Present: Eli Cohn, Mary Donovan, Ray Fattorini,  Cheryl Leban, Sabin Meyer, Lauralynn O’Halloran, and Steve Fanelli from Bay Property

Previous Minutes:  The Board approved the minutes of the last meeting.

Sabe reported that the Tennis Court was closed November 1^st.

Maintenance:

Lauralynn reported:

• The lights at the entrance, near the dumpster, infront of the tennis court and in front of the pool have not been working.  Steve will talk to ConEd.
• Sprinklers will be blown out next week.
• The doors in front of the dumpster have been repaired but the center latches need to be replaced.  Bay will replace the center latches.
• The cracks in the pavement will be sealed by Jim Kennedy from Tri-State sometime next week.
• The contract for painting the white trim was awarded to All State and they have begun painting.   Steve will urge them to add more men to the job in order to finish before the weather becomes too cold for paint adhesion.
• The brick repair on the façade of units 17, 20 and 21 has been completed.  They will be inspected every six months.
• Emergency Sewer and Drain will clean the gutters and blow out the downspouts.  Steve will call them to arrange for this work.
• Laura Lynn will call Roland to repair the downspouts that are broken or have come apart.
• The repair of the walk to the east of Unit 4 has been completed.

Emergency Contact

The need to know who to contact in the case of an emergency at one of the units was discussed.  Cheryl will devise an emergency contact form to send to each unit holder.  The forms will be collected and held by Bay Management.

Swimming pool

• Steve will contact someone to repair the motors that open the roof vent and then have the panel shut for the winter.
• Engineer Joe Ludnick will come on Tuesday to evaluate the integrity of the roof of the pool building and assess the possibility of placing solar heating panels on the roof.
• Dale is investigating the possibilities for solar heating of the pool.
• The pool committee will present a final request for an assessment to restore the pool.  They propose a total resurfacing of the interior of the pool with cracks and stairs repaired, a new exterior deck, lights and drains evaluated and repaired, and replacement of the exterior windows and doors.  The board will meet in mid-November to review the estimates for this work.

Gardening:

• Tree care has been completed.
• The pond needs to be cleaned and the silt removed.  Maffei Landscaping is responsible for cleaning the pool twice a year.  Steve will talk to them about that.
• Mary contacted Carlos Fraioli who submitted a landscaping proposal in three phases: 
• Planting 1000 daffodil bulbs for next spring
• Reshaping the center garden, adding trees behind unit 13 and at the circle near the complex entrance and reshaping the plantings there.
• Planting annuals along the entrances, in both circles and along the driveway.
  • The Board decided to defer action on these proposals until the estimates for the work on the swimming pool are presented.

Financial Accounts:  Eli presented the financial accounts.  Eli announced that he did negotiate a lower rate for the oil but still warns that all utility rates are drising.

Homeowner Issues: One homeowner noted that the windows on the unit’s back doors needed  to be reglazed but the board agreed that repair of doors was the homeowner’s responsibility.

Next Meeting:  The next meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, November 14^th.

Respectfully submitted,

Mary S. Donovan

Acting Secretary