The board meetings are sort of controlled by an  agenda that lays out the sections of the meeting.  The agenda has changed over the years.  The byproducts of the meeting will be a set of decisions (or non decissions), some promises and a newsletter.  The Board is privy to more information -ie: the management report- than the members.  Furthermore, members are restricted to a three minute statement at the beginning of the meeting and are not encouraged -on paper not even allowed- to partake in the discussions of the Board.

It is enlightening to attend these meetings, because the level of heckling, banter and interjections from the audience provides a wonderful balancing act to the efforts of the Board Members and the Association to control the floor and the discussion.  None of this is captured in the newsletter.  In fact, you may have noticed that as of late 1999, the newsletter stopped using member names in the newly coined 'Homeowner's Forum'.  This was done due to 'privacy concerns' even though using member's  parcel lot  numbers is public knowledge.

Often the Board will resort to 'executive sessions' where they are supposed to discuss legal, personnel and Management association isssues only.  The minutes of the executive sessions are not released.

The unofficial newsletter format follows that of the official newsletter but attempts to present a  more complete and impressionistic snapshot to give the reader a more complete understanding of WHY things are happening not WHAT happened. As such, some level of bias from the 'reporter' is unavoidable, the first three reports were prepared by Tony Esporma.   Before any one complaints about this bias be aware that the webmaster will accept volunteers to produce these reports and so long as the bias is not too heavy will provide the forum.  This is not an easy job, believe me, so before any one that wishes to complaint should be prepared to attend the board meeting and provide a detailed report.

The following are the extracts, to find the full text of the unofficial newsletter click on the links.

January 2000 -by Tony Esporma

• The Board refuses to use member names on the newsletter and sticks to Lot Numbers
• The Board sticks to its handpicked committee to change the CCRs, no open call for volunteers. Earl and Paul promise to hold public hearings as the committe goes along.  Earl states that the Board won't make the decissions.
• Paul Jones refuses to discuss the timing of Jim resignation and why he handpicked a replacement when we just had an election with record turnout and nine candidates.
• A lively discussion about why the Board can not discuss legal issues and about how the Board may or may not "grant" "requests from a member".
• Two people using audio recorders during the meeting.  Are they illegal? <ed: we should put them into an MP3 file>
• Nothing on the Park lights.
• Nothing on the swing sets.
• No news about the Board's Lawsuit against El Zorro.
• Early dismissal so that the Board can go into executive session to discuss those "legal issues".

December 1999-by Tony Esporma

• Just two weeks after an election that saw the incumbent board reelected amongst a field of nine candidates, Jim Gibbons resigns and the Board appoints Paul Jones's own candidate.
• Paul Jones appoints a hand picked committee to review the broadmoor CCRs.   This committee includes the president of the Park and Recreation Board.
• The Board is informed that it can change the CCRs without a formal vote from the membership and legal ways are discussed to seek court approval in the event of vote shortfalls.  Legal costs should then be spread out over two fiscal years to minimize impact on the budget.
• Mike Barber asks for Association help in dealing with the Culver construction project.
• The Walls continue to be a sore point.  The Board doesn't have the money to fix them nor to pay for another board survey to inspect recent damage.
• The Park lights are yet to be approved.
• The Swing sets do not fit and it may take up to $5000.00 to make the needed changes.
• No news about the Board's Lawsuit against El Zorro.

November 1999-by Tony Esporma

• November was a very busy month.  We had both the regular meeting and the annual election of Board Directors.  Normally, the annual meeting is held immediately after the regular meeting, but this year the Board delayed the annual meeting for reason's unknown.