Submitted by Dave Sills April 15, 2008

Deer Springs Ranch Board Meeting

7pm February 1, 2008

Larry Clarkson

Don Cox

Taylor Button

Dave Sills

Linda Alderman

Ole Lindgren

Brent Fulmer

Phone: Mike Duvall, Clint Gray, Vance

Larry: Meeting was postponed and rescheduled for today - were minutes received?

Vance: Well is done - water at 135 ft., went to 350ft. - 2 gpm - has 2400 gal. holding tank above

Vance: looking for minutes on website

Larry: Cabin #2 completed by Dave Turley

Will catch up next meeting on minutes

No idea why septic pumping on agenda - done and pumped

Brent: Has not received water test kits

Ole: Dinkins (sp) oil delivered 250 gallons gas - filled diesel

Gas tank stable - not showing problem in 3 days - pipe is old - testing pipe for leaks

Ford is working - registered today - tires bald - needs chains - front tires out of alignment

Larry: Pleebly’s (sp) helper had a problem with it

Ole: Winch is on gray truck - doesn’t work

Will trench to keep water from fuel pipe and off drive - fuel constantly in galvanized pipe (250’) - will put 1 ½’ dirt on pipe

Windshield cracked completely across Ford windshield

Larry: Chains on site?

Ole: Yes - wrong size for tires

Don: Should have alignment checked on tires

Ole: Need licks for cows - fed every day - relying on feed and supplement - one cow receiving separate water and feed - the only water is in

headquarters - ponds are frozen

Brent: Will look for hoses to place for watering

Ole: Erosion backing up - wants to keep cows away from sawmill - no helper at ranch - $500/ton for licks (barrel type) 200 pounds each

Today first time fed hay

Taylor: Cows will eat the licks then taper off

Larry: Buy a ton of barrel-type licks

Ole: Will buy

Ole: Kubota is at ranch - Mechanic said transmission would have been jeopardized if driven to the ranch - It was hauled to ranch for $200

Brent: Kubota not fully functional (per email) smells like a problem when in use - Battery was low but charging

Don: Can use his trailer when needed

Larry: Saw sparks on battery cable when starting

Brent: Replaced battery cable - readjusted chains - has bad hydraulic line - temporarily disconnected it

PTO runs constantly -

Taylor : It will stop if load applied

Brent: Can’t hold PTO to stop it

Taylor: Get Danny to look at it

Larry: Will you (Brent) coordinate with Danny and the Kubota?

Ole: Shower hot water frozen - house kept warm - kitchen hot water OK - solar lasts 15 minutes - generator will not start under 30 degrees

Brent: Nice battery at generator

Ole: Hasn’t seen Lee or Alan on snow rescue yet

Vance: Can’t find minutes (from previous meeting)

Larry: Brent, could you show the wiring to fix the water heater? - OK

Don: Ole, is winterizing done?

Ole: All but #7 and #8 - runs water in garden cabin

Taylor: Suggest winterizing#7 and #8 and garden cabin now.

Ole: Will do it

Don: Inventory?

Ole: Has fall book on inventory - has copy of inventory - riding lawn mower is there - no key

Taylor: Key is lost

Ole: Has Huskvarna chainsaw, used a couple of times, Stihl used regularly - Poulan in tool room no good

Taylor: Who made up inventory list?

Ole: I did not make the list being used - I’d rather have old inventory and add to it - just added a page of inventory to black book - it’s not in

book - just write Stihl chainsaw to list since it was added since we were there

Dave: Is the generator on site?

Ole: Yes - Hitachi air compressor is there

Linda: Solar system and batteries need listing for tax records

Ole: Lots of battery operated tools - not operable till batteries available

Linda: Reregistered at Harbor Freight

Ole: Not any batteries or chargers - 4-6 inches of frozen mud in shed - can’t get to it for inventory

Linda: Need inventory soon

Barbara: Add chain saw to inventory - turn it in

Linda: OK

Ole: Barbara and I cleaned tool room, categorized - good time to do inventory

Larry: Clean up and inventory this spring

Taylor: Should lock tool shed or shop - keep members out

Ole: Gas door broke

Taylor: Need to put up new door

Don: Are all barbecues at cabins?

