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Attachment B Regul'ar City C�uncil Meeting Monday, September 22, 2008 Page 6 tiions 1— 6 of fhe In2agin.e Raseville comrnunity visianing process and its priori- ties. Sue Shea, former President and naw Vice President, Westwood Village I, 2666 MacKubin Stree� Ms: Shea also read from a prepared statement, noting that Villa�e units were ninety-six percent (96%) owner-�ccupied; and reviewed her e-mail providing ihe steps taken to avoid a similar situation in the future; through hiring of a CAP to co�nplete a reserve study and long-term financial p�an for the Association; in- creased dues to �neet long-term needs; the hiring of a third party construction manager to provide technical aspects of the proj�ct design specifications and re- view of bid c�ocu�nents; and monies spent an attorney fees throughout this pracess and in developing a Second Arnended Declaration for the Assaciation. Ms. Sh�a advised ihat, while aIl unit owners cauld not be appeased, the majarity of over seventy-five {75%} had approved and adopted amendec� docurnents. Ms. Shea opined that the documents vvere fair and clearIy established allaca#ions for im- provemenfs and assessments; and respectfully as�Ced thai the City Council honor the decisions �i the majority af property owners; and asked that t�� City Council consider reducing the proposed administrative fee. Mayor Klausing referenced several portions of the 5econd Amended Declaration, provided to him at his request earlier in the ciay by staff; and apologized that he �ac� not directed staff to copy alI Councilmembers prior to the rneeting. Stai�' made copie�s of the document for all Councilmembers dr�ing the meeting, as �uvell as for �he public. Discussion among Councilmembers, staff and Association Board President Lindberg, and Vice preside�ni Shea included allocation af costs per linear foot and. de�inition of the surface areas; uniqueness o� th� deslgn of the units anc� varying levels of specific units; additiona! costs for courtyard door replacement on all 4"7 units, and doar and vvindow trim cost allocations; and limited common elements addressed in Section 6 0� the Second Amended Declaratian, Section 3.2, subdivi- sion 2{i.e., gutters, downspouts and roofng} with window replacement being an individuaI horneowner responsibility. It had been determined �y the majority vote that alI units would be assessed equally, rvhether �nternal or end units, noting that benefit of end units was limited and everyone es�entially benefifed from the end units, based on advice of the Associatzon's attorney and interpretation of common interest community law, �nd based on majarity ruIe of the community.. Further c�iscussion ensued regardin� changes to original covenants and deterinina- tion of which praperties were defi�ed as unlirr�ited common property; sizes af units (varying}; and the City Council's obligation to determine if the requestecl ac- tion, b�sed on the documents presented, was fair and equi�able, without attempt- ing to micro-manage the project; and the nominal monetary differences for as-