Highview Condominium II
Board of Directors - Meeting Minutes
April 24, 2012  7:30 p.m.

The third regular meeting of the 2011-2012 Highview Condominium II, Inc. Board of Directors was called to order at approximately 7:30 p.m. by Stacey Cohen, President.  Board members in attendance:  Robert Boynton, Joseph Cann, Stacey Cohen, and Nora Colford.  Marjorie Cannon and Joseph Skonieczny were represented by proxy to Boynton.  Natalie Hendrix was represented by proxy to Cohen.  David Cutler and Michael D’Angelo were absent.  Will Boyce attended from Wentworth Property Management.  

1)   Minutes:  Minutes of the February 28, 2012 meeting were distributed and deferred to an email vote.  Minutes of the March 20, 2012 meeting were not distributed.  

2)   Water infiltration:  No update.  

Maintenance update from super:  Chris Brighina joined the meeting to report on building maintenance and concerns.  

3)   Building Repair & Maintenance Report:  

      a)   Entrance area tile crack and grout repairs:  Boyce requested to get estimates for entrance area crack investigation and threshold repairs.  Carryover from November request to Romolo.  

      b)   Water supply filtering for unit L-H:  No update.  Skonieczny was to meet with plumbers and propose filtering remedy for unit L-H at next Board meeting.  

      c)   Howard Avenue curb hazard:   Boyce requested to contact Wagner College and advise them of the hazard  across the street from Highview.  Residents cars have been trapped in ditch approximately one foot deep caused by erosion.  In the past, similar situation was resolved by bring to the college’s attention.  Carryover from March request to Romolo.  

      d)   Landscaping maintenance:  Gary ’s landscaping has not been maintaining shrubbery.  Need to trim more often.  Grows a foot and they cut back a few inches.  Grows another foot and they back a couple inches.  Shrubs that have been keep at one foot height for many years are now approaching three foot height.  Areas for flowers between shrubs have disappeared as shrubs crowing each other with no space at all.  How will landscaper resolve?  

      e)   Tree trimming:  Boyce was asked to get estimates for tree trimming.  Carryover from request to Romolo in Spring 2011.  

      f)    Lobby-level stairwell door damage:  Boyce will get estimate for immediate repair or replacement of fire door damaged by vandalism on 04/13/12.  

      g)   Spring unit inspections & battery replacements:  Brighina reported waiting for battery supply.  

      h)   Status of lobby stairwell door replacement:  Due to damage attributed to unit owner vandalism, a new fire-rated door has been ordered for the Lobby-Level.  Cost of repairs will be passed along to the unit owner identified in video surveillance.  

      i)    Garage ceiling repairs:  Per Board approval by email on 03/09/12, bid by J.D. Contracting was accepted to make garage ceiling repairs.  Repairs were completed week of 03/20/12 in response to Fire code violation.  

      j)    Spring carpet cleaning:  Will be scheduled.  

4)   Financial Report:  

      a)   Monthly financial report: Was distributed without discussion.  

      b)   FY2011 Annual Meeting:  Tentative date from February meeting was May or June, pending completion of audit.  No update.  

5)   Legal Report:  

Local Law 11 façade inspection (cycle 6) and Local Law 11 façade inspection (cycle 7):  Following Stacey Cohen’s directive to Cheryl Ruiz to remove Linda Romolo from the Highview Condominium II account, D’Angelo and Boynton had a conference call with Steven Hirsch, Executive Vice President of Cooper Square Realty (Wentworth) and Cheryl Ruiz to determine next steps regarding resolution of Local Law 11 compliance problem.  D’Angelo contact Rick Burke of Becht Engineering to request a recommendation for a professional Expediter to resolve the problem.  Resolution now anticipated in approximately a month.  

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:30 p.m.  

Minutes submitted by Robert Boynton, Secretary.