{"id":2997,"date":"2021-12-31T07:25:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T13:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meadowhill.net\/?p=2997"},"modified":"2022-01-24T09:11:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T15:11:32","slug":"minutes-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meadowhill.net\/?p=2997","title":{"rendered":"Minutes December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Meadow Hill, Inc., Executive Board<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Special Meeting<br \/>\nDecember 6, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Executive Board conducted a Special Meeting in accordance with our current By-laws. The meeting convened at 3:07 PM were convened at 1:00PM by President Toni Dolan. Board Members present:\u00a0 T. Dolan, J. Fuda, C. Liscomb, S. O\u2019Leary and A. DiMarco. The Board acknowledged with regrets the resignation of Luther Weeks submitted to Toni Dolan earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Discussion as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>CAI\/Hollister House Letter of Agreement Board unanimous of a Lease Engagement Letter for lease renewal for a one-year term at $675 per month. Toni to contact Kim and transfer communications from Luther.<\/li>\n<li>Imagineers items:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">a. 2020 Audit \u2013 Connie finalizing input to Dan Levine for the 2020 Audit and will distribute to the Board upon receipt of the Draft Audit. Board will review and comment and send comments to Connie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">b. Insurance Renewal \u2013 renew as provided by proposal from Bouvier and develop a strategy for 2023 renewal after the first of the year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">c. Truck Tax \/ Registration- Registration of truck and trailer resolved. Name correction still need on vehicle registration. Connie pursuing clarity on breakdown and payment to confirm late fees and penalties are not paid by Meadow hills.<\/p>\n<p>3. Other Items;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">a. Toni requested names for future Board Member seats bye submitted. Nominating Committee (Connie and Angelo) will vet out for future Board. Discussion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">b. Future items for Board consideration \u2013 should Boarding at the stable have some fee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">c. Maintenance Schedule \u2013 seek Work Plan from Darien in future. Will be discussed at Staff Reviews in December.<\/p>\n<p>Meeting Closed 3:48 PM<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Meadow Hill, Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Glastonbury, CT 06033<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Annual Budget Meeting<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Meeting Minutes<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>December 13, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sheila Duncan of Imagineers called the Annual Budget Meeting to order at 7:00 PM.<\/p>\n<p>a.\u00a0 Roll Call: \u00a0Members of the Executive Board present and noted were President Toni Dolan, Vice President Jim Fuda, Treasurer Connie Liscomb, and Directors Angelo DiMarco and Sandy O\u2019Leary.<\/p>\n<p>b.\u00a0 Introductions: Board Members present and Sheila Duncan of Imagineers, Property Manager for our management company, introduced themselves for the record. Toni Dolan, President, thanked the Budget Committee for their work and diligence in preparing the budget under Connie Liscomb\u2019 s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>c.\u00a0\u00a0 Proof of Notice of Meeting: Sheila Duncan provided that the Notice of the Annual Budget Meeting was duly noticed in accordance with Meadow Hills By-laws through a mailing to all Unit Owners on 11\/23\/2021.<\/p>\n<p>d.\u00a0 Resolution: A motion was made to \u201cAuthorize the executive Board to approve the Minutes of the 2021 Annual Budget Meeting.\u201d Motion by Jim Fuda, second by Connie Liscomb and unanimously approved by the Board (5 &#8211; 0)<\/p>\n<p>e.\u00a0 Minutes of previous Annual Budget Meeting: the reading of the minutes from the 2020 Annual meeting were waived by consensus of all present.<\/p>\n<p>f.\u00a0 Reports: Connie Liscomb, Treasurer acknowledged the gratitude to the Budget Committee working with her on the Annual Budget. provided a summary of the 2022 Annual Budget \u2013 Angelo DiMarco, Larry Abbott, Dave Faxon, and Chris Keating.\u00a0 The following are highlights presented:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Objective was to maintain the quality of the Meadow Hill community and to keep the Homeowner Association (HOA) fees down.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 The Budget Committee received input from all Committees and from Imagineers in crafting the budget and Executive Board approval at the November Board meeting on 11\/17.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Items in the current budget for Maintenance and Amenities were identified and shifted to the Long-term and Capitol Expenses and for the Long-term Committee to review and develop a plan.<\/li>\n<li>$20,000 was provided as a placeholder for Special Projects and classified under Capitol Expenses.