The annual meeting of the San Lorenzo Village Homes Association Board of Directors was held on Thursday, February 16, 2006.

President Kathie Ready called the meeting to order without a majority quorum of the Association members present at 7:02p.m. in the Community Center Auditorium.

Directors Kathie Ready Patrick Ledesma, Jim Sherman and Peggy Sheridan were in attendance, Pat Pebelier was absent due to illness.

1.0 ASSOCIATION ELECTION RESULTS -- Director Ready announced that the election results have come in and the winners were incumbent Pat Pebelier and resident Wulf Bieschke who will be seated in the meeting directly following the adjournment of the regular board meeting at 7:30 this evening. See Attachment A-1.

2.0 PRESIDENT REPORT FOR 2005 (See Attachment A-2).

3.0 ADJOURNMENT -- The President adjourned the meeting at 7:24 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Pat Pebelier
Secretary-Treasurer

Transcribed By: Kathleen Harrigan, Sr. Admin. Assistant
Reviewed by Nancy Van Huffel, Administrator and Kathie Ready, Board President

The regular meeting of the San Lorenzo Village Homes Association Board of Directors was held Thursday, February 16, 2006.

1.1 CALL TO ORDER -- President Kathie Ready called the meeting to order at 7:34 pm.

1.2 SALUTE TO THE FLAG -- President Ready led the Board and the audience in the pledge of allegiance.

1.3 ROLL CALL -- Directors Kathie Ready, Jim Sherman, , Peggy Sheridan and Director Patrick Ledesma were present, Patricia Pebelier is absent due to illness.

2.O MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING -- Director Sheridan moved to approve the minutes from the January meeting Number 1116. Director Sherman seconds the motion. The minutes are approved unanimously.

3.0 COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC AGENCIES

3.1 CHP Report -- Officer Hahn gave the following statistics for the past month's tickets/citations:

CHP Statistics for January 2006

                                             Total for
Infraction               San Lorenzo      Unincorp. area
Collisions                       10                139
Tickets                         138              2,029 
Parking Tickets                  19                204   
Storage/Impounds                 10                113    
Stolen Recoveries                 1                 17    
Traffic Complaints                1                 10      
DUI Arrests                     n/a                 64   

Hahn noted that the number of tickets and parking citations for the area is very low this past month. He said that he is very concerned about these statistics and stated that he would work hard to help increase the coverage for the San Lorenzo Village area by next month.

Resident Keith Barros stated that he is very pleased with the amount of CHP officers he has seen patrolling in and around the Arroyo High School area. This is an area where he has always felt is in need of speed enforcement.

Director Ready noted that she has also seen CHP on Grant Ave near Arroyo High and Grant Elementary. She said that one day she noted an officer had pulled over a speeder and was writing a ticket. As he was doing this a large truck turned onto Grant Ave where they are prohibited. The officer flagged down this truck and gave him a ticket as well.

A resident asked if go-carts are allowed on public streets. He said that there are several in and around Via Chiquita and Bockman. Hahn noted that they are not suppose to be on the public roads. He would see that patrols looked for these vehicles and cited them in the area.

3.2 Alameda County Sheriff's Dept. -- Deputy Franco reported the following statistics.

Statistics for Alameda County Sheriff's Office January 2006

                                                Change from
Crime                           Number          last month         Affected Streets

Stolen vehicles                     15             
Attempted Stolen Vehicles                                      
Recovered Stolen Vehicles           11             
Residential Burglary                 2              
Commercial Burglary                  3                                       
Auto Burglary                        4                         
Grand Theft                          8                     
Vandalism/graffiti                   1                          
Robbery                              2              

8.1 Olson Company's Bockman Rd. Project - Phil Kerr (Timed agenda item 7:30 pm)

Phil Kerr from the Olson Company introduced himself and stated that his company has been working with the community for over one year. They have been working towards a community project that would benefit not only their company but the community and its residents. Kerr said that his company has worked with the city of Hayward in a similar manner and has gained the trust of not only Hayward city officials but also its residents. His interest in projects like the Bockman project is to help cities and communities grow and thrive. His company hired people to send out mailers and to conduct phone polling for the Bockman shopping Center area.

The mailers themselves got a 20% response rate back from the community which was very important as they moved forth with developing a new design for this project. Kerr went over the past year of meeting schedules. He noted that while the consensus of people his company and staff had spoken with thought the area was a blighted and wanted some better development, there were some residents who wanted the area to remain as it.

Kerr stated that the Olson Company's original plan raised some major concerns in the community related to height and density of the development. There was also concern that it did not include retail businesses. Kerr stated that his company took all these comments very seriously and has come up with a new plan that would decrease the height and density for the proposed housing to no more than 25 ft in height and 82 units instead of 99. There would also be space for a 5,000 square foot building for retail. He noted that the community surrounding this area is residential with porches out front. The Olson company wanted to maintain this feel by placing the garages for these proposed town homes in back of the units. The porches and lawn area would be facing Bockman so as to maintain the community feeling that has already been established in San Lorenzo. Each of these town homes would be approximately 1570 square feet and would sell at market value.

