Village Association Directors 2005 Meeting Minutes

01/31/05

 

Logistics:

Date:         Monday January 31st, 2005 @

Time:         7:00 PM to 9:00 PM ET

Location:   Conf Call and Unit 227

 

Subject:    Scheduling Contractors for 2005

 

 

Meeting Roles and Responsibility:

 

Joe Boylan:      Village Property Agent

Joe Kareivis:     Village Director

Dan Plimpton:   Village Director

Dave Parot:       Village Director

Kurt Ries:          Village Director

   -Chair and Meeting Notes

 

Minutes:

 

Quorum established at 100%

   -Dan Plimpton was not present but reviewed agenda with Dave and Kurt prior to meeting

 

Village Financial Review

Joe Boylan reviewed the current Village Financials

   -Current balance ~$30k, most of which is reserves

   -Anticipate another ~$17k end of quarter

   -Need to build reserves, as once loan payments start there will be very little reserve growth

 

It was agreed that Vinyl siding and painting are the priority tasks. Parking lot grading, ect. will be evaluated based on available funds. However it was agreed that we need to get on parking lot grading contactors schedule now and cancel at a later date if funds are not available.

 

Tasks:

 

Everyone

 

1.) Need Exhibit A, Bylaw and Declaration sign off from the following owner, if we hear from them first question is to get their signatures.

   -Would like to get 100% compliance

 -#326 Plentus

  -#221 Terese Ayers

  -#324 Segersten

 

Have not returned our calls, Joe K will attempt to contact again by 03/01/05. Exhibit A was postal mailed to them with a self address stamped envelope and is also available on the Village web site.

 

It was discussed the revised Bylaws/Declaration amendments were filed with the town of Bolton on 11/15/04.

 

2.) Directors can only coordinate, obtain bids and plan, actual contract have to go through Joe B

   -Joe B holds the purse strings

   -Responsible for overall coordination of his time and contracts time

   -Has an overall all view activities

   -Property Agent responsibility to over see contractor

 

3.) Keep Village contact information updated

    -Kurt updated 01/10/05

   -Let Kurt know of any changes or requests

   -Latest rev distributed and posted to Village web site

 

4.) Acquire additional contractors

   -Need a large pool of contractors to help w/ immediate need tasks

   -Dave Parot to provide contact information for Scott Dean, General contractor

 

 

Joe Kareivis

 

1.) Fire PrePlan Task

   -07/19/04, Joe B can you pick up the Fire PrePlan Task

   -Joe K to follow up by 02/28/05

 

Action Plan - Village Emergency Procedures

   -Advisory Committee compiled contact list of owners and utility phone numbers.

       -09/25/03 Kurt Complete

      -01/09/05 Kurt updated

 

Issue:

   -Bolton Fire Department Fire Station, 802-434-3968

   -Bolton Fire Warden, 802-434-3892

   -Building needs a fire pre-plan

   -Evacuation procedure

   -Village Condo Building A/B Layout diagrams, ie floor plan

   -Water, electric, propane main shutoffs

   -Cannot get stretchers down stair well ramps

 

Proposed Action:

   -Check procedures for the various Bolton Associations

   -Discuss with local fire department and utilities companies

   -Work completed on the installation of sprinkler monitoring equipment

 

 

Dave Parot

 

1.) Need information on:

  -Efficiency Vermont Propane Heater Cost Assistance, Dave has details

  -ie, contact, phone address and short write up for the Village newsletter

   -10/28/04, Dave to fax to Kurt

   -Dave to provide to Kurt on 01/31/05

 

2.) Memo to owners to check their unit’s:

   -Water/drain fixtures

   -Laundry machine supply lines

   -Dishwasher supply lines

   -Garbage disposal

   -Hot water heaters age

   -If necessary Property agent to assist in effort

   -Part of insurance claim action plan

   -10/28/04, Dave picked up the task, for mailing early next year, 2005

   -Dave to have draft 02/07/05, Kurt and Joe B to assist

 

3.) Electric Laundry dryers must be vented to outside

 

Issues:

            -dryers not vented to outside create moister and mold

            -Dryer not vented to outside create needed moisture and heat in winter months

           

It was discussed that if the Assoc. does attempt to enforcing venting to outside it will be issue with owners as most unit dryer installation do not have access to outside wall.

