treasurers Report-
Ed Russell
Reviewed Reserve balances on hand at $1.5MM 6. Committee Reports: Equine-Gregg Holtmeier stated no meetings held recently and therefore nothing new to report. Horseman’s Association- Gregg Holtmeier stated no meetings held recently and therefore nothing new to report Campground- Colleen Silva Owner #354 At committee meeting today the following was discussed: Planting the oleanders already purchased to other locations outside of the campgrounds was discussed due to poison concerns for children/dogs. Discussed purchasing Mulberry trees instead for the new reservable sites Review of tarp policy put in place Wording on site-to-site needs to be reviewed as the date changed at some point from 12/31 to 1/1. Wording will be recommended and sent to Board for review Received recommendation for site-to-site deposit for next year of $50.00. This was previously discussed multiple times and Board turned down previous request.
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Safety concerns of bad electrical boxes. Site-to-site wording change recommended to allow owners to change sites within their 90 days and not be required to finish current 30-60-90 cycle but to start at green tag again for 90 days in that site. Site to site rules created after campground rules and this modification should be considered. Will present recommendation in writing to board. Pilot- Reservable sites - Concerns raised about reservable sites always empty. Office conducted analysis if owners didn’t get a site and no owner had an issue with finding an open site last summer. A recommendation may come to the owners at the annual meeting to re-evaluate these sites or reduce the number of sites. Would like to re-implement site-to-site sign-up sheet in office. Owners want visibility and reminders. Include on website, office notices, sign-up sheet. Kim can take back to Office Manager for review.
Cabin- Cindy Lempky First of all Cindy stayed in remodeled cabin and wanted to thank the Brad and team on the great work. They are beautiful; great work. 4 awnings on cabins ( 2 dog cabins and 1A/2A) work to start in April- cabins 67, 70, 1A, 2A 10 more fans will be put in cabins in April 76,- cabins 66,67, 78-85 Small rule change due to owner violations of rules. Board voted on change last month, pending ratification – Rule 18 A - Ratified - Ed motioned, Joe seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays – Replacement Vinyl for cabin window covering. Donated by Ed Russell. Vinyl will be used on the outside to be rolled up. Pilot of 6 cabins (95- 100), will be updated with this option for owner feedback. Vinyl is expected to last 5-6 years Boat- Albert Sanchez. No committee member in attendance. Current committee chair has not attended for at least a year. Joe requested volunteers to head up the committee. $17K in boat committee funds available for boat area improvements Reserve committee – Gregg Holtmeier Committee created a year ago for reserve funding allocations for long-term infrastructure projects. Special assessment will go towards the following 2020 projects o 50 K cabin siding o 50 K roof repair o 125 snack bar funding o 75 electrical Discussed regular meeting schedule. Next meeting planned within next 2 weeks and meeting notification will go out via blast. All owners encouraged to participate Reminder a 3 yr. long-term plan was committed to ownership at the October meeting to have completed by March 31, 2020. Recommendation can be presented at April quarterly board meeting 7. Old Business:
Pending Ranch Manager updates: o Attorney Review of Use Permit- Attorney recommendation letter was sent to county late last week and pending Napa County review o Update on Snack Bar- Joe has escalated slowness with project team and back and forth on county required fixes. o Update on Cabin Rebuild- Pending Napa county reply to use permit approval
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8. New Business: Election inspector- Requested volunteers. Patty Woods offered to head up this year’s election. 3 open board positions will be up for ownership vote in August Ed recommended Committee Empowerment Proposal outlining guidelines for committee chairs and participants. This was inadvertently handed out to the ownership and Ed proceeded to read and provide insight. Sue agreed with the conceptual idea but suggested the document be reworded. Owners provided feedback that we cant add items on to the agenda once published. Board took feedback under advisement, Ed will reword and formally present to ownership at a later date. Open Forum: Please limit speakers to 3 minutes each
Cindy Lempky #752, fire in fireplace last night caused smoke in the lodge. Apparently, the flu is broken and no signage. There was signage but someone removed. Not sure timing of repair but Adam will pass back to Brad and in meantime put new signage up. Carol Roszkowski # 1679 – wants to bring back to the board a site-to-site non-refundable deposit of $50.00 for office services. Owners present were not in favor of another fee assessment
Mike motioned to close meeting at 1:39 pm, Ed seconded , 5 ayes, 0 nays Site-to-Site Drawing held. Mike Goodman pulled and called results; Sue Riley tracked results and documented on separate paper, handed to office for official blast. Executive Session:
No executive meeting held
I certify that on February 18, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
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R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association
Emergency Meeting Agenda BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman and Ranch Operations Management Team
Meeting Date: Saturday, March 14, 2020 @ 10 a.m.@ R Ranch Teen Center
Agenda: 1) Review CDC and Napa Country directives regarding COVID-19 and impacts to R Ranch at the Lake community
Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on April 18, 2020 at R Ranch Lodge I certify that on March 13, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association
Emergency Meeting Agenda BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman and Ranch Operations Management Team
Meeting Date: Saturday, March 14, 2020 @ 10 a.m.@ R Ranch Teen Center Meeting called to order by Sue Riley at 10:03 am 1. Directors present- Ed Russell and Sue Riley. Mike Goodman and Wayne Palmerton via conference call 2. Others present- Brad Miracle- Ranch Manager, Adam Craven- Asst Ranch Manager, April Miracle Office Manager, Anthony Moscarelli Limited Agenda: 1) Review CDC and Napa Country directives regarding COVID-19 and impacts to R Ranch at the Lake community Modified Ranch Operations effective 3/14/20 through 4/1/20 -
Close all public areas (teen center, youth center, lodge, kitchen) One bath house in cabins/campground- BH 3 and BH8 will be open If tag falls within next 2 weeks 1) Extend tags, 2) waive overnights and 3) extend out by 2 week timeframe Close stables, except for private ownership No wristbands issued. RV tags will be continued to be issued Increased bathhouse sanitation frequency A-cabins will remain open with 3 day close down period between occupancy. All other cabins, including dog cabins will be used once and rotated out Registration via car – office will come out to car Office workers use gloves No gathering of individuals in groups greater than 10 people
Helpful hints - For the health and safety of you, your loved ones and the community, our recommendation is to stay home - If exhibiting any cold or flu symptoms, stay home and do not come to R Ranch - Stay 6 ft apart - Be considerate of other R Ranch owners and staff All present agreed to meet again in 2 weeks to re-evaluate and make necessary adjustments based on current CDC and Napa County guidelines.
Sue Riley moved to adjourn meeting at 11:13 am. Ed Russell seconded, 2 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on April 18, 2020 at R Ranch Lodge I certify that on March 14, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association
Emergency Meeting Agenda BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman and Ranch Operations Management Team
Meeting Date: Saturday, March 14, 2020 @ 10 a.m.@ R Ranch Teen Center Meeting called to order by Sue Riley at 10:03 am 1. Directors present- Ed Russell and Sue Riley. Mike Goodman and Wayne Palmerton via conference call 2. Others present- Brad Miracle- Ranch Manager, Adam Craven- Asst Ranch Manager, April Miracle Office Manager, Anthony Moscarelli
Limited Agenda: 1) Review CDC and Napa Country directives regarding COVID-19 and impacts to R Ranch at the Lake community Modified Ranch Operations effective 3/14/20 through 4/1/20 -
Close all public areas (teen center, youth center, lodge, kitchen) One bath house in cabins/campground- BH 3 and BH8 will be open If tag falls within next 2 weeks 1) Extend tags, 2) waive overnights and 3) extend out by 2 week timeframe Close stables, except for private ownership No wristbands issued. RV tags will be continued to be issued Increased bathhouse sanitation frequency A-cabins will remain open with 3 day close down period between occupancy. All other cabins, including dog cabins will be used once and rotated out Registration via car – office will come out to car Office workers use gloves No gathering of individuals in groups greater than 10 people
Helpful hints - For the health and safety of you, your loved ones and the community, our recommendation is to stay home - If exhibiting any cold or flu symptoms, stay home and do not come to R Ranch - Stay 6 ft apart - Be considerate of other R Ranch owners and staff
All present agreed to meet again in 2 weeks to re-evaluate and make necessary adjustments based on current CDC and Napa County guidelines. Sue Riley moved to adjourn meeting at 11:13 am. Ed Russell seconded, 2 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on April 18, 2020 at R Ranch Lodge I certify that on March 14, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association
Emergency Meeting Agenda BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman and Ranch Operations Management Team
Meeting Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 @ 8:pm via telephone conference call
Agenda: Ratify decision made earlier in the day to close R Ranch until further notice given current CDC and 6 local Bay Area counties following “Shelter in Place” directives regarding COVID-19. Owner feedback on requests to pull on/pull off trailers, access trailers for personal effects and horse owners caring for private horses Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on April 18, 2020 at R Ranch Lodge I certify that on March 17, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association
Emergency Meeting Agenda BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman and Ranch Operations Management Team
Meeting Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 @ 8:00 p.m. via teleconference Meeting called to order by Sue Riley at 8:08 p.m. Directors present- Ed Russell, Mike Goodman, Wayne Palmerton and Sue Riley. Others present- Brad Miracle- Ranch Manager, April Miracle - Office Manager Limited Agenda: Ratify decision made earlier in the day to close R Ranch until further notice given current CDC and 6 local Bay Area counties following “Shelter in Place� directives regarding COVID-19. Sue Riley motioned to ratify decision to keep the ranch closed until further notice. 4 ayes, 0 nays Owner feedback on requests to pull on/pull off trailers, access trailers for personal effects and horse owners caring for private horses Members will be allowed to make arrangements to pull their trailers off the Ranch. Members will be allowed to make arrangement for a one-time pick up of personal items Members tags will be extended the length of time we are closed. Members with private horse(s) will be allowed to make arrangements to come onto ranch to care and/or feed. No riding will be allowed. Sue Riley motioned to vote and ratify #2 A-D above and 4 ayes, 0 nays
Members must call or email the office to make arrangements/appointment to come onto the Ranch. The R Ranch office will be answering calls and emails during normal business hours- 9 am – 5pm, 7 days a week. The board and management will reconvene on April 7th, in line with the current restrictions for “shelter in place” counties and recommendations of the CDC. Sue Riley moved to adjourn meeting at 8:51 p.m., Mike Goodman seconded, 2 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on April 18, 2020 at R Ranch Lodge I certify that on March 17, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association
Emergency Meeting Agenda BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman and Ranch Operations Management Team
Meeting Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 @ 8:pm via telephone conference call Agenda:h 1) Review current CDC, State of CA and Federal “Shelter in Place” directives and subsequent impacts to R Ranch given the required extension through May 3, 2020 to reduce COVID-19 pandemic spread 2) Review Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), part of the CARES Act 3) Review policy details of filing a Business Interruption Insurance Claim 4) Discuss modification to hold April Quarterly Board Meeting by teleconference or FB Live. No in-person meeting will be held Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on April 18, 2020 – Virtual meeting venue TBD I certify that on April 7, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association
Emergency Meeting Minutes BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley and Ranch Operations Management Team (Brad Miracle, April Miracle)
Meeting Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 @ 8:00 p.m. via teleconference Meeting called to order by Joe Meyer at 8:07 p.m. 1. Directors present- Ed Russell, Wayne Palmerton and Sue Riley. 2. Others present- Brad Miracle- Ranch Manager, April Miracle - Office Manager Limited Agenda: 1) Review current CDC, State of CA and Federal “Shelter in Place” directives and subsequent impacts to R Ranch given the required extension through May 3, 2020 to reduce COVID-19 pandemic spread a. Ranch will continue to remain closed per current guidelines of May 3rd. Board and Management will continue to monitor based on future re-opening procedures, once defined and will meet again on April 30th to discuss. b. The staff continues to maintain normal process, procedures and maintenance as best they can during this difficult time. All staff is preparing to quickly re-open and greet owners once we are given the approval to reopen. 2) Review Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), part of the CARES Act a. We have obtained legal guidance on applying to the program. We continue to pursue options for obtaining these funds to assist the Ranch 3) Review policy details of filing a Business Interruption Insurance Claim a. We could file a claim, however insurance agent could not give us approval/decline % for this type of claim. Claim is usually made for fire, or circumstances where Ranch is completely unusable. Our definition is that it is completely unusable, and it wouldn’t hurt to file claim. Joe Meyer will set meeting with insurance agent and obtain further details and advise Board and Management of the outcome accordingly. 4) Discuss modification to hold April Quarterly Board Meeting by teleconference or FB Live. No in-person meeting will be held a. We will have Board meeting as scheduled using Zoom conferencing service. We will test functionality with an upcoming virtual Bingo event on Sat April 11, 2020 and send out instructions with the April Quarterly Agenda
b. All committee chairs should contact April to set up a Zoom conference call for your upcoming committee meetings that normally take place in the Lodge before the Quarterly Board meeting Reminders- Members must call or email the office to make arrangements/appointment to come onto the Ranch. The R Ranch office will be answering calls and emails during normal business hours: 9 am – 5pm, 7 days a week at 707-252-0140 or Brad’s cell at 707-337-4927 As mentioned above, the Board and Management will reconvene on April 30 th, to review any new/revised government mandates. Sue Riley motion to adjourn meeting at 9:21 p.m., Joe Meyer seconded, 2 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on April 18, 2020 via teleconference I certify that on April 8, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association
Board of Directors Quarterly Board Meeting Agenda BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman and Ranch Operations Management Team
Meeting Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2020 @ 12 noon via Zoom conference call
10:00 am – Committee Meetings held via Zoom conference 12 Noon – Quarterly Meeting Called to Order 1) Roll Call/Directors Present
Joe Meyer
2) Pledge of Allegiance
Wayne Palmerton
3) Others present 4) Approval of Minutes – Quarterly Board Meeting on January 18, 2020 5) Reports: a) b) c) d) e)
Ranch Operations Office Operations Stables Presidents Report Treasurers Report
6) Committee Reports: a) Equine b) Horseman’s Association c) Campground d) Cabin e) Reserve f) Boat 7) Old Business: a) COVID updates ??? b) Update on Ranch’s Use Permit status c) Update on Snack Bar d) Update on Cabin Rebuild e) Update on Cal Trans
Brad Miracle April Miracle Adam Craven Joe Meyer Ed Russell Sandy Stork Nancy Pon Colleen Silva Cindy Lempkey Gregg Holtmeier Albert Sanchez
8) New Business: a) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), part of the CARES Act b) Business Interruption Insurance Claim 9) Open Forum: Please limit speakers to 3 minutes each NOTE- Because of the anticipated number of owners attending the teleconference, live questions will not be possible. Please send your questions to the R Ranch office manager no later Friday, April 17th at 12 noon. We will do our best to answer all questions during the meeting. 10) Regular Meeting Adjourned 11) Executive Session scheduled at 2:00 p.m. or 30 minutes after meeting a) Old Business i) Managers Update b) New Business i) Employment agreements Next Quarterly meeting tentatively scheduled for 12 noon on July 18, 20202 at R Ranch Lodge I certify that on April 14, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association Quarterly Board Meeting Minutes for April 18, 2020
President, Joe Meyer called the meeting to order at R-Ranch Lodge at 12:03 p.m. Meeting was held via Zoom due to Covid 19 pandemic 1. Directors present- Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman 2. Others present- Brad Miracle- Ranch Operations Manager, April Miracle, Office Manager, Adam Craven, Asst. Ranch Manager, Kim Frees, Office Staff For owners list, see recorded session 3. Wayne Palmerton led us in the Pledge of Allegiance 4. Approval of Minutes – Meeting of January 18, 2020 Joe motioned for meeting minutes to be approved, Ed seconded and 5 aye, 0 nays 5. Reports: Ranch Operations
Brad Miracle
Brad shared a slide show of all the amazing work the team has completed during the winter and spring. Pictures will be printed and saved for records No other Ranch business to review Office Operations
Current owner assessment breakdown Annual payments - 369 Semi Annual payments – 211 Quarterly - 165 Monthly – 57 o Collected 21K in doubtful account collections. 2 large settlements accepted 15k and 10K in addition Kim working remotely to continue normal business and handling office work. Kim off Sunday and Monday. office phone rolling directly to April, please include owner name and number in VM as a lot of calls coming up as “spam” and going directly to VM Office is currently closed but if you need to make assessment payment April can take phone payment or you can drop off payment at office drop box All of our current small claims cases for delinquent (65 shares) assessments have been put on hold due to COVID 19 and courts being closed.
