Monday, December 23, 2013

Summary of ECA Board Meeting December 17, 2013


Board Present: Dr. David Robinson, Ted Ariev, Jim Jones, John McNerney, Dr. Alfred Muller, Steven Schattman, Jim Vuko

Others Present: ECA General Manager Terence Lee, Legum & Norman Regional Manager James Santos

Highlights from the December 17, 2013 meeting:

Minutes were amended to include issues about asbestos and window replacement at Mary Catherine Curran’s request.

Rita Miller raised issue about things brought up in comment period that were omitted from the official minutes.

Thanks to social committee for a successful holiday party.

New water project: The Elizabeth will have first ever filter on water coming into the building.

No meeting in January.

Management Report:
Received bids for fan coil replacement.

5th floor detectors for fire system has been replaced. It was causing alarm to go off.

Musak contract for broadcast on the floor corridors cancelled.

Jan 19 ice cream social
Feb is international dinner

Making a difference committee:
15 kids made wrapping paper in Nov
box party – 322 filled boxes delivered to SOME to help homeless.

Design Committee
Hartman coming back to do corridors?


OLD BUSINESS
Additional library shelving was a hot button issue where such issues and questions were raised: $6000 was not in the budget. Who uses the library?

Design Committee fears interference with the original design concept. 
Among arguments raised were that not many residents of The Elizabeth used the library but as pointed out not many residents use the pool and exercise rooms but all of these amenities add to the quality of life here at The Elizabeth.

Something I was unaware of: story hours for children are happening here in our library area. 

The request for funding additional shelving was denied by a 4 to 3 vote of the ECA Board.


Please feel free to tell me about details missed.  Also I did not get details from the November meeting and would be happy to receive and post info about that.



HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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