Wild Meadows HOA Annual Meeting January 25, 2006

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1 Wild Meadows HOA Annual Meeting January 25, 2006

2 Wild Meadows Homeowners Association Annual Meeting Agenda Establish Quorum Introductions Wild Meadows Update Restoration Update HOA Ecologist Update HOA Liaison Update FAQ & 2006 HOA Overview Annual Report Review of 2005 actual expenses Review of 2006 budget New Business

3 Topics Wild Meadows Habitat Ecologist Activities Plan for 2006

4 Major Habitats at Wild Meadows Prairie Maple-Oak Forest Wetland

5 Forest 2005

6 Forest 2005 Toothwort Toothed Wood Fern

7 Forest 2005 Wood anemone Wooly blue violet Downy yellow violet Virginia waterleaf Charming sedge & sensitive fern Wild geranium

8 Forest 2005 Wild geranium Jack-in-the-pulpit emerging in spring

9 Prairie 2005

10 Prairie 2005 Flush of black-eyed Susan, first growing season of prairie restoration in central portion of Wild Meadows Prairie flowers blooming in Cassia Court, July : leadplant, grey-headed coneflower, wild bergamot, false sunflower, & purple prairie clover

11 Prairie 2005 Swamp milkweed Common milkweed Butterflyweed Native Milkweeds

12 Prairie 2005 Yarrow Spiderwort Prairie phlox Large-flowered beard tongue Columbine

13 Wetlands 2005

14 Wetlands 2005

15 Wetlands 2005 Caterpillar sedge River bulrush Giant bur reed Water hemlock Culver s root

16 Reproducing the Natural Flow of Stormwater at Wild Meadows

17 Ponds & Water Quality Duckweed smallest native flowering plant, interesting science experiment, low levels are normal Algae indicates poor quality, usually due to high nutrients such as lawn fertilizer

18 Monarch caterpillar 2005 Animals Butterfly Dragonfly Damselfly

19 2005 Animals Painted turtles Tadpoles Blue-winged teal pair & egret

20 Amazing Animal Dickcissel Male 3 Male 1 Image from: Peterson Field Guide Male 2

21 2005 Time Detail 2005 Ecologist Activities 70% of time spent in 2 nd & 3 rd quarters Poor weather affected events turnout Increased resident inquiries Activity Meetings & Site Visits Example Meeting with residents & HOA, site assessments % Time 36 Communications Educational Materials Administration Events Protected Area/Landscape Review Phone & with residents & HOA Newsletter articles, letters to residents Budget review, time detail, work plan Nature walks, special events Landscape approval for native swale design & other native design, lot review TOTAL 100

22 Assessing Restoration Conditions

23 Restoration Activities 2005 General Restoration: Herbiciding Seeding & Planting Prescribed burning Special Activities 2005: Lot Review Repairs Tree Planting Interpretive Garden

24 PUD Submittal plan 2006 updated plan

25 Planting & Maintenance Schedule Updated December Plantings 2003 Plantings 2004 Plantings 2005 Plantings 2006 Plantings

26 Lot Review 2005 Addressing encroachments and damages: Survey and photo-documentation of each lot Letters/photos sent to each lot owner tailored for their specific lot Follow-up education and repair updates Unprotected Protected - Easement

27 Tree Planting 2005 Insert table/details

28 Tree Planting 2005 Common Name Bur oak White oak Swamp white oak Botanical Name Quercus macrocarpa Quercus alba Quercus bicolor QTY Total 790

29 Gazebo & Interpretive Garden

30 Sample Interpretive Signage

31 Education 2005 Newsletters Events: build-a-birdhouse nature walks bird tour Meeting with Residents Other Communication , phone, website Miscanthus article educating Residents about this invasive species and why it should not be planted

32 Build-a-birdhouse Event

33 Plan for 2006 Work with residents to repair damage along boundary Continue education newsletters, events, & website Improve events turnout Menu Items Saturday Series Establish Stewardship Committee

34 What can we be proud of? Unique community explore your backyard! Gazebo & demonstration gardens nice place to relax, learn, meet & take a break Good wildlife & water quality throughout Interest by homeowners in participating & learning more about their community

35 HOA Ecologist Questions/Comments?

36 HOA Liaison Update Restoration Damage Transition Issues Reviewed and Updated Landscape & Architectural Process Maintenance Trails Entrances Lighting Education

37 FAQ & 2006 HOA Overview FAQ How do I get my landscape escrow? Will I need to pay for restoration damage? How can we slow down construction traffic? No Parking Signs (Most Temporary) What is being done to maintain...trails, Entrances My Street light is out? Damaged? What is the architectural review process for playground equipment, pools, landscaping etc. Are snowmobiles allowed? What do I do if I see Snowmobiling in the restoration area? Other?

38 Landscape Escrow There are three main steps to getting your landscape escrow back: 1. Complete an as built landscaping plan Your landscaper needs to provide an as built plan to the HOA architectural review designee Sonja Walters of Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban. She will review the plan to make sure it complies with the original plan and that the landscaper did not damage the restoration or buffer areas. Sonja Walters Complete a post landscaping survey This will ensure that the grade meets the original grading plan. Once this is completed, you will need to submit to Marty Campion of Otto Engineering. Marty Campion

39 Restoration Damage NOTICE: The Repair Cost for any damage done after the Fall 2005 survey will be deducted from the landscape escrow. Make sure to hold back some portion of the landscaping money and warn your landscapers

40 Transition 2006 HOA Overview Conservation Easement to MN Land Trust (June 2006) HOA Control to Residents (Summer 2006) Phase in on HOA Prairie Maintenance (Spring 2007) Work to Complete Finish missing Trail segments Trail Maps Demonstration Garden (Gazebo) Interpretive Signs Labels for Plants On-Going Communication Newsletter List Web Site Repair Restoration Damage

41 Holly and Gina Fill In Annual Report

42 Review of 2005 Actual Expenses

43 Review of 2005 Actual Expenses Balance Sheet

44 Review of 2006 Budget

45 Questions?