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Insurance costs increased primarily due to the limited number of providers willing to provide insurance because of the aluminum wiring at Meadow Hill. The Board will be seeking in 2022 alternatives to reduce the premiums in future years.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Utilities are a significant cost in the budget and areas of cost savings realized through mitigation measures \u2013 setback thermostats etc. Larry Abbott explained the water line item for 2022 was budgeted at $38,000 a slight increase from the 2021 budget. Larry noted Meadow Hills received a $6,000 rebate from the MDC in February of 2021 which reduced the actual for 2021 below the budgeted amount. The 2022 budget assumed no rebate in 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Areas of generating income to offset expenses will be part of the Long-term Committee to undertake.<\/li>\n<li>Dave Faxon noted that the MHA is financially strong and in good position with our reserves for roof replacement\/repairs to be done in future per the long-term plan developed by prior Boards and supported by the current Board.<\/li>\n<li>The good news \u2013 no increase in HOA fees for 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>g.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Owner Comments<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Gene Flynn \u2013 thumbs up to the budget<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 Mike Proulx \u2013 asked for a clarification on the reduction in mulch and fertilization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u00a0 Response: Committee analysis revealed mulch was being applied and in greater depth than needed and Highlight had no incentive to control the amount of mulch applied since MH purchase the mulch and all that was purchased was spread. Fertilizer in a similar way will be controlled and reduce costs by management and diligence.<\/p>\n<p>h.\u00a0 Ratification of the Budget: the budget was unanimously approved by ballot with 21 votes in favor, and none opposed. (21-0)<\/p>\n<p>i.\u00a0\u00a0 Unfinished Business: None<\/p>\n<p>j.\u00a0\u00a0 New Business: None<\/p>\n<p>k.\u00a0 Adjournment: Motion to adjourn was made by Toni Dolan, seconded by Connie Liscomb, and unanimously approved by the Board (5 -0).<\/p>\n<p>Time of adjournment \u2013 7:20PM<\/p>\n<p>Minutes submitted by:\u00a0 Jim Fuda, Vice President<\/p>\n<p>Minutes approved by: \u00a0Board via e-mail (5-0)<\/p>\n<p>Attachments: <a href=\"https:\/\/MeadowHill.net\/MHData\/ApprovedBudged2022.pdf\">2022 Annual Budget and Long-term Roof Replacement Plan &lt;Click&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 5747px;\" width=\"2159\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"75\">Date<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Mover<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">Text<\/td>\n<td width=\"69\">Toni<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Jim<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Luther<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Connie<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Sandy<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Angelo<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9\/22\/2021<\/td>\n<td>Toni<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">Reopening of the Clubhouse and Gym: Clubhouse:<\/p>\n<p>No guests<br \/>\nMasks required<br \/>\n1\/2 capacity at any one time-60 (120 is the capacity amount that Darien provided)<br \/>\nSocial distancing<br \/>\nUse of sanitizer upon entering<\/p>\n<p>Gym:<\/p>\n<p>Maximum: two people at one time<br \/>\nMasks required<br \/>\n1\/2 hour limit on time<br \/>\nUse sanitizer upon arrival<br \/>\nwipe down machines before and after use<\/td>\n<td>22-Sep<\/td>\n<td>22-Sep<\/td>\n<td>22-Sep<\/td>\n<td>22-Sep<\/td>\n<td>29-Oct<\/td>\n<td>22-Sep<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10\/4\/2021<\/td>\n<td>Jim<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">&#8220;I amend the motion to keep the inner door open to provide full access to the clubhouse for Meadow Hills owners\/renters and restrict access to residents when an event is scheduled. Restricted access will lock the door, post a sign to indicate access is restricted including the dates and times of restrictions.&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>4-Oct<\/td>\n<td>4-Oct<\/td>\n<td>4-Oct<\/td>\n<td>NO 5-Oct<\/td>\n<td>29-Oct<\/td>\n<td>5-Oct<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10\/12\/2021<\/td>\n<td>J. Fuda<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">&#8220;I move the Board to finalize the proposed changes to the Declaration with our Attorney and solicit support of the changes\u00a0to the Meadow Hills Unit Owners by Ballot in accordance with our current By-laws and the by-laws to be updated to &#8220;meet or exceed the State statutory requirements for insurance&#8221; and the Board review and evaluate at the time of policy renewals with our insurance agents coverage\u00a0and approaches to provide full replacement value. The approaches could be through coverage of the policy, a rider to the policy, a self-funded approach, a combination of approaches as determined by the Board prior to policy renewal.