March 2018
MINUTES OF THE MARCH MEETING
OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS BROOKRIDGE HOA, INC.
Call to order at 7:33 PM.
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Brookridge Homeowners Association, Inc. (“HOA”) was held on March 13, 2018 at the home of Monica Teuscher (Unit 43). Present at the meeting were: Carole Princer Levy (by phone), Paul Spindel, Monica Teuscher and Jeff Adler - all of whom are Directors constituting a quorum. Also present was Tom Pallman from Stillman Management & Leslie Molinoff from the Condo Conversion sub-committee. Carole Princer Levy acted as Chair of the meeting. Jeff Adler acted as Secretary.
Condominium Conversion report:
Leslie reports that: .
(A). Mr. Ralph Elefante (Brookridge HOA’s Attorney for this conversion) reports that he is still working the NYS Attorney General’s approval of our condominium conversion.
(B). All Declaration/By-Laws conversion documents have been and will be sent to the Community by email and “snail mail”. Please let the Board know if you do not receive these documents
(C). Ralph Elefante will be available on Monday March 19th between 6&8 PM at Unit 1 (Paul Spindel’s home) to have community members sign (and have notarized) the new documents. Additional meeting are scheduled on Thursday, March 22rd, from 6-8 at Dan and Leslie Molinoff's Unit #45 and at Carol Levy's home (Unit #54) on Monday March 26 from 4PM to 6PM. A notarized set of signatures is needed before we can submit our application to the City of New Rochelle.
(D). Leslie has copies of all the floor plans for distribution to each unit owner at the signing meetings.
Questions regarding obtaining your notarized signature should be directed to Leslie Molinoff 263-8848 lesliefm@aol.com
Before the regular meeting began the Board was visited by Ms. Ariel Churba and Ms. Margo Sartori (Units 10 & 15) . They requested that the Board grant them permission to install a basketball hoop and backboard on the tennis court and also wanted more aggressive “mosquito spraying”.
The Board agreed to consider these requests but asked Ms. Churba to send a written request to Stillman (ATT: Tom Pallman) with the details of the basketball hoop she wants to install, and names of other home owners who will support her request and use the equipment.
The Board asks Unit Owners who want to attend a regularly scheduled Board of Directors meeting to contact Stillman Management (Tom Pallman) at least 1 week prior to the meeting. so that the Board can be prepared for the issues they plan to raise.
Regular Board Business:
Minutes of the February Board meeting have been approved and posted.
Paul Spindel, Treasurer, reported on the bank balances as of March 13, 2018.
The operating account balance was $ 48,196
The capital reserve account was $189,468
CDs from capital reserve account $251,478
Total $489,142
Paul reported that increased snow and tree removal costs plus roof repairs may affect the spring planting budget. The positive news is water costs have diminished in our 2018 projection and we have received some unexpected income from visitor parking use.
The Board also discussed:
(1). Parking vehicles overnight and during the day in Common area parking. We remind Homeowners that there is a $125 per month parking fee for the use of visitor parking. Since a number of complaints of improper parking in Common areas have reached the Board. Homeowners, we again remind owners not to park in Common parking spot areas without first receiving Board approval.
(2). The Board, asked Tom Pallman to have the lamp post lights that are out (or dim) around the complex (near Units 16, 19 & 23) replaced. Replacing these lights has taken longer than expected due to weather and mechanical issues
(3). The Board approved $2,598.00 to replace the Keypad at the Front Gate. This will be accomplished once Verizon repairs the phone lines in this area. The Board continues to explore cameras for the Front Gate.
(4). Speed bumps will be reinstalled in April and removed again the beginning of November
(5). Pickleball lines will be permanently applied to the tennis court this season.
(6). The Board is exploring a different location to place snow removed by plowing in the complex.
The next meeting of the Board will be will be: Tuesday April 10, 2018 @ 7:30PM at Jeff Adler’s home (unit #: 29)
There being no further business before the Board, upon motion made and duly seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 8:38 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeff Adler, Secretary