Stables
April Miracle
Adam Craven
54 horses on the ranch, no horses have been ridden since March 18th. Private horse owners have been allowed to trailer their horses off the ranch and ride off property and also schedule appts to check on the health and well-being of their horses
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Farriers and Vets will continue have access to the Ranch to care for the horses Spring vaccinations and deworming for private horses will be due by the end of May We have begun releasing fly predators and setting up fly traps Paddocks scraped and manure is being spread into the pastures for next years growth Stables staff is helping w/ maintenance projects
Presidents Report
Joe Meyer
Thank you for all the amazing work the Ranch team has completed in recent months. Stay safe and healthy. Cant wait to see all the completed work once we get back to normal operations Treasurers Report-
Ed Russell
1.377M in current bank accounts o 143K - Fire reserve o 251K Snack shack fund o 508K General reserves o 19K Boat reserve o 27K GGG o 380K General Operating Budget very slow right now,- due to current shelter in place and no owner access to Ranch since March, no income other than assessments our revenue is considerably down at this time 6. Committee Reports: Due to current shelter in place, no Committees meeting this quarter Equine- Greg Holtmeier- No report Horseman’s- Nancy Pon - No report Campground- Colleen Silva - Nurseries for Mulberry trees have been closed until this upcoming week. Brad will provide pricing to Colleen Silva Cabin - Cindy Lempky - No report Reserve - Greg Holtmeier – March meeting not held, will be rescheduling meeting and will re-evaluate priorities for reserve funding 7. Old Business:
Snack Bar- on hold due to Covid-19 non-essential business mandate; no new information from county Cabin rebuild- No new information. Pending county use permit Caltrans- Bridge project, they are using our land as easement. We received $17K for land use. County Permit request- dropped off at county offices in March. County attorney is currently reviewing our proposal but again, no updates
8. New Business: Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), part of the CARES Act April and Ed have been reviewing options to file claim. Our bank, Chase, allowed us to fill out application and submitted. To date, we have not received payment in the first round of PPP monies given out. As long as monies is used to keep operations going and paying employees, utilities and employee benefits the “loan” is forgiven by the government. We will continue to purse when next round of funding becomes available.
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Business Interruption Insurance Claim Looking at option for insurance coverage and claim availability under our current policy. Our insurance agent has not gotten back to us on options and it has been frustrating. Joe Meyer will continue to pursue Ed recommended that we extend the 300.00 special assessment due on Oct 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020. We will bring this back to executive session for review
Open Forum: Please limit speakers to 3 minutes each
Doug Mayer #39- How will ranch handle RV tags for campground? o April explained that all tags are frozen at the point Ranch was closed, once the ranch reopens tags will start back up again. Rebecca Cohn #124 - When will the Ranch reopen? o Joe explains we will reopen when the government mandate allow us to reopen. At this point there is so much to learn about the changes we will be required to make, continued social distancing, limited to small group gathering David Easton #1799 – How would the board entertain the possibility of those already on the Ranch extend out 90 days so owners can stay on the Ranch and enjoy the summer. o Brad explained that owner could come and get RV, pull off and the day the Ranch opens back up, bring your RV back up for new start of your 90 days. Wendy Drey #734 – 1) If owners are having financial difficulty, will you extend quarterly payments? 2) Why cant we use cabins which are more than 6 ft apart? 1) April Miracle- we will work with those owners impacted on a case and case base. 2) Joe Meyer- indicated that it would be too hard to manage all aspects of the Ranch w/ social distancing. Nick Peterson #1503 Is there a way to have a more controlled access to the Ranch and use horses? Etc. o Brad, we just don’t know at this point what the government will allow us to do. We plan to accommodate owners as best we can. Colleen Silva #354 – Say the governor lifts the order but we are required to limit to small groups and possibly close the lodge and pool but allow cabins and campground o Joe Meyer indicates that is a consideration and a possible viable solution. We will add that to our considerations once we get clearer direction Dawn Morrison #4 - Please clarify for those horse owners who want to exercise their horses would like a concession to ride in a confined space or arena? Taking care of their animals, conditioning, etc. Other local ranches are allowing with special considerations, social distancing o Adam would like the opportunity to review w/ broader team. We will take it under advisement Cindy Lempky #752, everyone misses the Ranch but couldn’t the Ranch be fined for not following mandated requirements o Joe agrees and we would have to make sure we are doing our due diligence Andrea Gregg # 1701- Have read the governors order very carefully and clearly- care and essential of animals is considered essential. Please give it extra consideration when discussing. When Ranch opens back up, possibly limiting owners coming in to meet social distancing requirements.
Joe Meyer motioned to adjourn meeting at 1:31 pm,. Mike Goodman seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays Executive Session: Motion to start meeting – Joe Meyer motioned at 2:03 pm., seconded by Mike Goodman, 5 ayes, 0 nays 1. Old Business: No old business to discuss as everything is pretty much old hold
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New Business Discussed meeting procedures Discussed owner request to allow riding of private horses Ranch Operations tool request Discussed owner email for site-to-site rules 2020-2021 extension Personnel Discussion
Motion to adjourn Executive session at 3:30 pm. by Mike Goodman, Sue Riley seconded 5 ayes, 0 nays I certify that on April XX, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
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R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association Quarterly Board Meeting Minutes for April 18, 2020 DRAFT
President, Joe Meyer called the meeting to order at R-Ranch Lodge at 12:03 p.m. Meeting was held via Zoom due to Covid 19 pandemic 1. Directors present- Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman 2. Others present- Brad Miracle- Ranch Operations Manager, April Miracle, Office Manager, Adam Craven, Asst. Ranch Manager, Kim Frees, Office Staff For owners list, see recorded session 3. Wayne Palmerton led us in the Pledge of Allegiance 4. Approval of Minutes – Meeting of January 18, 2020 Joe motioned for meeting minutes to be approved, Ed seconded and 5 aye, 0 nays 5. Reports: Ranch Operations
Brad Miracle
Brad shared a slide show of all the amazing work the team has completed during the winter and spring. Pictures will be printed and saved for records No other Ranch business to review Office Operations •
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Current owner assessment breakdown Annual payments - 369 Semi Annual payments – 211 Quarterly - 165 Monthly – 57 o Collected 21K in doubtful account collections. 2 large settlements accepted 15k and 10K in addition Kim working remotely to continue normal business and handling office work. Kim off Sunday and Monday. office phone rolling directly to April, please include owner name and number in VM as a lot of calls coming up as “spam” and going directly to VM Office is currently closed but if you need to make assessment payment April can take phone payment or you can drop off payment at office drop box All of our current small claims cases for delinquent (65 shares) assessments have been put on hold due to COVID 19 and courts being closed.
Stables • •
April Miracle
Adam Craven
54 horses on the ranch, no horses have been ridden since March 18th. Private horse owners have been allowed to trailer their horses off the ranch and ride off property and also schedule appts to check on the health and well-being of their horses
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Farriers and Vets will continue have access to the Ranch to care for the horses Spring vaccinations and deworming for private horses will be due by the end of May We have begun releasing fly predators and setting up fly traps Paddocks scraped and manure is being spread into the pastures for next years growth Stables staff is helping w/ maintenance projects
Presidents Report
Joe Meyer
Thank you for all the amazing work the Ranch team has completed in recent months. Stay safe and healthy. Cant wait to see all the completed work once we get back to normal operations Treasurers Report-
Ed Russell
1.377M in current bank accounts o 143K - Fire reserve o 251K Snack shack fund o 508K General reserves o 19K Boat reserve o 27K GGG o 380K General Operating Budget very slow right now,- due to current shelter in place and no owner access to Ranch since March, no income other than assessments our revenue is considerably down at this time •
6. Committee Reports: Due to current shelter in place, no Committees meeting this quarter • Equine- Greg Holtmeier- No report • Horseman’s- Nancy Pon - No report • Campground- Colleen Silva - Nurseries for Mulberry trees have been closed until this upcoming week. Brad will provide pricing to Colleen Silva • Cabin - Cindy Lempky - No report • Reserve - Greg Holtmeier – March meeting not held, will be rescheduling meeting and will re-evaluate priorities for reserve funding 7. Old Business: • • • •
Snack Bar- on hold due to Covid-19 non-essential business mandate; no new information from county Cabin rebuild- No new information. Pending county use permit Caltrans- Bridge project, they are using our land as easement. We received $17K for land use. County Permit request- dropped off at county offices in March. County attorney is currently reviewing our proposal but again, no updates
8. New Business: • Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), part of the CARES Act April and Ed have been reviewing options to file claim. Our bank, Chase, allowed us to fill out application and submitted. To date, we have not received payment in the first round of PPP monies given out. As long as monies is used to keep operations going and paying employees, utilities and employee benefits the “loan” is forgiven by the government. We will continue to purse when next round of funding becomes available.
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Business Interruption Insurance Claim Looking at option for insurance coverage and claim availability under our current policy. Our insurance agent has not gotten back to us on options and it has been frustrating. Joe Meyer will continue to pursue Ed recommended that we extend the 300.00 special assessment due on Oct 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020. We will bring this back to executive session for review
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Doug Mayer #39- How will ranch handle RV tags for campground? o April explained that all tags are frozen at the point Ranch was closed, once the ranch reopens tags will start back up again. Rebecca Cohn #124 - When will the Ranch reopen? o Joe explains we will reopen when the government mandate allow us to reopen. At this point there is so much to learn about the changes we will be required to make, continued social distancing, limited to small group gathering David Easton #1799 – How would the board entertain the possibility of those already on the Ranch extend out 90 days so owners can stay on the Ranch and enjoy the summer. o Brad explained that owner could come and get RV, pull off and the day the Ranch opens back up, bring your RV back up for new start of your 90 days. Wendy Drey #734 – 1) If owners are having financial difficulty, will you extend quarterly payments? 2) Why cant we use cabins which are more than 6 ft apart? 1) April Miracle- we will work with those owners impacted on a case and case base. 2) Joe Meyer- indicated that it would be too hard to manage all aspects of the Ranch w/ social distancing. Nick Peterson #1503 Is there a way to have a more controlled access to the Ranch and use horses? Etc. o Brad, we just don’t know at this point what the government will allow us to do. We plan to accommodate owners as best we can. Colleen Silva #354 – Say the governor lifts the order but we are required to limit to small groups and possibly close the lodge and pool but allow cabins and campground o Joe Meyer indicates that is a consideration and a possible viable solution. We will add that to our considerations once we get clearer direction Dawn Morrison #4 - Please clarify for those horse owners who want to exercise their horses would like a concession to ride in a confined space or arena? Taking care of their animals, conditioning, etc. Other local ranches are allowing with special considerations, social distancing o Adam would like the opportunity to review w/ broader team. We will take it under advisement Cindy Lempky #752, everyone misses the Ranch but couldn’t the Ranch be fined for not following mandated requirements o Joe agrees and we would have to make sure we are doing our due diligence Andrea Gregg # 1701- Have read the governors order very carefully and clearly- care and essential of animals is considered essential. Please give it extra consideration when discussing. When Ranch opens back up, possibly limiting owners coming in to meet social distancing requirements.
Joe Meyer motioned to adjourn meeting at 1:31 pm,. Mike Goodman seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on July 18, 2020 – Virtual meeting venue TBD Executive Session: Motion to start meeting – Joe Meyer motioned at 2:03 pm., seconded by Mike Goodman, 5 ayes, 0 nays 1. Old Business:
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No old business to discuss as everything is pretty much old hold New Business Discussed meeting procedures Discussed owner request to allow riding of private horses Ranch Operations tool request Discussed owner email for site-to-site rules 2020-2021 extension Personnel Discussion
Motion to adjourn Executive session at 3:30 pm. by Mike Goodman, Sue Riley seconded 5 ayes, 0 nays I certify that on April 27, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
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BOD 04/18/20
Owners meeting minutes – working notes All Directors present
12:02 pm Joe Kim, Adam, Brad and April Joe motioned for January 18, 2020 meeting minutes to be approved, Ed seconded and 5 aye, 0 nays Brad-Ranch Operations Brad shared a slide show of all the amazing work the team has completed during the winter and spring. Pictures will be printed and saved for records No other Ranch business to review Office Operations •
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Current owner assessment breakdown o Annual payments - 369 o Semi Annual payments – 211 o Quarterly - 165 o Monthly – 57 Collected 21K in doubtful account collections. 2 large settlements accepted 15k and 10K in addition Kim working remotely to continue normal business and handling office work. Kim off Sunday and Monday Office phone rolling directly to April, please include owner name and number in VM as a lot of calls coming up as “spam” and going directly to VM Office is currently closed but if you need to make assessment payment April can take phone payment or you can drop off payment at office drop box All of our current small claims cases for delinquent (65 shares) assessments have been put on hold due to COVID 19 and courts being closed.
Stables • • • • • •
54 horses on the ranch, no horses have been ridden since March 18th. Private horse owners have been allowed to trailer their horses off the ranch and ride off property and also schedule appts to check on the health and well-being of their horses Farriers and Vets will continue have access to the Ranch to care for the horses Spring vaccinations and deworming for private horses will be due by the end of May We have begun releasing fly predators and setting up fly traps Paddocks scraped and manure is being spread into the pastures for next years growth
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Stables staff is helping w/ maintenance projects
Presidents report Thank you for all the amazing work the Ranch team has completed in recent months. Stay safe and healthy. Cant wait to see all the Treasures Report- Ed need numbers again •
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1.377M in current bank accounts o 143K - Fire reserve o 251K Snack shack fund o 508K General reserves o 19K Boat reserve o 27K GGG o 380K General Operating Budget very slow right now,- due to current shelter in place and no owner access to Ranch since March, no income other than assessments our revenue is considerably down at this time
Due to current shelter in place, no Committees meeting this quarter • • • • •
Equine- Greg Holtmeier- No report Horseman’s- Nancy Pon - No report Campground- Colleen Silva - Nurseries for Mulberry trees have been closed until this upcoming week. Brad will provide pricing to Colleen Silva Cabin - Cindy Lempky - No report Reserve - Greg Holtmeier – March meeting not held, will be rescheduling meeting and will reevaluate priorities for reserve funding
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Snack Bar- on hold due to Covid-19 non-essential business mandate; no new information from county Cabin rebuild- No new information. Pending county use permit Caltrans- Bridge project, they are using our land as easement. We received $17K for land use. County Permit request- was dropped off at county offices in March. County attorney is currently reviewing our proposal but again, no updates
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Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), part of the CARES Act o April and Ed have been reviewing options to file claim. Our bank, Chase, allowed us to fill out application and submitted. To date, we have not received payment in the first round of PPP monies given out. As long as monies is used to keep operations going and paying employees, utilities and employee benefits the “loan” is forgiven by the government. We will continue to purse when next round of funding becomes available. Business Interruption Insurance Claim
o Looking at option for insurance coverage and claim availability under our current policy.
