HEATHERLEA OF ARLINGTON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

February 24, 2004

 

 

Board Members Present: Jim Shelton, President; Betty Scott, Secretary; Michael Bell, Treasurer  and Rita Becker, Member at Large

 

Board Members Absent: Gladys Daines, Vice President

 

Representing KPA, Inc.: Carol Hanas, Community Manager

 

Attending from the Association Office: Lucy Oliver, Office Manager

 

Unit Owners Present: 4520-C, 4523-D

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

President Shelton called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

Betty moved to approve the minutes of the January 12, 2004 meeting as amended. Jim seconded.  Approved.                                                                                                                                                   3-0-0

 

TREASURER’S REPORT

 

Mike reported that a $50,000 CD matures on March 4, 2004 and requested guidance on reinvesting this CD. Following a brief discussion, Mike moved to purchase two new CDs, each in the amount of $25,000, from the proceeds of the maturing $50,000 CD. Betty seconded. Approved.                                        4-0-0

 

Jim stated that there was approximately $50,000 in the checking account, and suggested that $25,000 of this amount be moved to the bank deposit account. Mike moved to transfer $25,000 into the bank deposit account. Jim seconded. Approved.                                                                                                    4-0-0      

 

UNIT OWNER PRESENTATIONS

 

4520-C – expressed concern regarding the trees that overhang parking spaces and the birds that roost in those trees. The Board stated they were aware of the situation, and that efforts were being made to have these trees trimmed.

 

The resident requested that a reminder be sent to the residents of the 4512 – 4522 Courtyard with respect to trash and cigarette butts. This is a growing problem. The Board directed the Association Office to send out a door-to-door reminder to the residents of this courtyard.

 

VARIANCE REQUESTS

 

4523-D South 28th Road submitted a variance for replacement of the door to the storage closet off the balcony. Betty moved to approve the request with the condition that the door be painted as soon as weather permits. Rita seconded. Approved.                                                                                                    4-0-0      

4503 South 28th Road submitted a variance for the installation of a satellite dish. Betty moved to approve the request provided the dish is installed on the chimney. Mike seconded. Approved.                            4-0-0

 

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4531-C South 28th Road submitted a variance for the installation of replacement windows. Mike moved to approved the request provided the windows are of like style with the same number of mullions as the current windows. Betty seconded. Approved.                                                                                        4-0-0

 

2819-B South Wakefield Street submitted a variance for installation of a satellite dish. Rita moved to approve the request provided the dish is installed on the chimney. Mike seconded. Approved.           4-0-0

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

Newsletter

 

The newly designed 1st quarter newsletter has been published and delivered to residents. Many cudos to Rita and her committee for their efforts.

 

The next newsletter will be published in May. Deadline for articles is April 12, 2004.

                                                                                                   

OLD BUSINESS - None

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

Termite Prevention Proposal – Suburban Pest Service’s proposal for termite prevention was presented to the Board for approval. Mike moved to approved the proposal at an expense not to exceed $1,650. Rita seconded. Approved.                                                                                                                                        4-0-0

                                                                                                                                   

Summer/Fall Seasonal Plantings – Community Landscape Services submitted a proposal for summer/fall seasonal plantings for the focal beds throughout the community. The Board wishes to schedule a walk-through with CLS prior to acceptance of this proposal. Therefore, approval has been postponed until the next board meeting.

 

Adopt-A-Bed Guidelines  - Discussion of this topic has been postponed until a later date.

 

Work Order Report – This report reflected the efforts that have been made to complete repairs to 2823-B following a roof leak reported on July 8, 2003. Burgundy Roofing made repairs to the chimney cap on July 11. AMS Services was issued a work order for interior repairs to the unit on September 30 (delay recommended by the roofing company to insure that the repairs to the chimney cap were successful). Resident insists on being present and repeated attempts to set up an appointment have had no response from the resident.

 

The Board directed management to send a certified letter to the resident stating that the resident had 30 days from the date of the letter to schedule these repairs at the Association’s expense. If the resident does not respond within 30 days, the Association will no longer be responsible for the repairs.

 

Proposal for Work at 4534-A – As the result of water seepage from the exterior to the interior of the unit, AMS Services proposed to make repairs to the unit at a cost of $2,250. Betty moved to approve this proposal at an expense not to exceed $2,250. Rita seconded. Approved.                                                    4-0-0      

 

           

 

 

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COMMUNITY MANAGER’S UPDATE

 

Rees, Broome & Diaz - Carol informed the Board that RBD will make a presentation to Windgate II, Windgate III and Heatherlea regarding legislative updates to the Virginia Condominium Act (as amended) on Wednesday, April 28 at 7:00 PM in the Association Office.

 

Community Towing – Lucy informed the Board that, although there were concerns that Community was not fulfilling their contractural agreement (no towing reports since October), a discussion with the driver who patrols the community reported otherwise. The driver reported that he patrols three to four times a night, four to five days a week. The driver stated that he is pleased that Heatherlea is a very well-behaved community and he feels very safe patrolling it.

           

Rita moved to go into Executive Session at 8:05 PM. Betty seconded. Approved.                                        4-0-0

 

Mike moved to reconvene the regular meeting at 8:15 PM. Betty seconded. Approved.                            4-0-0

 

Account #490-0905 – Mike moved to approved the revocation of parking and recreational permits for this account because of its delinquency status. Rita seconded. Approved.                                                    4-0-0

 

Next Meeting – The next board meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 6, 2004.

                                               

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Meeting adjourned at 8:16 PM.

 

 

 

 

 

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Betty Scott, Secretary                                                                                Date

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