ATTENDING: Members Osha,Hayden by conference call,, Esther Schaut, Jane Marzoni, Sue Aiken

BOARD LIAISON ATTENDING: Steve Spanier

CALL TO ORDER: Acting Chair, Jane Marzoni called meeting to order at 10:00 AM

APPROVAL OF POSTED AGENDA: Motion made and seconded (Esther & Osha) Unanimous.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR MARCH 14, 2019: Motion made and seconded (Osha & Esther) Unanimous.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

  1. Availability of other Thursdays to which we might move our meeting. Esther reported both the 3rd and 4th Thursdays were available for us to meet in the OVA office. For now we will continue to meet on second Thursdays from 10:00 AM to 11:15.
  2. Prioritizing 8 areas of interest selected at a previous meeting by the committee. In past month each member sent Jane their top 3 choices. Jane reported that items 3,5, and 7 on our list had greatest votes. (see attached)
  3. Discussion of follow up on two resolutions recently approved by the Board (Town Hall and OVA Financials presentation). We agreed to write the Board a memorandum on what we would like to recommend they cover in the Town Hall slated for Tuesday, April 16, at 3:30, after the Board meeting. This includes a financial overview, legal ramifications, due diligence under way, costs of maintenance and operations of the golf course from a long range perspective. Further we stressed importance of presenting facts as much as possible and also allowing time to hear the voices of the community. Sue will prepare the memorandum and send to committee for input. The committee did not discuss the yet to be set up Financials presentation.
  4. Discussion of the 3 goals submitted from this committee for completion in this quarter. The first one re a Town Hall has or will be completed, the second on regular communications by Board committees on what they are working on and have accomplished will be on the Board’s April 16th agenda. The 3rd goal refers to a quarterly forum where committees make their presentations and community members may ask questions of them. More discussion needed.

NEW BUSINESS:
Because of the length of the meeting at this point we agreed to hold over the new business until our next meeting.

ADJOURNMENT: Acting Chair Jane Marzoni adjourned the meeting at 11:30. Osha moved and Esther seconded. Unanimous.

SUMMARY OF CETC IDEAS

1. Spotlight resolution submitted and passed by Board requesting Kevin to spotlight each month in his articles and in his comments to the Board, some relevant aspect of the governing documents with the intention of drawing attention to the documents for educational purposes. (Sept)

2. Review of current workshop format with recommendation of reminder about respectful behavior on the part of all attending. Reviewed Town Hall format and compared both formats to that of the Board. (Oct)

3. Values and Vision for Oakmont as tool for all decision making reflecting today’s community vision. (Oct)

4. Reviewed WSJ article re Retirement Wealth Gap and relevance to Oakmont. (Oct)

5. Facilitation methods to address issues of gentrification, security/fear of members on financial matters especially future ownership of their homes in Oakmont. (Nov)

6. How best to address needs and contributions of the elderly in our community. (Nov)

7. Variety of facilitation methods to assist reaching informed and collaborative consensus among members. (Dec)

8. To increase member understanding, better use of website and Oakmont News with special emphasis on an electronic platform for those members who do not attend meetings.