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Minutes of the Board of Directors - May
30, 2002
The meeting was called to order at 7:45PM. Attendees were Joseph Morris, Elizabeth VanderPutten, Rebecca Kane, Ralph Dominick and Dwight Clark.
Treasurer's Report
Net cash available at end of April was $871,440. For year to date operations, through the end of April total income was $273,243 which is over budget by $1,491; total operating expenses were $168,523 which is under budget by $67,027; capital expenditures were $86,487.
Election of Officers
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President: Dwight Clark
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Treasurer Joseph Morris
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Secretary : Elizabeth VanderPutten
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Vice President: Rebecca Kane
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Second Vice President: Ralph Dominick
Professional Presentations/Q & A and Decision on Planters, Furniture and Plants
Roof
update: Planters, furniture, access
The Board reviewed in detail the final plans for the planters, plants and furniture for the roof. The goal is to provide a warm, non-industrial look by mixing the types, size and color of the planters and to provide a large number of plants. Selection was limited also by considerations of load bearing. Furniture will be wooden and will include tables, chairs and lounge furniture. Existing plants will be used in the larger pots but new plants will be purchased for the additional pots. Plants will be purchased with the idea that they will grow and therefore at first might appear to be small for the planters. The Board approved the design with some changes. No final decision was made on one vendor, Gardener’s Gallery. The goal is to have the orders written by June 8 with delivery in July.
Gas Grill
The
Board looked as a few samples of gas grills for the roof garden but did not have enough
information to make a decision.
Pool
The
pool has been repainted numerous times and needs to be stripped before
repainting. Several options were
discussed. The Board decided on a
blue paint using Ramuc product.
Action Items
Security
The
President appointed a security committee, with the advice of the Board,
to review the security procedures at
the Lauren. The Board
representative will be Ralph Dominick. The
President appointed Roger Hirschland
as chair and asked the committee to name one or two other persons.
One main item the committee is to discuss is the admission policy during
the day, now that there are so few businesses in the building.
The Board also discussed the recent advisory from the Office of Homeland Security that Apartments and, by extension, condominiums be aware of potential threats. The Board agreed to send out a note about this to residents.
Replacement of the boiler stack:
Board approved the needed replacement by AEO.
Unit
Renovation Requests
Unit 216
The Board approved the renovation plans for unit.
Units 615/616/617
Based on the fact that the owner has combined
three units into one residential unit, removed kitchen appliances from some of
the units and therefore has reduced the amount of water used in the unit, and
the specifications of the particular washer, the Board approved the plans for
units.
Review Status and Discussion Items
Roof update: status
of completion
The railing was delivered with the wrong color. The railing was sent back and should be returned the week of June 10th. Unfortunately, this means a delay in the opening of the roof until about
June 15th.
Access
The lobby lift is expected to arrive in mid-June
with installation expected by early July.
Manager's Report
The Manager's Report was not ready for the meeting.
Meeting Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:50 pm.
Next Meeting
The next meeting of will be the annual meeting of the Lauren Condominium Association on Thursday, July 11 at 7:00 pm.
Respectfully Submitted
Elizabeth VanderPutten
Secretary
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