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RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ REGULAR MEETING
THE KNOLLS VILLAGE TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION

A regular meeting of the Knolls Village Townhouse Association was held on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at the association clubhouse at 6:30 PM. Present were directors Loren Rohl, Doug Hall, Cheryl Scher, Barbara Stokes, Don Rothschild, Dick Campbell and Rick Olson; Committee Chairs Don Boyson, Fred Langford and Kathy Quirk; and Manager Warren Deutsch. Joan Rowe was present to record the proceedings.

A motion was made by Don Rothschild and seconded by Dick Campbell to accept the financial statements as presented. The motion was passed.

Dick Campbell made a motion to approve the minutes of the February 5, 2008 meeting as written. The motion was seconded by Barbara Stokes and was passed.

Fred Langford, Web-site Manager, stated that the minutes for January, the February newsletter and the March agenda have been posted on the web-site. Some changes have been made to the web-site.

An e-mail report from Ilena Lea, Clubhouse Committee, stated that there were 17 usages of the clubhouse in February and that the committee is obtaining quotes for replacement of the carpet in the clubhouse.

Dick Campbell, Pool Committee, reported that the pool will open on May 23rd, weather permitting.

Barbara Stokes stated that the Hospitality Committee will be known as the Special Events Committee. Plans for events include a Saturday brunch on May 24th (11AM – 1 PM), an ice cream social on July 20th (4 PM – 6 PM) and the Labor Day Picnic on September 1st.

Don Boyson, Architectural Control Committee, stated that there are two vacancies on the committee and the committee needs a secretary. The painting has started with the blue units and will continue with brown, then green.

Kathy Quirk, Newsletter Editor, reported that she has set up an account at Office Depot and can e-mail the newsletter to them for printing.

Doug Hall, Treasurer, stated that the reserve fund total is $350,298.00 and the painting escrow fund total is $84,913.00. It was stated by a member of the Board that caution should be used in the future purchase of bank CD’s.

Warren Deutsch, Maintenance Manager, reported that the tree removal has been completed and that there is still some stump grinding to be done. A plan was presented for the type and location of replacement trees. A proposal was presented from Deco-Stamp Concrete. Some problem drainage areas will be improved as sidewalks are replaced. Two proposals were presented for replacement of the retaining wall at 2608-2648 East Geddes Place:

A motion was made by Dick Campbell and seconded by Rick Olson accept the proposal from Deco- Stamp Concrete for concrete work. The motion was passed.

Dick Campbell made a motion to spend up to $1,200.00 for replacement trees. The motion was seconded by Cheryl Scher and was passed.

A motion was made by Don Rothschild and seconded by Barbara Stokes to accept the proposal from Doug Current Retaining Walls to replace the retaining wall at 2608-2648 East Geddes Place with dry stack blocks. The motion was passed.

Barbara Stokes, Landscaping Committee, stated that the planning process is continuing.

During the homeowners’ forum, Doug Hall presented her plans for landscaping the front and side of her unit. She will be provided with a list of approved planting material and she will re-submit her plan.

The board approved the audit report for 2007 and the posting of the report to the web-site.

Don Rothschild made a motion to permanently transfer $20,000.00 from the operating account to the reserve account. The motion was seconded by Dick Campbell and was passed.

A motion was made by Barbara Stokes and seconded by Dick Campbell to spend $50.00 for advertising and promotion of the community garage sale on April 26th. The motion was passed.

The Board will have a planning meeting on Thursday, March 6th at 7 PM.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.