Present: Eli Cohn, Mary Donovan, Cheryl LeBan, Sabin Meyer, Lauralynn O’Halloran, Rob Parke
Absent:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ray Fattorini
Previous Minutes:
- The Board approved the minutes of the last meeting after a discussion confirming the water temperature discussed at the meeting. The Board agreed that the maximum temperature of the swimming pool should be 84 degrees.
Maintenance:
- Sabe said that he had not yet purchased 2 solar lights for testing near the tennis court.
- Lauralynn said that the lights near the tennis court had been repaired.
- Lauralynn said that the Jim Sanock had inspected the driveway. He said that the wear a tear was normal and that he recommended sealing the driveway at the end of the season and repairing the driveway in front of unit 3 and around the grate near unit 18. In a year or two the driveway would likely require milling. The Board asked Lauralynn to have the repaired done as recommended. She will also follow up with Ray on the status of the repairs to the driveway in from of unit 7.
- A leak to the sprinkler system near the entrance had been repaired.
Landscaping:
- The Board discussed the many problems that it was having with Regina. It was unlikely that her contract would be renewed at the end of the summer. The Board asks homeowners to document their complaints and send them to Mary so she could create monitor Regina’s performance.
- The Board asked Mary to get a quote from Carlos Fraoli for the gardening contact. Lauralynn said she would also ask Bay Management to obtain bids for the gardening contract.
- Lauralynn said that Rayal had quoted $1,750 to be on the property for a day to trim the trees near the pool, near units and over the parking spots for unit 5 and unit 18. The Board approved having Rayal do this work.
- Cheryl reported that the repairs to the back of her unit and patio were to begin soon. The Board had approved her plans at a previous meeting.
Swimming Pool:
- Lauralynn said that Robison could install a new temperature gage that could better regulate water temperature. The current thermostat was old and made regulating the temperature very difficult. She would have Robison install the new control
- Mary said that she had contacted someone to repair the doors and windows on the pool. He had done a walk through of the swimming pool. She was waiting his quote.
- Lauralynn said that she and Mary had checked references on Tobias Guggenheimer. They were all extremely favorable and she had engaged him to draw up a master plan for the swimming pool. He said that expected to have plans to present to homeowners by end of August or the beginning of September.
- Lauralynn said that Tobias had asked for a copy of the survey of the property. Eli said that one had been taken as part of the roadway repair. Lauralynn said she would contact Jim Sanock and Steve Fanelli and ask if either had a copy.
Financial Accounts:
- Eli discussed the financial accounts. He said that because of the work that was done on the swimming pool so far expenses exceeded income by approximately $25,000. This had been discussed at the last homeowners meeting and necessitated an assessment in the near future once the pool plans were further developed.
Miscellaneous:
- For homeowners using the tennis court the combination for the lock on the tennis court is 18-20-6.
- The Board scheduled the annual homeowners meeting for Tuesday September 18, 2007 at the Dobbs Ferry Library. By this time it was hoped that Tobias Guggenheimer would have completed his plans for presentation to homeowners at eh meeting. Rob said he would notify homeowners at the appropriate time.
- Rob said he had established a website for the condominium. Board members had reviewed the website and approved sending details to homeowners. The website would be password protected. Homeowners should be asked for suggestions on improvements and what information should be posted on the website.
- Eli gave Rob a copy of the Condominium’s latest insurance policy. A copy will be posted on the website.
- Eli gave Rob copies of emergency contact details for those homeowners who had provided them to post in the section of the website reserved for Board members. Copies would also be given to Bay and the police (for those homeowners who had asked).
- The Board requested that Lauralynn instruct Bay Management respond to complaints from Toni and David Schoen about the poor paint job that had been done at unit 4.
- The Board discussed the many complaints that had been received from homeowners about Bay Management who were slow or didn’t respond to homeowners. Homeowners contacting Bay should copy Lauralynn so that she could monitor this.
Next Meeting:Â The next meeting was scheduled for Tuesday August 28, 2007.
Respectfully Submitted,
Rob Parke, Secretary