Present: Directors: Ted
Ariev, Ilo-Mai Harding, John McNerney, David Robinson, Steven
Schattman, Herman Stekler, ECA General Manager Jim Santos, Legum & Norman
Regional Manager Robert Cray, recording secretary
Absent: Charles
Bressler
Highlights
of the meeting:
—Significant
work including mold evaluation and pending structural changes required for unit
1812.
—ECA president
Ted Ariev announced there will be status reports on the major project
improvements posted in the lobby soon.
—Treasurer John
McNerney reports seven accounts in collection with two in bankruptcy.
—Treasurer
announced there will be an Association-wide survey relative to possible options
for raising revenue in advance of pending major project improvements, including
possibility of prepaying condo fee at old rate one year in advance.
—ECA General
Manager Jim Santos reported that gas consumption data has not been resolved
with the utility company and bill has not been paid.
—Utility carpet
in the arcade will be removed and replaced.
—The ECA
telephone system will be replaced, including such places as the concierge desk,
management office, pool, boiler rooms, etc. Nothing will replace the obsolete
system that used to communicate directly with the apartments in the two towers.
—A motion was
made and denied to prohibit smoking on private balconies despite a thorough
report from Dr. Al Muller about the established health risks of second-hand
smoking.
—The Social
Committee will sponsor a Superbowl party Feb 3 and an international pot luck
dinner Feb 17.
—Complaints were
lodged about lacking elevator service during the repair period in the East
Tower.
—An air handler
associated with the East Tower failed causing various complaints but this
problem as been fixed.
—The owner of
unit #6 lodged complaints about ongoing water penetration problems.
Next Board
meeting is February 26, 2013
