Highview Condominium II The twelfth meeting of the 2006-2007 Highview II Board of Directors was
called to order at 7:40 p.m. by Richard Re, President. Board members in attendance: Miriam Biren, Victor Bellini, Robert Boynton,
Joseph Cann, Marjorie Cannon, Stacey Cohen, Nora Colford, Al Lamoglia, and
Richard Re. Jordan Kurs attended from TKR Property Services. 1) Minutes: Minutes of the July and August meetings were approved. 2) Financial report: FY2006 audit: The auditor still needs the actual receipts from items
paid from the assessment in order to complete the FY2006 audit. 3) Legal: a) Local Law 11 inspection bids: The bid from Becht Engineering was
approved. b) Verizon/FIOS installation: Verizon indicates that FiOS will be
installed in October. c) Garage complaint: In response to an initial complaint by made by
the resident of parking space #7, it was determined that a vehicle belonging
to the resident space #9 was parked in such a way as to block access for the
resident of space #8, which then forced the resident of space #8 to angle his
car in his space and thereby interfere with access to the resident of space
#7. Tamara Keshecki (owner of space #9) joined the board meeting at 8:00 p.m.
to discuss the issue. Keshecki indicated that her deed allows for two cars, providing a right for
her to park over the boundary line and into space #8 owned by unit 6-D.
Keshecki was asked to provide evidence to support this claim, however no
documentation was presented. Richard Re stated that the Board had the building’s
attorney investigate the deed for unit 1-J in Richmond County records.
Highview’s attorney reported that he found the record of a parking space
easement attached to the unit’s deed in standard form, but there was no
mention of how many vehicles were allowed in the space. The board discussed
wording in the Prospectus regarding the parking spaces, which similarly makes
no mention of special circumstances and only states that parking spaces for 16
vehicles was available for sale at the time of the initial offering. As there
are 16 spaces attached to 16 individual Highview II apartment units, no
evidence was discovered to suggest that any owner has a right to park cars in
such a way as to interfere with another unit owner’s right of access to
their parking space. Following Keshecki’s presentation, the board tabled the matter for
further investigation and discussion with the owners of the affected spaces --
units 6-D (space #8) and 5-C (space #7). d) Elevator maintenance contract and repairs: No update on the legal
action begun last month. e) Unit Arrears: Legal action is being taken against units in
arrears. f) Sales and lease application files: Approximately 7 unit owners
have not provided current leases for their rentals and are subject to $500 per
month fines. g) Video Security: Al Lamoglia requested that although he was not
present at the August board meeting when the security system’s new digital
recorder was approved, he wished to have his vote against the system recorded. 4) Maintenance: a) New building super: On August 22, 2007, the board completed an
email vote to hire Jose Cerritos. There were no dissenting votes. b) Entrance Awning: The new awning is draining towards the building.
Sign Art will adjust. There is also a recent dent and tear. Sign Art will
repair. c) Roof Exhaust Fans: Becht Engineering conducted a recent
inspection on the roof fans and indicates that all fans are operating. No air
flow measurements were taken. Four of the fans were not the horsepower
specified in the contract and require replacement, one motor or fan was not in
balance and was vibrating, and all fans were running at their maximum speed
which was supposed to be adjusted down during air-flow measurements conducted
after installation. The purchase contract needs to be reviewed since the
building followed Becht’s spec. recommendations and there is no reason for
the fans to not e the ones specified by Becht. d) Super’s Apartment: The board approved $3,500 for apartment
repairs in response to a written estimate from the super. Boynton requested
that a board member act as liaison to the super and monitor the expenditure.
There were no volunteers. e) Plumbing problem: The board approved clearing blockages in the
lobby level water service lines. f) Sidewalk repairs: The board requested estimates from TKR for
repairing sidewalks, including investigation of the erosion under the curb
along Clove Road. g) Jordan reported that two new chute doors are on order to repair broken
ones. h) Elevator: Repair estimates are out for bidding. i) Entrance area signage: New entrance, exit, and towing signs were
installed today on the driveway. The board expressed dissatisfaction with the
new signs. The entrance and exit signs were supposed to be similar to the
originals, however were not. The towing sign was smaller than the original and
was glued on top of the older (larger) sign presenting a poor appearance on
account of the older/larger sign still partially exposed. Jordan will have all
of the signs replaced as requested. It was also noted that the additional
freestanding no parking sign was to have had its pole replaced and have been
reinstalled. It was noted that these repairs were first discussed in March. j) Exterior tile crack: There was no update on repair of the
exterior tile crack in front of the building mentioned at the March board
meeting. k) Parking lot pavement cracks and sealing: The parking lot will be
sealed shortly. l) Painting of parking lot walls and garage walls: The super has
been painting the parking lot walls. m) Hall carpeting replacement: Estimate was received from Carpets on
U. n) Water filtration system: No update. o) Jordan Kurs indicated that the sink hole and broken underground drainage
pipe in front of the building is still being investigated. The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:30 p.m. Minutes submitted by Robert Boynton, Secretary
Board of Directors - Meeting Minutes
September 18, 2007, 7:30 p.m.