<\/td>\n<td>10-Oct<\/td>\n<td>12-Oct<\/td>\n<td>12-Oct<\/td>\n<td>12-Oct<\/td>\n<td>29-Oct<\/td>\n<td>12-Oct<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10\/17\/2021<\/td>\n<td>Toni<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">\u00a0I will, therefore move to send them [revised documents] out on October 25th, and vote yes.<\/td>\n<td>17-Oct<\/td>\n<td>17-Oct<\/td>\n<td>18-Oct<\/td>\n<td>17-Oct<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Overriden at board meeting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10\/21\/2021<\/td>\n<td>Toni<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">Secondly, however, I would like to move that a separate letter be sent directly to Judith to respond to her comments that &#8220;she had nothing to do with this&#8221;,<\/td>\n<td>21-Oct<\/td>\n<td>21-Oct<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10\/27\/2027<\/td>\n<td>Jim<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">I am in favor of moving forward with the correct amounts as stated in Sheila\u2019s email. (Gleora is paying $1800 for the sunroom roof replacement.\u00a0 The Association\u2019s share is $2100)<\/td>\n<td>27-Oct<\/td>\n<td>27-Oct<\/td>\n<td>28-Oct<\/td>\n<td>27-Oct<\/td>\n<td>28-Oct<\/td>\n<td>29-Oct<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10\/29\/2021<\/td>\n<td>Luther<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">Minutes D3 for approval<\/td>\n<td>29-Oct<\/td>\n<td>29-Oct<\/td>\n<td>29-Oct<\/td>\n<td>29-Oct<\/td>\n<td>29-Oct<\/td>\n<td>29-Oct<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11\/4\/2021<\/td>\n<td>Jim<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">#97 Replacement Mailbox Request<\/td>\n<td>5-Nov<\/td>\n<td>4-Nov<\/td>\n<td>4-Nov<\/td>\n<td>4-Nov<\/td>\n<td>7-Nov<\/td>\n<td>4-Nov<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11\/23\/2021<\/td>\n<td>Luther<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">Minutes November<\/td>\n<td>23-Nov<\/td>\n<td>23-Nov<\/td>\n<td>23-Nov<\/td>\n<td>23-Nov<\/td>\n<td>23-Nov<\/td>\n<td>23-Nov<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11\/29\/2021<\/td>\n<td>Luther<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">$2000 for Watson to drop two trees, Southwest property line<\/td>\n<td>29-Nov<\/td>\n<td>29-Nov<\/td>\n<td>29-Nov<\/td>\n<td>29-Nov<\/td>\n<td>30-Nov<\/td>\n<td>29-Nov<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12\/2\/2021<\/td>\n<td>Toni<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">Accept if accepted by CAI $675 a month rent for Hollister House for one year<\/td>\n<td>1-Dec<\/td>\n<td>1-Dec<\/td>\n<td>2-Dec<\/td>\n<td>1-Dec<\/td>\n<td>No 2-Dec<\/td>\n<td>1-Dec<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12\/3\/2021<\/td>\n<td>Toni<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">Additional $400 for Moe Either to brush hog north bank<\/td>\n<td>3-Dec<\/td>\n<td>3-Dec<\/td>\n<td>4-Dec<\/td>\n<td>3-Dec<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>4-Dec<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12\/9\/2021<\/td>\n<td>Toni<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">Minutes for 12\/06\/2021 Special Meeting<\/td>\n<td>9-Dec<\/td>\n<td>9-Dec<\/td>\n<td>resigned<\/td>\n<td>9-Dec<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10-Dec<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12\/16\/2021<\/td>\n<td>Jim<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">Minutes for 12\/13\/2021 Annual Budget Meeting<\/td>\n<td>18-Dec<\/td>\n<td>18-Dec<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td>18-Dec<\/td>\n<td>19-Dec<\/td>\n<td>18-Dec<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12\/20\/2021<\/td>\n<td>Jim<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">Approval for 2022 Umbrella Policy and premium payment<\/td>\n<td>20-Dec<\/td>\n<td>20-Dec<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td>20-Dec<\/td>\n<td>21-Dec<\/td>\n<td>22-Dec<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12\/29\/2021<\/td>\n<td>Jim<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">Marge Demay (#90) outside light replace\/repair payment $185.00<\/td>\n<td>30-Dec<\/td>\n<td>29-Dec<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td>29-Dec<\/td>\n<td>30-Dec<\/td>\n<td>30-Dec<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/5\/2022<\/td>\n<td>Toni<\/td>\n<td width=\"426\">Approve payment of electrician invoice of $6183 for Units 120\/122<\/td>\n<td>5-Jan<\/td>\n<td>5-Jan<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td>5-Jan<\/td>\n<td>6-Jan<\/td>\n<td>6-Jan<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boardminutes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meadowhill.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meadowhill.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meadowhill.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meadowhill.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meadowhill.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2997"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/meadowhill.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3005,"href":"https:\/\/meadowhill.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2997\/revisions\/3005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meadowhill.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meadowhill.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meadowhill.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}