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Our insurance agent has not gotten back to us on options and it has been frustrating. Joe Meyer will continue to pursue Ed recommended that we extend the 300.00 special assessment due on Oct 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020. We will bring this back to executive session for review
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Doug Mayer #39- How will ranch handle RV tags for campground? o April explained that all tags are frozen at the point Ranch was closed, once the ranch reopens tags will start back up again. Rebecca Cohn #124 - When will the Ranch reopen? o Joe explains we will reopen when the government mandate allow us to reopen. At this point there is so much to learn about the changes we will be required to make, continued social distancing, limited to small group gathering David Easton #1799 – How would the board entertain the possibility of those already on the Ranch extend out 90 days so owners can stay on the Ranch and enjoy the summer. o Brad explained that owner could come and get RV, pull off and the day the Ranch opens back up, bring your RV back up for new start of your 90 days. Wendy Drey #734 – 1) If owners are having financial difficulty, will you extend quarterly payments? 2) Why cant we use cabins which are more than 6 ft apart? o 1) April Miracle- we will work with those owners impacted on a case and case base. o 2) Joe Meyer- indicated that it would be too hard to manage all aspects of the Ranch w/ social distancing. Nick Peterson #1503 Is there a way to have a more controlled access to the Ranch and use horses? Etc. o Brad, we just don’t know at this point what the government will allow us to do. We plan to accommodate owners as best we can. Colleen Silva #354 – Say the governor lifts the order but we are required to limit to small groups and possibly close the lodge and pool but allow cabins and campground o Joe Meyer indicates that is a consideration and a possible viable solution. We will add that to our considerations once we get clearer direction Dawn Morrison #4 - Please clarify for those horse owners who want to exercise their horses would like a concession to ride in a confined space or arena? Taking care of their animals, conditioning, etc. Other local ranches are allowing with special considerations, social distancing o Adam would like the opportunity to review w/ broader team. We will take it under advisement Cindy Lempky #752, everyone misses the Ranch but couldn’t the Ranch be fined for not following mandated requirements o Joe agrees and we would have to make sure we are doing our due diligence Andrea Gregg # 1701- Have read the governors order very carefully and clearly- care and essential of animals is considered essential. Please give it extra consideration when discussing. When Ranch opens back up, possibly limiting owners coming in to meet social distancing requirements.
Joe Meyer motioned to adjourn at 1:31 pm,. Mike Goodman seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays
Executive Session All Directors present Brad and April Miracle Motion to start meeting – Joe Meyer motioned at 2:03 pm., seconded by Mike Goodman, 5 ayes, 0 nays Old Business •
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Going forward we will add a “procedures discussion” topic on the agenda to ensure we are cover any procedural issues Allowing private horse owners access to riding horses as part of conditioning. Had very healthy discussion on pros and cons, agreed to get our vet opinion and county health officials. Brad to do follow-up. Workcampers coming on board are being quarantined for 2 weeks. All directors voted and approved Drone for Ranch Operations ~$800 Mike brought up owner email concern, Nancy Pon- concerns regarding site to site extension into next year. Ed pointed out that we have frozen all tags, including site to site. Further discussion is needed and should be referred to Campground Committee for review before submission to Board. Suggestions made for 2021 to consider reducing months and rate. Brad and April would like to request extension of current contract by 7 years from today’s date, signed by July board meeting. Mike requested formal letter sent to Board for consideration
Motion to adjourn by Mike Goodman, Sue Riley seconded 5 ayes, 0 nays
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association
Emergency Meeting Agenda BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman and Ranch Operations Management Team
Meeting Date: Thursday April 30, 2020 @ 7:00 pm via Zoom telephone conference call Limited Agenda: Old Business: 1) Review latest revisions to county and state mandated “Shelter in Place” directives from CDC, State of CA and Federal agencies and its impacts to R Ranch 2) Update on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), part of the CARES Act 3) Update on Business Interruption Insurance Claim information from insurance provider 4) Pending fire insurance claims 5) Cabin replacement open project- Backyards Unlimited 6) Review proposal to change due date of Reserve assessment from 10/1/20 t0 12/31/20 7) Private Horse owners request for riding privileges given COVID-19 mandates Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on July 18, 2020 – Virtual meeting venue TBD I certify that on April 28, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association
Emergency Meeting Agenda BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman and Ranch Operations Management Team
Meeting Date: Thursday April 30, 2020 @ 7:00 pm via Zoom telephone conference call Join Zoom Meeting
Limited Agenda: Old Business: 1) Review latest revisions to county and state mandated “Shelter in Place” directives from CDC, State of CA and Federal agencies and its impacts to R Ranch 2) Update on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), part of the CARES Act 3) Update on Business Interruption Insurance Claim information from insurance provider 4) Pending fire insurance claims 5) Cabin replacement open project- Backyards Unlimited 6) Review proposal to change due date of Reserve assessment from 10/1/20 t0 12/31/20 7) Private Horse owners request for riding privileges given COVID-19 mandates 8) Owner request for consideration of use access by “lottery” if #7 is granted Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on July 18, 2020 – Virtual meeting venue TBD I certify that on ageng was modified and pre-posted on April 29, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association
Executive Emergency Meeting Agenda BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman and Ranch Operations Management Team
Meeting Date: Thursday April 30, 2020 @ 7:00 pm via Zoom telephone conference call Limited Agenda: Old Business: 1) Review latest revisions to county and state mandated “Shelter in Place” directives from CDC, State of CA and Federal agencies and its impacts to R Ranch 2) Update on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), part of the CARES Act 3) Update on Business Interruption Insurance Claim information from insurance provider 4) Pending fire insurance claims 5) Cabin replacement open project- Backyards Unlimited 6) Review proposal to change due date of Reserve assessment from 10/1/20 t0 12/31/20 7) Private Horse owners request for riding privileges given COVID-19 mandates Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on July 18, 2020 – Virtual meeting venue TBD I certify that on April 28, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association
Emergency Meeting Minutes BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman and Ranch Operations Management Team (Brad Miracle, April Miracle)
Meeting Date: Thursday, April 30, 2020 @ 7:00 p.m. via Zoom Meeting called to order by Joe Meyer at 7:06 p.m. Directors present- Joe Meyer, Ed Russell, Wayne Palmerton, Sue Riley and Mike Goodman Others present- Brad Miracle- Ranch Manager, April Miracle - Office Manager, Adam Craven- Asst. Ranch Mgr. For owners list, see recorded Zoom session Mike Goodman led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Limited Agenda: Old Business: 1. Review latest revisions to county and state mandated “Shelter in Place” directives from CDC, State of CA and Federal agencies and its impacts to R Ranch Joe advised that we are digging in and have spent countless hours researching , contacting and discussing COVID 19. Brad went to county in person regarding our unique circumstances. Brad presented COVID 19 slide show (see attached for full details)- We have been given written guidance from the Napa County COVID-19 task force based on R Ranch permit and special circumstances on how RRanch can run operations. We expect to receive a formal letter from Napa County shortly. In a nutshell with the country currently on Phase 1 – No activities or members allowed on site as we have been deemed non-essential. Per county verbal discussion- Ranch reopening most likely Phase 2-3 Pool and Activities most likely fall in Phase 3-4. County Pool Inspector indicates most likely late summer opening w/ restrictions We still have quite a few questions out to the county and we will continue to work on them and share information as we obtain it. As of now, the Ranch will continue to remain closed per Napa County order through 5/31. No members will be allowed on the Ranch. In the interim we can temporarily take reservations starting 6/1 forward with the understanding that they may be canceled. Awaiting county mandates for reopening guidelines and once we have that we will formulate a structured reopening plan and share with the owners. Expect that only deeded owners, no guests will be allowed back on the Ranch until later phases.
Brad addressed all owner questions posted in the ZOOM messaging site. 2. Update on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), part of the CARES Act Ed provided an update- We applied for Round 1 but received no funds. We subsequently applied to Round 2 as soon as it opened up. There is no approval process or notification, only notice will be deposit into account. Application was for $130K which was 2.5 times monthly salary and utilities. As long as we use for salary and utilities, the loan will be forgiven and no payment will be due. 3. Update on Business Interruption Insurance Claim information from insurance provider Joe provided up stating that we did file a claim w/ the insurance company for business interruption. Agent is saying it is outside our policy and no claim can be filed. Joe states language is gray and plans to continue to pursue even though we received an initial denial. 4. Pending fire insurance claims Joe indicated insurance wants to close out all claims. Brad and Joe are working on settlement payout based on all outstanding fire damage replacement work 5. Cabin replacement open project- Backyards Unlimited Company offered $10K payback if they can sell the cabins they put together per our contract. Discussion still underway 6. Review proposal to change due date of Reserve assessment from 10/1/20 t0 12/31/20 Ed wants to rescind motion to extend reserve assessment as we don’t need to vote on a policy/procedure. Kathy Palmerton suggested due date of 12/15/20 to allow for funds to come in the fiscal year. April reminded everyone that if you are experiencing financial difficulty due to COVID restrictions- email officemanager@rranch.info or office@rranch.info and it will be reviewed on a case by case basis. Owner asked question about obtaining discounts or refunds for not using RRanch due to financial difficulties. Joe and Ed advised that unfortunately we cant return assessment monies as we can easily go into the red as Ranch Operations continue. 7. Private Horse owners request for riding privileges given COVID-19 mandates Addressed under COVID presentation above 8. Owner request for consideration of use access by “lottery” if #7 is granted Addressed under COVID presentation above Important Notice – With the new guidance from Napa County, members are no longer allowed on the Ranch until further notice. Sue Riley motion to adjourn meeting at 8:41 p.m., Wayne Palmerton seconded, 4 ayes, 0 nays The R Ranch office will be answering calls and emails during normal business hours: 9 am – 5pm, 7 days a week at 707-252-0140 or Brad’s cell at 707-337-4927 The Board and Management will reconvene and send out a general meeting notification for owners to attend a follow-up meeting, sometime at the end of May or sooner if pertinent government guidelines change to review any new/revised government and county mandates. Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on July 18, 2020 – Virtual meeting venue TBD
I certify that on May 02, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association
Emergency Meeting Minutes BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman
Meeting Date: Saturday, May 2, 2020 @ 5:10 p.m. via teleconference Meeting called to order by Joe Meyer at 5:10 p.m. 1. Directors present- Joe Meyer, Ed Russell, Wayne Palmerton, Mike Goodman and Sue Riley. 2. Others present- April Miracle - Office Manager Limited Agenda: 1. Notification to Board of Directors this evening that owners were on site at R Ranch at the Lake and were violating Social Distancing requirements per Federal, State and Local government mandated regarding health and safety measures of COVID- 19 Joe Meyer motioned to adjourn meeting at 7:30 p.m., Ed Russell seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays
I certify that on May 3, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association
Emergency Meeting Minutes BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman
Meeting Date: Saturday, May 2, 2020 @ 5:10 p.m. via teleconference Meeting called to order by Joe Meyer at 5:10 p.m. 1. Directors present- Joe Meyer, Ed Russell, Wayne Palmerton, Mike Goodman and Sue Riley. 2. Others present- April Miracle - Office Manager Limited Agenda: 1. Further discussion of outcomes as a result of the Equine meeting held earlier in the day and the email received from Sherri Kaiser, Chief Deputy County Counsel regarding private horse owners access to their horses. Joe Meyer motioned to adjourn meeting at 7:30 p.m., Ed Russell seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays
I certify that on May 3, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association
Emergency Meeting Minutes BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman
Meeting Date: Monday, May11, 2020 @ 6:30 p.m. via teleconference Meeting called to order by Joe Meyer at 6:41 p.m. 1. Directors present- Joe Meyer, Ed Russell, Wayne Palmerton, Mike Goodman and Sue Riley. 2. Others present- Brad Miracle, General Manager, April Miracle - Office Manager Limited Agenda: 1. Guidance received by County of Napa, Chief County Counsel re: day use access and ease of guidelines for recreational activities a. See attached interim COVID 19 ranch guidelines for structured re-opening Joe Meyer motioned to adjourn meeting at 9:24 p.m., Sue Riley seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays
I certify that on May 11, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
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Executive Meeting Agenda BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman
Meeting Date: Sunday, May 17, 2020 @ 9 a.m. via tele-conference Closed Meeting New Business: 1. Personnel discussion I certify that on May 15, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Meeting Date: Sunday, May 17, 2020 @ 9:00 a.m.@ via Zoom Meeting called to order at 9:02 a.m. by Joe Meyer Directors present- Ed Russell, Wayne Palmerton, Sue Riley, Joe Meyer, Mike Goodman New Business:
1. Personnel matters Adjourned at 10:03 a.m. - motioned by Sue Riley, seconded by Ed Russell, 5 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board meeting, Saturday-July 18, 2020 at 12 noon in the R Ranch Lodge I certify that on May 18, 2020 a copy of these meeting minutes and true and accurate to the best of my ability. Meeting minutes will be posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
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Executive Meeting Agenda BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joe Meyer, Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman
Meeting Date: Sunday, May 24, 2020 @ 10:00 a.m. at R-Ranch Lodge Closed Meeting Old Business: 1. Personnel discussion I certify that on May 19, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
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Ranch Owners Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS Emergency Executive Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Meeting Date: Friday, May 29, 2020 @ 4:00 p.m. @ via Zoom Conference Call 1. Meeting called to order at 4:03 p.m. by Joe Meyer 2. Directors present- Ed Russell, Wayne Palmerton, Sue Riley, Joe Meyer, Mike Goodman 3. New Business:
1. Legal matter Adjourned at 5:10 p.m. - motioned by Sue Riley, seconded by Joe Meyer, 5 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board meeting, Saturday-July 18, 2020 at 12 noon in the R Ranch Lodge I certify that on May 29, 2020 a copy of these meeting minutes and true and accurate to the best of my ability. Meeting minutes will be posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS Emergency Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
Meeting Date: Saturday, July4, 2020 @ 3:00 p.m. @ via Zoom Conference Call 1. Meeting called to order at 3:00 pm. by Joe Meyer 2. Directors present- Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Joe Meyer, Mike Goodman (Wayne Palmerton on vacation) 3. Others present- Brad Miracle and April Miracle 4. New Business:
1. Management brought to the Board their concerns of the excessive violations owners are displaying against the Napa County and State ordered COVID 19 mandate and guidelines for social distancing, not wearing required face masks etc. this holiday weekend specifically however it has been going on since we reopened. a. Currently the ranch has ~ 130 families on site (400-500 people). Owners have been sent written emails, FaceBook blasts and posted signage throughout the Ranch outlining the requirements and yet there continues to be blatant disregard. b. In the past 24 hours the management has been forced to conduct drive throughs and monitor owner compliance. Unfortunately, many owners were stopped and spoken to about violating the order and yet many were repeat offenders throughout the weekend. c. The owner non-compliance included: i. ~ 20 owners in dog park Friday 7/3 evening ii. Owners not social distancing at the Stables iii. Owners co-mingling outside of their immediate families in both the campground and cabin areas. Not social distancing or wearing appropriate face masks iv. Multiple households riding in golf carts together v. Co-mingling of households at Friendship Park vi. Large gathering of 4-5 families in the cabin area vii. Large gatherings of children playing and families gathering in the Loop area d. Ranch General Manger contacted Napa County legal counsel, Sherri Kaiser for guidance on options/suggestions. Sherri suggested closure if we are not able to maintain compliance as the county and state orders put the liability of the virus and the orders directly on the business, in this case R Ranch. The Board reviewed the documented incident report of the owners who violated the order. Due to the blatant disregard for owner safety and wellbeing of others we have no choice but to send out a notice that the Ranch will close at noon tomorrow until further notice. Sue Riley motioned; Ed Russell seconded. 4 ayes, 0 nays 2. As the Board was wrapping up the meeting, the management received a call back from Sherri Kaiser indicating that the Napa County code enforcement task force was sending three cars to the Ranch for possible code violations. It was noted that Napa County has received more than
one call on their Covid Task Force compliant telephone line against the Ranch. As only owners are currently allowed on the Ranch, our fellow owners who are following the guidelines are also not happy with non-compliant owners putting them at risk. The General Manager advised Sherri that the board was currently meeting and voted to close the Ranch. She said that was the right decision but couldn’t stop code enforcement team from showing up. a. The Board agreed, if Napa County code enforcement team fined the Ranch for the violations, owner hearing will be set and the owners responsible will split the cost of the fines Adjourned at 4:15 p.m. - motioned by Sue Riley, seconded by Joe Meyer, 4ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board meeting, Saturday-July 18, 2020 at 12 noon in the R Ranch Lodge I certify that on July 4, 2020 a copy of these meeting minutes and true and accurate to the best of my ability. Meeting minutes will be posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS Emergency Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
Meeting Date: Monday, July 6, 2020 @ 7:00 p.m. @ via Zoom Refer to recorded Zoom meeting Share recording with viewers: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/xOZHH7zgtUVOfJXtyh_2f6sGMdzET6a8h3VLKZZyCc9EM4Fdk3wEaypIT3plyE Password: 4m+6P0l? 1. Meeting called to order at 7:04 p.m. by Joe Meyer 2. Directors present- Ed Russell, Wayne Palmerton, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman 3. Management present- Brad Miracle, April Miracle 4. Refer to Zoom meeting for owner participation 5. Old Business: a) Discuss latest closure of R Ranch on Sunday, July 5th for non-compliance of county and state mandated COVID 19 orders i) Joe Meyer explained the reason for closure due to non-compliant owners. Each board member than added additional context. b) Discussed guidance provided by Berding & Weil, CCR Attorneys for options available to the Board based on our governing documents (CCR’s and Bylaws) as it relates to enforcement of fines, penalties and suspension to owners found in violation of the order. Owners would like to see guidance directly from attorney firm. The Board will request such documentation from the firm and it will be forthcoming. i)
Provided overview of attorney guidance regarding rational for closure of Ranch was for healthy and safety of all owners according to Bylaws 3.8.4- imminent threat to public health or safety. Further explained that due to our current CCR’s we are severely limited on action we can take against owners for non-compliance. We must seek legal guidance on CCR interpretation and options for enforcement. Based on Bylaw 3.8.4 we can vote an emergency rule in place for 120 days to support efforts for enforcement; we need to confirm our legal obligations and owner rights with our CCR attorney firm before moving forward. Discussed possible option to bring available solutions to ownership for majority vote, however that said, it requires 66 2/3% of ownership to pass vote and that could take time and would mean Ranch continues to stay closed. The Board was not able to meet with the attorney firm until Wednesday 7/8/20 but will request letter from attorney to share with the ownership.
