August 13th, 2013
7pm at Julius Meinl Montrose and Lincoln Avenue.
Present: Niko Spyridonos,
Julia Parisot, Micheal Keating, Chip Aucoin, Mary Vermeer and Radu Dulu. Condo owners in attendance include Philip
Geib, Phil Fantl
Meeting called to order at 7:20 pm by Radu
Minutes - approval of the minutes of the previous
meeting. No minutes were available; they
will be approved at the next meeting.
They will be available as pre-approved minutes until then.
Treasurer’s Report - Balance as of 7/31/13 is
$19,761.63. Approximately $17,000 of
that is Special Assessment funds for the elevator cylinder replacement. Reserve accounts are $1492.61 and $3726.75.
Manager’s Report:
- Elevator
Cylinder replacement - a check for $12,442.50 was sent out the beginning of August to Colley
Elevator. It will be 2-3 months before work
will begin.
- Parking
lot guard rail - the re-weld will take place in several weeks; it was delayed
due to an accident to the welder.
- Bike
rack - this item is on hold until after the elevator cylinder work. It will be done when funds permit.
- Keys
- Michael reported that Bill Kugleman thinks he can contact the original
locksmith’s son for contact with the purchaser of their business so we can get
additional keys made. If this does not
work out, Radu will have the locks rekeyed and new keys will be issued.
- Flood
Zone - the appeal of the flood zone designation was successful. The board agreed to pay the bills associated
with this process, ~ $2000.
- Video
Cameras/Security - this item is also on hold until after the elevator. The board was in agreement that this was a
priority item. The following bids were
obtained: Optronik: $2650 for 2 cameras in the lobbies and $1750 for 2 parking
lot cameras; TekKom bid $5000 for all 4 cameras.
- Emergency
Lighting install - this item is also on hold.
3 bids were obtained. Ross
Electric was chosen for $4885.
Home Owner concerns:
- light
in parking lot flickers (Niko says that happens in the summer when it gets hot)
- Radu
will check the balcony above 2F as the owner expressed some concern.
- It
was reported a large broken limb that needs removal; the unit owner was given
the city department responsible for taking care of this.
- question
was asked regarding the satellite dishes on the building. It has been proposed that in the future a
base be installed on the roof to which dishes will be moved.
- parking
spaces are assigned by the board and not deeded with a unit. If 2 unit owners wish to switch spaces, a
written request must be sent to either the board or the
- property
manager. Upon approval, a correct
parking space map will be put in the back lobby.
- Niko
(as board president) and Radu (as property manager) are the only people
authorized to contact the towing company.
If residents notice the visitor spot (river side, closest to Montrose)
being used for anything other than temporary visitor parking they should
contact the Radu or Niko.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:01 pm
Elections for New Board
Meeting called to order 8:01 by Radu Dulu
Election of Board Members:
Open
positions: Treasurer and Secretary
Candidates: Philip Geib.
Write-in candidates: Julia Parisot & Michael Keating
Explanation of
voting procedure - each unit votes for 2 candidates, allocating percentages between the 2.
Election results:
55 % of possible
votes recorded with 10 units represented and 1 absentee ballot.
Radu has
percentages.
Julia &
Michael were re-elected.
Officer positions:
Niko - President
Chip -
Vice-president
Michael -
Treasurer
Mary - Secretary
Julia -
Member-at-large
Meeting adjourned at 8:25 pm
