General Meeting 4200

MINUTES FOR GENERAL MEETING 4200

Vince told the membership that there are 78 Cooperative in the  West Kootenay’s  and soon there will be 25 in Nelson alone. There will be workshops where other people come together with information and friendship. KCSHCooperative are members of the British Columbia Cooperative Association and thus we are also members  of the Upper Columbia Coop Council.

Ron/Al carried

John V/Bob D carried

Dorothy had no report to offer this night

Elmer thanked everyone who did such a good job in his absence. He stated that we should have the disclosure statement by June end.

Peter Dergousoff said that safety on the site is foremost and anyone going there must have safety clothing on. Go to the KCSH office to start the tour. Tours are 10:00 a.m. Tuesday and 3:00 p.m. Thursday. Peter gave a rundown on each unit’s progress and said that framing will start this week and construction will likely be seen from the highway.

Betty Ann Mullen gave the report and told the group that the Lagoon area is perhaps the site of the park area.  That equates to 1 ½ acres and because we are required to donate 3 acres, it may be necessary to give cash as well.

Betty Ann mentioned the lamp posts on the site and the Landscape committee recommended that we install standard, full cut-off lights. John Adams moved we accept the landscape committee’s recommendation of cut-off lighting technology. Seconded by Bev. Question was how many lights are required. Answer 36. The voting took place with a majority in favour and I opposed. Carried.  

to start next Spring but immediate hydro seeding to start immediately on the bank above the pond. The committee will get a price right away and tenders will go out. Rhonda Sorenson has joined the Landscape Com Donna A would like to hear from those who have extra plants or trees to donate. Fred A suggested we have a coloured map to show the design of the landscaping. This may be provided by the tender.

should be available soon and then we can put up our “Now Selling” signage. A design scheme will be given to those with interest in the residential lots. The design guideline is still valid but not as enforceable as the design scheme. Once the sub division is registered, there will be a description of the lots. When the sub division goes through, we must be very thorough about including the sewer and water lines in the disclosure statement.

should be done soon and John O’Fee is coming to the site on or about June 8.

The value of the grants was broken down and in total we have $74,000. with a possibility of more in the Fall, and some news on others within a month.

should have drawings by Fall and we are looking for some Care Consultants to review the drawings.

 Irene gave a nice report  stating that the housing costs have remained much the same as one year ago. Irene gave a review of the progress on site and mentioned all the work being done by the various contractors. She said a motion had been passed by the directors that any one not paying their housing costs by May 25 will be charged an additional 5% interest on the unpaid balance.

Harry spoke about the new Business Magazine and the wonderful coverage received by Grandview Housing.  He gave accolades to Cliff for his hard work and the acquisition of the great $10.00 hats with our name on them. The Sunfest parade is June 7 and a sheet went around for volunteers for the float. Nora read several items from the article and showed her enthusiasm for the great press we received. Nora mentioned the newspaper photo of Gord Zaitsoff presenting the $30,000.  from area J to Irene and Harry.

9:00 p.m. Fred A/Dorothy