c) Open owner forum. i) See Zoom Meeting link for open forum questions d) Based on attorney and owner feedback, if applicable, determine fines, penalties and suspension hearing guidelines i) The Board was not able to meet with the attorney firm until Wednesday 7/8/20 to discuss options for reopening. Attorney guidance forthcoming Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on July 18, 2020 – Virtual meeting - Zoom
I certify that on agenda was modified and pre-posted on July 8, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS Emergency Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Meeting Date: Monday, July 6, 2020 @ 7:00 p.m. @ via Zoom Refer to recorded Zoom meeting Share recording with viewers: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/xOZHH7zgtUVOfJXtyh_2f6sGMdzET6a8h3VLKZZyCc9EM4Fdk3wEaypIT3plyE Password: 4m+6P0l? 1. Meeting called to order at 7:04 p.m. by Joe Meyer 2. Directors present- Ed Russell, Wayne Palmerton, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman 3. Management present- Brad Miracle, April Miracle 4. Refer to Zoom meeting for owner participation 5. Old Business: 1) Discuss latest closure of R Ranch on Sunday, July 5th for non-compliance of county and state mandated COVID 19 orders A) Joe Meyer explained the reason for closure due to non-compliant owners. Each board member than added additional context. 2) Discussed guidance provided by Berding & Weil, CCR Attorneys for options available to the Board based on our governing documents (CCR’s and Bylaws) as it relates to enforcement of fines, penalties and suspension to owners found in violation of the order. Owners would like to see guidance directly from attorney firm. The Board will request such documentation from the firm and it will be forthcoming. B) Provided overview of attorney guidance regarding rational for closure of Ranch was for healthy and safety of all owners according to Bylaws 3.8.4- imminent threat to public health or safety. Further explained that due to our current CCR’s we are severely limited on action we can take against owners for non-compliance. We must seek legal guidance on CCR interpretation and options for enforcement. Based on Bylaw 3.8.4 we can vote an emergency rule in place for 120 days to support efforts for enforcement; we need to confirm our legal obligations and owner rights with our CCR attorney firm before moving forward. Discussed possible option to bring available solutions to ownership for majority vote, however that said, it requires 66 2/3% of ownership to pass vote and that could take time and would mean Ranch continues to stay closed. The Board was not able to meet with the attorney firm until Wednesday 7/8/20 but will request letter from attorney to share with the ownership. 3) Open owner forum. C) See Zoom Meeting link for open forum questions 4) Based on attorney and owner feedback, if applicable, determine fines, penalties and suspension hearing guidelines D) The Board was not able to meet with the attorney firm until Wednesday 7/8/20 to discuss options for reopening. Attorney guidance forthcoming
Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on July 18, 2020 – Virtual meeting - Zoom I certify that on agenda was modified and pre-posted on July 8, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive & Emergency Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Meeting Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 @ 6:30 p.m. @ via Zoom Executive Session 1. Meeting called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Joe Meyer 2. Directors present- Ed Russell, Wayne Palmerton, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman 3. New Business a. Personal discussion Executive portion of meeting ended at 7:30 p.m. and moved into Emergency Session
Emergency Session Management present – Brad Miracle and April Miracle Meeting continued at 7:30 pm 1. Old Business: 1) Guidance on reopening from Berding & Weil, CCR Attorneys. i) Meeting scheduled for Wed 7/8/20 at 10 am. All board members will attend based on normal workday commitments. Sue Riley, Ed Meyer and Brad Miracle committed to attend. 2) Discuss suggested owner feedback (meeting held 7/6/200 on suggested reopening criteria i) All in agreement to hire private security firm to enforce COVID county mandates to allow management to run operations and not be the enforcer (1) Current Ranch Security guard, Belinda works from 8pm on. She mans gate until midnight and then makes rounds. We could continue to leverage her for the overnight hours and get security for all other shifts (2) Proof of violation will include picture of offense and incident report (3) Brad to research and interview security firms, get pricing, schedule, etc and bring back to Board as soon as possible (4) Ranch should not reopen without security in place ii) Based on current Bylaws interpretation we have the following options (1) Invoke the Emergency Rule under 3.8.4 and set parameters for owner compliance and penalties. Rule in effect for 120 days. The rule must be voted in at another emergency meeting for it to be effective (2) Discussed merits of verbal warning, fines, and suspense of ranch privileges. (3) Discussed merits of required liability waiver for all owners to enter property These options will be discussed with Berding & Weil in the upcoming meeting Ed Russell motioned to close meeting at 9:04 pm, Mike Goodman seconded , 5 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on July 18, 2020 – Virtual meeting - Zoom
I certify that on agenda was modified and pre-posted on July 9, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
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Ranch Owners Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive & Emergency Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Meeting Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 @ 6:30 p.m. @ via Zoom Executive Session
1. Meeting called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Joe Meyer 2. Directors present- Ed Russell, Wayne Palmerton, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman 3. New Business a. Personal discussion Executive portion of meeting ended at 7:30 p.m. and moved into Emergency Session
Emergency Session
Management present – Brad Miracle and April Miracle Meeting continued at 7:30 pm 1. Old Business: 1) Guidance on reopening from Berding & Weil, CCR Attorneys. i) Meeting scheduled for Wed 7/8/20 at 10 am. All board members will attend based on normal workday commitments. Sue Riley, Ed Meyer and Brad Miracle committed to attend. 2) Discuss suggested owner feedback (meeting held 7/6/200 on suggested reopening criteria i) All in agreement to hire private security firm to enforce COVID county mandates to allow management to run operations and not be the enforcer (1) Current Ranch Security guard, Belinda works from 8pm on. She mans gate until midnight and then makes rounds. We could continue to leverage her for the overnight hours and get security for all other shifts (2) Proof of violation will include picture of offense and incident report (3) Brad to research and interview security firms, get pricing, schedule, etc and bring back to Board as soon as possible (4) Ranch should not reopen without security in place ii) Based on current Bylaws interpretation we have the following options (1) Invoke the Emergency Rule under 3.8.4 and set parameters for owner compliance and penalties. Rule in effect for 120 days. The rule must be voted in at another emergency meeting for it to be effective (2) Discussed merits of verbal warning, fines, and suspense of ranch privileges. (3) Discussed merits of required liability waiver for all owners to enter property These options will be discussed with Berding & Weil in the upcoming meeting Ed Meyer motioned to close meeting at 9:04 pm, Mike Goodman seconded , 5 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on July 18, 2020 – Virtual meeting - Zoom I certify that on agenda was modified and pre-posted on July 8, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS Emergency Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
Meeting Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 @ 7:00 p.m. @ via Zoom Executive Session
1. Meeting called to order at 7:04 p.m. by Joe Meyer 2. Directors present- Ed Russell, Wayne Palmerton, Sue Riley 3. Others present- Brad Miracle, April Miracle 1. Old Business: 1) Guidance on reopening from Berding & Weil, CCR Attorneys. i) Discussion on outcomes and options from attorney meeting held today, Wed 7/8/20 at 10 am. Sue Riley, Ed Russell, Joe Meyer and Brad Miracle were in attendance Ed Russell motioned to close meeting at 8:45 pm, Sue Riley seconded , 4 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on July 18, 2020 – Virtual meeting - Zoom I certify that on July 17, 2020 a copy of these meeting minutes were posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS Emergency Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Meeting Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 @ 7:00 p.m. @ via Zoom Executive Session 1. Meeting called to order at 7:04 p.m. by Joe Meyer 2. Directors present- Ed Russell, Wayne Palmerton, Sue Riley 3. Others present- Brad Miracle, April Miracle 1. Old Business: 1) Guidance on reopening from Berding & Weil, CCR Attorneys. i) Discussion on outcomes and options from attorney meeting held today, Wed 7/8/20 at 10 am. Sue Riley, Ed Russell, Joe Meyer and Brad Miracle were in attendance Ed Russell motioned to close meeting at 8:45 pm, Sue Riley seconded , 4 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on July 18, 2020 – Virtual meeting - Zoom I certify that on July 17, 2020 a copy of these meeting minutes were posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS Emergency Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
Meeting Date: Monday, July 13, 2020 @ 6:00 p.m. @ via Zoom Emergency Session
1. Meeting called to order at 6:03 p.m. by Joe Meyer 2. Directors present- Ed Russell, Wayne Palmerton, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman 3. Others present- Brad Miracle, April Miracle 1. Old Business: 1) Guidance on reopening from Berding & Weil, CCR Attorneys. i) Reviewed legal materials prepped for member distribution- Waiver, Rules, FAQ and 7/5 ranch closure rational letter from attorney which owners requested. 2) New Business: 1) Review of owner email sent individually by 20 owners but had same email request. Group of owners met and drafted email with recommended solutions to the Board 2) Each point was reviewed and discussed at length – Joe Meyer will prepare response letter 3) As a follow-up to owner recommendation(s), Brad would like to reduce honey pot fee from $20.00/dump to $10.00/ dump. Fee will be reduced and announced when ranch reopens 7/17/20 Joe Meyer motioned to close meeting at 8:29 p.m., Mike Goodman seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on July 18, 2020 – Virtual meeting - Zoom I certify that on July 17, 2020 a copy of these meeting minutes were posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS Emergency Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Meeting Date: Monday, July 13, 2020 @ 6:00 p.m. @ via Zoom Emergency Session 1. Meeting called to order at 6:03 p.m. by Joe Meyer 2. Directors present- Ed Russell, Wayne Palmerton, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman 3. Others present- Brad Miracle, April Miracle 1. Old Business: 1) Guidance on reopening from Berding & Weil, CCR Attorneys. i) Reviewed legal materials prepped for member distribution- Waiver, Rules, FAQ and 7/5 ranch closure rational letter from attorney which owners requested. 2) New Business: 1) Review of owner email sent individually by 20 owners but had same email request. Group of owners met and drafted email with recommended solutions to the Board 2) Each point was reviewed and discussed at length – Joe Meyer will prepare response letter 3) As a follow-up to owner recommendation(s), Brad would like to reduce honey pot fee from $20.00/dump to $10.00/ dump. Fee will be reduced and announced when ranch reopens 7/17/20 Joe Meyer motioned to close meeting at 8:29 p.m., Mike Goodman seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on July 18, 2020 – Virtual meeting - Zoom I certify that on July 17, 2020 a copy of these meeting minutes were posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS Emergency Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Meeting Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 @ 7:00 p.m. @ via Zoom Emergency Session 1. Meeting called to order at 7:01 p.m. by Joe Meyer 2. Directors present- Ed Russell, Wayne Palmerton, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman 3. Others present- Brad Miracle, April Miracle 4. Approval of Executive and Emergency meeting minutes for the following meetings: a. Emergency Meeting 4/30/20 b. Emergency Meeting 5/2/20 c. Emergency Meeting 5/11/20 d. Executive Session Meeting 5/11/20 e. Executive Session Meeting 5/17/20 f. Executive Session Meeting 5/24/20 g. Executive Session Meeting 5/29/20 h. Emergency Meeting 6/14/20 i. Executive Session Meeting 6/17/20 j. Emergency Meeting 7/4/20 k. Emergency Meeting 7/6/20 l. Emergency Meeting 7/7/20 Sue Riley motioned to approve meeting minutes, Mike Goodman seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays 1. Old Business: 1) Guidance on reopening from Berding & Weil, CCR Attorneys. (1) Meeting scheduled held with attorney by Ed Russell and April Miracle today 7/14/20 at 12 noon to discuss reopening questions based on documentation, COVID guidelines, CCR Bylaws (2) Attorney will join the quarterly board meeting to answer questions regarding the emergency (3) Approval of email response to owners who emailed suggestions reopening guidelines (4) Mike Goodman motioned to approve Emergency Rule (120 days), Ed Russell seconded. 5 ayes, 0 nays (a) April indicates next steps will be to blast all documents to membership (b) Re-opening date Friday 7/17/20 2) Delta One Security – contract review and financial impact (1) Discussed hours of coverage (Fri- Sun 7am- midnight), responsibility of security detail, contractual commitment (2) Financial impact- No impact to operating expense due to summer staffing shortages (3) Joe Meyer motioned to approve contract for the duration of the 120-day emergency rule and guidelines. We will revisit contract every 30 days. Mike Goodman seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays Sue Riley motioned to close meeting at 8:21 pm, Mike Goodman seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on July 18, 2020 – Virtual meeting - Zoom
I certify that these meeting minutes were posted on July 14, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association Quarterly Board Meeting Minutes for July 18, 2020 DRAFT Treasurer, Ed Russell called the meeting to order at 12:15 pm via Zoom due to Covid 19 pandemic 1. Directors present- Joe Meyer (joined 45 min late), Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman 2. Others present- Brad Miracle- Ranch Operations Manager, April Miracle, Office Manager, Ellen SchusterBerding & Weil attorneys at Law For owners list, see recorded Zoom session 3. Wayne Palmerton led us in the Pledge of Allegiance 4. Approval of Minutes – Meeting of April 18, 2020 Sue motioned for meeting minutes to be approved, Ed seconded and 4 aye, 0 nays 5. Reports: Ranch Operations
Brad Miracle
A. Cabin 23 has been completely rebuild as it was rotted out. B. Cabin 76 window replaced C. 2 pergolas have been built and they will be placed D. Found and fixed sprinkers on main lawn near lodge E. Lanai painted in pool F. Sand replacement in owners horse round pen and main arena G. Repainted, entrance to lodge H. Working on generators, pool gen very expensive I. Wayne Holland email- read Architectural permit for snack shack hold up from county Office Operations
Ed Russell filled in for April Miracle
A. 7/15/19 - 724 owners 7/16/20 - 721 current owners B. 4 months behind on collections due to COVID and courts Stables
Brad Miracle
A. Adam left two months ago. Have been actively interviewing candidates. Had one promising candidate; didn’t work out. Continued interviewing and down to two final candidates. Hope yo have someone on board shortly B. String horses – 26.5 Presidents Report
Ed Russell/Joe Meyer
A. Advised all ownership of the email the board received from approximately 22 owners, same B. Joe was able to join at 12:55 pm and provided the following C. Snack shack update
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D. COVID 19 – personal stress and impacts it is causing. Try to be kind to one another. Rage and frustration has been unbearable Treasurers Report
Ed Russell
1.351M in current bank accounts o Operating Funds $ 366K Petty Cash $ 3340 Maintenance $ 5417 Stables $ 618 Main Operating $ 357.5K Reserve Accounts $ 984K o Site to Site $11.40 o GGG $ 27K o Cabin $ 33.6K o Boat $ 19.7K o Snack Shack $ 251K o Fire reserve $144K o Main $ 508K Covid expenses to date $5,470
