BOD Attendees: Jenna Cohen, Raymond Graap, Bill Boyd, Janice Johnson, Joel Katleman, Roy Frieden and Tony Luebbermann

1. Minutes approved from the June 13th BOD meeting. Unanimous vote.

2. Treasurer's Report: Dante is on vacation. No report this meeting.

3. Old Business:

a. Alternative Garbage Service - Presentation by Robert Howe, owner of Reliable Environmental Services. The pro's to the switch include the following: They will pick-up garbage and recycling one time per week on the same day. The size of the vehicle used for pickup is a truck with a trailer; they weigh a total of 12,000 pounds fully loaded. This compares to Waste Management; its single vehicle weighs a total of 56,000 pounds fully loaded. The weight differential alone will help maintain the roads, and the vehicle used will enable easier turns and less wear in the cul-de-sacs. They have been in business for nine years, carry liability insurance and are currently doing garbage and recycle pickup for Catalina Foothills #9, Catalina Town homes and Catalina Pueblo. There is an agreement but no fixed contract and the cost is $40 per quarter. They bill quarterly, vs. Waste Management 3 times per year. Total cost for a year of Waste Management is $150 per year, for Reliable Environmental Services it is $160 per year. To Transition, we would set a date and Waste Management will pick up our current trash cans and recycle bins, and Reliable Environmental Services will drop off the new ones to be used immediately. They will also do special pick up if a customer wants it. If finances allow the Home Owners Association will provide each home with one trash can and Reliable Environmental Services will provide the recycle bins. If extra trash cans are required, they may be purchased at a discounted rate of approximately $50 each. All garbage is picked up by people, not a machine, so trash cans cannot be too heavy. They allow you to have as many cans as needed, up to three, and request that all trash be bagged and branches tied together.
Some of the con's to the new garbage service are: The new trash pickup service might cause additional work to some of us who do our own yard work. The service has apparently a 4-5 ft. limit on length of branch and tree limbs, for example. This will require some extra cutting and sawing. Cleaning up dead wood on a one-acre parcel, as most of us have, often requires dealing with such limbs. Also, true, this should have a beneficial effect on the private roads, since they do not have through traffic, but it will probably have little effect on the county roads. The county roads will continue to allow large trucks to go through, and these will continue damaging these roads.

b. Roads Project Update: Currently over 90 homeowners have paid the assessment and we are now working with Sunland on a final quote and start date for the project.

c. Live At Home: Several groups of homeowner associations located north of Grant and up to the University Farms area do this project and call it "Lend a Hand." Ann Branham is the contact that works with the Fort Lowell association. Janice has contacted her about doing a presentation for us. We will be surveying our homeowners and other nearby associations to determine the level of interest for this project. The most requested service is for help in transportation.

4. New Business:

a. Paving of Camino Miraval and Camino La Zorrela: Rick is working with Catherine Hyatt on this project. The county will come by with recommendations for humps for La Zorrela. There is no start date for the humps project on Camino Miraval.

b. Decided to skip the month of August and not have a BOD meeting in August. Jenna will try to get a newsletter out instead.

Meeting adjourned