Wilsonville Water usage for Irrigation

The City of Wilsonville has informed us that they have a water pump down and are asking residents not to use city water for irrigation until further notice. The water is fine for drinking, but they are asking that we try to cut down on usage while the pump is out. Please contact Steve Chinn at 503-682-0234 or the City’s webpage at https://www.ci.wilsonville.or.us/ for more information. Thank you.

Proposed Toll on Boones Bridge

Please see the following note from Gary Newbore- CCC Board President:

“Good afternoon, HOA Presidents,

The Oregon Department of Transportation has had a draft plan for some time now for putting a tolling station on the I-205 Abernathy Bridge in West Linn and another north of downtown Portland on I-5 to raise funds. They just amended that draft plan to include a third tolling station on the Boone Bridge. PERSONALLY I AM OUTRAGED! How many times a week does your family cross the Boone Bridge?  This plan splits the city of Wilsonville and unfairly penalizes residents of Charbonneau. Every time you go get groceries, go to the library, get gas, etc. just add $3-5 to your trip, depending on the actual toll amount they wind up charging. Or I guess you can always drive to Canby and pay the same thing in gas.

I am attaching the letter I sent on behalf of the CCC Board, but I ask all of you to forward this email to your HOA residents and strongly encourage them to send letters or emails to Bob Van Brocklin, Chair of the Oregon Transportation Commission.

If by mail the address is :  355 Capitol St. MS 11

                                    Salem, Oregon, 97301-8871

and if by email it is:  OHP Manager@odot.oregon.gov

The only way we are going be able to stop this thing is a huge outpouring of letters and emails to ODOT expressing our overwhelming objection to this unfair location of this proposed tolling station. One of ODOT’S objectives is to reduce carbon emissions and not increase VMT-vehicle miles traveled.  This does neither, in my opinion.

        A TOLL BOOTH ON THE BOONE BRIDGE WILL REDUCE YOUR PROPERTY VALUE AND MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO SELL YOUR HOUSE, AS WELL AS COST YOU A LOT OF MONEY TO GO TO OUR CITY OF WILSONVILLE.

So please encourage your HOA residents to get involved and send some letters or emails. Lets show them how the residents of Charbonneau feel! 

If you have any questions, please call me.

Gary”

See letter below:

Below are the goals the Board will be working on this year. As always, we welcome any feedback, comments or suggestions.

  • Finance
  • Timely and accurate monthly reports- reports provided a week before Board meeting
    • Investment Policy in place- Done
    • Fund the Reserve as recommended -annual investment in Reserve by Dec 31st
    • Balance the Budget- Budget review at end of year
    • Zero based budget -build up from Zero vs. Roll-over- Budget process annually
  • Pools/ Rec Hall C
    • Maximize Pool usage -% of days pools available during the Pool season- goal 95%
    • Maximize Rec Hall C usage- % of days Rec Hall is available to CHOA- goal 95%
  • Communications
    • Timely and accurate Posts -Posts in place at least 5 days prior to event
    • Keep Mail Chimp up to date- Annual review and clean-up of system
    • Neighborhood survey- Complete as desired
  • Welcome
    • New homeowners’ introductions -90% of new homeowners contacted
    • Community events- Food Trucks, etc.- Hold 5 events annually
  • Landscaping
    • Maximize landscaping projects for the greatest benefit- Annual survey
  • Emergency Prep
    • Convert CHOA to meet at locations vs. shelter in place for Great Shake-out -Oct.
  • Neighborhood Watch
    • Establish a working NW program – get Captains in place by end of year
  • Sustainability
    • Determine focus and start process on items the Board agrees- get ideas in place by end of year

Thanks,

Barry Hendrix – hbgconsulting@gmail.com or 503-754-0322

Wednesday July13th at 3:00 PM CHOA Monthly Board

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3:00 PM – Welcome and Call to Order

  • Note for guest: Please remember this is a board meeting, guests are not to interrupt unless asked to speak by the chairman.  If you do have a concern, it is best to put your concern in writing prior to the board meeting so that the board will have time to thoughtfully consider your concern. – Thank You

**Minutes from Last Meeting Approval –ALL  

**Treasurer’s Report –Sandie Maki

3:10 Open Forum

  • Questions from Resident Attendees – 2 minutes top per person
  • Questions from “Ask the Board”

3:20 Old Business

  • CCC- HOA leaders meeting– Barry
  • Board goals for 2022-review draft- All
  • CCC Garage Sale- Robin
  • Committee Updates-
    • Pools/Bathrooms- Packard and Ken
      • Pool rules reminder-Randy
    • Rec Hall C- Packard
    • Landscape- Karen
    • Welcome- Janet
      • Thanking the Boy Scouts with a donation- Janet

4:00 New Business 

  • Niners Pink Ball tourney- Lynn Theis- Niners
  • Presentation on Neighborhood Watch Program- Sara McClurg- Clackamas County Sherriff’s Office

4:30 Open Forum

*Executive Session (as needed) –* Need to vote to move to executive meeting

** No need to approve by vote monthly minutes or treasurers report

REMINDER – BARK DUST COMING!

This is a reminder that beginning July 11, Rexius will begin blowing bark dust on beds in the CHOA neighborhoods on the golf course side. Please be sure to have your plant beds cleaned up prior to this time. We expect it to take several days to complete the entire CHOA area. A Garron employee will be on-site during this time to help minimize any plant damage.

