Somerset Meeting Minutes - 01/30/09 and 3/9/2009

Sep 16, 2026

Somerset Property Owner’ Association meeting minutes document attendees, transcriber, and action items for community planning and property maintenance. Topics include snow removal coordination among associations, repairs and landscaping options for the pavilion area at Somerset Lake, review and approval of a mission statement, and updates on website availability. Additional decisions cover commercial crescent ownership and upkeep, tree and pruning plans, nonprofit status discussion, association bylaws review, and the scheduled next meeting date.

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01/20/09 Somerset Meeting Minutes Date: 01/30/09 Present Bill Dreyer Mark Knuth Don Lambert Louise O’Donnell Marc Peterson Transcriber: Bruce Bonestroo 10/21/08 Meeting Minutes. Please contact me with additions/clarifications. | \# | Old Items – Updates in Bold | Action | | --- | --- | --- | | 08.10.05 | Discussion of Commercial Crescent. Who owns this? Does city have responsibility of maintaining? Group at commercial area would like clean-up and artwork.
Somerset owns Crescent and is responsible for upkeep. | | | | New Items | | | 09.01.01 | Snow Removal
A. A lot of snow has had to be cleared.
B. Group discussed coordination between associations. John Nerig handles the snow with townhouses and Paul Reedhead with the North commercial association. | Bruce | | 09.01.02 | Pavilion at Somerset Lake. Rocks have disappeared from under the pavilion. Group discussed options including larger non moveable rocks, concrete (similar to installed at ditches by National Disease Lab) . Don Lambert to work with landscape architect who lives in Townhouse to discuss | Don | | 09.01.03 | Group discussed mission statement for association. Louise transcribed statement and email out for review (1/31/09 note: statement sent out) | Louise | | 09.01.04 | Website. Is up and running. Those interested can contact Jade with Cramer Development directly for tutoring help. | | | 09.01.05 | Commercial Crescent. Nick and Lisa (Somerset Gardener) to work with Bill on a plan. Marc to look in to what help could be had with city such as grant. Group discussed planting ideas similar to MLK Boulevard in Des Moines, Chicago, and Johnston Iowa boulevard plantings. Issue would be how any plantings could be maintained. | Bill Marc | | 09.01.06 | Discussion regarding non-profit status of Somerset | | | 09.01.07 | Discussion regarding incentives to be on board – such as free clubhouse membership. | | 02/17/09 Somerset Meeting Minutes Date: 3/9/2009 Present Bill Dreyer Mark Knuth Don Lambert Nick Lauter Lisa Harmison John Stafford Transcriber: Bruce Bonestroo 02/17/09 Meeting Minutes. Please contact me with additions/clarifications. | \# | Old Items – Updates in Bold | Action | | --- | --- | --- | | 08.10.05 | Discussion of Commercial Crescent. Who owns this? Does city have responsibility of maintaining? Group at commercial area would like clean-up and artwork.
Somerset owns Crescent and is responsible for upkeep.
Bill Dreyer, Bruce Bonestroo and Lisa Harmison met to discuss Commercial Crescent. See new item | | | 09.01.01 | Snow Removal
A. A lot of snow has had to be cleared.
B. Group discussed coordination between associations. John Nerig handles the snow with townhouses and Paul Reedhead with the North commercial association.
HOA has spent around $6,000 this season on snow removal. | Bruce | | 09.01.02 | Pavilion at Somerset Lake. Rocks have disappeared from under the pavilion. Group discussed options including larger non moveable rocks, concrete (similar to installed at ditches by National Disease Lab) . Don Lambert to work with landscape architect who lives in Townhouse to discuss
Not discussed. | Don | | 09.01.03 | Group discussed mission statement for association. Louise transcribed statement and email out for review (1/31/09 note: statement sent out)
Mission statement revised with comments by John Stafford approved. | Louise | | 09.01.06 | Discussion regarding non-profit status of Somerset
Not discussed. | | | 09.01.07 | Discussion regarding incentives to be on board – such as free clubhouse membership.
By law, there cannot have incentives to be on board | | | | New Items | | | 09.02.01 | Mission statement was review and approve:
The Somerset Property Owner’ Association is a group inclusive of all Somerset residents which is dedicated to making the Village of Somerset abetter community. This is achieved by working to preserve and enhance the community’s physical assets, by providing opportuniti

FAQs

Who attended the Somerset meetings and who recorded the minutes?

Attendees include Bill Dreyer, Mark Knuth, Don Lambert, Louise O’Donnell, Marc Peterson, and others in later sessions. Bruce Bonestroo is listed as the transcriber in the minutes.

What key topics were discussed in the meeting?

The minutes cover snow removal coordination, pavilion area issues related to missing rocks, mission statement review and approval, website status, and maintenance planning for commercial crescent and landscaping.

What decisions were made about governance and future meetings?

The group reviewed Somerset Property Owners Association bylaws, including quorum issues and director count limits. The minutes also set the next meeting for March 17 at 7 PM.

Sep 16, 2026

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