Present at the meeting: Seth Levine, Judi Barth, Charles Bressler, JImmie Cockburn, Molly Frantz, Ilo-Mai Harding, Al Muller, Scott Murdoch, Jason Fisher (Attorney), Jim Santos, Chris Kiefer, Recording Secretary.
President’s Remarks: He welcomed a large gathering of owners and said he was glad there was a renewed interest in the Association. His expectation for the meeting was to restore harmony among members of the ECA. He also announced that Scott Murdoch has left Legum & Norman. Chris Kiefer of Legum & Norman came to the meeting to represent L&N management. A new community manager has not yet been appointed.
Treasurer’s Report: None
Past Minutes: April minutes were approved with all in favor except Dr. Cockburn. May minutes have not been reviewed because of some technical problems.
House Manager’s Report
There were a number of items requiring Board action & approval. Check with the Management Office for the Memo to the Board dated June 17 for more details.
These items were acted on:
--Approved: Worker’s compensation insurance policy renewed but moved to J. Manougian Insurance Agency which gave the ECA a significant discount over last insurance company.
--Approved: Draft ECA Contractor Guidelines will be sent to owners for comment with the expectation that the Board will vote on final version at the July meeting. One item to pay attention to is a possible fee for getting approval for the contractor an ECA member proposes to hire to work in his/her unit.
--Approved (Cockburn opposed): House Manager given go ahead to hire a company to shred old Association & Management documents.
--Approved: House Manager recommended not filing an insurance claim against damage done in tier 11 since the high deductible negated the possible monetary payment of consequence.
--Approved: Through email, the Board unanimously approved replacement of high- & low-zone circulating pumps for domestic hot water. Board made public endorsement for the official record.
--Approved: Additional money required for marble floor maintenance.
The House Manager will be scheduling a professional to come to the Exercise Facility (on lobby level on the East Side) to demonstrate new equipment. Stay tuned for that announcement.
Old Business: None
New Business:
On behalf of the Library Committee, Judi Barth asked that a sign be installed near the library cabinets that shows this is the library. Board approved this request.
The Library Committee meets every Wednesday from 10 am to noon. If you would like to help with their project to make book identification more tidy, just show up in the West Lobby in the library area.
Election of new vice-president: In a deal that was cut to stop Charles Bressler from presenting his petition that was requesting a special meeting to dissolve the current board of directors, it was agreed that Al Muller would step down as vice-president and the Board would vote in public on the election of Bressler as the new vice-president. The vote passed with five approving and two abstaining (Barth & Harding).
Comments from the floor:
--In the spirit of preserving the best interest of the Association, people generally praised the Board for finding a way to bring order back to the Association business and to move forward with the many critical problems of an aging building.
--A number of people voiced discontent about the 10 percent increase in our condo fees and questioned the legally of how things were handled. It is expected that next week, ECA members will get official notice of the 10 percent increase and the increase will go into effect July 1.
--The issue that the Board does not respond to letters sent by ECA members was raised again.
Next meeting July 18, 2011.
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