PINE RIVER RANCHES LAND OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING – November 6, 2024
900 PINE RIVER RANCH CIRCLE, BAYFIELD, CO 81122
1) The meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM by John Wickman
Board Members in attendance: Dan Holloway, Angie Pommier, Florian Walchak, John Wickman, Barb
Wickman
Guests: Duane Nelson, John Dustin
2) Minutes:
Minutes were not available to approve. Florian moved to table this item. Dan seconded. There
was no further discussion. The motion was approved by a vote of 5 in favor, none opposed, and
none abstaining.
3) Treasurer’s Report:
Florian handed out and reviewed the Treasurer’s Report. The General Account Balance is
approximately $7,916, including the Fish Fun balance of $1,326. The Reserve Account balance is
approximately $3,056 after paying Leeder Construction half of their invoice. Outstanding
invoices include $10,589 remaining due to Leeder Construction for the seal coat on the lane and
$299.50 to HeartSafe for a new AED battery. Annual assessments will be used to pay Leeder in
January or February of 2025, which will include a modest amount of interest. There are
adequate funds in the General Account to pay the AED invoice and for early season snow
removal, and possibly as much as $5000 to carry over into 2025.
Angie and Duane confirmed that they have been reimbursed for funds they had purchased for
subdivision business.
Dan moved to accept the Treasurer’s report. Barb seconded. There was no additional
discussion. The motion was approved by a vote of 5 in favor, none opposed, and none
abstaining.
Florian moved to approve paying the HeartSafe invoice. Dan seconded. The motion was
approved by a vote of 5 in favor, none opposed, and none abstaining.
4) Committee Reports:
John Wickman suggested that John Dustin be allowed to report at this time. The Board
concurred.
J.D. has been reviewing the subdivision documents related to fishing and fishing access in the
subdivision. Discussion was held. An attorney has concurred that the Board is authorized to
regulate fishing access and to define who is a guest. J.D. and the Board concurred that it would
be reasonable and helpful to establish a practice of distributing recognizable tags, possibly on
lanyards, that landowners and their guests could wear to identify themselves as permitted to
use the subdivision’s access and easements. J.D. will pursue designing a draft badge and finding
suitable protective covers for further discussion and approval along with descriptive regulatory
text for the Board’s consideration. No formal action was taken.
J.D. has also been considering the issue of short term rentals in the subdivision and would be
willing to assist the Board in drafting and presenting language to the membership for
consideration and possible approval. Discussion was held regarding various issues. The Board
concurred that they would welcome his assistance in drafting language to address the many
issues, which could be further reviewed and discussed before being reviewed by our attorney
and presented to the membership for consideration. No formal action was taken.
5) Old Business:
Speed Bumps: John and Barb removed all the speed bumps for winter storage with the
exception of two that Duane will handle. Discussion was held. The Board concurred that a letter
should be sent to the membership advising them that the Board will manage speed bumps as
part of road maintenance so they will probably be reinstalled in the spring after road work has
been done. The locations of speed bumps are being tested and may change. Friendly,
construction feedback is welcome. However, we have already noticed increased speeding since
the speed bumps were removed as well as the substantial growth of potholes.
Signage: A few new signs that have come in will be installed soon.
Fishing privileges: Previously considered with John Dustin.
4) Design Committee: No report.
5) Common Space Committee: Duane reported that he may fell a few trees on the IKAV lot west of
the bridge but does not plan to hold a large work day until spring.
6) New Business:
Package Box: Barb has discussed with our mailman and the Bayfield Post Office the possibility of
adding another package box at our bank of mailboxes to allow our postman to leave more
parcels every day. It would have to be set in concrete and come from an authorized distributor
of postal boxes for security. Discussion was held. Barb will pull together a proposal and cost
estimate for the Board to consider in December. No action was taken.
Beaver/Muskrat issue: Animals have been seen at the pond, dam, spillway, and river. Discussion
was held. Shelly Walchak may already be in contact with a beaver group that could trap beavers.
Florian will follow up. No action was taken.
AED/CPR Training – Barb and Angie have been researching how to provide these trainings in our
subdivision. Discussion was held. It was agreed that Barb should try to arrange a Red Cross -led
training for interested members and also discuss holding a separate AED certification training.
Red Cross can provide citizen training for free. No action was taken.
The Board agreed to set the next Board meeting for December 11, 2024 at 5:30 pm at the
Wickman residence (900 Pine River Ranch Circle).
Florian moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:47 pm. Dan seconded. There was no additional
discussion, and the motion was approved by a vote of 5 in favor, none opposed or abstaining.
These minutes were taken by Barbara Wickman.
These minutes were reviewed by the Board of Directors and approved by the Board on _
by a vote of in favor, opposed, and abstaining.
Attested by: ____________________