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Sunday, February 13,20051:03 PM
to Bill - yoberry usage of longacres infrastructure proposal v1.doc
Yoberry Farms usage of Longacres infrastructure solution
Please confmn receipt of this email and your ability to open the attached word doc.
If you are unable to open the word doc, I will fax and send as text today, Sunday 2/13.
Please respond to the proposal in concept by 5pm, Monday, 02/14 so that we may adjust our position to the City Council appropriately.
Tom
651-269-2416 cell
952-474-5402 home
651-205-0911 work
2/14/2005
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To: William D. Coffman, Jf.
Fr: Thomas J. Hirsch
Su: Y oberrylLongacres Inftastructure sharing
Bill,
Based on our conversation and deliberations with the other board members of the
Longacres Homeowners Association, INC., we propose the following discussion and
recommended solution to the usage of Long acres infÌ'astructure including parks and
common areas by future Yoberry Homeowners.
Our first and only face-to-face meeting occurred on January 7,2005.
Present at this meeting representing Longacres were Tom Hirsch, Bill Borrell, and 2
representatives :ITom our management company. Present :ITom Yoberry were Bill
Coffman and Charles Alcon.
Charles proposed 4 possible alternatives to the situation. The following describes the
alternatives and the position of the Board of Long acres:
1) Do Nothing
This will result in Yoberry Farms residents utilizing Longacres inftastructure and parks
creating added and unfair burden, liability, and expense to Longacres. This is
unacceptable.
2) Voluntary Usage Fee by Yoberry Residents
This creates an unenforceable situation and one that will produce the same results as
option # 1 resulting in an unfair burden of liability, cost, maintenance, and infÌ'astructure
upgrade requirements (security systems, fences, keys) to be functional. We don't have
funding for these upgrades. This is unacceptable.
3) Separate BOA's with a mandatory usage fee from Yoberry residents payable to
Longacres BOA annually
Annual fees are currently $318 for Longacres residents. We are prepared to offer
unrestricted use of all Longacres inftastructure for a mandatory annual fee equal to 59%
of the annual fee that Longacres residents pay. (Adjusted annually in accordance with our
by-laws). This percentage was derived by a detailed analysis of our expenditures and
those infÌ'astructure components that would be shared by our new neighbors. This option
is most appropriate. If deemed of value to your development, we can discuss an upgrade
to option 4 in the future.
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4) One single BOA with proportionate capital contribution:
Longacres offered a capital contribution of 22 acres of significant inftastructure including
3 entrances wlmonuments and 2 parks complete with tennis courts, 2 kiddy parks,
basketball courts, a gazebo, trails throughout, and many other inftastructure amenities
and common areas. Ownership would be granted to Yoberry residents including board
representation. Longacres suggested that the capital contribution :ITom Yoberry Farms
might be a pool installation at the east park of Long acres that might provide marketing
value to new Yoberry residents. In addition, Longacres offered to absorb maintenance
costs on this pool addition until Yoberry was built out completely so that the amenity
could be put in immediately (July 2005). Longacres further offered modification to its
monuments at its entrances to accommodate Yoberry individual identity.
This would result in Yoberry living in harmony with Longacres as one community.
This option is a difficult one to gain approval with both Yoberry investors (since one of
the investor's Florida home doesn't have a phone) and Longacres residents having to
approve this agreement (a vote is required on both sides). Therefore, we suggest we leave
this item open for future consideration but select option 3 because the Longacres Board
can act upon it immediately.
In summary, the Longacres Board recommends option 3 at this time, leaving option 4 as
a future option for you to exercise if you deem it to be of value. We expect you to pay
any legal fees associated with implementing either option.
Please provide your feedback to me by Monday 2/14/2005 at 17:00 so that I may address
the City Council appropriately at 21 :00 on Monday night.
Thanks for your consideration.
Tom Hirsch, President, Longacres Homeowners Association, Inc.
952-474-5402 home
651-269-2416 cell
651-205-0911 work
2/13/2005
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