 

It was agreed that our property agent Joe Boylan will inspect the washer/dryer installations during the annual chimney/fire extinguishers maintenance and any issue with supply lines, drain or venting will be dealt with on a individual unit basis.

 

4.) Grade Parking lot

   -Action plan of 3 part fix, Retaining wall, parking lot drainage, ramp footing

   -Get estimate/bid

   -Get on contractors schedule for this summer

 

Dave Spoke to Todd Fourier of QT Landscaping with a gross est of $2k. Probably will not be able to obtain actual bids until spring.  Dave and Joe B to obtain gross est bids from contactors QT Landscaping, Gene Armstrong & Bruce Womer. It was discussed that it is a concern not to be on contractor schedule before spring.

 

5.) Snow Removal Review

   -No major complaints to date

   -Dave will follow up with Todd in the spring to repair any plow damage

   -Dave and Joe B discussed with Todd about keeping path open to propane tanks

 

6.) Laundry Room Bulletin board

   -Part of renter action plan and bylaws to publicly post

   -Really should post some other items of interest also

   -01/20/05 Kurt emailed docs to Dave and Alica

   -Probably should password protect Bylaw soft copy docs for public distribution?

   -01/31/05 Dave will post Village Rules and Reg doc

 

7.) Drinking Water Quality Report

   -Assoc. not going to be involved

    -As unit owners we are involved

   -Steven McLeod write-up for Village Newsletter

   -01/17/05, Steve emailed a write-up

   -This maybe a done deal with the Redstone memo of 12/27/04

   -Question remains on what Redstone's action is to fix

   -Question remains on what Fire District's action would be to fix

 

 

Dan Plimpton

 

1.) Contact Dana Clark

   -Dana has wrapped up most of his tasks, but get knowledge xfer on his activities

   -Not assigning treasure responsibility, just need you to pick up any outstanding tasks

   -Dana has given #227 unit key back to Kurt

   -Dan to contact Dana by 03/01/05

 

 

2.) Window Inventory

   -Document unit number and windows not replaced

   -Memo to needed owners on replacing windows

   -Get units on contractor’s All Season schedule for bulk replacement

   -May need to follow up with legal resource to enforce on must replace windows

   -Need to done before vinyl install starts in 04/05

 

Snippet from 10/26/2002 Village Association annual meeting minutes

   “2 windows per year are being installed in each condo…”

   “2 more windows per unit (the 2 worst) will be installed next year”

 

There is no ‘may’ in these statements, this would imply mandatory.

All windows can be installed at once but must install 2 a year until complete.

These statements also imply that all unit Owners windows are to be replaced and that the mandatory window replacement is not complete.

 

It was discussed there is some urgency in that these tasks needs to be completed before vinyl siding installation begins around 04/05. It was also discussed that All Season’s can replace windows after the vinyl siding, but it is to our advantage to replace before.

 

Dan to have window inventory complete by 03/01/05. Dan to incorporate other owners/directors as necessary to complete the task ASAP.

 

3.) Security Lights Inventory

   -Building A, access Rd halve working intermittently

   -Many bulbs out

   -Ramp end light globes off from wind

   -Work with Joe B and Shannon Parot 802-434-5597

   -Get on contractors schedule

   -Continue to monitor

 

Dan picking up this ongoing task, first inventory to be completed by 03/14/05. It was discussed that because Joe B our property agent does his building surveillance during day light hours, non functional lights can be missed.

 

 

Kurt Ries

 

1.) Complete Village 2004 financial reports

   -Send Union Bank 2004 financial reports

   -Ongoing as part of loan conditions

 

2.) Migrate Village financials to Quickbooks

   -Evaluating if Quickbooks is what we want/need

    -Our legal resource recommended the use of a commercial pkg

    -Kurt and Joe B reviewed Joe's current spreadsheet templates for Village use

 

The directors approved the use of the revised spreadsheet Joe B uses with his other associations for use with Village. It was also discussed even though it was recommended, we are not going to use a commercial pkg. Joe B and Kurt have revised and agreed upon Village spreadsheet template.

 

Joe B will email updated Village financial spreadsheet on a monthly bases to Kurt for posting to our Village web site.

