MONTHLY DINNER MEETING
Chaparral Country Club
1260 Mohave Drive
Bullhead City
Date: July 12, 2023
Guest Speaker: tba
Cocktails & Social: 6:00pm
Dinner served at 6:30pm sharp! Cost is $15.00 per person
*REMINDER* – RESERVE BY CALLING LAURA AT
928-758-4959 or 928-727-5238
Please note: We pay for all meals ordered. Once you have made your reservation, you will be charged for your dinner even if you do not attend.
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President’s Letter
I sincerely hope everyone had an enjoyable 4th. It is a time to remember the birth of the greatest free country in the world and it is up to us to keep it that way. The 4th is also a day to hopefully spend with family and neighbors, as well as enjoying fireworks over the river as I was able to do.
We are still working to get construction started on the school expansion and it looks like that will happen in the near future.
I see that A.D.O.T. has started the resurfacing of Hwy 95 from bridge to bridge. This project is certainly long overdue, and I suppose we can live with the inconvenience of construction long enough to get it done.
The guest speaker for our dinner meeting is not yet confirmed, but I am trying to get our newest Bullhead City Councilman, Rich Lettman, as our speaker. As you know, Rich is one of us as he is the owner of Coit Cleaning and Restoration. Rich was appointed to the City Council to fill the term of Norma Brumett, who recently passed away. It will be interesting to hear what Rich envisions as a future for Bullhead City.
So, make your reservation for Wednesday dinner now.
Sincerely,
Larry D. Adams
President
Call To Order
The regular meeting of the Board of Directors was held on Tuesday, June 13, at Scooters, 2750 Miracle Mile, Bullhead City, AZ. The meeting was called to order at 12:05 p.m., by President Larry Adams.
Attendees
President Larry Adams; Secretary/Treasurer John Caponetto; Directors Shane Chester, and Tonya Frederickson. Absent: Directors Chris Morgan, Catherine Lopez-Rajaniemi, and Darryl Franklin. Guest: Charles Lopez.
Minutes
President Adams asked everyone if they read the Newsletter. Everyone said yes. President Adams asked for a motion to approve the May board minutes. Director Chester made a motion to approve the May Board Minutes. Director Frederickson seconded the motion. All were in favor. Motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
President Adams asked for a motion to dispense reading of the Treasurer’s report until tomorrow night’s general meeting. Director Chester made a motion to dispense the reading of the Treasurer’s report. Director Frederickson seconded the motion. All were in favor. Motion passed.
Old Business
President Adams asked Secretary/Treasurer Caponetto to inform the board regarding the Academy of Building Industries School Board meeting held last week. Secretary/Treasurer Caponetto said he talked to Jamie Kelley who is the attorney the Mohave County Water Authority regarding 15 acre-feet of water that she holds with the Mohave Valley Irrigation and Drainage District that could be re-allocated to other properties. She has a six-month extension to determine how and when she can re-allocate the water. Secretary/Treasurer Caponetto said he wrote a letter to Jamie Kelley asking her to sell a portion of her water to the Academy of Building Industries School.
Secretary/Treasurer Caponetto said that at the present time there are no MVIDD contract/application forms to allocate water to other properties. MVIDD is currently trying to develop language for owners of a water allocation to allocate water to other owners of property. He will continue to work with Jamie Kelley and then acquire the new developed contract/application form from MVIDD. President Adams said that he didn’t think that acquisition of the needed water allocation for the school would be a problem with MVIDD. We have to buy water. There was an additional discussion regarding the water allocations held by Bullhead City and how it is stored.
Secretary/Treasurer Caponetto said that he received an estimate for development of the architectural building plans for the Academy of building Industries School at the amount of $88,800.00. This amount was simply ridiculous, and an alternate bid was acquired from Selberg Associates at a much more reasonable price. Development of the project site plan is a real hurdle with added difficulty in trying to get anything done at the County.
Guest Speaker
President Adams said that our scheduled speaker was going to be Martin Quesada, Governor Hobb’s appointed director as Registrar of Contractors. The Senate rejected his appointment. President Adams said he has a call to Leo Biasiucci to find out about this. Mohave County Sheriff Doug Schuster will be our guest and he will discuss the proposed quarter-cent sales tax increase to support the Sheriff’s Department.
New Business
Secretary/Treasurer Caponetto made a note that Charles Lopez of Mohave Electric has not been appointed to the board. President Adams said for him to keep on coming to the board minutes and if he wants, he can be formally appointed.
Adjournment
President Adams asked if anyone had anything else to discuss. He then asked for a motion to adjourn. Director Frederickson made a motion to adjourn. Director Chester second the motion. All were in favor. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 12:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Laura L. Harrison
June 14, 2023