Summary of Jan 19, 2011 Elizabeth Condo Board Meeting

Present at the meeting: Alexandra Kielty, Charles Bressler, Molly Frantz, Monique Fridell, Seth Levine, Al Muller, Scott Murdoch, Jim Santos, recorder of meeting minutes. Judi Barth was absent.

Renovation. Furniture is coming this week Jan 25-27. Tues-Thurs. some inconvenience with elevators. Staging area is party room.

Audit Report. Auditors had to change the audit report presented last month. They used an estimated 2010 amount from PEPCO. When the actual number was established, it was double the amount. This reduces homeowner equity.

Security. Fob will be phased in, one floor at a time. 2 per apartment or buy extra at $10. Some doors need to be worked on, not all completed. Key pads for arcade will stay in place.

ECA working session on January 31 at 6:30 pm. 5-year plan and prioritizing building improvements. There will be no participation from the floor.

Marble Floors Restoration. Need special maintenance process done after furniture installation

Delinquencies. Discussion of collection fees procedures. Delinquencies being worked on with some success.

Hazardous Waste. House Manager Jim Santos says we have a collection of paint cans for example and he wants to hire a company to remove such hazardous waste. He got name of company through a recommendation.

Pipe Cleaning. 3 apartment tiers in The Elizabeth need pipe cleaning relative to water backup problems. Board gave approval to proceed.

Canopy in Front of the Building. Discussion but no action due to cost and various issues that do not solve problems of bad weather and cars discharging passengers.

Projects under review by house manager:
1. Arcade stairwell painting (2 proposals in hand)
2. Garage painting at egress points (2 proposals in hand)
3. HVAC 4-pipe reactivation (2 proposals in hand)
4. Garage fan replacement (2 proposals in hand)
5. Garage door operation/maintenance (adding key fob reader)
6. Fire alarm panel upgrade
7. Fire alarm code compliance for commercial owners
8. Energy conservation
9. Management office/front desk networking
10. Staffing duties, performance
11. Residential Directory (98% complete)
12. Reactivation of newsletter
13. Introduction of website into management opera

Website: discussion about how there is no package notification capability