DRUM POINT
VILLAGE WEST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
MINUTES OF THE
BOARD MEETING
January 9,
2002
BOARD
MEMBERS PRESENT: Herb Armstrong, Edward
Kocher, Bob Martin, Dolores Tappert, Paula Groppe
COVENANTS
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Kim
Feliciano, Harriet Martin, Gladys Pfeiffer.
This
meeting was called to order on January 9, 2002 at 8:10 p.m.
·
First
Order of Business – Approval of Minutes from the previous meeting.
Tabled
until next month. Ed Kocher seconded the motion. Unanimously approved.
·
Second
Order of Business – Quarterly Mailing
Ed
Kocher stated that the quarterly/annual mailing will be sent out early next
week. It will include the annual
statements for the homeowner for each individual homeowners account, the
auditors report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2001, a letter to
homeowners regarding nominations for the 3 trustees seats that will be expiring
on March 31, 2002 along with the date and location of that meeting, a letter to
the homeowners regarding the orange snow markers, a letter to all Miller unit
owners regarding the option of installing attic stairs, a letter to all Miller
unit owners advising them that their dryer vent pipe may be disconnected or not
installed correctly.
·
Third
Order of Business - Siding project
Ed
Kocher reported that there was no update from Brook. Brook has not called back.
Bill Pepe came in last week and took much of the construction debris and placed
it behind Building One near the dog walk –Ed will be deducting this expense
from the final All County invoice. Dolores said that her siding popped out
above her front door. Paula said that her storm door still doesn't close right
since Brook replaced the kickplate below her front door. Ed replied that there
are still these and other checklist items that need to be resolved before the
final payment is made to All County.
·
Fourth
Order of Business - $350 Siding Refund
A
$350 per Miller unit refund was sent out at the end of November.
·
Fifth
Order of Business - Sprinkler system
Ed
Kocher said the system should have been blown out on or about December 10,
2001. The vendor never came to do the job. After not hearing from the vendor, Ed
made a follow-up call to him. The vendor stated he was “on vacation for a
month”. The vendor did blow out the system on or about January 5, 2001. During
the blowout, there was no apparent damage to the system reported by the vendor.
However, one zone could not be turned on - it's a wiring problem and the vendor
cannot find the buried valve.
·
Sixth
Order of Business - Landscaping project
Ed
Kocher stated that the Black Fox Trail/Drum Point Road entrance area had a
broken sprinkler head that the landscaper repaired. The landscaper then
installed new sod at his expense as a courtesy to us.
·
Seventh
Order of Business - Drainage project
No
status and no update from either the township or Birdsall Engineering.
·
Eighth
Order of Business - March 2002 General Meeting
It
was previously agreed that the date of Fiscal 2002 General Meeting would be
March 29th at 7:30 p.m. We have secured the Brick courtroom for the meeting. Ed
Kocher made a motion for this to be the official date and time of the meeting.
Seconded by Paula Groppe. Unanimously approved.
·
Ninth
Order of Business – Nominations for elections
Ed
Kocher explained that a letter would be sent out to all homeowners inviting
nominations for the Board of Trustees seats that will be expiring at the end of
March 2002. Ed Kocher then made a motion to nominate Herb Armstrong to be a
trustee for a 2 year term starting April 1, 2002 and was seconded by Bob
Martin. Herb Armstrong accepted the nomination. Herb Armstrong made a motion to
nominate Ed Kocher and was seconded by Paula Groppe. Ed Kocher accepted the
nomination. Herb Armstrong made a motion to nominate Paula Groppe and was
seconded Ed Kocher. Paula Groppe accepted the nomination. These names will be
added to the ballot and the proxy form along with any other nominations
received prior to the mailing of the proxy statement.
·
Tenth
Order of Business - Other old or new business
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A
trustee asked if the fence that burned down during the car fire was replaced.
Ed Kocher advised that it was, and the car owner’s insurance carrier covered
the cost for it.
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Ed
Kocher made a motion to appropriate up to $200 for a building permit to erect a
fence behind building 10. The actual cost of the building permit is not yet
known. Bob Martin seconded the motion. Unanimously approved.
·
Eleventh
Order of Business - Open financials
Ed
Kocher distributed the current unaudited financial statements. Ed pointed out
that the total assessments receivable at 12/31/01 was only $2,112.00 – a very
low number by our historical standards.
The
open portion of the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:47 p.m.