The retail for the development would be 5,000 square feet and would be on the south corner of Via Chiquita and Bockman which is the most visible and one of the busier intersections for that area. This has been a major issue for the residents of the area. Both the county and the Homes Association have done research with respect to the viability of the area. (See Attachment B-1 - minutes from Commercial Brokers) Retail is tough at this location and its viability is essential not only for the businesses but for the entire community. The Association as well as its residents do not want to see vacancies or businesses in the area that are not productive and vital. Kerr noted that the new proposal is suggesting a cafe‚ with a market for the retail with more open space to the back of the facilities for seating and parking.

Kerr said that the housing would not be a gated community, but would be in line with the surrounding residential housing. He noted that redevelopment funds would be collected from the new development which would benefit the businesses and surrounding community. He said that traffic is an issue and as the developer they will pay $250,000 in impact fees to the schools and $600,000 impact fees to the park district. Kerr noted that there have been concerns about the park impact fees being kept in San Lorenzo and his company is going to work with the county and the park district to keep these funds local.

Residents brought up many concerns about the schools and the issue with overcrowding, preference and traffic. They asked if the San Lorenzo School Board has been asked to be involved in this project. Kevin Dowling noted that School Districts typically do not want to commit to a plan of action until there is a plan that is set in motion. He noted that the impact of 82 new homes would be at most 40 children to the district. This will not cause a huge impact on the school district. He noted that those students within an elementary district will stay in that district. There are presently many students that are going to the San Lorenzo Schools who are coming from other areas.

Residents noted that the traffic down Bockman is a huge problem and needs to be addressed with or without this project. Director Ledesma asked whether the Olson Company would be committed to putting in a turning lane in or near the Bohannon Middle School and adjacent San Lorenzo Adult School to help mitigate the traffic impact and problems. Kerr stated that his company is committed to the impact fees it is responsible for but does not have control where they go. It is his understanding that County Public Works would be looking seriously at using these fees to install a traffic turn around or something to help with the congestion from the schools that has been a problem for quite sometime.

Resident Mary Ann Mc Millan asked if there would be a tot lot in the area that the children could use. Kerr noted that Del Rey Park is very near by and they would want to help encourage the residents to attend that park by making the area more pedestrian friendly.

Director Ledesma makes a motion to approve the new Olson plan for the Bockman Shopping Center which includes 5000 square feet of retail development with 82- two story town homes which would be no more than 25 feet high. Director Sheridan seconds, the motion carries unanimously.

Kerr takes a moment to thank the community. He appreciates the people here and the amount of community input. He noted it has been a long process for the community and the Association Board and he appreciates their patience and persistence.

Director Ready asked whether the Association Board should meet with the San Lorenzo School District to discuss the issue about traffic in the area. The Administrator noted that she would invite the San Lorenzo School Board to a joint meeting with the Association Board for a meeting to discuss the issue.

7.2 Eden Area General Plan - Chris Bazar (timed agenda item for 8:00 pm) - Motion required.

Chris Bazar and Cindy Horvath from Alameda County Planning presented the draft plan of the Eden Area and commented on changes that were proposed by the Association Board. (See Attachment B-2 )

Bazar outlined the process of drafting the plan which began in October 2002. There have been nine public meetings related to this plan. The Draft Plan was released in October 2005 and they have had several hearings since that time. The county expects to have more hearings in April of 2006. All these documents will then go before the Unincorporated Meeting and the Transportation and Planning Committee in June or July of 2006.

Bazar noted that the San Lorenzo Trail issue has been taken out of the draft plan due to concerns of residents in the area. He also noted that changes would be made to the draft plan in accordance with the suggestions made by the Association Board. (See Attachment B-3)

Van Huffel thanked Chis for opening up the process she believed the various community meetings has benefitted the community tremendously. Director Ready thanked both Bazar and Horvath for attending the meeting and for making the changes that the Board had suggested.

Bazar noted that the next meeting on the draft plan will be in May 2006, residents still have time to make comments.

3.3 Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker -- Staff member, Kevin Dowling reported that the Unincorporated meeting for this month will be discussing both railroad safety as well as the CSA.

Dowling presented outgoing Association Board member, Peggy Sheridan, with a resolution/proclamation in honor of her dedication and community service in her term.

Dowling also asked that Sheridan consider staying on the library commission since there is a member vacancy for a resident of San Lorenzo.

