2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION
MESSAGE FROM THE ELECTION COMMITTEE

Our Foundation’s annual search for candidates to fill seats on our Board of Directors is now underway. There will be two seats to fill this coming February with the three-year term of Board President Greg Liptak and the two-year term of Treasurer Dave Thomas expiring. As of this writing neither is expected to stand for re-election. Notice of vacancies will be transmitted to all members this coming January 8 with Intent to Run Statements due in the Foundation office not later than 4:00pm January 22. Statements received after that cutoff time and date will not be recognized.

Our hope would be that more than two members will file intent to run. Contested elections have not occurred very often in recent Foundation history. Of interest is that we have not had a woman serving on the Board for a number of years. Where are the current versions of Rhonda Hansch and Nancy Eklund, both former Board presidents? There are many women in this community who could serve with equal distinction.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS FOR BOARD MEMBERSHIP
The basic qualifications to hold a seat on the Board of the Roxborough Park Foundation are not that onerous. Consider the following:

• A legal owner or spouse of record as evidenced by a deed.
• Be current in all Foundation assessments and fines (if any).
• Be willing to devote the required time to attend Board meetings, serve on committees, do special project work, etc. as necessary to accomplish the Board’s goals and mission.
• Accept the position of trust to uphold the covenants, conditions, and restrictions of our Foundation’s governing documents.
• Have a desire to serve the Roxborough Park community.
• Be able to listen and reach decisions in a logical, fact-based fashion.
• Possess the ability to communicate with other Foundation members.

Further, a Board of Director’s candidate should have several issues, concerns, or opportunities he or she would like to see addressed if elected to serve on the Board. It would be helpful if candidates possessed the skills and experiences that would assist in achieving the priorities they wish to pursue. Any plans or programs that would enhance the sense of community in Roxborough Park would also be much appreciated by the membership.

SUCCESSFUL HOAS
The most successful HOAs (and business organizations) have systems in place to train and develop new leaders. Our Foundation makes an effort in this regard with an extensive network of committees filled with volunteers, many of whom are former Board members. These committee members gain some familiarization with the operations of the Foundation, and have served as a source of Board candidates for many years.

This reservoir of committee talent – as well as non-committee members – is being called upon to step forward as candidates to replace the two departing Board members. Primary training for new Board members is the “on the job” variety supplemented by some excellent training materials developed by our legal counsel, HindmanSanchez.
Being a contributing Board member requires nothing more than a willingness to do the work (which is considerable), work toward developing clear goals that support the Foundation’s vision, and executing the provisions of our governing documents that we all agreed to embrace when we bought our property in this community.
New Board members quickly learn (if they don’t already know it), criticizing is far easier than doing, and requires far fewer brain cells. This is simply the old “Murphy’s Law” that states nothing is as simple as it appears. There are many reasons why a member might be reluctant to run for a seat on our Board of Directors. Still, if we are not willing to serve, we will likely end up with the kind of association we deserve, but do not like.

THE HATS WE WEAR AS FOUNDATION MEMBERS
As members of the Roxborough Park Foundation, there are at least three distinct hats we may be called upon to wear, each having its own set of responsibilities. Let’s examine each briefly.

1. The Individual Member Hat –Pay assessments, understand the governing documents, respect the decisions of the Board of Directors, understand issues facing the Foundation, etc.
   
   
2. The Member of the Larger Community Hat –Understands that individual rights are to be balanced with what is best for the community as a whole as detailed in our governing documents.
   
   
3. The Participating Member Hat –Participates in the planning, organizing and control of Foundation affairs. Votes in elections, attends Board meetings frequently, volunteers to serve on committees, runs for the Board of Directors, etc.
   

As participating members in this organization, our hope is that we continue to see an expansion in the number, and percentage of our membership wearing hat number three more often. Try it ----You’ll like it.

Pat Gallagher and Dennis Kennedy, Co-chairmen —Election Committee

RULES REMINDERS

1.130 Outdoor Holiday Decorations and Lighting - Exterior lighting and other decorations recognizing and celebrating any holiday or observance may be displayed in Roxborough Park with the following limitations:

1.131 Christmas Decorations and Lighting - Christmas decorations and lighting may be displayed from Thanksgiving Day through the second week of the New Year.

1.132 Other Religious Holiday Decorations and Lighting - Decorations and lighting recognizing and celebrating any other religious holiday may be displayed and lighted for a period of four weeks before and for a period of 3 weeks after the holiday. If the holiday extends for a period of more than one day, the time periods for display begin on the first day of the holiday.

1.134 Excessive Outdoor Decorations and Lights - Only reasonable quantities of outdoor decorations and lights are permitted. No laser or strobe lights, or similar lights, are permitted.

1.135 Holiday Lighting Contests - Roxborough Park residents shall not initiate, or have their homes entered into, any holiday lighting contests or competition.

1.136 Inclement Weather - If inclement weather prevents the removal of holiday or observance lighting and decorations within the time periods specified above, they may remain in place until weather conditions reasonably permit their removal. However, in no event will holiday lighting be illuminated beyond the time periods specified above.