6. Committee Reports: Due to current shelter in place, limited Committees met this quarter Equine- Sandy Stork – Last meeting 5/2 to discuss access to owner horses during ranch shut down due to COVID Horseman’s- Nancy Pon – Taking a pause until Ranch fully reopened Campground- Anthony M – No meeting or report Cabin – Nancy Pon - Read off email Brad sent to the cabin committee regarding status of the cabin work completed and next in line. Pergolas going up. Reserve - Greg Holtmeier – No report 7. Old Business:
Snack Bar- see above manager report Cabin rebuild- No new information. Delayed by county due to COVID and use permit Caltrans- Bridge project, they are using our land as easement. We received $17K for land use. County Permit request- dropped off at county offices in March. County attorney is currently reviewing our proposal but again, delayed due to COVID
8. New Business: COVID Ranch guidelines implemented through Emergency Rule o Discussed new waiver and rules o Reopening of Ranch 9. Open Forum: Because of the anticipated number of owners attending the teleconference, live questions were not possible. See question list and answers from owners attached
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Motion to adjourn at 1:31 p.m. by Joe Meyer, Sue Riley seconded, 4 ayes, 0 nays (Mike Goodman internet dropped) Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on October 17, 2020 – Virtual meeting venue TBD Annual Owners meeting scheduled for 15, 2020 – TBD – more information forthcoming I certify that on July 28, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
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R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association Quarterly Board Meeting Minutes for July 18, 2020 DRAFT Treasurer, Ed Russell called the meeting to order at 12:15 pm via Zoom due to Covid 19 pandemic 1. Directors present- Joe Meyer (joined 45 min late), Wayne Palmerton, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman 2. Others present- Brad Miracle- Ranch Operations Manager, April Miracle, Office Manager, Ellen SchusterBerding & Weil attorneys at Law For owners list, see recorded Zoom session 3. Wayne Palmerton led us in the Pledge of Allegiance 4. Approval of Minutes – Meeting of April 18, 2020 Sue motioned for meeting minutes to be approved, Ed seconded and 4 aye, 0 nays 5. Reports: Ranch Operations
Brad Miracle
A. Cabin 23 has been completely rebuild as it was rotted out. B. Cabin 76 window replaced C. 2 pergolas have been built and they will be placed D. Found and fixed sprinkers on main lawn near lodge E. Lanai painted in pool F. Sand replacement in owners horse round pen and main arena G. Repainted, entrance to lodge H. Working on generators, pool gen very expensive I. Wayne Holland email- read Architectural permit for snack shack hold up from county Office Operations
Ed Russell filled in for April Miracle
A. 7/15/19 - 724 owners 7/16/20 - 721 current owners B. 4 months behind on collections due to COVID and courts Stables
Brad Miracle
A. Adam left two months ago. Have been actively interviewing candidates. Had one promising candidate; didn’t work out. Continued interviewing and down to two final candidates. Hope yo have someone on board shortly B. String horses – 26.5 Presidents Report
Ed Russell/Joe Meyer
A. Advised all ownership of the email the board received from approximately 22 owners, same B. Joe was able to join at 12:55 pm and provided the following C. Snack shack update
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D. COVID 19 – personal stress and impacts it is causing. Try to be kind to one another. Rage and frustration has been unbearable Treasurers Report
Ed Russell
1.351M in current bank accounts o Operating Funds $ 366K Petty Cash $ 3340 Maintenance $ 5417 Stables $ 618 Main Operating $ 357.5K Reserve Accounts $ 984K o Site to Site $11.40 o GGG $ 27K o Cabin $ 33.6K o Boat $ 19.7K o Snack Shack $ 251K o Fire reserve $144K o Main $ 508K Covid expenses to date $5,470
6. Committee Reports: Due to current shelter in place, limited Committees met this quarter Equine- Sandy Stork – Last meeting 5/2 to discuss access to owner horses during ranch shut down due to COVID Horseman’s- Nancy Pon – Taking a pause until Ranch fully reopened Campground- Anthony M – No meeting or report Cabin – Nancy Pon - Read off email Brad sent to the cabin committee regarding status of the cabin work completed and next in line. Pergolas going up. Reserve - Greg Holtmeier – No report 7. Old Business:
Snack Bar- see above manager report Cabin rebuild- No new information. Delayed by county due to COVID and use permit Caltrans- Bridge project, they are using our land as easement. We received $17K for land use. County Permit request- dropped off at county offices in March. County attorney is currently reviewing our proposal but again, delayed due to COVID
8. New Business: COVID Ranch guidelines implemented through Emergency Rule o Discussed new waiver and rules o Reopening of Ranch 9. Open Forum: Because of the anticipated number of owners attending the teleconference, live questions were not possible. See question list and answers from owners attached
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Motion to adjourn at 1:31 p.m. by Joe Meyer, Sue Riley seconded, 4 ayes, 0 nays (Mike Goodman internet dropped) Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on October 17, 2020 – Virtual meeting venue TBD Annual Owners meeting scheduled for 15, 2020 – TBD – more information forthcoming I certify that on July 28, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
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R Ranch at the Lake Quarterly Board Meeting July 18, 2020 Open Forum questions and email inquiries received by owners regarding the Ranch Closure/Reopening in July 2020 Ranch Closure/Ranch Re-opening questions Chrissy Leard #1289 I respectfully request to be able to read the letter that was submitted by myself and over 20 owners during open forum, so that it can be on the record and also heard by other owners who are unaware of the suggestions in the letter. If you will not allow me to read the letter, then I request that it is read aloud during open forum by a member of the BOD or management. 1) Regarding ATTACHMENT A: EMERGENCY RULES TO PREVENT OR MITIGATE COVID-19 DISEASE TRANSMISSION, Item 9 that states masks must be worn " on all paths and walkways" should be clarified. Is this regarding the pool only, or for the entire Ranch? State and County guidelines only require masks to be worn when social distancing cannot be met, and do not require them to be worn during outdoor recreation activities, such as walking. Also, why are masks required when sitting at your own pool table if you are 6ft away from other owners? Are our rules more strict than the state and county guidelines? If so, why? ANSWER- The rules are intended to apply to the entire ranch, except for the noted exceptions. The rule is intended to protect everyone on the ranch as widely as possible. The Board has taken a restrictive approach to start as a way to be as protective as possible and may be able to relax the rules as things progress. If you are eating or drinking, and are socially distanced, you will not be cited for not wearing a mask. The county guidelines are just that- based level guidelines. The Board has the authority and the duty to create rules that it finds to be in the best interest of the Association and all owners. The issue is not only whether the Association will be cited or shut down, although those are risks. The bigger issue is liability for disease transmission and trying to protect people.
Here is a link to the state mask guidelines: https://covid19.ca.gov/masks-andppe/?fbclid=IwAR0MddQp1yW169GZQ0K501WFBjh2cmNRzS_uHRJWdYYFjrvI4wASM2auq04 "When should you wear a mask? You should wear a mask or face covering whenever you’ll be around someone you don’t live with, including: - In any indoor public space - When waiting in line - When getting health care - On public transportation or when ride-sharing - At work, when near others or moving through common areas - Outdoors, if you can’t stay 6 feet away from others
When can you take off your mask? There are times when it’s okay to take your mask off when you’re away from home, such as: - When eating or drinking - If a hearing-impaired person needs to read your lips - If wearing a face covering imposes a risk to you at work – for example, if it could get caught in machinery - When you’re not sharing a common area, room or enclosed space with others - When you are getting a service to the nose or face - When outdoors in public and can stay six feet from others - You should replace the mask as soon as you can after these activities to reduce the risk of infection. 2) Item 21 in the same Attachment A states, "NO gatherings of people outside your immediate household are prohibited." First off, the double negative needs to be corrected. ANSWER- This is an error that has since been updated. Additional information- Waivers have been updated as of 7/23/20 and available for owner review. If you have already signed a waiver, no need to sign an updated versions
Secondly, "gathering" needs to be defined. Are 2 people considered a gathering? If I stop by someone's campsite just to say hi for 5 minutes, am wearing a mask, AND 6 ft apart, is that a violation that can warrant a formal warning/penalty? According to the guidelines, this should not be a violation as a mask is worn AND social distancing is being met. Please clarify. ANSWER- The rule is intended to prevent groups of people from different households from intermingling, such as parties. Saying hello to someone for a few minutes while wearing a mask and maintaining social distancing is not a gathering for which you will be cited.
3) Item 26 in Attachment A states: "Failure to comply with any of the above rules will result in the following measures: - First offense: a verbal warning will be issued and will be documented with an Incident Report. - Second offense: You will be removed from the Ranch for up to 30 days (including removing your trailer and any personal property) and will be documented with an Incident Report - Third offense: Continued failure to comply with result in permanent removal from the Ranch until the health and safety emergency has ended and will be documented with an Incident Report." I would like clarification on what the intent is here behind giving warnings and penalties. Is the intent here to target people who are blatantly not following the rules? Or are we also targeting the individuals that may accidentally forget their mask when walking to the bathroom? Are we allowing for educating and kind reminders to individuals who may simply forget? I am afraid these rules may be too stringent and definitely need clarification. I feel there should be clarification as well regarding if First offense happens today, and 2nd offense is in 60 days, if that can warrant removal from the Ranch? Or is there some leeway in the amount of time that has passed since the first offense? I think that perhaps it may be fair to owners to have a 30 day period between offenses and have a "reset" if you will, so start over at a warning if more than 30 days has lapsed between offenses (especially if someone can be written up for forgetting a mask vs. blatant disregard. I hope that made sense?) ANSWER- The intent in giving warnings is to alert people that they are not complying with the rules and to give them a chance to comply before a penalty is imposed.
The intent of penalties is to deter behavior that endangers others and puts the Association at risk. The Board can take your suggestion under review and may find it reasonable to make changes to the rules at some point.
4) Lastly, I respectfully request that line 8 in the in Waiver agreement be revised and/or removed: "I willingly agree to take reasonable efforts to protect myself and any individuals identified in Paragraph 1 against any infectious diseases including COVID-19. If, however, I observe any unusual or significant health and safety issues at the Facilities during my presence, I will remove myself from the Facilities and immediately bring it to the attention of the Association. Such issues may include, but are not limited to, lack of social distancing or persons at the Facilities showing signs of illness." I do NOT agree with putting owners against other owners! That allows for owners to be targeted by people who may not like them. I totally support reporting if someone shows signs of illness, but I DO NOT support asking owners to turn in other owners for not social distancing. Leave that to management and security please! People do not know everyone's families and can make horrible assumptions and accusations against other owners. Please, PLEASE revise or remove this line. ANSWER- The intent is not for owners to police each other; no one is responsible for another adult’s behavior. Rather, the waiver is asking that everyone notify the Association if they see issues arise that could affect health and safety, so the Association can take appropriate steps to address the matter.
Kathleen Keenan #109 
I am still asking for special rules for caregiver/sole owners like myself who would like to bring a guest up
ANSWER- Unfortunately, guests cannot be permitted at this time for purposes of maintaining smaller numbers of people and for monitoring, etc. If you feel you have a special circumstance which requires you to bring a guest, please submit your request in writing to the Board for their consideration.
Nicholette Miglio, owner #256
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Please see the correspondence below from Napa County regarding the required use of face coverings in two scenarios. I am hoping we could address this at the quarterly BOD meeting and perhaps revise the rules in these two instances. For us, wearing a mask at the pool and while walking the dog would really hamper our enjoyment of the Ranch, especially in 90 degree heat. We would of course always ensure we have a mask on us and wear it when moving about the pool deck or have it ready in the event we are walking the dog and walk through an area where people might come within 6 feet of us.
I think these minor changes will also be beneficial to staff so they aren't needing to be in a mask in every outdoor space or in a golf cart without being worried about owners reporting them also. -----Original Message-----
From: Coronavirus <coronavirus@countyofnapa.org> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 10:54 AM To: Nicholette Miglio Subject: RE: Masks and Swimming Pools If the people at the table are of the same household bubble masks do not need to be worn, however they must be when mixing with different households. Masks are not required on walking trails so long as you are not closer than 6 feet from other patrons on the walking trail. Original question from Nicole to Napa County Thank you! In the pool I am speaking of, furniture is arranged more than 6 feet apart and only members from the same household are allowed at each table. In those cases we should be permitted to be at our tables without masks? Can you also confirm, while walking on paths and trails that a mask is not needed unless you are within 6 feet of another person outside of your household? ANSWER- Napa County’s rules are a baseline. The Board has the authority and duty to create rules that it finds to be in the best interest of the Association and all owners. The goal is to protect the Association from liability and owners from disease transmission, not to punish people.
Lori Hullender #687
Can you tell me who is doing the policing? And how is it being done? We do not have a problem staying in our campsite. But I don’t want someone to stop in and before I can ask them to leave a picture gets taken. Or a kid come running to me a pool and before I can say, no, a picture gets taken. This is very vague. And if workers don’t have mask on, what do we do. I worry this is pitting people against people. We do not have a problem staying at our own site But these rules are very vague and very concerning
ANSWER- Staff and board members/officers will monitor the ranch generally. No one is being asked to seek out violations, but if they see violations, they are requested to report them. Neither staff nor others will be asked to take pictures of owners. If you find that staff or others are not complying with the rules, please inform the Board in writing.
Owner – Nicole McIntosh Bruce WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES FOR BOD/STAFF/MANAGMENT if they/you do not follow the rules as set forth? HOW WILL THE OWNERS BE ASSURED THAT EVERYTHING IS EQUAL? My questions are fair and reasonable. ANSWER- Everyone is subject to the same rules. If you find that staff or others are not complying with the rules, please inform the Board in writing.
Leonard & Christina Caldera Owner #60
Why are the new R-Ranch face mask rules more restrictive than the California Department of Public Health guidelines for the use of face masks?
ANSWER- See response above.
What medical experts did the BOD consult with to come up with rules that are more restrictive than California’s Public Health Officer’s guidelines and why?
ANSWER- The Board is not required to consult with medical experts to make decisions to protect the Association. They did consult with legal counsel.
How is signing the new waiver “voluntary”?