3.4 Zoning Enforcement Report -- Zoning Officer Bruce Babcock was not present at the meeting. (See Attachment B-4 for monthly report)

3.5 Public Comment- Resident Dorothy Partridge noted that the Library Committee has approved a library survey which will be conducted by an outside company to a number of random residents. This survey would gage whether residents would approve a bond measure to expand the library in San Lorenzo for the unincorporated area.

4.0 FINANCIAL REPORT

4.1 Approval of January 2006 expenditures, including payroll, and discussion of significant variances -- The Administrator reported there were no significant variances since January 2006. Director Sherman moves to approve the January 2006, expenditures, including payroll, Director Sheridan seconds, the motion carries unanimously.

5.0 LIENS AND VIOLATIONS REPORTS -- The Administrator reported there have been 6 liens released since the January Board meeting.

January 2006 Violation Report

Number  Violation                              # of Letters

1/19    Inoperable Vehicles in driveway                 16
2/22    Recreational veh/trailer in driveway             4
6       Lack of General Maintenance                      4
10      Lawn Height                                      6
11      Dead Trees                                       0
12      Overgrown Vegetation                             1
13      Holiday Lights                                   0
14      No signs                                         0
15      Building Exterior                                0
16      Dirt Accumulation                                3
17      Attractive Nuisances                             2
18      Lean/miss fence                                  0
20/7    Unpaved parking                                  0
21      Working on vehicles                              0
23      Dogs/Cats more than 2                            0
24      Barking dogs                                     0
25      Prohibited animals                               1
26      Excess noise                                     2
27      No Home Business                                 1
28/99   Other/ comments                                  6
99      Multiple violations                              7
Total                                                   53

6.0 HEARINGS AND VARIANCE ISSUES

6.1 Hearing Dispositions

1) 17132 Via Anacapa -- No lawn/landscaping in front yard. Owner has just put in new fence and will landscape within 60 days (weather permitting).
2) 17059 Via Anacapa -- Lack of Gen Maint-Roof/Unapproved Canopy in Driveway-Back yard Debris. Owner has started to clear debris; giving an extension until 2/27/06 and will revisit at next board meeting.
3) 379 Via Coches -- Stored/Inop Vehicle(s). Owner contacted Administrator and was given 30 days; revisit at that time.
4) 17440 Hesperian -- Lawn Maintenance. Owner has cleared violation.
5) 16171 Via Conejo -- Inop/Stored Vehicles and debris. Owner has cleared violation.
6) 15846 Via Arroyo -- Multiple Problems/Lack of General Maintenance-Debris/Stored Vehicles etc. Owner referred to attorney.
7) 827 Via Manzanas -- Trailer stored in front yard and parked on lawn. Owner has removed violation, however trailer now in street in back of truck. Will keep open and revisit in 30 days.
8) 17219 Via Chiquita -- Multiple Violaitons-Working on Vehicles, Parking on lawn. Violations cleared but some debris stored out front with garbage cans; asking all debris removed within 30 days.
9) 17339 Via San Ardo -- Stored Vehicle on jacks in driveway. Referral to attorney.
10) 17338 Via San Ardo -- Multiple Violations-Lack of Gen Maint front yard/trailer/stored vehicle/debris. Owners came in and were given until June 2006 to landscape when Board would revisit the property. All other violations were cleared.
11) 17401 Via La Jolla -- Multiple Violations. Asking owner to replant bare area on lawn and fix garage within 60 days.
12) 18351 Via Arriba -- Stored/Inop Vehicles, Multiple violations/Lack of Gen Maint. Owner to provide registration for all vehicles in driveways, owner to remove tires from back of truck on street and all debris in and around front yard. Board to revisit in 30 days.
13) 18451 Via Arriba -- Trailer/machinery stored in driveway with other debris. Most violations cleared, giving 30 days to clear all debris and then revisit.
14) 15577 Lorenzo Ave. -- Multiple Violations, Stored black truck with debris and jet skis in driveway. Referral to attorney.
15) 2062 Bandoni -- Front yard Maintenance. Referral to attorney.
16) 1170 Via Lucas -- Stored/Inop. Vehicles. Violation cleared.
17) 16005 Via Descanso -- Trailer stored in driveway. Violation cleared.

6.2 Variances

A) 1270 Via Nube -- 2nd Story Addition. No neighbor concerns/all setbacks material approved by the Board.
B) 17069 Via Del Rey -- 2nd Story Addition. No neighbor concerns/all setbacks material approved by the Board.
C) 369 Hacienda -- Front yard fence, owner to be present. Owner not present again. Fence was already denied. Asking owner to plant in front yard within 60 days.

Director Sheridan moves to approve the Hearings and Variance decisions. Director Sherman seconds, the motion carries unanimously.