 

3.) Following up w/ All Season Vinyl Siding Install

   -Materials on order??

   -Need permission from MOD to park semi trailer

   -Get any est. on additional cost of rot repair

 

Kurt Spoke with Donna of All Season Siding 01/31/05

   -Siding installation scheduled to begin April 1st, snow depth dependant

   -Donna, getting clarification/cost of siding wing walls

   -03/01/05 Kurt to solicit MOD for permission to park trailer on resort parking lot

   -03/01/05 Kurt to draft memo to all owners to take pictures, nick knacks off walls

   -Kurt to follow up w/ Donna about cream color Alum clad versus white

 

It was discussed that wing walls maybe less costly to vinyl side than to paint. It was also discussed it was recommended by several contactors the Alum clad around windows and eaves should be cream color and not white as on currently on gable end of building A.

 

Kurt is to follow up w/ Donna at All Season Siding and it was stressed that the All Season contract had already be signed and these types of changes are modifications to the agreement.

 

4.) Work with Joe B to follow up Rental MOD

   -Kurt needs all memos that were sent to Darlene

   -Need to insure we document all action taken

   -Post rules and regulations on inside of each rental unit

 

It was agreed to post Rules and Regulation Doc on the inside of each unit door that is in the MOD rental pool.

   -05/01/05 Kurt to reduce MOD/Village R&R to one page

   -05/01/05 Joe K to notify MOD of the policy

   -05/01/05 Joe K to draft memo to all owners in rental pool of policy

   -06/01/05 Joe B to mount R&R on doors

 

5.) Update Village Web Site

      -Ongoing as part of loan conditions and bylaws

      -01/29/05 Village web site updated

 

6.) 04/30/05 Reserve room for Village 2005 Annual Meeting

       -Saturday June 25, 2005 at 9am

      -Location: Bolton Valley Lodge, Champlain Room, Bolton Valley, Vermont

 

 

Joe Boylan

 

1.) Joe B to update Village spreadsheet finical info for previous quarters to align w/ new fiscal year

       -Q1 July/Aug/Sep, Q2 Oct/Nov/Dec, Q3 Jan/Feb/March, Q4 April/May/June    

 

2.) Delinquent Assoc. fee status

    -Need Action plan

   -Leans, legal resource

 

Unit owner #226 not paying agreed upon payment plan since 10/04

   -01/31/04 Joe B and Kurt met w/ #226 owner

   -Collected 2 months of payment plan

   -Obtained signed agreement of same payment plan but paying off a month later

 

3.) Review of maintenance procedures for Property Agent and Directors

    -Need to insure approved tasks status is updated

   -Need to insure we are using incident report forms

 

4.) Ash can missing lid

   -Was tied down?

   -Joe B will be replaced ASAP

 

5.) Kurt and Joe B discussed Bill Guyette will be out the week of 10/25/04 to complete misc task including:

   -Replace exterior light fixture Building B, 1st ramp

   -10/24/04, Joe picked up fixture, Bill to replace 10/25/04

   -10/21/04 Flower box by #327 ready to fall off rail

   -03/15/05 Fix loose rail by #327

 

6.) Kurt and Joe B discussed building B retaining wall and tower repair to start week of 10/04/04

   -10/01/04 The board has approved the $4k bid to replace retaining wall and tower repair

   -Board is aware that this does not include the flower rock wall

   -The board based approval on this is a not to exceed cost

   -10/04/05, received hard copy of $4k bid from Barber Farm, Inc.

   -Getting several complaints about the unsafe and eye sore conditions, we need to get this completed ASAP

   -10/05/04, Joe and Kurt discussed Joe B to check with contractor about the repair of the tower, not indicated in bid

   -10/05/04 Contractor mentioned could not start until November

   -10/05 Joe B and Kurt discussed, important to get on contract schedule ASAP

   -10/05/04 Joe B to discuss with Bruce why the delay and can we start earlier

   -10/11/04 Joe B and Kurt discussed

      -Joe B tried, but not going to start project until early Nov 2004

      -Joe B did confirm we are on Barber Farm schedule for early Nov.

