Bridger Creek Subdivision Community Association
Annual Membership Meeting
Minutes of Meeting – May 2, 2011
The meeting was called to order by Board President Erik Steckmest at 7:00 PM at the Lindley Park Center. 164 members were present in person or by proxy, representing a quorum.
Design Committee Report
David Andreassi, chair of the Design Review Committee, reported that at this time he had no report to make. Anyone is welcome to call him at any time with questions.
Park & Trails Committee Report
Stuart Jennings, chair of the Parks & Trails Committee, presented the proposal for a trail connecting
Phase II and Phase III. Information regarding this proposal and a vote for approval was included in the Annual Meeting Notice mailed to each member.
At the end of the discussion period, Dorick Sauvageau, the board representative for Golf Course Partners, presented new information about the impact of building the proposed trail. Because this information was not provided to the Board or Parks & Trails Committee prior to the meeting, it was not included in the information mailed to each member. He stated that if the members approve construction of this trail, GCP and Great Northern Golf would deny any and all access to the golf course land to the homeowners and the general public. This includes members walking dogs, traveling across golf course land to reach the creek, and all cross country skiing during the winter months. Anyone entering the golf course would be cited for trespassing by the Bozeman Police. GCP is against building any sidewalk or trail along McIlhattan Rd because of perceived interference with the golf course and their customer parking. GCP feels that building a trail would cause other people from outside the subdivision to use the trail, and GCP does not want the public to interfere with golf course operations.
There were many questions and comments from members after this information, mostly about whether building this trail was worth losing cross country skiing. A member asked Dorick if we didn't build the trail, would the golf course guarantee future cross country skiing for a period of time. Dorick stated no. It was also pointed out that BCSCA has no financial or managerial control over the ski grooming, as that is handled by Bridger Ski Foundation. Further discussion led to whether or not a valid vote could be taken at the meeting since complete and accurate information was not included in the mailing to the members. A motion was made to table the discussion. During discussion of the motion, a member requested that the reason for tabling the discussion, the threat to remove public access if the trail was approved, be included in the motion. Upon hearing this, Dorick stated that golf course access would be removed no matter what, and he left the meeting. The motion was seconded and approved without any modification to the original motion.
The members requested that the Board attempt to meet and negotiate with Golf Course Partners regarding completion of the trail system as designated on the final plat approved by the City of Bozeman. A suggestion was also made by a few members that a request is made for GCP to appoint a new representative to the board, or that a vote is held to change the bylaws in order to remove the standing board position held by GCP. The Board will appoint a committee to continue to pursue negotiations with GCP and the City of Bozeman, and include other stakeholders such as Bridger Ski Foundation in the discussions.
Treasurer's Report
The current results of operations, balance sheet, and budget for the next fiscal year July 2011-June 2012 was presented by bookkeeper, Sharyn Anhalt. A question was asked about the reserved fund for Park & Trail Improvements, and Sharyn explained that these funds were budgeted in prior years when no improvements were made, and the board designated they be reserved for future improvements. A motion to accept the budget was made, seconded, and approved.
Election of Directors
Erik Steckmest and Tim Russell were nominated and elected to the two open director positions.
New Business:
There was no new business presented.
The meeting adjourned at 9pm.