7.0 ADMINISTRATORS REPORT

7.1 Informational Items -- The Administrator asked the Board to reviewed Mr. Beckman's request to have the Association pay for a flyer to homeowners on the Bockman Project, since he believes the article in the January Village Briefs was an advocacy article. The consensus of the Board was that the article was a fact based informational article and that an additional publication would only cause confusion, thus denied Mr. Beckman's request.

8.0 OTHER BUSINESS

8.1 Olson Company's Bockman Rd. Project - Phil Kerr (see above-timed agenda)*

8.2 Eden Area General Plan - Chris Bazar(see above timed agenda item)**

8.3 Proposed By-Laws and possible first reading of passage

The Administrator announced that Association members got a copy of the proposed changes in the last newsletter (Jan/Feb 06) which was sent out a few weeks ago. (See Attachment B-5)

In comparing the old by-laws with the new by-laws some of the major changes include: 1) the inclusion of responsibilities of the Board of Directors at Work Sessions. This is an open meeting that is held prior to Board meetings to discuss variance, CC&R hearings, legal and other matters.

2) all Board agendas will be posted in front of the Association office the Friday prior to the Board meeting, but also on the Association website.

3) An item related to the powers of the Board of Directors. In order for any property that the Association owns to be sold, including the Little League Property, a majority of Association members must be in agreement.

Resident Mary Ann Mc Millan asked where the attachment was to the proposed by law changes. The Administrator stated that this related to the tracts and she would have this document available at the next Association Board meeting.

Director Sherman made a motion to approve the first reading of the by laws, Director Ledesma seconds, the motion carries unanimously.

9.0 PUBLIC COMMENT

Resident Keith Barros invited people to come to the Lorenzo Theater's Annual Pancake Breakfast. For $5.00 you can get your fill of pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee and orange juice. All proceeds go towards the Lorenzo Theater Foundation and its efforts to purchase the theater.

10.0 COMMITTEE REPORTS

10.1 Economic Development Committee -- Ledesma reported that the group met with a consultant who wanted to know what the "vision" was for the committee and where it wanted to go with "development" in the area. Ledesma stated that the committee broke into small groups to discuss this issue and their "vision" for development. When the groups came back to discuss the issue as an entire committee they had different "visions" for development. His particular group was clear that they did not want the economic development for the area to be building "homes". Other groups had included in their "vision" businesses with "residential", however they had not defined what this "residential" would look like or how it would relate to the business piece of development for the area. The committee had to abandon this issue until a future meeting because they could not agree on what the "residential" piece of the economic development for the area would mean or whether it should be part of the synopsis at all.

11.0 COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS

11.1 Peggy Sheridan Resolution -- Board President Ready read a resolution written on behalf of Director Sheridan's outstanding service as an Association Board member. Each Board member and the Administrator thanked her for her dedication, hard work and outstanding service during her term. She will be missed.

12.0 ADJOURNMENT -- Director Ready adjourned the meeting at 9:52 pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Pat Pebelier
Secretary-Treasurer

Recorded & Transcribed By: Kathleen Harrigan, Sr. Admin. Assistant
Reviewed By: Nancy Van Huffel, Administrator , Kathie Ready, Board President

1.0 CALL TO ORDER -- The Administrator, Nancy Van Huffel, called the meeting to order at 9:53 p.m. and opened the Board to nomination of its officers.

2.0 REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD

2.1 Election of President -- Director Sherman states that Kathie Ready has worked very hard to get development for the Village Square area, and he stated that she should be Board President when Civic Partners breaks ground, hopefully sometime this year.

Director Sherman nominated Kathie Ready as Board President. Director Ledesma seconds, the motion carries unanimously.

2.2 Gavel Turned over to the new President -- Director Ready takes the gavel as President of the Association Board and continues to conduct the meeting.

2.3 Election of Vice President -- Director Sherman nominates Patrick Ledesma as Board Vice President. Director Bieschke seconds, the motion carries unanimously.

2.4 Election of Secretary -- Director Ledesma nominates Pat Pebelier as Secretary/Treasurer for the coming year. Director Sherman seconds, the motion carries unanimously.

3.0 OTHER BUSINESS AS DIRECTED BY THE PRESIDENT

3.1 Remarks from Board Members -- Director Ready thanked each of the Board members, welcomed new member Wulf Bieschke and acknowledged past Board member Peggy Sheridan for her outstanding service.

3.2 Appointment to Committees (See Attachment 1C) -- The Administrator announced that the Committee Assignments are made up of both Board members, staff and community members and would be published in the Association's next monthly newsletter.

4.0 ADJOURNMENT -- Director Ready adjourned the meeting at 10:14 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Pat Pebelier
Secretary-Treasurer

Recorded & Transcribed By: Kathleen Harrigan, Sr. Admin. Assistant
Reviewed By: Nancy Van Huffel, Administrator , Kathie Ready, Board President