{"id":1782,"date":"2019-11-01T22:55:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T22:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/?page_id=1782"},"modified":"2019-11-14T00:08:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T00:08:44","slug":"october-2019-minutes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/?page_id=1782","title":{"rendered":"October 2019 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00a0MINUTES
\nOrinda Horsemans\u2019 Association
\nBoard of Directors Meeting
\nOctober 15, 2019
\nCall to Order
\nMeeting called to order at 19:03 at Lisa McLaughlin\u2019s home. Full board present.
\nAttendees
\nLisa McLaughlin, Bob Reid, Diane Livoti, Michael Bowen, Alix Quay, Wakean McLean, Sally Weare and
\nmembers Kate Razo, Cheryl Fulton and Kim Zvik. Member Kate Razo arrived at 19:00, Cheryl Fulton
\narrived 19:07. Member Kim Zvik arrived 19:27.
\n1. Approval of Minutes
\nLM outlined new agenda for meeting. Item 2(b)(ii) tabled by unanimous consent.
\n2. Consent-Standing Items
\na. The board approved the membership meeting minutes without change.
\nb. Review of planning grid:
\ni. Fall Work Party to be organized by Caitilin Evans approved: Priorities include Taj
\npaining, fencing repairs, firebreak cleanup and invasive removal. Eddie Reiter\u2019s
\nsuggestions acknowledged;
\nii. Tabled
\niii. BR reported out on work hours;
\niv. Tabled
\nv. DL reported new keys issued for PO Box. Copies provided to President and
\nTreasurer. NOTE: OLD KEYS WILL NO LONGER WORK.
\nc. Herd moves outlined. Herd in Pond through end of October, thence to Upper Sullivan.
\nNot an in-hand move.
\n3. BR outlined need to have executive decision-making capacity by board for administrative or
\nminor actions between board meetings. BR will report back at next meeting with proposal.
\nProposal may necessitate rule changes.
\n4. Membership Issues
\na. Pugliese Family Proprietary Membership: DL moved, MB second unanimous vote to end
\nprobationary period and welcome the Pugliese Family as new proprietary members. A
\ndiscussion ensued about need for greater board transparency on membership
\nprocessing and oversight of mentor program to set new members up for success at OHA
\nand to ensure collegial and productive probationary periods. A suggestion was made
\nthat the probationary period include a six month \u201ccheck in with both mentor and new
\nmember to ensure smooth transition into OHA. LM will report back with proposed
\nimprovements to process.
\nb. DL proposed that for financial and administrative reasons, refunds for departing
\nmembers ought not, except in the case of the death of a horse, include refund for last
\nsix months of membership if member vacates >three (?) months into a six-month
\nmembership period. DL will return with formal proposal to board.<\/div>\n
c.. LM will reach out to Associate Members to determine payment status. Board will
\nestablish a board liaison for Associate Members in 2019-2020.
\nd. Member CF recounted and sought board intervention regarding an incident wherein
\nanother member sought but did not receive a formal Temporary Restraining Order
\nagainst CF. The TRO would have barred CF from the Annual Membership Meeting and
\nfrom the OHA Pasture indefinitely. CF presented a packet of information to the board to
\nsupport her claim. The member was invited to address the board, but declined on
\nadvice of counsel. DL thanked CF and asked whether CF felt that she had conducted
\nherself pursuant to the OHH Code of Conduct. CF stated she had. CF asked that minutes
\nreflect the TRO. Due to the sensitive nature of the topic, and its potential to unfairly bias
\nthe membership or offend or embarrass the other member, the board tabled all
\ndiscussion and mention of the other party for discussion in Executive Session.
\n5. EBMUD Report
\na. Capital Improvements
\ni. Taj repair needs discussed (sanding, borate, painting at fall work party): Wakean
\nwill gather and tally receipts for next board meeting.
\nii. Doug and Sally leading Lower Pasture Trough repair project.
\nb. Proposed capital improvements
\ni. WM reports that EBMUD supportive in concept of installed hay structures such
\nas those built by Redwood Rangers on their Moraga pasture. WM and Fred Goff
\nsuccessfully scavenged Pressure Treated Redwood (PTR) planks so wood supply
\nlikely adequate. DL proposed that November meeting be dedicated fully to the
\nAnnual Grazing Plan (AGP) and capital improvements discussion. (NOTE: Under
\nterms of OHA\u2019s lease, OHA receives a lease discount of up to 50% of lease for
\napproved Capital Improvements (CI) under AGP).
\n6. Treasurer\u2019s Report
\na. Deferred
\nb. 990 Filed
\nc. DL will send Insurance Certificate (liability) to EBMUD
\nd. Budget under development \u2013 item tabled
\ne. Dues for current year shifted on Planning Grid (PG) to January Meeting
\n7. BR presented work hours report from him and Marina. High earners this year were: Heather
\nPineda (160-hours), Lisa McLaughlin at 80.5 hours and Caitilin Swan at 79 hours. Board noted that
\nmore detail is needed in order to report full breadth of hours to EBMUD. Board decided to grant
\nmembers a three-month grace period to make up 2018-2019 work hours by physical labor at the
\npasture, after which they are obligated to buy out remaining unfulfilled hours at $15\/hour.
\n8. LM provided a brief update on the Orinda Firebreak Project and the perimeter fencing.
\n9. Board discussed technical challenges at Pond Trough caused by pawing and subsequent break of
\nfloat system, recent attempt to guard float with wood structure and general preference of LM for
\ncooperative, consensual decision-making on repair or installation of infrastructure.
\nAdjournment: Meeting adjourned at 21:15 PM.
\n10. Executive Session
\nThe board met in executive session.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0MINUTES Orinda Horsemans\u2019 Association Board of Directors Meeting October 15, 2019 Call to Order Meeting called to order at 19:03 at Lisa McLaughlin\u2019s home. Full board present. Attendees Lisa McLaughlin, Bob Reid, Diane Livoti, Michael Bowen, Alix Quay, Wakean McLean, Sally Weare and members Kate Razo, Cheryl Fulton and Kim Zvik. Member Kate Razo arrived… Read More »October 2019 Minutes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1579,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1782"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1782"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1814,"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1782\/revisions\/1814"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orindahorsemen.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}