Sunday, February 22, 2015

Minutes of the Feb 6th Board of Directors Meeting

The Board of Directors held a meeting on Feb. 6, 2015, during which they elected their officers for 2015:

  • President: Mike Grobbel 
  • Secretary:  Ray Swiderski
  • Treasurer: Larry Cybulski

Click here to read the meeting minutes.


Minutes of the 2015 Annual Membership Meeting

The 2015 Annual Membership Meeting was held on Jan. 28, 2015.

Three co-owners were elected to serve as the Board of Directors for 2015:  Mike Grobbel, Larry Cybulski and Ray Swiderski.

Click here to read the minutes of the meeting.

Monday, February 9, 2015

Jan. 14th Board Meeting Minutes

Click here to read the minutes of the Jan. 14, 2015 Board of Directors Meeting. 

These minutes are also available at Casa Bella's web site for registered Manors co-owners. Not registered yet? Simply click on this link and follow the instructions: http://www.casabellamanagement.com/user_signup_association.php

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Trash pick-up delay

Rizzo Environmental Services pickups in the Charter Township of Shelby will be delayed one day this week because of the winter storm.

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Snow Emergency in Effect

The Shelby Township Police Dept. has declared a Snow Emergency as of 8:54 AM, Feb. 1, 2015.

Please park all of your vehicles in your garage and driveway during this snow emergency.

You may park again on the streets or access drives only after the snow has stopped and the roadways have been fully plowed.

Vehicles parked on the Manors streets and access drives during a declared snow emergency are subject to being towed away without the owners consent.  This also applies to the Central Park main roadways (North Central Park, West Central Park, South Central Park and East Central Park.

Your cooperation is appreciated.

Signed: Board of Directors, Manors at Central Park Condominium Association

Monday, January 5, 2015

2015 Annual Membership Meeting

The 2015 Annual Membership Meeting of the Manors at Central Park Condominium Association will be held on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 beginning at 7:00 PM.  Registration will open at 6:30PM

The meeting will be held in the Board Room at the Shelby Twp. Municipal Building, which is located at 52700 Van Dyke, Shelby Twp., MI 48316.

The purpose of this meeting is to elect three members to the Board of Directors was well as to review last year’s accomplishments and plans for the coming year.
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Updated Jan. 26, 2015

Click here to view the meeting agenda.

Here are the minutes from last year's annual meeting which the members will be asked to approve during the Jan. 28th meeting.

Here is the 2015 Financial Report that has been prepared for the membership, as required by Article V of our Condominium Bylaws.
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If you are unable to attend (or even if you are not sure whether you can make it), please fill out the General Proxy form you received in the mail last week from Casa Bella and give it to the person who will be attending the meeting and acting as your proxy.  This can be a neighbor or any member of the Board of Directors.  Please do not send your General Proxy to Casa Bella.

If you have not already completed and returned the Co-owner Questionnaire form that you received from Casa Bella in early December, please do so as soon as possible so that the Association's records can be updated prior to the Annual Membership Meeting.

Also, please take the time register as an Association Member on the Casa Bella web site.  More information can be found here.

Casa Bella is now our Property Managing Agent

As of Jan. 1st, Casa Bella Property Management is now the Managing Agent for the Manors at Central Park Condominium Association.

If you have not already completed and returned the Co-owner Questionnaire form that you received from them in early December, please do so as soon as possible so that the Association's records can be updated prior to the Annual Meeting on Jan. 28, 2015.

Casa Bella provides each of our Association Members with the opportunity to register and create their own on-line account, from which they can make and track maintenance & modification requests, download available financial statements and make payments online quickly and securely

To register as an Association Member, simply click on this link and follow the instructions:
http://www.casabellamanagement.com/user_signup_association.php

During the registration process you will be asked to provide your Unit Number.  If you are not sure of your Unit Number, click on the link with your street name that appears under the heading "Useful Links" on the lower right side of this blog.  Find your name, address and parcel number.  Your Unit Number corresponds to the last three digits of the parcel number.  For example the parcel number for 49997 Lexington East is 23-07-21-199-085.  Therefore, during the registration process, you would input 85 for the Unit Number.