Ole: Two tanks filled - at laundry

Larry: Discuss finance?

Linda: Some reservations being made - has some statement of Past Due” addresses - three need action -

Linda and Larry discussed sale of Ace Hallstead(sp) - discussed back assessments - lean is on lot

Larry: Assessments - Dan Ortilani(sp) question - reviewed letter of goat herd damage - he feels he should not have to pay 2008 assessment -

Ole: Ortilani requested goats on property - was asked not to feed goats - locked goat in shed - died from no feed/water - goats are accustomed to

being fed and would not stay away

Barbara: Dan ran over ranch gate and did not pay for it - gates left opened and problems

Ole: Ortilani’s were pleased to have goats - when they were moved they returned - they will not be there this year

Larry: I will call him

Don: I will call him also

Linda: Nothing else - shall we order fish now? - bass bad idea

Barbara: Go with tiger trout - need to get order in early - Fish and Game will tell about availability - discussed fish delivery timing , feed

Larry: Will have 100 per cent water in ponds - need to bypass and control flow - discussed diversions -

Barbara: Discussed assessments with leans due by February - Linda will send Certified

Larry: Housing Funding? Vance, are you compiling?

Vance: Yes - in list - will e-mail to us how to get in

Larry: Just compile

Vance: dsrfunding@gmail.com

Dave: Will email to location the responses

Vance: A common response was 50% loan and $250 one time assessment

Larry: Loan may be from consortium or members - Clint, any ideas?

Clint: Need to know how soon he can act to determine financing available - aware of any other members with cash?

Larry: Dad has some - 66% of response counts, not 66% of members

Ole: Could mill lumber and add three rooms for practically nothing, log work discussed - $20,000 to build (foundation/stem walls/ slab

Discussed millwork - lumber processing - member construction - Garden Cabin booking

Linda: {Possibly 10-12 reservations -

Barbara: Reserve garden cabin for living during construction

Ole: Dig hole on North side and leave front of ranch house

Taylor: I disagree -

Ole: Can use predried trees instead of curing the wood - can’t go into Monument area for posts -

Discussed getting plans from Taylor’s daughter and getting estimates - proceed

Larry: Kubota at ranch - GMC engine being rebuilt - GMC $2300 - ready next week

Ole: Need the $100/month vehicle stipend - back due - truck has fuel and oil reader problem - needs $1000 repair on cluster - possible save

funds with different aftermarket part -

Larry: Replaced Linda Shelton’s car window

Ole: Found and gave to Linda last years contract - need another for this year?

Larry: Yes

Larry: Discussed horse claim turned over to adjuster - claim amount not known - two weeks ago- Mike, have you been contacted?

Mike: No - Ole, are you familiar?

Ole: No idea where accident occurred -

Larry: Wait till adjuster contacts us - gets our information -that brings up our liability questions - Ole’s liability

Ole: Need notice to members about livestock dangers

Larry: Wait and see adjuster’s responses

Taylor: Submitted a suggested ranch activity log

Ole: Good journal - print and put in book

Taylor: If board member asks for review of log please provide

Larry: Leave note of any changes in responsibility

Brent: Alan Steed has offered a “belly-dump” trailer to ranch - in good shape

Ole: Discussed unapproved Turley use of horses while Dave Turley was roofing cabin #2

Larry: Garden cabin - cancel reservations?

Response: No

Larry: Next meeting in February?

Linda: Who will order fish?

Ole: I will call on Brown and Tiger (no bass) - e-mail to board - budget $2000

Taylor: What to discuss?

Larry: February

Decided March 8^th

Ole: Will get two estimates