Present: Patty Werdowatz, President; Steve Huddleston, Vice President; Skip Kruszona, Treasurer; John Marsh, Secretary; Charles Kachadoorian, Director; Alex Moore, Director: Marysia Leu, Curtis Management Company and a few interested homeowners.
Call To Order The meeting was called to order at 6:05 p.m. by President, Patty Werdowatz.
Minutes The Board reviewed the minutes of the February 8, 2006 Board meeting. Upon a motion made and seconded (Marsh/Huddleston) the minutes were approved. Motion passed unanimously.
Financials Ms. Leu noted the financial statement for the period ending February, 2006 had not yet been received from San Diego Preferred Property Management. These will be provided at the next month's meeting.
Signature cards were provided for U.S. Bank Operating Accounts for Board to sign. Management to process accordingly.
Outstanding List The delinquency list as of February 28, 2006 was next reviewed. Management recommended the following collection activity:
Pay or Lien letter to be sent to [], account to be monitored for further payment, [] and a lien to be placed on the account for [].
Motion was duly made and seconded (Kruszona/Kachadoorian) approving management's recommendations. Motion passed unanimously.
Audit The preliminary audit was provided for the Board's review. A motion was made and seconded (Marsh/Huddleston) approving the audit be sent to all homeowners, pending Treasurer's review. Motion carried unanimously.
Tax returns were also signed by the Board for management to process.
Annual Meeting Steve Huddleston confirmed he will run for reelection. The Board reviewed the Annual Meeting notice and proxy ballot for the April Annual Meeting. There are three seats up for election. It was noted that the regular monthly meeting will begin at 5:30pm with registration at 6:30pm and the Annual Meeting to begin promptly at 7:00pm. Motion was made and seconded (Marsh/Kruszona) approving the Annual Meeting notice and Proxy Ballot as corrected, to be sent to all homeowners. Motion carried unanimously.
Board also reviewed the text and cost for the Annual Meeting reminder postcards. Motion was made and seconded (Kruszona/Moore) approving this be sent as well, the Friday prior to the Annual Meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Homeowners Forum Lester [] provided his analysis on landscape water costs and felt they were in-line for the year. Board will review his findings at their leisure.
Julie Allen reported on her last property inspection with the landscape company. They are currently focusing on areas to switch from turf to ground cover in an effort to reduce maintenance and water costs. She also noted that the long range planning meeting had been changed from March 18 to March 25, 2006 and will begin at 9:00am. Management confirmed with Ms. Allen that this month's walkthrough will be held on the fourth Monday (March 27) at 9:00am.
Ms. Allen also requested that the heater be raised on the Jacuzzi to 101 degrees. There seems to be different readings between the thermometer and the heat exchanger's display. Ms Leu to get it corrected.
A homeowner reported he still had mold in the garage from his upper deck leak. He noted that he had been working with the previous management company for over 13 months, attempting to get the repair done. Ms. Leu to coordinate inspections and repairs costs for the next meeting. Skip Kruszona noted it should be in the newsletter the homeowner's responsibility to notify management of any repair or maintenance items as soon as possible.
Greg Smutko, WebMaster, provided his report on the web page usage and volunteered to renew the user domain registration and requested reimbursement for same. Motion was made and seconded (Kruszona/Huddleston) approving the reimbursement. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Smutko also requested approved minutes for the web page. Management to provide monthly, including any past minutes he may be needing.
Rose [] volunteered to serve on the Landscape and Long Range Planning Committees. She noted there are grants available for upgrading and water conservation from the City of San Diego. There are water saving devices such as commercial weather sensors that could help budgeting for water usage and costs and give us an indicator on how much water the Association should be using.
John Steffan provided his report for the newsletter and will also provide this monthly to Mr. Smutko for inclusion on the web site. Alex Moore asked that it be noted in the next newsletter that new vinyl windows need to be of the recessed type.
Architectural Ms. Leu reported she will verify on the next walk through if the screen door installation at [] Pine Knoll Lane is still pending. It was noted that screen doors are prohibited but that security doors may be installed. The Board also reviewed a request from 9936 Pine Knoll Lane to replace their plastic patio cover with a clear plastic. A motion was made and seconded (Marsh/Huddleston) approving this, pending Management's verification that this is not a hard plastic, corrugated, top. Motion carried unanimously.
Landscape Ms. Leu noted that the previous management company did not attend the February, 2006 walk through, therefore no summary is available. Next property inspection is set for March 27, 2006 at 9:00am.
Maintenance The Board reviewed bid from Hutchinson Cleaning for 2 trash receptacles at $296.32 for the pool area. Motion was made and seconded (Marsh/Kachadoorian) approving this bid. Motion carried unanimously.
The Terminix warranty renewal at Rimpark Lane was denied. No further action.
Pool Ms. Leu queried if the spa heater installation has been completed satisfactorily. Alex Moore responded that it is and management can now process the final invoice. He also asked, however, if the Jacuzzi heater can be placed on a timer at night to save energy costs. Ms. Leu to coordinate this and to make sure the gauges are calibrated properly.
Correspondence The Board reviewed homeowner and violation correspondence since the last meeting. No further action was directed.
New Business As there is a vacancy on the Board and a resident volunteer, a motion was made and seconded (Kruszona/Marsh) to appoint Julie Allen to fill the vacancy left by Bob Dauffenbach's resignation. Motion carried unanimously.
Adjournment The next Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 beginning at 5:30p.m. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:01p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Marysia Leu
Acting Recording Secretary
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