The meeting was opened by Steve Shirley, HOA president, with the introduction of Jeremiah Theys, from Great West Engineering. Mr. Theys is the Business Unit Manager for the firm and reported on their study of TSA’s storm water drainage issues. An analysis of the identified issues in the TSA subdivision and the possible solutions were discussed in depth. Mr. Theys said one solution might be to direct some drainage to the park area to relieve the amount of water flooding and clogging the drains in the Buffalo/Cougar area.
Residents living on Buffalo and Cougar reported that they have flooding in their garages and yards and must be outside during severe rainstorms to keep the drains clear of garbage and debris that washes down to them from other areas of the subdivision.
Mr. Theys reported that Great West Engineering is in the information gathering stage and encouraged TSA residents to email any comments they have regarding the water drainage issue along with pictures to him at jtheys@greatwesteng.com. A recommendation proposal is anticipated to be presented to Treasure State Acres HOA sometime in October, 2023. Mr. Theys would like comments and photos to be submitted to him by September, 2023.
When discussion of the water drainage ended, with Mr. Theys asking for feedback from the TSA residents, Mark Mobley was introduced.
Mr. Mobley is the facility manager for the Temple and reported on the progress that has been made regarding the outside lights around the Temple and the parking lot. He informed residents that the parking lot lights have been fixed and he will be able to control the brightness as much as needed. He stated that the parking lot lights would be dimmed considerably. They are motion controlled and come on 15 minutes before sunset. They will be set to turn off at 10 p.m. They will turn on again at 6 a.m. and shut off at sunrise.
The schedule for use of the Temple will be Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Also it will be open Friday from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m.
According to Mr. Mobley the dedication ceremony for the Temple will be held on Father’s Day weekend so residents should expect more traffic and activity around the Meetinghouse and Temple than in average weeks. He also said that the maximum capacity for the Temple is 100 people (he later clarified that’s for any three-hour period, but there might be up to 200 people a day during the week and 300 to 400 on Friday and Saturday.)
At any rate, future crowds, he indicated, will not be nearly as large as the ones that came to tour the tours of the Temple.
Mr. Mobley was asked what effect the new Meetinghouse and Temple would have on the TSA sewer system. He didn’t expect the Temple to cause any issues with the sewer system of the subdivision. (We asked him after the meeting to clarify, and he said that the sewer discharge from the LDS property isn’t monitored, but the water coming in is metered – under the theory that what comes in must go out. He said that if the LDS facilities exceed their allotted amount of water usage then they will pay a fine to the TSA district.)
The next presentation was given by Matt Klara who is a member of the TSA Park Board. He spoke to the fact that the Board was looking into updating the park and making it user friendly for all ages and also what was needed to make it ADA accessible. He has a meeting scheduled with Game Time, a company that has outdoor recreational products to help create a playground for all ages and abilities.
Terry Atwood, TSA treasurer reported that the HOA has about $19,000 available and could spend some of it to help fund the playground. Other funding options were also discussed, including a GoFundMe account, a community block party, and a community garage sale. Steve Shirley commented that the garage sale could be held in September, thus giving residents time to gather items they would like to sell. It was suggested that perhaps a percentage of each resident’s personal garage sale proceeds could be donated to the park fund to improve playground equipment.
There will be more information on the cost of new playground equipment after Mr. Klara meets with Game Time representatives and is able to get a proposal from them.
One of the last items on the agenda to be discussed was if we should suspend the yearly dues. Mr. Atwood reported that he had been able to collect back dues when homes were sold recently in Treasure State Acres, so the account was pretty flush at present. Some residents thought the dues were reasonable and should continue to be collected. Nan Cervenka made a motion not to suspend the dues and Jacquelyne Armstrong seconded the motion. The motion passed.
The final topic of discussion was the election of officers. The officers for the coming year are as follows:
HOA President Steve Shirley
HOA Vice President Jon Mannix
Treasurer Terry Atwood
Secretary Edie Witham
— Minutes prepared by Edie Witham