Our roofing continues to be a problem. A row of roof tiles has fallen from the upper roof of 602 onto the lower roof. Just to patch it up will likely be over $1000. Terrence Sellers (710), who is in the commerical roofing business, told me on Wednesday that we are looking at no less than $500,000 to replace all the roofs.
I talked to Ryan, one of our previous maintenance workers, on Wednesday. His family is doing well, but they are planning to move back to the Seguin area soon.
Another owner, Del Wurzbach (407), will be leaving us soon. He said that he didn't feel he could find another rental management company to adequately rent his place, so he is selling to Chris and Karra.
Most of the lights on the Phase II pier are repaired now, but I still don't see anyone catching any trout anywhere. Joe Mitchell (709) went out early yesterday to Mesquite Bay and St. Charles Bay and came back with nothing. They were fly fishing and maybe bait would have made a difference.

Property appraisals for 2006 will be mailed out today. Despite what I was told by the appraisal office personnel just last month, they have increased our Kontiki appraisals by an average of 33% from last year. They had told me that the maximum increase would be about 20%.

Welcome to our newest owner San Antonio surgeon Dr. Paul Selinkoff. This is Vance and Nancy Holloway's former unit. One of our few original owners, Eldridge and Kayla Custer are in the process of selling their place. We wish them well.

Board meeting notes

The Kontiki board met for three hours on Friday morning. Here are some of the highlights.

They:
Discussed getting bids for HOA insurance.
Walked the pier to look at the breakwater problems.
Turned security management over to Chris.
Discussed the serious termite problems that are present.
Reviewed the problems with accessing the HEB beach.
Elected Karra as board vice president.
Set the next meeting for August 19th.

Board secretary, Scott Schomburg, will send complete minutes at a later date.

Owners’ Meeting Notes

Here are my notes on today’s owners’ meeting. The meeting was video recorded by Chris Crowley. I hope my notes are accurate.

Those present - votes

Barbara Wagner 2

Larry Biggers 7

Ed Bowers 1

Kayla Custer 1

Ann&Pack Killingsworth 1 (had to leave early)

Vic Baltov 1

Richy Ethridge 6

Chris&Karra Crowley 29

Dave Schultz 1

Lyle&Louise Reynolds 1

Dusty&Darlene Rhodes 1

Bunny&Wally Montgomery 1

Also present were Gary Cate of Johnson and Cate and Rob Mabe.

Karra was elected to the board by acclamation.

Gary Cate gave an update on our budget. He did comment that if we accept the loan, that our HOA liabilities will exceed our assets and that could impact market-ability of units.

A handout was given showing repair of decks, railings, landings and stairs could cost about $111,650.

I moved that the repairs be made and funded through assessments. Kayla Custer seconded the motion. The motion failed with only She and I voting yea.

A motion was made to accept a loan from the Crowleys in increments of $25,000 up to a maximum of $150,000 at 6% to be paid in four years. The motion passed with only Kayla and I voting nay.

Discussion then followed concerning the issue of ownership of the decks. Our declaration seems pretty clear that the decks are not common elements although they have been treated as such for years. Richy said the declaration is old and ambiguous and he feels the Texas Condominium Act prevails. The issue is this: If the decks are not common elements, then HOA funds cannot be expended to repair them. Additionally, if the decks are common elements then homeowners have no individual liability for any accident attributed to them. However, if individuals own the decks and someone is injured and seeks redress, they could possibly use our declaration language to bring suit against the owner. I suggested that we get an opinion letter from an attorney to clarify the issue. No action was taken.

The board will meet Friday morning at 9:00 am.

What a rain we had today. Even the electricity went off for about an hour.
Kristi Williams (603), my daughter, got back from their trip to Mexico on Tuesday. David will be back home on Friday. I shopped for a new AC for their unit. Prices were all over the place. Busy Bee Services had the best deal I could find. I talked to them on Tuesday and today we had a newly installed unit for $2100 including tax. They finished just before the storm hit.

I just got a certified letter from GSM saying that they will not renew my windstorm coverage unless they can write the coverage for the association. I was paying $100 per year and thought that was a good price. Does anyone have a company insuring their place for a reasonable price? Maybe Katrina has scared insurers to pull back on their exposure. Let me know. My coverage ends in one month.

Here are a few updates on happenings on campus and people in the news.
The winds remain fierce except for early this morning. I spent three hours on the pier Friday afternoon and picked up ten nice Gafftop without losing a bait except for the one when I lost hook, line, and sinker. I thought I could do it again Saturday, but no luck. I did catch a new first, my first four legged critter, a turtle of about ten pounds.
This morning Rob and crew began replacing the railing at the end of the new pier extension. The old railing wasn't a year old, but we did take low bid and it was built to minimum specifications. It is really sturdy now.
Kristi and David Williams (603) are in Mexico looking at houses and schools. He will likely accept a job transfer there this summer. As luck would have it their AC unit when on the fritz on Friday.
Gus and Rosemary Hammoudeh (203) are leaving on the 14th for nine weeks in Jordan. Their twin boys just turned three on the 2nd.
Pack and Ann Killingsworth (307) are going to be busy the next six weeks. Their son will be married and they will take an extended vacation to tour the great northwest and Alaska.
Barbara Wagner has sold her unit and purchased one in Heron's Roost. We will miss her.
Otis and Lisa Stech (604) traveled to Lubbock this Sunday. Their son, David, has been recovering from a stroke he suffered last fall and last week their 25 year old son suffered a mild stoke in Lubbock. We wish them both a speedy recovery.
Jim and Deborah Canuteson (210) are traveling and vacationing in Western Europe. They will return May 14th.
Jim Sikes (602) will be leaving for his Cloudcroft home very soon. He wanted to stay in Rockport for the Nautical Flea Market this last weekend.