Highview Condominium II
Board of Directors - Meeting Minutes
June 29, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
The seventh meeting of the
2009-2010 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: Joseph
Cann, Marjorie Cannon, Stacey Cohen, Nora Colford, Natalie Hendrix, and Angelo
Morelli. Robert Boynton, Michael
D’Angelo, and Joseph Skonieczny were absent.
Linda Romolo attended from Wentworth Property Management.
1)
Minutes: Minutes of
the May 25, 2010 meeting were not available for approval.
2)
Maintenance update from super:
Chris Brighina joined the meeting to report on building maintenance items
and concerns.
3)
Financial Report:
a) Unit Owner
Arrears. Status of legal actions
were discussed.
b) Operating and
Capital Reserve Account balances: There
was no discussion.
c) Audit for
FY2009: The FY2009 audit with
Wilken & Guttenplan continues. There
was no update at this meeting.
d) FY2010 Budget:
The FY2010 budget approved at the May 25, 2010 meeting was not integrated
into Wentworth’s 06/16/10 financial report distributed to the board on June
25, 2010.
4)
Legal Report:
a) Proof of
insurance rule: At the May board
meeting, Romolo reported that about 75% of unit owners and tenants have complied
with the new Rule by providing proof of liability insurance coverage and a final
notice would be sent to delinquent owners prior to any additional actions
required for compliance. There was
no update at this meeting.
b) Local Law 11 façade inspection (cycle 6):
Romolo still in process of re-submitting the Cycle-6 engineering report
for Local Law 11. Romolo said that
she is waiting for the City. No
update.
c) Unit Leases:
All leases on file with management are current.
d) Management
contract renewal: Contract for
Wentworth Property Management was signed.
e)
Laundry room: The
contract extension approved by the board at the May meeting was signed and
CoinMach is expected to paint the laundry room and upgrade the load-payment
system from coins to card-swipe in August. No
update on the television replacement being coordinated by Cohen.
f)
Super’s annual evaluation: completed.
5) Building Repair & Maintenance Report:
a)
HVAC: Boynton was not
in attendance to report on Becht’s review of rheostat operation and balancing
of building exhaust fan system:
b) Semi-annual smoke
detector replacements and unit inspections:
Chris Brighina reported that the Spring 2010
unit inspections and smoke detector replacements have been completed.
c) Parking lot
sealing/lining and repairs: Romolo
provided additional bids at this meeting and the Board approved a bid for $1,050
to seal coat and re-line the parking lot. The
work will be performed in August after the super returns from his July vacation.
d) Garage door
operation: No update on the
board’s previous request for additional bids.
e) Lobby
ceiling access plates: Brighina
will be replacing the access plates next week.
f) Exterior
water infiltration: Engineering
firm has been on site investigating the water leaks.
Romolo had engineer inspect 10 units.
Romolo presented pictures to board. Cohen
asked Romolo to arrange for Contractor/Engineer for next meeting.
Romolo will be receiving report from engineer.
g)
Entrance system intercom: Upgrade
conversation of the entrance system has been completed and is no longer
dependent on Verizon servicing of the dedicated wiring.
h)
Elevator: Slade
Elevator inspected the elevator along with the NYC Building Department.
i)
Garage Door replacement: Romolo
will get two bids to compare with from Christie’s bid – Brooklyn Door and
another company. Christie’s bid
was $1,900, inclusive of door, replacement of all track and spring hardware,
remote opening, and safety systems.
The
meeting was adjourned.
Minutes
taken by Stacey Cohen, President.
Minutes
transcribed and submitted by Robert Boynton, Secretary.