ANNUAL BOARD MEETING RESULTS ARE IN!!!!

Well folks...it was another disappointing turn out for us homeowners.

I know that there are many of you out there who DO NOT like how our HOA is operated by the Board of Directors; so why are you not showing up to the meetings and making your voice heard?

There were only 3 (to include myself) homeowners who showed up, all 3 of us being the longest homeowners in the association since it was established; and all 3 of us having been a member of the board or CC&R committee (when there was one years ago).

That left 32 present by proxy (paper), making it a total of 35 out of 60 homeowners needed to be present in order for there to be a quorum.

Now the next meeting, July 17, 2012, by statute, will only require 20% vs. the original 30% needed for a quorum; and if that happens...the quorum will be met on paper and not homeowners actually present.

Do you understand what that means? The Board of Directors will have a say in who the next two directors are, and I would not put it past any of them (especially our ineffective President of the HOA, Tony Roos and his cohort Linda Hanson...two directors who have been on the board for far too long serving their own needs and not those of the homeowners within this association) to have swayed the votes of some of those who sent in their proxies.

Moreover, if we don't force serious changes with whom serves on the Board of Directors of the Oak Knoll HOA...we will continue to pay annual dues that benefit board members in direct contradiction of their fiduciary duty as a board member (yes Linda Hanson, that means you who enjoys having your street trees cared for and sidewalk maintained and/or repaired if needs be along Foothills Drive at the expense of the rest of the homeowners when those trees are NOT common improvements of the HOA); and they will continue to spend money on things that do not need to be expended upon.

Taking another look at this years budget, $6,000 was allocated for landscaping...in January 2012 alone the board of directors spent more than half that on raising irrigation water meters, replacing two street trees along Foothills Drive, and modifying the irrigation along the same drive. NONE OF WHICH ARE COMMON IMPROVEMENTS UNDER THE CC&Rs!!!!!

It's only June 19...we still have 6 months to go...and I really doubt that less than $2,500 is going to cover the landscaping costs along Foothills Drive and the traffic circle; and without a Reserve (which was supposed to be funded per statute)...where is the board going to get the money to pay the extended landscaping costs...creative accounting?

This community without question has one of the most messed up Board of Directors and have for more than four years; especially with a person who once wrote to a past board calling them Nazi's and supreme rulers and another benefiting with part of her landscaping being paid for by the rest of us.

What's even more sad than only 3 of us showing up at the meeting tonight is the fact that the Board of Directors's would not even allow one of the member's present to speak let alone ask questions. He left frustrated, as he often does because the board - as observed both in person and by their own words and actions in how they take care of their property (yeah, that means you Tony Roos) - are unmoving in their ignorance of their fiduciary duties as both members of this association and directors of the HOA.

Oh, and the meeting lasted all but 5 minutes starting 5 minutes late even...

I'm curious...what is it really going to take for people to attend these meetings and nail the board members to the wall with legitimate questions and challenging their illconceived perceived "status quo" authority for which they do not have per the CC&Rs, By Laws, and as outlined under the Oregon Planned Community Act?

Sincerey Yours...OKHA WatchDog

ANNUAL MEETING - JUNE 19, 2012

Okay fellow homeowners...the time us upon us to take a stand by showing up this Tuesday night at 7:00 pm in order to establish a quorum.

If a quorum is established, we can announce a vote of no confidence in Tony Roos as President and have someone else take his place.

Additionally, some of you need to think about the time and energy you have! Are you free more often than not (i.e. you're not monumentally busy with work, family, side jobs, etc.) to where you can be on the Board of Directors and make a difference?

I wish I could, but I cannot...as my time and energy is devoted to our nations veterans and balancing that with my own personal life.

Notwithstanding, I will always continue to be a thorn in the Board of Directors' side if and when they need correcting on their immoral, unethical, and illegal activities where the Oregon Planned Community Act and the CC&Rs are concerned.

This Tuesday I will be in attendance and will report back here and on the OKHA WatchDog Facebook Page what happened during this meeting...and in a far more timely manner than the Management Company's taking of meeting notes and getting them posted to the OKHA website.

HOA BOD Neighborhood Watch!!

If anyone is out and about and sees something they believe any one of these Board members are doing that they know they should not be doing under the CC&Rs, and that they have unfairly targeted you for, please let me know.

Joe Bonaventura: 800 Hilltop Drive

Linda Hanson: 3330 N. Meridian St.

Don Sasse: 1200 Oak Knoll Ct.

Brenda Haugen: 1218 Oak Knoll Ct.

Tony Roos: 1300 Hillsdale Dr.

Thank you!

HOA President's home STILL in NONCOMPLIANCE with CC&Rs!!!

Tony Roos still hasn't complied with the obvious CC&R violations brought to his attention via a complaint to the management company.

No surprise there.

Through a public records search, I intend to find the home addresses of the other board members and take pictures of their homes and post them.

Let us see if the others are in compliance (or non-compliance like the President of the HOA) with the CC&Rs they send "nasty grams" to other homeowners about.

Actions against HOA BOD and HOA itself is possible!!!!

ORS 94.777 Compliance with bylaws and other restrictions required
• effect of noncompliance
Each owner and the declarant shall comply with the bylaws, and with the administrative rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and with the covenants, conditions and restrictions in the declaration or in the deed to the lot. Failure to comply therewith shall be grounds for an action maintainable by... the homeowners association or by an aggrieved owner. [1999 c.677 §36]

--The HOA BOD, nor the management company and/or law firm on retainer...have the final say on anything where this community is concerned.

The Oregon Planned Community Act (not to mention the Federal Fair Housing Act) was put in place to protect homeowners against egregious acts by the HOA BOD.

Action can be taken, but as a majority (not a minority) of homeowners!!!

 

HOA Bylaws: REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS
"At any regular or special meeting of the Association duly called, any one or more of the directors other than a director appointed by Declarant may be removed with or without cause by a majority vote of the Members present in person or by proxy, and a successor shall be elected at that meeting to fill the vacancy thus created. The notice of any such meeting shall... state that such removal is to be considered, and any director whose removal has been proposed shall be given an opportunity to be heard at the meeting."

--I propose that several of us homeowners coordinate and make it a point to attend a regular scheduled meeting of the Association and vote to have Tony Roos removed as the President of the HOA Board of Directors.

His past behavior prior to being on the BOD with a letter accusing them of being "Nazi's" and "supreme rulers" is highly prejudicial and unprofessional; not to mention the fact that he has failed to demonstrate sound judgment in executing his duties as President where the enforcement of the CC&Rs are concerned while violating several of those he and his board have made a point to enforce via harassment of other homeowners.

HOA BOD President's own home an "eyesore" in the community!!!

What does it say about the President of the HOA (who has been for several years) who DOES NOT FOLLOW the CC&Rs!?!

Just how many violations of the CC&Rs can you count!?!

From the start I can spot at least 5, the most obvious being the yard trash bin; which is ironic yet hypocritical given the fact that the BOD have been hell bent on sending notices to people about their trash bins and where they are located, even if and when they are for all intent and purpose within the guidelines (i.e. language) of the CC&Rs.

Clearly our BOD, specifically Mr. Roos, sets a poor example and has NO BUSINESS being the President of the HOA BOD when he himself cannot set "the" example and maintain his home and yard, let alone follow the CC&Rs to THE LETTER, meanwhile selelectively holding others accountable for that which he does not hold himself.

You CAN park your car on the street!!!

You can park your car on the street, and DO NOT let the board of directors tell you otherwise!!!