EVENTS COMMITTEE

Breakfast With Santa — We had 52 children attend with their families. Lots of volunteers helped Friday night with set up, and Saturday with clean up.  Of course behind the scenes some helpers were prepping for crafts! Thank you to all the volunteers, and an extra special thanks to Santa for all the great gifts!  We couldn't do it without you!

Joy Clemenson & Granddaughter Mya

Pat Whitall, Kim DeGrande, Santa & Deb West

Lisa Steinke & Amber Kline

Tennessee Thomas & Madi Morris

Santa & Rachel Steinke

Santa & Shane DeAcutis

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE
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A Wealth of Environmental Info at Your Fingertips—The Roxborough Park Environmental Committee invites you to view its web page on the Roxborough Park web site. Here you will find a wealth of information that will help you help our community and our planet.

The newest item to be featured on the Environmental Committee’s web page is a PDF of the color brochure of The Ten Most unWanted Noxious Weeds in Roxborough Park, some of which may be making their return on your property in a few short months—after all that freezing white stuff goes away. In addition to this colorful and informative brochure that helps you identify those little nasties that uglify our community is the flyer on how to order one of the best tools for easily (well, more easily) removing those long-rooted little devils in your yard. The brochure was compiled by members of the Environmental Committee with the help of Douglas County Weed Inspector and President of the Colorado Weed Management Association, Jonathan Rife, who also endorses the weeder available on the web site.

Some of the other important information on the site includes a downloadable PDF of the magnetic recycling guide—of course, an actual magnetic recycling guide is available for free at the Recycling Center or the Community Center. This will help you sort out what you should sort out to reduce the amount of trash that goes into landfills. The Roxborough Park Recycling Program also helps save more than 10% on our trash removal, so we’re helping our bottom line, while helping the environment and making our community a better place to live.

To visit the Environmental Committee’s web page, simply go the Park’s web site at www.Roxborough-Park.com and click on the Environmental button under Committees at the left.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Douglas County Sheriff Participates In 2009 “Puffer Week.”—deputies and detectives from the Special Investigations Unit and Pattern Crimes Unit will be out in force during the week of December 14-18th, looking for “Puffers”, those that leave their vehicles running unattended. It is illegal for a person to leave a vehicle on and unattended. Deputies in marked patrol cars and plain clothes detectives in unmarked cars will be joining other law enforcement agencies throughout the state in enforcing this statute.

Roxborough Area Historical Society—Annual Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday January 13, 2010. We will have a brief business meeting to elect officers followed by a presentation on the history of our neighbor, the Lockheed Martin Company.

Mr. Ralph Dergance, a Lockheed Martin retiree, will share the history of the Glenn L. Martin company "from the beginning" and discuss evolution of the current company and its Denver operations. He will also speak about the company's significant and current products.

The program will begin at 7 pm at the Lockheed Martin Community Room at the Roxborough Neighborhood Library. We are requesting that you make a reservation by January 10, 2010 so that we can plan for adequate seating and handout materials. For reservations, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone 303-973-8622. Please save the date of Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - hope to see you then!

Open Tops—Saturday/Sunday December 26th and 27th.

Roxborough Water and Sanitation District—Please visit our recently updated website at www.roxwater.org. Let us know what you think! Have a Safe and Happy Holiday Season! RWSD Staff

Douglas County School District—The four newly elected members of the Board of Education were sworn in at last night’s Board meeting. The newly elected Board members are: John Carson, re-elected, District B; Doug Benevento, District E; Dan Gerken, District D; and Meghann Silverthorn, District G. We welcome the new Board members and look forward to a strong working relationship during these challenging times for K-12 education in Colorado,” says DCSD Interim Superintendent Steve Herzog.

Arrowhead Golf Club—is doing a Roxborough Neighborhood Happy Hour! This Friday, December 11th from 5:00 – 7:00. Drink Specials! Light appetizers provided! An amazing amount of Pro Shop Merchandise Specials! RSVP to (303) 973-9614.

Staff Holidays—Closed Friday December 25, 2009 and Friday January 1, 2010.

LOST AND FOUND

From time to time items get left behind from events that had taken place in the Community Center. If you lost an item, please give us a call—we just may have it! (Unclaimed items in the Center are one baby stroller, with a little girl’s jacket; one watch; one cell phone; one pair of gloves; and a Broncos visor.)

AGENDA
ROXBOROUGH PARK FOUNDATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
REGULAR MEETING

ROXBOROUGH PARK COMMUNITY CENTER

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

OPEN SESSION: (Begins at 6:30 p.m.)

Homeowners Open Forum begins at 6:30 p.m. before the Call to Order.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

a. Minutes of the November 17, 2009 Regular Session

b. Minutes of the November 17, 2009 Executive Session

III. REPORTS

a. Board Reports

IV. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA

V. FOUNDATION BUSINESS

a. Fire Mitigation Committee update

b. Request for lot line vacation between Lots 144A and 145 Stonehenge at Roxborough

c. Resolution 09-07 adopting a Dissemination of Information Policy for the BOD

d. Request from Shri Peterzeil regarding graveling of Old Ranch Trail

e. 2010 Contract with HindmanSanchez

f. Request for Review – Douglas County Zoning Resolution concerning Noise – Overlay District

IV. ADJOURNMENT