If you do not wish to have bark on your property, please email Steve Chinn at schinno@gmail.com, no later than July 7 and include your name, phone number and address, to advise him that you do not wish to have bark this year.

Karen Siegel –

Landscape Chair – ksiegel44@gmail.com

Irrigation System

Summer is here and you may have seen Garron testing our watering system. No later than Friday, the irrigation system will be on in all areas. Just in time for the weekend heat! Just a reminder, the irrigation system is off the day before mowing and the day after. Thank you.

Please contact Steve Chinn with any questions.

Bark Dust

Beginning July 11, Rexius will begin blowing bark dust on beds in the CHOA neighborhoods on the golf course side. Please be sure to have your plant beds cleaned up prior to this time. We expect it to take several days to complete the entire CHOA area. A Garron employee will be on-site during this time to help minimize any plant damage.

If you do not wish to have bark on your property, please email Steve Chinn at schinno@gmail.com, no later than July 7 and include your name, phone number and address, to advise him that you do not wish to have bark this year.

Karen Siegel

Landscape Chair

CHOA on-line survey results

The results from the May 2022 CHOA on-line survey are in.  Homeowners were asked to answer 4 questions and provide additional comments if desired.

The best information is gathered from survey comments – both good and not so good! 

We had one comment regarding a review of insurance, and a few regarding specific landscaping concerns.  We would appreciate authors of those comments to reach out to any board member.  The Board members would be happy to follow up or answer those homeowners’ questions and comments.

41 people responded to the survey.  Below are the results.  (Not everyone responded to all questions.)

The results from Question 1 – are in line with responses across the country with regard to HOA board performance.  In general, most homeowners who live in HOA’s are happy with the HOA board.  The same is true here in Charbonneau.

The results from Question 2 – Regarding the grounds and neighborhoods, besides yourselves (Homeowners), and CHOA, the area around your homes may be maintained by the golf course and not CHOA.  The streets and parking areas are maintained by the City of Wilsonville.

The results of Question 3 –  We appreciated and thank you for the positive comments given.

The results from question 4 – the board agrees with the responders – we need to have a few more CHOA-wide events. 

  • A Food Truck was here on June 11th.
  • While keeping COVID in mind, the board is planning an open house (outside Rec Hall C) at the end of the July 13th Board meeting- stay tuned for more info.
  • The HOA is also considering an event by the CHOA putting green area for later in the summer. 
  • Generally, in January the board provides a Winter party or gathering.  (Due to COVID we have not held this event but are hoping in 2023 we will have it again)
  • The fourth Monday is April is always our Annual Meeting with cookies and coffee provided.

These events give all CHOA members a chance to meet outside or inside with your neighbors and discuss any items of concern with CHOA board members or just share a munchie, beverage of your choice and a partially-truthful story!

Other comments – Regarding the cost of the new club house and potential cost of the Edith Green Park Proposal.  These projects are with the Charbonneau Country Club (CCC) as the managers.  CHOA – (Charbonneau Homeowners Association) is separate from the CCC.  Our board is responsible for the CHOA group of homes including the common grounds around these homes, the pool areas and the CHOA Rec Hall.

We hope to continue using the questionnaire format to get feedback from CHOA residents from time to time.  This is your chance to provide feedback to the board.  If there are particular broad questions that you think would help the board to make well-informed decisions, please contact us.  We value your insight, experience, and desire to make Charbonneau better still!

Garage Sale Coming in July

Dear Charbonneau neighbor,

Break out your lemonade stands and put on your sunscreen! There is still time to register to participate in this summer’s upcoming Charbonneau Community-wide Garage Sale. We have extended the registration deadline to Wednesday, July 6. The sale will be on July 29-30 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, and all Charbonneau residents are invited to participate.

With the peak of garage sale season approaching, it is an excellent time to start thinking about a good ol’ home decluttering project. Especially with how outrageously long this winter-rain weather has kept us tucked in at home. A cleaning purge may be just the thing needed for your home this July.

The Charbonneau community-wide garage sale will be a fun and proactive way to declutter your home. It will also be an excellent opportunity to become better acquainted with your neighbors and meet new people while earning cash on the side.

The CCC will be taking care of signage, map printing, traffic logistics, and advertising, so all you will have to do is host your sale.

If you would like to host a sale, fill out the attached registration form and submit it to your designated HOA point of contact with the registration fee as instructed on the registration form. To ensure your sale is listed and printed on the Charbonneau garage sale map, submit your registration before June 30.

If you have questions, contact your HOA point of contact listed on the registration form or the CCC office at 503-694-2300.

We look forward to hearing from you! Charbonneau Country Club

OUR POOLS ARE OPEN

Now that all of our pools are open, it is a good time to be reminded that we can use our pool keys on any of our CHOA pools. If the pool closest to you is full, you can go to another pool. Or, if you want to enjoy one of the two spas, they are available at Pool A and B. To make it easier to locate our pools, the addresses are:

Pool A – 32233 SW Boones Bend Road -Pool and Spa

Pool B – 7989 SW Sacajawea Way – Pool and Spa

Pool C – 8298 SW Lafayette Way -Pool

Pool E – 8105 SW Winchester Way -Pool

Pool F & G – 7835 Fairway Drive – Pool

We have also included Maps on our website that show the location of the Pools. Sign onto the CHOA Home Page and look for the green buttons toward the bottom. Click on Maps and the pools will be indicated on each map.

Thank you