ANSWER- It is voluntary in that you may choose not to sign it. If you wish to use the ranch, you are required to sign it. If you do not wish to sign it, you may not use the ranch at this time.
The update emailed out on 7/14/20 failed to provide what authority the BOD had to unilaterally close the Ranch. The update further fails to provide what authority for the Ranch to continually stay closed, after the BOD made an emergency rule. CC&R section 3.8.4(4) provides the authority to make an EMERGENCY RULE, under very specific conditions, not arbitrarily close the Ranch. Nothing in the new emergency rules provides any authority to close the Ranch. Explain what authority the BOD has to close the Ranch, citing the specific rule and how the BOD is in compliance with that rule.
ANSWER-Emergency rules may be adopted when there is a threat to health and safety. The Board consulted with county counsel and considered what that happening at the ranch during that time, and determined that closing the ranch temporarily was in the best interests the Association, until further rules and a plan could be established.
The new emergency rule is poorly written, vague, and ambiguous. How will it be handled when there’s a question that arises due to these vague, ambiguous, poorly written rules?
ANSWER- If you have a question or concern about a particular rule, please send it to the Board in writing.
What ADA accommodations have been implemented within the new rules?
ANSWER- Attorney from Berding & Weil responded
Why is there nothing within the emergency rule to explain the rules with wearing face masks while eating/drinking?
ANSWER- The Board did not find it necessary, since it is not possible to eat or drink with a mask on.
Provide a copy of any and all reports/citations from the Napa County Health Department/Sheriff Department supporting the unsubstantiated claims of the “blatant disregard for owner safety and wellbeing of others” as noted BOD minutes from July 4th, 2020.
ANSWER- The Board is not required to have reports or citations to make its determination, but did have a conversation with county counsel about the issues and their potential consequences with the county.
Provide specific incidents that were in violation of the Napa County/State of California Public Health Order and guidelines as set forth in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the BOD based their decision on to close the R-Ranch. Who witnessed these incidents? What witnesses corroborated these claims?
ANSWER- The Board was not required to list each violation that it considered in making its determination. The minutes of the meeting and the notice sent to owners with the emergency rules explained the basis for the Board’s decision. Provide the specific authority within the By-laws, CC&R, or R-Ranch Rules that authorizes the BOD to close the R-Ranch as it did this last Sunday. ANSWER- See response re emergency rules.
Napa County currently allows indoor dining, wineries are open again for tastings, hair salons are open, and you can walk into nearly any large business and see numerous people not in compliance with social distancing. We witnessed countless large groups on Lake Berryessa over the weekend with zero enforcement from the Sheriff’s Department. Napa County is not enforcing violations of the public health order. In fact, nearly all jurisdictions within the State are providing minimal enforcement of violations. Small gatherings or “social bubbles” are becoming the norm throughout the State, please explain why the Napa Ranch BOD and Management feel the need to take their current stance.
ANSWER- The Board has the authority and the duty to create rules that it finds to be in the best interest of the Association and all owners.
If the Ranch BOD/Management is set on becoming the social distancing/facemask police provide the guidelines for violations committed by employees as well as members of the BOD.
ANSWER- Everyone is expected to comply with the rules. We will deal with employee issues separately. If you have a concern about an employee not complying with the rules, please inform the Board in writing.
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The meeting minute distributed today for the 7/6/20 meeting indicated guidance directly from the attorney firm would be forthcoming. For full transparency, please also provide to the Owners any and all communication from any member of the BOD/Management to the attorney firm as well as any and all communication from the attorney firm to any member of the BOD/Management as it relates to the current closure. Further, please provide any and all communication to all Owners, from any member of the BOD/Management to any entity representing Napa County regarding the opening, closing, and enforcement of the public health order as well as all communication from any entity representing the County of Napa to the BOD/Management related to the opening, closing, and enforcement of the public health order.
ANSWER- Guidance from legal counsel is reflected in the emergency rules, notice to members, FAQs, and waiver, as well as making ourselves available at this meeting.
R Ranch at the Lake Quarterly Board Meeting July 18, 2020 Open Forum questions and email inquiries received by owners regarding the Ranch Closure/Reopening in July 2020 Ranch Closure/Ranch Re-opening questions Chrissy Leard #1289 I respectfully request to be able to read the letter that was submitted by myself and over 20 owners during open forum, so that it can be on the record and also heard by other owners who are unaware of the suggestions in the letter. If you will not allow me to read the letter, then I request that it is read aloud during open forum by a member of the BOD or management. 1) Regarding ATTACHMENT A: EMERGENCY RULES TO PREVENT OR MITIGATE COVID-19 DISEASE TRANSMISSION, Item 9 that states masks must be worn " on all paths and walkways" should be clarified. Is this regarding the pool only, or for the entire Ranch? State and County guidelines only require masks to be worn when social distancing cannot be met, and do not require them to be worn during outdoor recreation activities, such as walking. Also, why are masks required when sitting at your own pool table if you are 6ft away from other owners? Are our rules more strict than the state and county guidelines? If so, why? ANSWER- The rules are intended to apply to the entire ranch, except for the noted exceptions. The rule is intended to protect everyone on the ranch as widely as possible. The Board has taken a restrictive approach to start as a way to be as protective as possible and may be able to relax the rules as things progress. If you are eating or drinking, and are socially distanced, you will not be cited for not wearing a mask. The county guidelines are just that- based level guidelines. The Board has the authority and the duty to create rules that it finds to be in the best interest of the Association and all owners. The issue is not only whether the Association will be cited or shut down, although those are risks. The bigger issue is liability for disease transmission and trying to protect people.
Here is a link to the state mask guidelines: https://covid19.ca.gov/masks-andppe/?fbclid=IwAR0MddQp1yW169GZQ0K501WFBjh2cmNRzS_uHRJWdYYFjrvI4wASM2auq04 "When should you wear a mask? You should wear a mask or face covering whenever you’ll be around someone you don’t live with, including: - In any indoor public space - When waiting in line - When getting health care - On public transportation or when ride-sharing - At work, when near others or moving through common areas - Outdoors, if you can’t stay 6 feet away from others
When can you take off your mask? There are times when it’s okay to take your mask off when you’re away from home, such as: - When eating or drinking - If a hearing-impaired person needs to read your lips - If wearing a face covering imposes a risk to you at work – for example, if it could get caught in machinery - When you’re not sharing a common area, room or enclosed space with others - When you are getting a service to the nose or face - When outdoors in public and can stay six feet from others - You should replace the mask as soon as you can after these activities to reduce the risk of infection. 2) Item 21 in the same Attachment A states, "NO gatherings of people outside your immediate household are prohibited." First off, the double negative needs to be corrected. ANSWER- This is an error that has since been updated. Additional information- Waivers have been updated as of 7/23/20 and available for owner review. If you have already signed a waiver, no need to sign an updated versions
Secondly, "gathering" needs to be defined. Are 2 people considered a gathering? If I stop by someone's campsite just to say hi for 5 minutes, am wearing a mask, AND 6 ft apart, is that a violation that can warrant a formal warning/penalty? According to the guidelines, this should not be a violation as a mask is worn AND social distancing is being met. Please clarify. ANSWER- The rule is intended to prevent groups of people from different households from intermingling, such as parties. Saying hello to someone for a few minutes while wearing a mask and maintaining social distancing is not a gathering for which you will be cited.
3) Item 26 in Attachment A states: "Failure to comply with any of the above rules will result in the following measures: - First offense: a verbal warning will be issued and will be documented with an Incident Report. - Second offense: You will be removed from the Ranch for up to 30 days (including removing your trailer and any personal property) and will be documented with an Incident Report - Third offense: Continued failure to comply with result in permanent removal from the Ranch until the health and safety emergency has ended and will be documented with an Incident Report." I would like clarification on what the intent is here behind giving warnings and penalties. Is the intent here to target people who are blatantly not following the rules? Or are we also targeting the individuals that may accidentally forget their mask when walking to the bathroom? Are we allowing for educating and kind reminders to individuals who may simply forget? I am afraid these rules may be too stringent and definitely need clarification. I feel there should be clarification as well regarding if First offense happens today, and 2nd offense is in 60 days, if that can warrant removal from the Ranch? Or is there some leeway in the amount of time that has passed since the first offense? I think that perhaps it may be fair to owners to have a 30 day period between offenses and have a "reset" if you will, so start over at a warning if more than 30 days has lapsed between offenses (especially if someone can be written up for forgetting a mask vs. blatant disregard. I hope that made sense?) ANSWER- The intent in giving warnings is to alert people that they are not complying with the rules and to give them a chance to comply before a penalty is imposed.
The intent of penalties is to deter behavior that endangers others and puts the Association at risk. The Board can take your suggestion under review and may find it reasonable to make changes to the rules at some point.
4) Lastly, I respectfully request that line 8 in the in Waiver agreement be revised and/or removed: "I willingly agree to take reasonable efforts to protect myself and any individuals identified in Paragraph 1 against any infectious diseases including COVID-19. If, however, I observe any unusual or significant health and safety issues at the Facilities during my presence, I will remove myself from the Facilities and immediately bring it to the attention of the Association. Such issues may include, but are not limited to, lack of social distancing or persons at the Facilities showing signs of illness." I do NOT agree with putting owners against other owners! That allows for owners to be targeted by people who may not like them. I totally support reporting if someone shows signs of illness, but I DO NOT support asking owners to turn in other owners for not social distancing. Leave that to management and security please! People do not know everyone's families and can make horrible assumptions and accusations against other owners. Please, PLEASE revise or remove this line. ANSWER- The intent is not for owners to police each other; no one is responsible for another adultâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behavior. Rather, the waiver is asking that everyone notify the Association if they see issues arise that could affect health and safety, so the Association can take appropriate steps to address the matter.
Kathleen Keenan #109 ď&#x201A;ˇ
I am still asking for special rules for caregiver/sole owners like myself who would like to bring a guest up
ANSWER- Unfortunately, guests cannot be permitted at this time for purposes of maintaining smaller numbers of people and for monitoring, etc. If you feel you have a special circumstance which requires you to bring a guest, please submit your request in writing to the Board for their consideration.
Nicholette Miglio, owner #256
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Please see the correspondence below from Napa County regarding the required use of face coverings in two scenarios. I am hoping we could address this at the quarterly BOD meeting and perhaps revise the rules in these two instances. For us, wearing a mask at the pool and while walking the dog would really hamper our enjoyment of the Ranch, especially in 90 degree heat. We would of course always ensure we have a mask on us and wear it when moving about the pool deck or have it ready in the event we are walking the dog and walk through an area where people might come within 6 feet of us.
I think these minor changes will also be beneficial to staff so they aren't needing to be in a mask in every outdoor space or in a golf cart without being worried about owners reporting them also. -----Original Message-----
From: Coronavirus <coronavirus@countyofnapa.org> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 10:54 AM To: Nicholette Miglio Subject: RE: Masks and Swimming Pools If the people at the table are of the same household bubble masks do not need to be worn, however they must be when mixing with different households. Masks are not required on walking trails so long as you are not closer than 6 feet from other patrons on the walking trail. Original question from Nicole to Napa County Thank you! In the pool I am speaking of, furniture is arranged more than 6 feet apart and only members from the same household are allowed at each table. In those cases we should be permitted to be at our tables without masks? Can you also confirm, while walking on paths and trails that a mask is not needed unless you are within 6 feet of another person outside of your household? ANSWER- Napa County’s rules are a baseline. The Board has the authority and duty to create rules that it finds to be in the best interest of the Association and all owners. The goal is to protect the Association from liability and owners from disease transmission, not to punish people.
Lori Hullender #687
Can you tell me who is doing the policing? And how is it being done? We do not have a problem staying in our campsite. But I don’t want someone to stop in and before I can ask them to leave a picture gets taken. Or a kid come running to me a pool and before I can say, no, a picture gets taken. This is very vague. And if workers don’t have mask on, what do we do. I worry this is pitting people against people. We do not have a problem staying at our own site But these rules are very vague and very concerning
ANSWER- Staff and board members/officers will monitor the ranch generally. No one is being asked to seek out violations, but if they see violations, they are requested to report them. Neither staff nor others will be asked to take pictures of owners. If you find that staff or others are not complying with the rules, please inform the Board in writing.
Owner – Nicole McIntosh Bruce WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES FOR BOD/STAFF/MANAGMENT if they/you do not follow the rules as set forth? HOW WILL THE OWNERS BE ASSURED THAT EVERYTHING IS EQUAL? My questions are fair and reasonable. ANSWER- Everyone is subject to the same rules. If you find that staff or others are not complying with the rules, please inform the Board in writing.
Leonard & Christina Caldera Owner #60
Why are the new R-Ranch face mask rules more restrictive than the California Department of Public Health guidelines for the use of face masks?
ANSWER- See response above.
What medical experts did the BOD consult with to come up with rules that are more restrictive than California’s Public Health Officer’s guidelines and why?
ANSWER- The Board is not required to consult with medical experts to make decisions to protect the Association. They did consult with legal counsel.
How is signing the new waiver “voluntary”?
ANSWER- It is voluntary in that you may choose not to sign it. If you wish to use the ranch, you are required to sign it. If you do not wish to sign it, you may not use the ranch at this time.
The update emailed out on 7/14/20 failed to provide what authority the BOD had to unilaterally close the Ranch. The update further fails to provide what authority for the Ranch to continually stay closed, after the BOD made an emergency rule. CC&R section 3.8.4(4) provides the authority to make an EMERGENCY RULE, under very specific conditions, not arbitrarily close the Ranch. Nothing in the new emergency rules provides any authority to close the Ranch. Explain what authority the BOD has to close the Ranch, citing the specific rule and how the BOD is in compliance with that rule.
ANSWER-Emergency rules may be adopted when there is a threat to health and safety. The Board consulted with county counsel and considered what that happening at the ranch during that time, and determined that closing the ranch temporarily was in the best interests the Association, until further rules and a plan could be established.
The new emergency rule is poorly written, vague, and ambiguous. How will it be handled when there’s a question that arises due to these vague, ambiguous, poorly written rules?
ANSWER- If you have a question or concern about a particular rule, please send it to the Board in writing.
What ADA accommodations have been implemented within the new rules?
ANSWER- Attorney from Berding & Weil responded
Why is there nothing within the emergency rule to explain the rules with wearing face masks while eating/drinking?
ANSWER- The Board did not find it necessary, since it is not possible to eat or drink with a mask on.
Provide a copy of any and all reports/citations from the Napa County Health Department/Sheriff Department supporting the unsubstantiated claims of the “blatant disregard for owner safety and wellbeing of others” as noted BOD minutes from July 4th, 2020.
ANSWER- The Board is not required to have reports or citations to make its determination, but did have a conversation with county counsel about the issues and their potential consequences with the county.
Provide specific incidents that were in violation of the Napa County/State of California Public Health Order and guidelines as set forth in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the BOD based their decision on to close the R-Ranch. Who witnessed these incidents? What witnesses corroborated these claims?
ANSWER- The Board was not required to list each violation that it considered in making its determination. The minutes of the meeting and the notice sent to owners with the emergency rules explained the basis for the Board’s decision. Provide the specific authority within the By-laws, CC&R, or R-Ranch Rules that authorizes the BOD to close the R-Ranch as it did this last Sunday. ANSWER- See response re emergency rules.
Napa County currently allows indoor dining, wineries are open again for tastings, hair salons are open, and you can walk into nearly any large business and see numerous people not in compliance with social distancing. We witnessed countless large groups on Lake Berryessa over the weekend with zero enforcement from the Sheriff’s Department. Napa County is not enforcing violations of the public health order. In fact, nearly all jurisdictions within the State are providing minimal enforcement of violations. Small gatherings or “social bubbles” are becoming the norm throughout the State, please explain why the Napa Ranch BOD and Management feel the need to take their current stance.