Members of the Board of Directors will also be able to utilize these on-line account features not only as a co-owner but also to keep track of all requests that have been submitted by members as well as to monitor our monthly financial progress relative to the budget.  In the past the Board had to rely on paper-based reports that were usually outdated by the time we received them.  The Board also hopes to be able to communicate directly to all co-owners in a more timely fashion using the on-line accounts.

The Board strongly encourages all of our Members to register and use their on-line account so that requested services can be delivered and followed-up in a more efficient manner and the Association's administrative costs can be reduced through the elimination of reproduction and mailing costs. 

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Winter 2014-5 Newsletter

Click here to read the Winter 2014-5 Newsletter that will be mailed to each co-owner during the coming week.

It contains important information regarding the transition from Kramer-Triad to Casa Bella, the 2015 Budget, the recent sale of the vacant lots and the appointment of Ruehle's Towing to remove "unauthorized vehicles" that are improperly parked on our streets and access drives.

UPDATE: We apologize for the quality of the copying of the front page of the newsletter.  Here is the text that appears in the feature box on the right side of the page.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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The Board of Directors hopes everyone has a happy and safe holiday season.

Please take care to avoid any possible damage to your outdoor lighting and extension cords during snow removal operations by routing them away from the sidewalks and driveways.

All exterior holiday decorations and lighting must be taken down as soon as possible in January.

Units 16 through 167 have exterior garage light bulbs that are the property of the Association.  These are energy-saving LED bulbs that cost about $11 each and those residents who have removed them to use holiday colored bulbs must reinstall the LED bulb in January.

recent Board of Director Meeting Minutes

Here are the minutes of the Board of Directors meetings that were held in November and December of 2014:

Dec. 6, 2014

Nov. 7, 2014

Friday, December 5, 2014

Monthly payment options with Casa Bella

If your monthly Association Fee has been automatically withdrawn from your bank account through an ACH Debit by Kramer-Triad, the authorization you gave Kramer-Triad has been discontinued following the final withdrawal that occurred today for your December payment.  You do not need to take any action to cancel the ACH authorization that you gave to Kramer-Triad.

Casa Bella does not use ACH Debits but they provide multiple other options for making your monthly payments, beginning with the payment that is due on Jan. 1, 2015 (and late on the 10th):

1) Pay by mail - send your check or money order along with the coupon to
Manors at Central Park Condo Association
c/o Casa Bella Property Management, Inc.
850 N. Crooks Rd., Suite 100
Clawson, MI 48017

(coupon booklets are being printed and you should receive them in the mail shortly)

2) Pay on-line using the following available methods

a) One-time payment:
       1) direct payment from your bank account (e-check)
       2) credit card payment
b) Automatic (recurring) payment:
       1) direct payment from your bank account (e-check)
       2) credit card payment

(click here to view the demo page on the Casa Bella website that shows you these payment options; this demo page shows the typical secured on-line form you would use to make on-line payments after you become a registered user on their website after Jan. 1st)

Thursday, December 4, 2014

How to winterize your outside faucets

Residents of the Manors are responsible for shutting off the water to their outside faucets and draining the water from the lines so that they do not freeze.  Failure to do so might result in freezing that causes the water line to burst and/or the faucet to be damaged. The co-owner is responsible for the cost of repairs and any resulting flood damage in their basement. 

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Some units at the Manors have two outside faucets (also called a hose bibb), one in the rear and one in the front or inside the garage. The photo above shows the typical location of the shut-off valve for the outside faucets on all units at the Manors  It is located in the basement ceiling just inside of the faucet.  Since the units at the Manors do not have "frost-free" outside faucets, it is crucial that they be winterized every fall. 

The following video shows how to winterize your outside faucet.  Use the reverse process to turn the water back on in the spring.




Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Sunrise Manors


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In case you missed it, here is what the sunrise looked like at 7:18 AM this morning over the Manors at Central Park.