      -Joe B to verify drainage pipe is included in bid

      -Joe B to verify aggregate stone below the retaining wall and ramp support tower

      -Joe B to get bid/est. on the inclusion of flower stone wall area

      -10/23/04 Joe B mentioned construction may start as early as this week of 10/25/04

      -11/08/04, contractor appears to be done, with the following issues

      -Did not add timbers above ground for safety barrier

      -Did not fill sink hole above retaining wall and by ramp very well

      -Did not lay down aggregate drainage rock by ramp tower and retaining wall

 

It was discussed the retaining wall is well build by a experienced contractor and may need additional fill at top of wall in the spring. Additional fill will be evaluated along with the parking lot grading.

 

7.) Building B 2nd Ramp Stairwell Tower Footing:

      -Joe B did verify the stairwell tower is not included in the retaining wall bid

      -Joe B and Bruce going up to look at/repair stairwell tower, 10/15/04

      -10/23/04 Joe B mentioned repair may start as early as this week of 10/25/04

 

It was discussed Joe B and Bruce Womer looked at and Joe B will insure to get on Bruce’s schedule end of April 2005.

 

8.) Building B 2nd Ramp Footing

   -Working with maintenance cost est., BV quoting $9k

   -Evaluating cost of fixing root cause, repairing water drainage issue with retaining wall and parking lot

   -Mark Cross completed floating support of building B ramp week of 10/20/03.

         -Disconnect ramp from retaining wall, add temp support, dig fill w/ insulation retaining wall.

         -May have crushed exterior siding or worse on building.

   -06/07/04 Ramp temporary supports sinking, we now have a safety issue and needs to be addressed ASAP

   -06/17/04, Bruce Womer, taking a look at, maybe able to do rock, retaining wall, and ramp

   -07/13/04, Bruce took a look at, gross est $2,500, start job on 07/26/04

   -Contractor felt footing has sunk about as far as it will go

   -07/13/04 Contractor mentioned floating support is fine

 

I was agreed not to purse replacing the ramp tower footing at this time and we should continue to monitor the other ramps to insure they are not pushing into the buildings.

 

9.) Paint ramps, towers, balcony walls

   -Chimneys??

    -Get bid from George Goulet 802-658-1715

    -All inclusive verbal Goulet bid of $19k, $40K for the entire complex

   -Get on contractors schedule for this summer

   -Need to decide on color

   -Are we painting inside walls of ramp??

   -Not painting ramps walk surface??

 

It was discussed the Goulet bid is far too high and Joe B, has contacted a couple of general contractors to paint for around $5k including materials. Joe B to pursue written bin and schedule work with contractors.

 

It was agreed to paint un-sided portions of the building same color as siding. Kurt spoke w/ Donna at All Season siding and she is providing a sample of the ivy siding to assist in matching the paint.

 

10.) Ramp foot surface

   -Non-skid surface possible??

    -Plastic porch material??

    -Scrape/Replace??

   -Need documented cost est on options

   -Get on contractors schedule for this summer

 

Continues to be a healthy but hotly debated subject. It was agreed to wait on doing anything with the ramp walk surfaces until this fall when the siding and painting projects are complete, and then evaluate if we have the funds and can obtain a contractor to pursue.

 

11.) Ramp support bracket rust stains

   -Some stains from footer nails

   -Replace ones by building??

   -Be a shame to stain new vinyl

   -Need est/bid

   -Get on contractors schedule for this summer

 

It was discussed that Joe B will include provisions in the painting bid to caulk/seal the problem areas.

 

12.) Flower Boxes

   -Remove/Replace??

  -If keeping, need budget line item for maintenance cost

   -Get on contractors schedule for this summer

   -Bldg B 2nd Ramp rail is loose

 

It was discussed that Joe B and Bill will remove and dispose of flower boxes before siding begins. Sometime in the future, new plastic flower box and maintenance cost will be evaluated.

 

13.) No Parking sign

   -At entrance of Village Parking lot

   -Do we need, have not seen an issue?

 

It was discussed that Joe B has obtained a sign for less than $20 and will mount at the entrance to the Village parking lot.

 

14.) Electrical cable from shed

   -Remnant left from removal of shed

   -Under Building B 2nd ramp

 

Joe B will take care ASAP.

 

15.) Unit door #228 McKenna found open three times now

   -Owner needs to slam to get to latch

   -Get on contractors schedule

   -Who is going to pay for repair

 

Joe B will make arrangements to do the minor repairs to fix.