ANSWER- The Board has the authority and the duty to create rules that it finds to be in the best interest of the Association and all owners.
If the Ranch BOD/Management is set on becoming the social distancing/facemask police provide the guidelines for violations committed by employees as well as members of the BOD.
ANSWER- Everyone is expected to comply with the rules. We will deal with employee issues separately. If you have a concern about an employee not complying with the rules, please inform the Board in writing.
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The meeting minute distributed today for the 7/6/20 meeting indicated guidance directly from the attorney firm would be forthcoming. For full transparency, please also provide to the Owners any and all communication from any member of the BOD/Management to the attorney firm as well as any and all communication from the attorney firm to any member of the BOD/Management as it relates to the current closure. Further, please provide any and all communication to all Owners, from any member of the BOD/Management to any entity representing Napa County regarding the opening, closing, and enforcement of the public health order as well as all communication from any entity representing the County of Napa to the BOD/Management related to the opening, closing, and enforcement of the public health order.
ANSWER- Guidance from legal counsel is reflected in the emergency rules, notice to members, FAQs, and waiver, as well as making ourselves available at this meeting.
First Name Last Name Debi Salazar Suzanne Hanrahan Dolores Reinke Sandy Storck Eugene George Dawn Johansen Morrisson Michael Vickerman joe meyer Rita Nicolas Wayne Palmerton Melinda Peniche kristine quinn mike goodman Christine Riley Cindy Lembkey Ashley Jester Nick Peterson Kathleen Keenan Ruth McCracken Anthony Moscarelli Gabe Snook Mike Goodman Becki Gillette Tina Riley Andie Williams Hyndman Tammy Bellini Michelle Botsford Monique Cisneros Ashley jester Andrea Gregg Chrissy Leard Ed Russell Kenneth Dearmore Nicholette Miglio Andrea O'Toole Mike Gavney Gena Harriet Patti Wood Sue Getreuer David Young susan crain Antoinette Perry Dean Hoffman Vida Marisol Soto Amber Cushen
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ANNUAL OWNERS MEETING AGENDA Meeting Date: Saturday, August 15, 2020 @ 10 am via Zoom Call to Order- **THE BALLOT BOX IS NOW CLOSED** 1) Roll Call
Joe Meyer
2) Pledge of Allegiance
Wayne Palmerton
3) Approval of Annual Meeting Minutes – Meeting of August 18, 2019 4) Presidents Report
Directors
Joe Meyer
5) Annual Election a) Election Inspector and Committee excused to tabulating area 6) Open Forum: NOTE- Because of the anticipated number of owners attending the teleconference, live questions will not be possible. Please send your questions to the R Ranch Office Manager at officemanager@rranch.inco no later Wednesday, August 12th by 5pm. We will do our best to answer all questions during the meeting. We will not be answering any Zoom feature “raised hands” questions during the meeting. 7) Meeting Adjourned temporarily for ballot count 8) 1:00 p.m. – Meeting reconvened for announcement of election results 9) Meeting adjourned
Executive Session scheduled at 2:00 pm in the R Ranch Lodge Agenda: 1) Introduction of new Board Members (assignment of positions will be held within the required timeframe) 2) Owner Hearing Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on October 17, 2020 at 12 noon at R Ranch Lodge
I certify that on August 7, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association
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ANNUAL OWNERS MEETING AGENDA Meeting Date: Saturday, August 15, 2020 @ 10 am via Zoom Call to Order- **THE BALLOT BOX IS NOW CLOSED** 1) Roll Call
Joe Meyer
2) Pledge of Allegiance
Wayne Palmerton
3) Approval of Annual Meeting Minutes – Meeting of August 18, 2019 4) Presidents Report
Directors
Joe Meyer
5) Annual Election a) Election Inspector and Committee excused to tabulating area 6) Open Forum: NOTE- Because of the anticipated number of owners attending the teleconference, live questions will not be possible. Please send your questions to the R Ranch Office Manager at officemanager@rranch.inco no later Wednesday, August 12th by 5pm. We will do our best to answer all questions during the meeting. We will not be answering any Zoom feature “raised hands” questions during the meeting. 7) Meeting Adjourned temporarily for ballot count 8) 1:00 p.m. – Meeting reconvened for announcement of election results 9) Meeting adjourned
Executive Session scheduled at 2:00 pm in the R Ranch Lodge Agenda: 1) Introduction of new Board Members (assignment of positions will be held within the required timeframe) 2) Owner Hearing Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on October 17, 2020 at 12 noon at R Ranch Lodge I certify that on August 7, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association ANNUAL OWNERS MEETING Meeting Minutes- DRAFT
Meeting Date: Saturday, August 15, 2020 @ 10 am @ R Ranch Lodge Zoom Meeting Call to Order- **THE BALLOT BOX IS NOW CLOSED** 1) Roll Call Joe Meyer a. Ed Russell, Wayne Palmerton, Joe Meyer and Sue Riley b. Mike Goodman, Brad Miracle and April Miracle not in attendance c. Owners in attendance captured via Zoom recording 2) Pledge of Allegiance
Wayne Palmerton
3) Approval of Annual Meeting Minutes – Meeting of August 18, 2019 a. Approval of meeting minutes, Joe Meyer Motioned and Ed Russell seconded, 4 ayes, 0 nays 4) Presidents Report • • •
Joe Meyer
Joe thanked Wayne Palmerton for the great work he contributed the past 4 years and he will be greatly missed. Snack Bar update- 3 interested contractors, 2 of which sent us pre-qualification information, competency. Third contractor, we have request out for additional information. Thanked current candidates and board incumbents for this year’s election.
5) Joe Meyer temporarily adjourned meeting at 10:10 a.m. for election inspector to tabulate results. 6) Annual Election At this time the election inspector and committee excused to tabulating area to count ballots 7) Open Forum: Due to nature of meeting, questions were requested in advance of the meeting •
No items brought forward by owners
8) Joe Meyer reconvened meeting at 11:46 a.m.to announce election results
Huge thank you from Patti Woods to Chrissy and Nicholette as they were a huge help again this year. There were 216 valid votes cast, 26% of 829 current owners makes the quorum at 208 owner votes needed. 216 valid votes, 13 delinquent and invalid ballots, 4 abstentions. Election Results
Anthony Moscarelli Nancy Pon Sue Riley Ed Russell
137 109 141 157
The entire board thanks Pattie Woods and her committee for their hard work and service to the Ranch. Joe Meyer adjourned the meeting 11:50 am, Ed Russel seconded 4 ayes, 0 nays. Executive Session • •
Welcomed Anthony Moscarelli to the Board Owner disciplinary hearing
As no other business discussed, Joe Meyer adjourned the meeting 2:45 p.m., Sue Riley seconded 5 ayes, 0 nays.
Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on October 17, 2020 at R Ranch Lodge or via Zoom conference I certify that on August 24, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
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Executive Meeting Agenda BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joe Meyer, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman, Anthony Moscarelli
Meeting Date: Thursday, August 20, 2020 @ 7 p.m via Zoom meeting Closed Meeting
Old Business: 1. Owner disciplinary hearing discussion New Business: 1. Selection of board positions for upcoming year
I certify that on August 16, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association
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Ranch Owners Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive & Emergency Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Meeting Date: Thursday August 20, 2020 @ 7:00 p.m. @ via Zoom Executive Session 1. Meeting called to order at 7:07 p.m. by Joe Meyer 2. Directors present- Ed Russell, Anthony Moscarelli, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman, Joe Meyer 3. Old Business: a. Owner Disciplinary hearing 4. New Business: a. Board Positions for upcoming year: Ed Russell motioned to appoint the following positions, Joe Meyer seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays President – Joe Meyer Vice President – Sue Riley Treasurer – Ed Russell Secretary – Anthony Moscarelli Director- Mike Goodman Executive portion of meeting continued from 8:30 p.m. to 9:22 pm
Added Emergency Session due to LNU Lightning Complex Fire Management present – Brad Miracle and April Miracle Broke executive session from 8:00-8:30 pm for update
New Business: 1. Fire Update a. Ranch evacuation on Monday 17, 2020. All owners, employees and 60 horses were evacuated without incident. County CART program provided horse transport and set up. Facility w/ temporary horse corrals at ValleyBrook Equestrian Center in North Napa. Evacuation process with the help of Claudia (vet) and CART was seamless. b. Horses settled and employees are shift sharing 3 hours per shift w/ owners also volunteering. Horse Dakota would not trailer and he was left at the Ranch with his buddy, the Shetland pony, China. Brad tried to trailer the horse 3 attempts for over 6 hours total. c. All staff is staying together in a Napa camping ground d. Harry Fitzpatrick, ranch hand has stayed back and provided status of ranch since Monday e. April has been working on RV sites for employees, constantly had to shift sites multiple times, ranch office is set up, banking deposits made, will put hold on mail and pick up current mail. f. Brad spoke w/ John Marshall (insurance agent) possible underlying coverage for employee expenses. John made it clear that if we file another claim we would be uninsurable. If we plan to file claim, it had better be a big one. g. Ranch reopening - Brad indicates that based on all electricity down and previous timeframes with other fires it will be weeks away. Fire is still at 0% contained and no resources.
h. Employee resource need and availability. Impacts to PPP loan needs to be investigated. Mike Goodman motioned to close meeting at 9:22 pm, Sue Riley seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on October 17th 18, 2020 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Virtual meeting - Zoom I certify that on agenda was modified and pre-posted on August 25, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Sue Riley Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association
BOD Executive Meeting – Supplemental Meeting Minutes 8/20/20 Directors present- Ed Russell, Anthony Moscarelli, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman, Joe Meyer Old Business: 1.
Owner Hearing – Kellie Khourey Reviewed case and provided Mike with update of hearing. All in agreement that we are comfortable with her accounting of the story, she didn’t share the picture, very remorseful and admitted fault. As long as she deletes photo. 6-month probation. Joe will follow-up with attorney on outcomes and final letter to Ms. Khourey
2.
Owner Hearings: Storck, Gregg and Morrison. Received two separate requests from attorney representing Gregg and Storck requesting: 1) 2)
3)
2 week delay in payment due to current Fire situation for all 3 owners a. Agree to allow 30 day extension Settlement offer by attorney for Gregg and Stork of return of deed, never to return if we waive current owned attorney fees of $3000 a. 50% atty fees, deed back and can never purchase back in or a guest another owner Sue will reply to atty email and cc board members
New Business: 1.
Owner Formal Complaint against Candidate/Owner Nancy Pon Patti Woods filed a formal complaint regarding abusive and harassing behavior on the FB Forum 2020 page. All members reviewed the screen shot and while all agree that there was malicious intent behind Nancy’s words the actual wording was not bad. Mike will reply to Patti indicating we do not feel the actions on a social media site were excessive, however we are working on Owner Code of Conduct to hold owners more accountable, bad behavior wont be tolerated, etc.
Meeting adjourned at 9:22 p.m. - motioned by Mike Goodman, seconded by Sue Riley - 5 ayes, 0 nays
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Emergency Meeting Agenda EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joe Meyer, Sue Riley, Ed Russell, Anthony Moscarelli, and Mike Goodman
Meeting Date: Wednesday September 2, 2020 @ 7:00 pm via Zoom telephone conference call
Limited Agenda: Old Business: 1) Discussion on Attorney’s responses and questions to issues in front of BOD. Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on October 17, 2020 – Virtual meeting venue TBD I certify that on agenda was modified and pre-posted on September 2, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Anthony Moscarelli Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive & Emergency Meeting Minutes Meeting Date: Wednesday, September 02, 2020 @ 7:00 p.m. @ via Zoom Executive Session Meeting called to order at 7:09 p.m. by Joe Meyer Directors present- Ed Russell, Anthony Moscarelli, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman, Joe Meyer Old Business: Discuss legal matters in front of Board. Owner’s fine balance/discussion review. Mike Goodman motioned to close meeting at 8:51 pm, Sue Riley seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on October 17th 18, 2020 – Virtual meeting - Zoom I certify that on agenda was modified and pre-posted on September 4, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Anthony Moscarelli Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
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Emergency Meeting Agenda Joe Meyer, Sue Riley, Ed Russell, Anthony Moscarelli, and Mike Goodman
Meeting Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2020 @ 6:00 pm via Zoom
Limited Agenda: New Business: 1)
Discussion of condition and status of Ranch.
Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on October 17, 2020 – Via Zoom I certify that on agenda was modified and pre-posted on September 8, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Anthony Moscarelli Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS Emergency Meeting Minutes Meeting Date: Tuesday, September 08, 2020 @ 6:00 p.m. @ via Zoom Emergency Session 1. Meeting called to order at 6:08 p.m. by Joe Meyer 2. Directors present- Ed Russell, Anthony Moscarelli, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman, Joe Meyer 3. Management present- Brad Miracle
4. New Business: a. Ranch Manager reports we been without power for 3 weeks now with all store perishables lost. Power now on and off for 24 hours constantly- on PG&E generator power by Circle Oaks. We have been advised power should be up by 9/20. Not getting any communications from PGE b. Reports pool chemistry has been administered, but doesn’t believe it will be ready for this weekend. Prior to fire, Pool hours 1-8 pm M-Thurs, 9-8 pm Fri-Sun. After Labor Day, hours get reduced due to early nights. 1-7 pm Mon-Thurs 9-7 pm Fri-Sun. Pool deck needs to be pressure washed. c. Trail rides closed due to trees down on trails. Did not want to cut trees right now due to fire danger. d. Tried to get a PGE same day permit for generator and has been advised it will take two weeks to get permit. e. We are extremely short-staffed as we are now short of all summer work campers. We have 2 stables, 2 pool, 2 office, 1 security, 2 housekeepers, and 1-maintenance employees on staff now. f. Have not communicated with the private security firm, but will check on status. g. Recommendation to open Thursday September 10. Due to short staff, only A cabins (10) and Bathhouse 5 will be open. No pool opening until chemistry is correct. h. Discuss timed procedures and restricted guidelines with management for reopening the Ranch. Joe Mayer motioned to close meeting at 6:57 pm, Sue Riley seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on October 17, 2020 – Virtual meeting - Zoom I certify that on September 16, 2020 a copy of these minutes was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Anthony Moscarelli Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
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Executive Meeting Agenda BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joe Meyer, Ed Russell, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman, Anthony Moscarelli
Meeting Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 @ 7 p.m via Zoom meeting Closed Meeting New Business: 1. Personnel Matters I certify that on September 26, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST. Anthony Moscarelli Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association
Not for Public viewing or posting Executive Board meeting 8/15/20 Supplemental Notes Meeting Date: Tuesday September 29, 2020 @ 7:00 p.m. @ via Zoom Meeting called to order at 7:02 p.m. by Joe Meyer Directors present- Ed Russell, Anthony Moscarelli, Sue Riley, Mike Goodman, Joe Meyer Attended by Ranch’s Attorney’s Ellen Schuster, Jennifer Shaw 1) New Business: Employee Harassment with Ranch Management’s child harassed and followed by owner Nicole Bruce. Ed wants the employee issue dealt with first. Believes this is a carryover from the dog bite. The BOD okayed hiring security guards to insulate Management from the issue of enforcing the COVID guidelines of the Ranch. On security’s days off the Ranch Manager feels pressure from being watched by some Owners looking for him or his family to do something wrong at all times. Prior past negative behavior by Ms. Bruce was discussed. The consensus of the BOD is to use all documented behavior post dog attack. Attorney Ellen wants more detail over the incident to move forward, but admits videoing the Managers child or taking to him is not right. Plus she does not want anything about the dog bite incident. Attorney would like a reminder of a Code of Conduct to the Owners. Also look to an Advisory Committee for enforcement of rules. Ed wants to include employee privacy also. Mike Goodman asked the attorneys’ on the matter of being personally sued over this. The attorneys’ stated that being on the Board the insurance company would cover legal expenses and costs defending the Directors doing their Association job. 2) Discussed Owner disciplinary action for Mr. Murray for spiting at the pool. We need more input for this investigation. Anthony Moscarelli is going to take over the investigation. 3) Discussion with attorney over Directors keeping their trailers on the Ranch and the 30/60/90 day rule. Discussed multiple options. 4) Discussion on the 120-day rule and the next steps to bring up in November to deal with it. Attorney advises making changes to the rules based upon the COVID Guidelines then giving the Association members a 30day comment period before voting on it. 5) Ed discussed our Budget based on COVID and his ideas how to make it through the next year. Joe wants more financial information to start the building of the Snack Bar Restaurant. Ed needs more time to complete his figures. Ed Russell motioned to close meeting at 9:47 pm, Mike Goodman seconded, 5 ayes, 0 nays Next Quarterly Board Meeting scheduled for 12 noon on October 17, 2020 – Virtual meeting - Zoom I certify that on October 15, 2020 these meeting minutes are true and accurate to the best of my ability. Anthony Moscarelli Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Owners’ Association
There was a mistake made in the blast of the Assesements. It was brought to our attention that in the reserve spending was
that blast
the amount of
Written mistakenly written as “Special Reserve Assessment”. The 2020 assessments are ; $1800 for regular budgetted expenses $300 reserve contribution and spending, and a total of $2100. . In order to correct the mistake of the blast, which mistakenly used the words “Special Reserve Assessment” , we, The board need to remove the characterization of “Special Assessment” and clarify it as Regular Assessment including reserve spending of $300 as it was originally intended and budgetted. And so. I propose to the board that we vote to reverse what was mistakenly written and blasted as “Special Reserve Assessment” of $300. And correct it, by correctly naming the $300 as part of the Regular Assessment.
