Board Minutes August 2019

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Board Minutes
Meadow Hill Executive Board Meeting           August 21, 2019

Executive Session

The monthly Executive Board Meeting was called to order at 1:00 PM in Executive Session

In attendance Sheila Duncan,  Luther Weeks,  Ed Litke, Larry Abbott,  Tom Lombardo and Connie Liscomb

Executive Session adjourned at 1:21 PM

Open Session

The Open Session was called to order at   1:33 PM with the Directors and Manager noted above present.

Minutes

The minutes from last month board were unanimously approved by earlier email vote.

President Remarks

Luther Weeks stated that Bob Kolwicz has been added to the maintenance committee.

Financial Reports

Larry Abbott reviewed; the 2018 audit should be completed in the next two weeks

The budget committee will meet in September to develop recommendations for the 2020 budget.

OPEN MEETING

Maintenance –Project List and workorder review

Committee Reports

Tree Committee

  Roger Bouchard   almost done with inventory of trees     will request budget requests

Welcome Committee                   

Linda Fillion        Welcome to new resident  Joan Wentworth at #244

Friends of The River

Roger Bouchard                Final spraying last week on the hill and overgrowth from road to river

Will submit budget requests for next year 

Maintenance Committee

Luther Weeks Summary:

Capital Project Budget recommendation

Large flat roofs should be budgeted to include building a slope.

Mulching recommendation

Recommend that the Executive Board accept an offer from Highlight of $10,000 in 2020 for mulch and mulching all areas and request that the Budget Committee include that in the 2020 Budget.

Open Forum

Unit owners recommendation and discussion regarding changing time of board meetings

Proposals discussed to have rails installed on bridge leading to riverfront.

Variance requests discussed

Managers Report

Sheila Duncan reviewed calendar

Reviewed correspondence and variance requests

Correspondence 

Old Business

Luther Weeks moved that  Board not change the board meetings times to evenings hours

Amendment moved by Ed Litke that Board have a quarterly listening session in the evenings to enable home owners who cannot make afternoon monthly meetings an opportunity to know what is happening

We should try this for a limited time period

Motion seconded by Larry Abbott

All approved the amendment

All approved the amended motion

New Business

  • Luther Weeks moved that Board direct the Budget Committee to allocate $10,000 for having Highlight Landscaping do all the mulching for year 2020

Ed Litke 2nd motion

All approved

  • Luther Weeks moved that board approve installation of rails on bridge without seats

After some discussion amended to authorize $1700

To include putting a bench before the bridge next spring

All approved

  • Variance request for unit # 135 regarding existing awning and netting on deck

Luther Weeks moved to deny request since color not in accordance with Meadow Hill customs, with removal not later than 1st week of October

Tom Lombardo 2nd motion      All approved

  • Reimbursement request by unit #65 to repair crack in floor. Luther Weeks moved to deny the request.  After much discussion and it being a “grey area”, Ed Litke motioned an amendment that the board approve payment of $100 to home owner to fix crack in floor.

Tom Lombardo 2nd motion

Tom Lombardo, Connie Liscomb, Larry Abbott and Ed Litke in favor

Luther Weeks opposed       Amendment approved

Tom Lombardo, Connie Liscomb, Larry Abbott and Ed Litke in favor

Luther Weeks opposed       Amended motion approved

Motion to adjourn by C. Liscomb

2nd by L Abbott

Meeting adjourned at 4:01 PM

On July 18, 2019 Larry Abbott submitted email request for motion to approve:

Friends of the River request for $320 for a licensed contractor to weed the slope east of the paddock area and $400 for a contractor to brush-hog the flat area

All unanimously approved by email

Submitted
Connie Liscomb
Secretary

These minutes were unanimously approved by the board by email on Tuesday August 27, 2019