Minutes of the 26 October 2012
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Manors at Central Park Condominium Association
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Manors at Central Park Condominium Association
1. Meeting was held at the offices of Kramer-Triad
Management Group, L.L.C., 320 East Big Beaver Road, Ste 190, Troy, MI 48083.
2. Meeting began at 10:03 AM EDT; Quorum was established
with all three Board Members being present.
Board Members present: President Mike Grobbel, Treasurer Larry Cybulski,
and Secretary Bhartan Amin. Also
present: Ryan Dorner (Kramer-Triad property management).
3. Approved the agenda for this meeting.
4. The Board formally approved the 28 September 2012,
meeting minutes with corrections.
a. Reviewed the proposal from Joe’s Quality Construction
LLC for repairs of external water leak in basement at one unit. Need to receive estimates for two more units.
i.
Update: Upon
receiving bids for basement water leak repairs at 3 units, the Board reviewed
the bids and approved.
b. Reviewed the proposal from Back to Nature LLC for
grub control for $2,700 per application.
We will need two applications, one in the Spring and the other in Fall,
for the total of $5,400. Treasurer
Cybulski proposed alternate method, Milky Spore Grub Control, for lower cost in
long term. Need to investigate more.
c. The Board reviewed an Alteration / Modification
Request for an AT&T U-verse iNID box.
The request was approved.
d. The Board reviewed an Alteration / Modification
Request for a trampoline at a site condo.
Due to insufficient information, no sketch of the trampoline location,
the request was denied.
e. For the co-owner who continues to violate the
association’s CC&Rs, issue a violation notice with a fine.
f.
The Board
reviewed the updated Renters’ report.
g. The Board reviewed the Violation report.
6. Discussion
a. President Grobbel updated the Board on Asphalt Paving
project. The tentative date is Monday, 5
November 2013. It is a one day
project. Our streets will be closed from
7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
i.
Update: Due to
weather, the project was delayed. Actual
work was done on Friday, 9 November 2012, and Saturday, 10 November 2012. Most of the streets were opened by 7:00 PM on
Friday.
ii.
On Friday, 9th
of November, due to breakdown at the asphalt plant, the work was delayed by 1.5
hours, along with reduced daylight; the work was suspended on Friday evening
and resumed on Saturday morning.
iii.
The asphalt
project was finished by 12:00 PM on Saturday and remaining streets were opened
at 5:00 PM.
b. The Board discussed renting a golf cart to assist
co-owners traveling between their units and parked cars offsite. Some co-owners have a very long walk. Upon reviewing the cost, the motion was
approved to rent the golf cart.
c. Planting of new, bare-root evergreen trees on berm is
complete. Total cost of $534.
i.
Details: 50
Norway Spruce, 50 White Spruce, fertilizer tabs, root dip: $280.
ii.
Rent and fuel
for Toro “Dingo” to drill holes: $214
iii.
Rabbit/deer
repellent concentrate: $40
d. Lengthy discussion on the 2013 budget took
place. Discussed alternatives. Reserve Study was deferred. The HOA needs Reserve Study for long term
expenses. The new 2013 monthly condo
association fees are $225 for Units 16 through 167 and $80 for Units 1 through
14 (there is no Unit 15).
i.
Issues: Need to
have minimum of 10% of our 2013 budgeted income in reserves to get the FHA Project
Certification. The certification is
required for government backed loans.
This certification impacts seller / buyer and those who want to
refinance.
ii.
Increase of dues
by the Central Park Master Association.
e. The next Board meeting is TBD. The 2013 Annual Meeting is tentatively set
for 16 January 2013.
7. Meeting was adjourned at 12:40 PM EDT.