Thereby Correcting the mistake made While posting the Assessments,
and otherwise not changing the total amount due of $2100. And re stating that
THAT $300 of the assessment
Is not due until dec 31 2020,
There was a mistake made in the blast of the Assesements. It was brought to our attention that in the reserve spending was
that blast
the amount of
Written mistakenly written as “Special Reserve Assessment”. The 2020 assessments are ; $1800 for regular budgetted expenses $300 reserve contribution and spending, and a total of $2100. . In order to correct the mistake of the blast, which mistakenly used the words “Special Reserve Assessment” , we, The board need to remove the characterization of “Special Assessment” and clarify it as Regular Assessment including reserve spending of $300 as it was originally intended and budgetted. And so. I propose to the board that we vote to reverse what was mistakenly written and blasted as “Special Reserve Assessment” of $300. And correct it, by correctly naming the $300 as part of the Regular Assessment.
Thereby Correcting the mistake made While posting the Assessments,
and otherwise not changing the total amount due of $2100. And re stating that
THAT $300 of the assessment
Is not due until dec 31 2020,
10/16/2020 R Ranch at The Lake Treasurer report. Forth Quarter
I want to start off by stating that This year, 2020, has been one of the most challenging years for our entire ownership. We have Covid !9 effecting so much of all of our lives, and add to that the horrible fires, again! I want to let every owner know that throughout this entire year April, Brad, myself and the Board have been maintaining a constant vigilance for the safety of our ranch. I mean physical safety and as Treasurer, a main concern, Financial Safety. The Ranchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget is always a focus of ours, but in the very first month of this year there was information that things may end up being dramatically different. In meetings early in the year the Board began to talk about what we would do to monitor our situation in all aspects of the ranch and very importantly our financial strategies. Well, by March we had our fears realized. Covid 19 had its confirmed American foothold and the worry of uncontrolled spread shut us down. Shut everything down. The Management and The Board had already talked about strategies for mitigation of financial losses and how the plan for the year was going to have to change. We were all involved in finding what we could or couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do with employees and employment, and what was allowable as far as work environments and safety protocols. If the ranch is shut down to owners, how long will it be? What do we do about our employees and what do we do as far as what is budgeted? What projects could still be worked on if any and what shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Was there any benefit in the ranch being shut down temporarily but not evacuated of employees? There were decisions to continue work on projects that were still allowed by the State and already funded by our budget, especially if there was the benefit of having more focused time devoted by employees. This monitored closely to be certain to not go beyond our budget. The ranch applied for and received a PPP grant/loan in the amount of $118K from the government as incentive to keep or add employees during the shutdown. That fact helped make the decision to go ahead with some Infrastructure projects knowing that the PPP money was mitigating the employee expense. The Management and Board continued to monitor the financial effect on the Budget because there were losses happening even with the PPP money helping. With no owners present we had losses, income from the store, from the guest passes, from the riding passes, and because the courts were closed as well, we had losses in collection revenue from our Past Due owners. Consider too we also had budget gains in that we were not being billed as much for some energy bills. So, where we had deficits, we also had gains and also a Financial grant. Where we had savings, we also had history making expenses. We had no Pandemic Caused Expense Contingency.
The Management and Board were never considering spending the Ranch’s Reserve Funds for any of this. Our first and foremost effort was to maintain a vigilant watch on spending and adjust our budgeted expenses to realign with what was changing sometimes weekly in response to the effects of the Pandemic. Now add a Fire. OMG, Really??!!!! Thank Goodness we fared well in this one!!!! But another shut down while already enduring the budget busting pandemic?!! More loss when we thought we couldn’t experience worse. Because the Management and Board had already been so vigilant budget wise, we were immediately aware of and acting on what needed to happen to maintain the Ranch’s financial wellbeing. More severe cuts and adjustments had to be made to our budget line items, including payroll. This time considering the season and having more “trust” in what would “Not” happen during the pandemic. The board and management have made extreme and dramatic cuts to our budgeted expenses and have made adjustments because of our lost income sources, while ensuring the Capitol Improvement Reserve was maintained. Spending so far only the amount budgeted for the Lodge Roof replacement. The Ranch is in good financial shape considering all that we have gone through. We will absolutely survive this terrible year. We are not where we had planned to be if there was no pandemic for sure, but we are very stable and without any more 2020 unknowns, we will end this year maintaining our financial stability. The Management and Board have been evaluating every aspect of our business with an eye toward a Covid challenged existence. How long will Covid last? How will this continue to affect our ownership? How will it continue to affect our use of the ranch? What do we budget for and what do we cut from the budget? Our focus toward budgeting for next year is what is the bare minimum? What use will be allowed and what won’t. How do we budget for this? What we are focusing on now is the bare necessities. We are not considering budgets for entertainment and parties for sure. We are not budgeting for the number of employees we normally have as “Minimum numbers” during a “Normal use” year. We are looking at how few can we get by with while still covering the necessities of feeding and maintaining livestock and managing our collection efforts and grounds maintenance and paying our taxes and insurance. Until Covid is managed and we have the green light we must be aware that our business as usual, isn’t. R Ranch is running bare bones. The Bod is focused on first providing that bare bones minimum and if/when we are allowed to have or do more. we can then work towards budgeting for that. Our next years budget is being planned with all of this in mind.
Ed Russell Treasurer R Ranch at The Lake
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE NAPA Ranch Owners Association
Quarterly Board Meeting Agenda DRAFT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joe Meyer, Sue Riley, Ed Russell, Anthony Moscarelli, Mike Goodman
Meeting Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020 @ 12 noon via Zoom conference call
10:00 am – Committee Meetings held via Zoom conference 12 Noon – Quarterly Meeting Called to Order 8. Roll Call/Directors Present
Joe Meyer
9. Pledge of Allegiance
Sue Riley
10. Approval of Minutes – Quarterly Board Meeting on July 18, 2020, Executive Meeting 09/02/2020, Executive Meeting 09/29/2020 11. Reports: a. b. c. d. e.
Ranch Operations Office Operations Stables Presidents Report Treasurers Report
12. Committee Reports: a. Equine b. Horseman’s Association c. Campground d. Cabin e. Reserve f. Boat
Brad Miracle April Miracle Khloe Meitz Joe Meyer Ed Russell Gregg Holtmeier Nancy Pon Colleen Silva Cindy Lempkey Eugene George Wes Young
13. Old Business: a. Update on Ranch’s Use Permit status b. Update on Snack Bar 14. New Business:
a. Procedures for R-Ranch at the Lake – Advisory Committees b. Clarification of assessments 2020 Owner comments/questions on New Business items to be sent to the R-Ranch office no later than noon Friday October 16, 2020. (officemanager@rranch.info)
15. Open Forum: Please limit speakers to 3 minutes each NOTE- Because of the anticipated number of owners attending the teleconference, live questions will not be possible. Please send your questions to the R Ranch office manager no later Friday, October 16th at 12 noon. We will do our best to answer all questions during the meeting. (officemanager@rranch.info) 16. Regular Meeting Adjourned 17. Executive Session scheduled at 3:00 p.m. a. Old Business 1). Member discipline - confidential.
Next Quarterly meeting scheduled for 12 noon on January 16, 2021 through Zoom meeting. I certify that on October 13, 2020 a copy of this agenda was posted in public view at the Office of R Ranch at the Lake at 1962 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, on the R Ranch Website and by Email BLAST.
Anthony Moscarelli Secretary Board of Directors R Ranch at the Lake Ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association
10/16/2020 R Ranch at The Lake Treasurer report. Forth Quarter
I want to start off by stating that This year, 2020, has been one of the most challenging years for our entire ownership. We have Covid !9 effecting so much of all of our lives, and add to that the horrible fires, again! I want to let every owner know that throughout this entire year April, Brad, myself and the Board have been maintaining a constant vigilance for the safety of our ranch. I mean physical safety and as Treasurer, a main concern, Financial Safety. The Ranchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget is always a focus of ours, but in the very first month of this year there was information that things may end up being dramatically different. In meetings early in the year the Board began to talk about what we would do to monitor our situation in all aspects of the ranch and very importantly our financial strategies. Well, by March we had our fears realized. Covid 19 had its confirmed American foothold and the worry of uncontrolled spread shut us down. Shut everything down. The Management and The Board had already talked about strategies for mitigation of financial losses and how the plan for the year was going to have to change. We were all involved in finding what we could or couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do with employees and employment, and what was allowable as far as work environments and safety protocols. If the ranch is shut down to owners, how long will it be? What do we do about our employees and what do we do as far as what is budgeted? What projects could still be worked on if any and what shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Was there any benefit in the ranch being shut down temporarily but not evacuated of employees? There were decisions to continue work on projects that were still allowed by the State and already funded by our budget, especially if there was the benefit of having more focused time devoted by employees. This monitored closely to be certain to not go beyond our budget. The ranch applied for and received a PPP grant/loan in the amount of $118K from the government as incentive to keep or add employees during the shutdown. That fact helped make the decision to go ahead with some Infrastructure projects knowing that the PPP money was mitigating the employee expense. The Management and Board continued to monitor the financial effect on the Budget because there were losses happening even with the PPP money helping. With no owners present we had losses, income from the store, from the guest passes, from the riding passes, and because the courts were closed as well, we had losses in collection revenue from our Past Due owners. Consider too we also had budget gains in that we were not being billed as much for some energy bills. So, where we had deficits, we also had gains and also a Financial grant. Where we had savings, we also had history making expenses. We had no Pandemic Caused Expense Contingency.
The Management and Board were never considering spending the Ranch’s Reserve Funds for any of this. Our first and foremost effort was to maintain a vigilant watch on spending and adjust our budgeted expenses to realign with what was changing sometimes weekly in response to the effects of the Pandemic. Now add a Fire. OMG, Really??!!!! Thank Goodness we fared well in this one!!!! But another shut down while already enduring the budget busting pandemic?!! More loss when we thought we couldn’t experience worse. Because the Management and Board had already been so vigilant budget wise, we were immediately aware of and acting on what needed to happen to maintain the Ranch’s financial wellbeing. More severe cuts and adjustments had to be made to our budget line items, including payroll. This time considering the season and having more “trust” in what would “Not” happen during the pandemic. The board and management have made extreme and dramatic cuts to our budgeted expenses and have made adjustments because of our lost income sources, while ensuring the Capitol Improvement Reserve was maintained. Spending so far only the amount budgeted for the Lodge Roof replacement. The Ranch is in good financial shape considering all that we have gone through. We will absolutely survive this terrible year. We are not where we had planned to be if there was no pandemic for sure, but we are very stable and without any more 2020 unknowns, we will end this year maintaining our financial stability. The Management and Board have been evaluating every aspect of our business with an eye toward a Covid challenged existence. How long will Covid last? How will this continue to affect our ownership? How will it continue to affect our use of the ranch? What do we budget for and what do we cut from the budget? Our focus toward budgeting for next year is what is the bare minimum? What use will be allowed and what won’t. How do we budget for this? What we are focusing on now is the bare necessities. We are not considering budgets for entertainment and parties for sure. We are not budgeting for the number of employees we normally have as “Minimum numbers” during a “Normal use” year. We are looking at how few can we get by with while still covering the necessities of feeding and maintaining livestock and managing our collection efforts and grounds maintenance and paying our taxes and insurance. Until Covid is managed and we have the green light we must be aware that our business as usual, isn’t. R Ranch is running bare bones. The Bod is focused on first providing that bare bones minimum and if/when we are allowed to have or do more. we can then work towards budgeting for that. Our next years budget is being planned with all of this in mind.
Ed Russell Treasurer R Ranch at The Lake
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE RANCH OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION Memorandum to the Members October 12th, 2020 Dear Fellow Owners, As you know, the Board of Directors adopted the Emergency Rules to Prevent or Mitigate COVID-19 Disease Transmission on July 14, 2020, pursuant to CC&Rs section 3.8.4(4). Emergency rules expire 120 days after adoption. However, the Association continues to have a duty to protect the owners, employees, and Association from foreseeable threats to health and safety. In order to continue to protect the health and safety of owners, employees, and the Association, the Board plans to adopt the enclosed Operating Rules to Prevent or Mitigate COVID-19 Disease Transmission (the “Rules”). These Rules are similar to the Emergency Rules, with a few key updates, including opening the playground, changing the Gate hours of operation, revising the Bathhouse openings, and clarification about who may access the Ranch. The Board’s continued goal is for owners to be able to use the Ranch safely. The Board has carefully considered the risks and options available to the Association and has consulted with legal counsel. Similar to the Emergency Rules, anyone who wishes to use the Ranch facilities will be required to sign the attached R-RANCH AT THE LAKE (NAPA) RANCH OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION ASSUMPTION OF RISK, HOLD HARMLESS, AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AGREEMENT RELATING TO CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19, which includes an acknowledgement of the Operating Rules to Prevent or Mitigate COVID-19 Disease Transmission, prior to coming to the Ranch. If you have already signed the waiver, you will not be required to sign another one. Members may comment on the proposed Rules for a period of 30 days from the date of this memorandum. Comments should be submitted in writing to the Board via email at bod@rranch.net. The Board will vote on adoption of the Policy at a Board meeting on November 3, 2020. Your comments, questions, and suggestions will be considered at that Board meeting. Sincerely, Board of Directors R-Ranch at the Lake Ranch Owners’ Association
R-RANCH AT THE LAKE RANCH OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION Notice of Adoption of Operating Rules to Prevent or Mitigate COVID-19 Disease Transmission _________________, 20__ Dear Fellow Members: At the open meeting of the Board on November 3, 2020, the Board adopted the Operating Rules to Prevent or Mitigate COVID-19 Disease Transmission, a copy of which was previously mailed to all members on October 12, 2020. Sincerely, Board of Directors R-Ranch at the Lake Ranch Owners’ Association