 

16.) 2004 tax preparation

   -Joe B to do??

   -Want to avoid using Tom Lauzon

   -Get on contractors schedule

 

It was agreed that Joe B will do our taxes this year. Joe also does taxes for his other associations.

 

17.) Renters Code of Conduct Action Plan History

Kurt and Dave discussed and emailed action plan to Directors 02/19/04

Directors approved the action plan 03/01/04

   -Develop a Village Renters Code of Conduct document to be signed and distributed with MOD

     Rental Pool agreements

   - Insure rental lease for Village unit #326 does not get renewed in April

   -MOD Rental Pool agreements post to our web site 02/19/04

   -Renter in #326 have pretty much violated every by-law and MOD agreement

   -Kurt spoke with Darlene on MOD 02/17/04, she is indicating, only the owner can make decision

     to not renew lease

   -02/17/04 No timeframe for notification of not renewing lease, but would not let this go to long

   -Dave spoke w/ owner Michael Plentus and will contact again specific to not renewing the lease

   -05/03/04 Dave spoke w/ Owner and indicated renters do not have a lease and are staying

   -07/19/04, Owner Michael Plentus looking to sell unit to Renter Tim Gregg

    -09/22/04, Memo went out to MOD and owner

   -09/24/04, addendum to declarations complete

   -09/31/04 MOD Darlene Wells got back to Joe B. with promise to address

   -09/31/04 Joe B mentioned Darlene to get back to him w/ status and last two leases

   -09/31/04 MOD needs to reply to memo in writing, Assoc. needs document on what was done

   -09/31/04 Joe B and Kurt discussed Darlene is very bad at following through and Joe B

will need to stay on top of it

   -10/03/04 TV gone, but trash still on balcony

   -10/11/04, Joe B and Kurt discussed will wait until 10/13/04 for MOD to get back to Joe B

   -10/16/04  Trash removed from balcony

   -10/25/04 No additional word from Darlene Wells of MOD

   -10/25/04, Kurt and Joe B to compose another letter to owner and MOD

   -11/01/04 Joe B sent additional letter to MOD week

   -12/14/04 No additional word from Darlene Wells of MOD

   -07/26/04 Chimney inspection ~1/2 cord of wood in unit #326

   -12/02/04 Low Temp installation, No wood in unit #326

   -12/14/04 Smoke could be coming from new Tenant in #126

   -12/15/04 Joe B going to inspect both units #326 and #126

   -12/15/04 Joe B spoke to the Tenant in #326 in person and with MOD's Darlene Wells.

         -Unit #326 had woodstove going and firewood stacked in the entry

          -Only one of the 3 chimneys stacks had smoke

         -Tenant denied allegations of heating primarily w/ firewood

         -Joe B also spoke to MOD's Darlene Wells, Darlene mentioned:

                -She will discuss w/ tenant

                -Darlene also mentioned she believes the tenants are moving out

   -12/16/04 Joe B sent memo to MOD Darlene Wells and Owner Michael Plentus

          -If we do not hear from MOD, Joe will follow up before 12/29/04

 

It was discussed that MOD is being compliant with our requests, just not good about getting back to us. It was agreed that the issues appear to have been addressed and we will continue to monitor and not to pursue further at this time.

 

15.) Sprinkler System inspection

   -Next inspection due 03/05

   -Get on contractors schedule

 

It was discussed that Joe B to follow up with Sykes on:

   -2nd phone line alarm went off and Joe B was not alerted

   -Probably Unit #224 disconnected phone

   -Need to insure alarm/notification process is working

   -Do we need dedicated phone lines, would be nice to avoid

   -One service call would about pay a year’s phone bill

   -Sprinkler inspection

   -Need quieter compressor

 

18.) Annual Building Inspections

   -Need to insure all Unit low temp sensors are in working order

   -Fire Extinguishers

   -Chimney Cleaning

   -Smoke Detectors

      ~45 batteries

   -Annual inspection will be scheduled for September 2005

   -Maintenance must be scheduled with unit owners

 

19.) 2005 Property Agent Renewal Contract

   -Signed at 01/31/05 directors meeting

 

 

Meeting Adjourned