May 2020

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BROOKRIDGE HOA, INC.

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A meeting of the Board of Directors of Brookridge Homeowners Association, Inc. (“HOA”) was held by video conference on May 13, 2020. Present at the meeting were: Carole Princer Levy, President; Paul Spindel, Vice President; Monica Teuscher; Leslie Molinoff, Secretary; and Paul Roberts, Treasurer; - all of whom are Directors constituting a quorum. Also present was Tom Pallman, Property Manager, Jessica Brunelle, Assistant Property Manager and Claude Priolet, Esq. Carole Princer Levy acted as Chair of the meeting and Leslie Molinoff took the minutes.

Call to order at 4:08 p.m.

Condo Conversion Report:

Claude Priolet, Esq., colleague of our attorney, Ralph Elefante, is being retained jointly by Mr. Elefante and Brookridge to resolve the outstanding issues with the Attorney General’s office so that our conversion can move forward. Any retainer fees paid by Brookridge to Mr. Priolet will be deducted from fees otherwise payable to Mr. Elefante. Mr. Priolet has a very strong working relationship with the AG attorney assigned to our case. Mr. Priolet advises that he will be submitting the responses to the AG by May 20th and will give us a report by then as to his progress. He advised that there have been no laws enacted by New Rochelle to prevent us from achieving our goal.

Regular Business:

Minutes of the Board Meeting held on April 15, 2020 were approved and have been posted.

Paul Roberts reported on the bank balances as of May 1, 2020:

Operating account $58,084.45

Union Bank capital reserve account #0077 $158,148.65

Signature Bank reserve account #1893 $20,510.24

Signature Bank reserve acct #7287 (CD/matures 12-20) $255,641.33

Signature reserve acct #3372 (MM) $245,891.37

TOTAL FUNDS $738,276.04

Common Areas Report

Pool House: the pool house has been emptied and the chairs stacked on the pool deck in anticipation of the installation of the new pool shed roof which is ready to be installed as soon as the social distancing guidelines are modified.

Pool Gate: Mark has repaired the pool gate and will be painting the fence shortly.

Pool Opening: Although we have received our pool permit for this season, the Department of Health has advised that there will be no pool openings until further notice. We are making all necessary preparations for an opening, should we get the go-ahead.

Irrigation System: The outside water was turned on and a leak was discovered in the sprinkler system at the back end of the pool. As a result, several of the arborvitaes which were interfering with the irrigation pipes had to be removed but there is still enough coverage along the back fence that replacement trees will not be necessary. The sprinkler system is now up and running.

Landscaping: Additional plants will be added to the two islands (upper circle and lower circle). Monica is working with Eva Rivera (landscaper) on this. In addition, now that the weather is getting warmer and residents will be more eager than ever to be outside, an additional bench for each island will be installed. .A dead tree was removed from the back of unit #13 for a cost of $250. The tree succumbed to water run-off from Cherry Lawn Farms’ back parking lot. Tom Pallman and Monica will be looking into the run-off situation with Cherry Lawn to see if something can be done to prevent this going forward.

Certa Pro Paint Touch-Ups: Touch-ups are currently on hold due to social distancing guidelines. The Board discussed the possibility of postponing touch-ups to 2021 or waiting to do a full painting of the units instead. Further discussions about this will be ongoing.

Annual Meeting and Election:

The annual election will be conducted by mail or email in June. Carole Levy and Monica Teuscher are up for re-election. Anyone interested in standing for the Board should contact Tom Pallman.

The annual meeting will be postponed at least until September. Board discussions about when and how to hold it are ongoing.

Financial Statements:

The statements were distributed to the community via email (and by snail mail to those without email) on April 30th and a date correction was circulated thereafter.

The next Board meeting is scheduled for June 10th at 4:00 by video conference.

There being no further business before the Board, upon motion made and duly seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 5:08.

Respectfully submitted,

Leslie Molinoff, Secretary