Meadow Hill
Board of Directors Meeting
June 17, 2014
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of Meadow Hill was called to order at 3:00 p.m. in the clubhouse on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 by the president Luther Weeks.
A quorum was present with the following directors in attendance: L. Weeks, M. Finnegan, D.Faxon, L. Fillion, J. Goselin, R.Weingarten.
E. Schaefer APM
A motion was made by R. Weingarten and seconded by J. Goselin to approve the minutes of the board meeting held on May 20, 2014. The motion passed unanimously.
L. Weeks acknowledged Eric Schaefer and Darien Covert for the great job done on the road project.
Maintenance Report
Work orders were reviewed.
Capital projects were reviewed.
Committee Reports
Linda Fillion for the Welcoming Committee reported that Bernice Spencer unit # 330 was given her welcome package.
David Faxon for the Finance Committee stated that he will be completing the final report from last year including the 10 year report on the reserves.
Richard Weingarten for Amenities Committee: Richard reported on the objectives of the committee focusing on improvements to Meadow Hill’s Clubhouse and Hollister House.
Moira Finnegan for Landscape Committee stated that she will be obtaining another estimate for the cost of tree removal. The Friends of the River Committee met with a member of Glastonbury Partners in Planting on Tuesday 06/17/14 and are still gathering information/suggestions/directions from the town environmental staff and GPIP.
John Goselin for Tennis Court Committee stated they had not gotten another estimate for 1 court repair. The motion to go forward with the estimate from Constantine for repair was tabled for the need for continued reports.
Owners Forum
Treasurers Report
David Faxon reported that we have $186,871.23 in reserves. We will get an estimate from Attorney Pearlstein to contact the gas company regarding an outstanding $8000.00 incorrect bill that is not resolved as yet.
Manager’s Report
The correspondence was reviewed.
The calendar was reviewed.
Old Business
New Business
A motion was made by D. Faxon and seconded by M. Finnegan to approve the request for the owner to install an 8 foot lattice privacy screen for unit # 49 for her patio area. The motion passed with 1 abstention-R.Weingarten.
A motion was made by D. Faxon and seconded by M. Finnegan to reverse the bill back to unit # 19 for a towing bill on a car parked in front of the garage on May 6, 2014 impeding the road paving. The motion passed with 1 no vote by L. Fillion.
A motion was made by J. Goselin and seconded by D. Faxon to allow anyone to make paths to pick berries on common grounds until further notice. The motion passed 1 no vote by M. Finnegan-1 abstention- L. Fillion.
A motion was made by J. Goselin and seconded by M. Finnegan to approve the request for unit # 296 to install an awning over the sliding door of the porch providing it matches the standard Meadow Hill brown awnings. The motion passed unanimously.
A motion was made by D. Faxon and seconded by J. Goselin to issue fine letters to unit owners # 272, and # 288, and #175 for ongoing infractions of the dog rules. The motion passed unanimously.
A motion was made by L. Fillion and seconded by J. Goselin to issue a warning letter to the owner at unit # 320 for infractions of the dog rules. The motion passed unanimously.
A motion was made by M. Finnegan and seconded by D. Faxon to approve the request of unit # 14 to plant a flowering tree at the owner’s expense as a replacement of one removed last fall. The motion passed unanimously.
A motion was made by L. Fillion and seconded by J. Goselin to issue a warning letter to unit # 105 for infractions of the car rules once the vehicle license plates are verified. The motion passed unanimously. On 06/18/14 the license plates for the vehicles were obtained.
A motion was made by L. Fillion and seconded by D. Faxon to not remove the tree on common grounds as requested by unit # 24. The motion passed unanimously.
A motion was made by M. Finnegan and seconded by D Faxon to approve the request from the amenities committee to remove the broken urinals from the upstairs restroom and fix the appearance of the wall behind them.
A motion was made by M. Finnegan and seconded by J. Goselin to go into executive session at 5:45 pm. The motion passed unanimously.
A motion was made by J. Goselin and seconded by L. Fillion to adjourn the meeting at 5:55 pm. The motion passed unanimously.
L. Fillion, Secretary.