The meeting was held at the SIL Center. Chairman opened the meeting at 6pm.

Recognitions: Chairman Duane Francom recognized members of the Board for their service.

New residents: The following were introduced as new members of the community: Wes & Becky Brule (not present), Laurie Brausch, and Derek & Lauren Bryant

Old Minutes: Charlie Lehardy read the minutes from the 2024 annual meeting. No corrections were offered and the minutes were accepted.

Treasurer report: Karla Walkling reported on the association’s financials.

Audit report:

I, Faye Green, met with Treasurer Karla Walkling on October 17,2025 to conduct the

annual financial audit for the Board.  After a careful review, I am satisfied that there are proper accounting systems and practices in place to handle the Loma Serena Community finances.

I reviewed the Treasurer’s financial reports, bank statements, and her process for recording dues and expenses and found no discrepancies or issues of concern.

I am satisfied with the Treasurer’s careful record-keeping and the various methods being used to back-up and cross-check critical functions such as the processing and recording of annual dues.

There are no recommended changes at this time.  The Board wishes to thank Karla for her service to the community, and her excellent work and attention to detail.

Road Committee report: Charlie Lehardy explained how dues are allocated to road maintenance and also gave a summary of the Board’s policy on homeowners’ responsibilities for road and easement maintenance.

He explained the crack sealing project and asked members to indicate their willingness to volunteer by signing up. He also discussed the recent legal issues with some road easements and what might be required of homeowners should they be asked to update those easements.

Election of new Board members:

Board members Brenda Hetterle and Wolf Seiler have 1 year remaining on their terms.

Duane explained that we are required to seat 8 Board members. Member Bob Schiff left the Board early in the year when he moved away from the area. Ideally we would like to have an even split between members with 2 years and members with 1 year remaining on their terms. Therefore, Duane suggested that we elected 6 Board members, 4 to serve 2 year terms and 2 to serve 1-year terms. This plan was approved without objection.

Board members Charlie Lehardy, Karla Walkling, Faye Green, and Tracy Baynes are all at the end of their 2-year terms, but indicated a willingness to be re-elected.

A motion was made and passed unanimously to re-elect Lehardy, Walkling, Green, and Baynes to 2-year terms.

The floor was opened for nominations for 2 new Board members, who would serve 1-year terms. Derek Bryant and Amy Carroll were nominated and agreed to stand for election. The floor was closed for nominations and Bryant and Carroll were elected unanimously.

The new Board therefore consists of: Tracy Baynes, Derek Bryant, Amy Carroll, Faye Green, Brenda Hetterle, Charlie Lehardy, Wolf Seiler, and Karla Walkling.

The new Board will meet as soon as possible to organize itself and begin LSC business.

Next year’s annual meeting: Discussion of dates for next year’s meeting revolved around finding a day of the week that seemed to create the best chance for good attendance. In the end, the members voted to meet again on Monday, October 26, 2026. An attempt will be made to include a social time before the meeting, including a pot luck dinner if possible.

Questions and comments: The floor was opened for questions or comments from the members.

• Jim McCabe inquired about the old barbed wire fence surrounding Loma Serena and whether it would be possible to remove it. It represents a bit of a nuisance and is in poor condition. Since there are no longer cattle running free over the land, it was agreed that removing the fence made sense if a property owner wished to do so.
• Jim Rupp added that the fence posts might be worth some money if they could be removed without much damage.
• Pat Anderson asked about vegetation that grows over the sides of the road in some places. Members were reminded that Board policy requires us to keep vegetation trimmed away from the edges of the road. Members will be reminded of that in an upcoming email.
• Some homeowners insurance companies are raising their rates in the area because of alleged fire threats. It was suggested that we might ask Golder Ranch Fire Dept. to make recommendations about what individual homeowners might do to improve the fire resistance of their properties. The Board will follow up on this suggestion.

Adjournment: With no further business or questions, the members voted to adjourn.