Minutes—Board of Directors Meeting
Currier Ridge Condominium Association
April 3, 2017
Draft to be approved at May 8, 2017 Board meeting
Present: David Jetmar, #37; Betsy Mossberg, #34; Sue Rosen, #32; Justin Garyu, #59
Property Manager Present: Steve Margolis
Unit Owners: Judy Koret, #102; Margaret Liddell, #84; Maryellen Maresca, #88; Lynn Pensky, #124
Presiding: Betsy Mossberg, President Meeting Called to Order: 6:00PM
Unit Owners Forum/Pool Committee:
Judy Koret, Margaret Liddell, and Lynn Pensky from the pool committee met with the Board to discuss various types of chaise lounge chairs to replace some of the chairs that are in disrepair. Everyone agreed that we need to purchase commercial grade chairs, which will last longer than the chairs we have purchased in the past. Lynn said she would make some calls to several vendors to get more information, and see if any of them will reduce their cost if we were to purchase several chairs in one order. Lynn said she will email Steve and the Board with her findings.
March 13, 2017 Minutes:
Motion made, second, discussed and approved to accept the draft of the March 13, 2017 minutes.
Executive Session:
At 6:58PM, Betsy made a motion, which was second and approved, to go into executive session for an update from Steve and discussion regarding the claims of two pending lawsuits. Steve reported that with regard to one claim, the release was signed on behalf of the association and given to attorney Phillip O’Connor of Gordon, Muir & Foley. Steve reported that there is no further information on the other claim. The Board came out of executive session at 7:05PM.
Treasurer’s Report (Financials):
There was no treasurer’s report as the March 2017 financials were not yet available.
Manager’s Report/Old Business:
Pool filter system and pool contract—There was discussion on the three bids that had been submitted. Motion made, second and approved to have Solar Pool Service LLC replace the pool filter system and conduct the weekly maintenance of the pool.
Unit #86 garage floor—Steve reported that he contacted three companies and received bids from
two: Masterco at $3478 plus tax; and JML Superior Construction at $3000 plus tax. Steve stated that
both companies do good work. The Board asked Steve to ask Masterco if they will meet Superior’s
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price. Motion made, second and approved to have Masterco do the work if they will do it at the $3000
plus tax price, and if not, to have JML Superior Construction do the work of replacing the floor in the garage.
Spring walk around with Board members—The Board and Steve will walk around the complex on April 26th to access what damage has not yet been taken care of by RTS from this year’s snow removal. Steve was asked to have Gerald from RTS take some soil samples in front of several townhouses where grass is unable to grow when replaced in areas where the snow plow has ripped up the grass.
Purchase of a unit by bank and leasing restriction—If a bank were to purchase a unit, per the 2016 amendment to the association’s declaration, the bank cannot rent the unit for the first two years of ownership.
Unit #90-96 drainage proposal/driveway water accumulation—David, of Engineered Septic & Sewer LLC informed Steve that there is a problem with his original proposal because he discovered that water from the area by unit #96 cannot not get to the catch basin located unit #93. David Jetmar asked Steve to speak with David of Engineered Septic & Sewer LLC to see if it is possible to get the water by unit #96 to run off in the direction of Skiff Street Extension.
Unit #123 non-payment of common fees—A unanimous vote by the Board, via email, had previously been conducted to foreclose on the unit.
Unit #9 clogged trap—The Board discussed the request from the owner for reimbursement for having a plumbing company come and clear the clogged cabled line that resulted in a backup of sludge going into his kitchen sink. Although the owner did not notify Steve when the problem occurred, it was determined that the association is responsible for cleaning out the clogged line, as the sludge obstruction was at 35 feet, which placed the obstruction beyond the interior plumbing. Therefore, a motion was made, second and approved to reimburse the owner the invoice amount of $236.15. Steve will notify the owner that he is responsible for fixing the trap that he removed improperly.
Unit #60 claim of mold growth—Steve will contact an industrial hygienist to inspect the new carpet at the entrance way in the unit to determine if there is a moisture/mold problem.
Management agreement renewal contract—Steve gave each Board member a copy of his proposed two year contract to review and discuss. He has requested a 2% increase for each year.
Fire hydrants—Per a February email, Steve found out that the Hamden fire department maintains the fire hydrants. The hydrants are inspected on a yearly basis, and the fire department inspected our hydrants this past February. David asked Steve to find out when the hydrants were last flushed to ensure that they are in good working order.
New Business:
Exclusive email for Board members—David reported that one of the seminars he attended, at the annual CAI-CT conference, was about condominium Boards having an email system for restricted use of condominium business. Currently, many Boards, including ours, use personal email addresses for email exchanges. David’s research included contacting the person who assisted him in setting up our website,
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to find out what is involved, including cost. The Board will discuss this further at a future Board meeting.
Trash—Among items discussed by the Board during the meeting was a resident’s concern about trash being left on the ground. A number of townhouse residents are leaving their trash out days before
the scheduled pick up on Thursdays. Some people are not covering the trash cans tightly, are not bagging the trash in trash bags made to hold trash, and some are not securely tightening the bags. As a result, when it is windy, cans get knocked over, which often result in the contents spilling out of the trash cans onto the ground. This spillage results in some trash being blown around and landing on other areas of the complex. In addition, when animals/birds open bags that are either not tied securely or not intended to hold trash, this also results in garbage being left on the ground. This is not only unsightly, it is unsanitary. The Board discussed having a notice sent to all residents to be more diligent in placing their trash no earlier than the night before pick up, and cleaning up their trash if it does end up on the grounds of the complex. Betsy and Sue agreed to conduct a walk through the complex Thursday morning to check and report back to the Board and Steve.
Next Meeting:
The next Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 8, 2017, at Margolis Management, 2572 Whitney Avenue, Hamden.
Adjournment:
Motion made, second and approved to adjourn at 8:07PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Rosen
Secretary
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