07-16-2015, 01:43 AM
At tonight's board meeting, the motion passed to deed one of our 20 acre parcels to the county.
The board passed buying a $31,500 used water truck located in Hilo.
RTSC has been shut down. One of the reasons stated was that we wouldn't take on the task to do road assessments: charging business owner's in the park an extra road fee for road usage. Also the plan is to charge big trucks (i.e. FedEx, UPS) that travel on our roads.
First of all, road assessments has NOTHING to do with road safety. Secondly, the board never voted to task RTSC w/this project so how could we have refused it? Thirdly, it felt like retaliation all over again. The VP and Pres didn't want us recommissioned when the board brought us back in Feb 2015. Now that they have a majority board, they shut us down again.
The RTSC has been spinning their wheel anyways. When you have a board that has no interest in using county codes w/the signage in the park, what's the point? This opens up the association to liability on our 138 miles of road. The board instead formed a Road Assessment Committee.
The HRC was formed again. There's been no HRC for a few months now. The VP, who had issues w/the past 2 HRC's and not following bylaws is on the new HRC and the board voted her in as chairperson. No owners volunteered to join. They are seeking 2 lot owners for the HRC. We need someone on there who has experience w/HR work and follows HPP's bylaws and policies. Checks and balances. Does HRC work involve employee reprimand issues? Hmmm. Never saw new job descripts approved by the board this past year but there are new ones.
The Pres, VP and another board member tried pushing the chip seal through. The VP has stated at least twice at meetings that a majority of the membership is interested. That is false information. The majority at the membership mtg wanted a presentation and to have the ability to vote on it. Point of order was called by 2 members reminding the board that there is a motion on the floor from the recent membership meeting that prevents them from proceeding. One lot owner who was wound tight all evening, viciously yelled "shut up!!!" wanting the motion to proceed. When the board tried to proceed again w/a motion to start chip sealing, a member again yelled out that the board needs to follow Robert's Rule of Order, there's a motion on the floor from the membership mtg. Ironically, they just voted on using RR's 11 edition last night.
Why are the people pushing for chip seal so angry? The Pres became annoyed and stated this decision is not for members to make. Let the GM do his job w/road maintenance. Owners yelled out that chip seal isn't road maintenance. All members want is transparency especially when it involves big bucks of OUR money.
The GM admitted that the chip seal contractor they were looking at has legal issues. Members have been telling them this for awhile. The GM also said he is researching another product used in Afghanistan by the military. My geo tec UH engineer friend had also mentioned this great new product the military was using for roads so it'd be interesting to find out more about it. The chip seal motion was rescinded due to the interest in this other product. Why spend any money to start chip sealing if we're researching another product? The GM said we wouldn't need to outsource laying this product down.
Two members came forward requesting an exec session to discuss their charges towards the Pres and VP. The charges are harassment, willful misconduct and gross misconduct. They are seeking legal counsel as well. One of them started out w/reading the bylaw that the board is supposed to foster an atmosphere of cooperation and harmony that encourages the participation of lot owners in the mgmt and operation of the Association. Two members of the board has been doing the opposite. One is inciting members against members, neighbors against neighbors. The other treats members like they're annoying peons.
The board passed buying a $31,500 used water truck located in Hilo.
RTSC has been shut down. One of the reasons stated was that we wouldn't take on the task to do road assessments: charging business owner's in the park an extra road fee for road usage. Also the plan is to charge big trucks (i.e. FedEx, UPS) that travel on our roads.
First of all, road assessments has NOTHING to do with road safety. Secondly, the board never voted to task RTSC w/this project so how could we have refused it? Thirdly, it felt like retaliation all over again. The VP and Pres didn't want us recommissioned when the board brought us back in Feb 2015. Now that they have a majority board, they shut us down again.
The RTSC has been spinning their wheel anyways. When you have a board that has no interest in using county codes w/the signage in the park, what's the point? This opens up the association to liability on our 138 miles of road. The board instead formed a Road Assessment Committee.
The HRC was formed again. There's been no HRC for a few months now. The VP, who had issues w/the past 2 HRC's and not following bylaws is on the new HRC and the board voted her in as chairperson. No owners volunteered to join. They are seeking 2 lot owners for the HRC. We need someone on there who has experience w/HR work and follows HPP's bylaws and policies. Checks and balances. Does HRC work involve employee reprimand issues? Hmmm. Never saw new job descripts approved by the board this past year but there are new ones.
The Pres, VP and another board member tried pushing the chip seal through. The VP has stated at least twice at meetings that a majority of the membership is interested. That is false information. The majority at the membership mtg wanted a presentation and to have the ability to vote on it. Point of order was called by 2 members reminding the board that there is a motion on the floor from the recent membership meeting that prevents them from proceeding. One lot owner who was wound tight all evening, viciously yelled "shut up!!!" wanting the motion to proceed. When the board tried to proceed again w/a motion to start chip sealing, a member again yelled out that the board needs to follow Robert's Rule of Order, there's a motion on the floor from the membership mtg. Ironically, they just voted on using RR's 11 edition last night.
Why are the people pushing for chip seal so angry? The Pres became annoyed and stated this decision is not for members to make. Let the GM do his job w/road maintenance. Owners yelled out that chip seal isn't road maintenance. All members want is transparency especially when it involves big bucks of OUR money.
The GM admitted that the chip seal contractor they were looking at has legal issues. Members have been telling them this for awhile. The GM also said he is researching another product used in Afghanistan by the military. My geo tec UH engineer friend had also mentioned this great new product the military was using for roads so it'd be interesting to find out more about it. The chip seal motion was rescinded due to the interest in this other product. Why spend any money to start chip sealing if we're researching another product? The GM said we wouldn't need to outsource laying this product down.
Two members came forward requesting an exec session to discuss their charges towards the Pres and VP. The charges are harassment, willful misconduct and gross misconduct. They are seeking legal counsel as well. One of them started out w/reading the bylaw that the board is supposed to foster an atmosphere of cooperation and harmony that encourages the participation of lot owners in the mgmt and operation of the Association. Two members of the board has been doing the opposite. One is inciting members against members, neighbors against neighbors. The other treats members like they're annoying peons.