January 2024 Minutes
Seven Cities Condo Association
Board Meeting Minutes
1/8/2024
In Attendance
Tricia Larkin, Karen Pyne, Andy Neild, Liz Collazo, Richard Lastrina, Kristen O’Brien, Dolores Skladnowski.
Not in attendance: Peg Garrison
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the previous meeting were read.
A motion was made to accept the minutes as read by: Kristen
The motion was seconded by: Karen
6 In favor; 0 Opposed; 1 Abstained
Agenda
- Previous Minutes
- Budget
- Letters
- Maintenance Fees
- Update on Water Credit
- Roofs
- Assessment
- 5 year plan
New Business
- In the red for the end of the year
- Transferring 70,000 from Savings to Checking account
- 183,890 in the Savings
- Crack in foundation causing water in basement
- Outstanding Maintenance Fees
- Unit Update on Charging Station
- Board can not say no to anyone wanting to add to a charging station: board can say no to a community charging station
- At owners’ expense
- We sent a list of responsibilities they would need to take in order to install charging station
- The attorney will send a letter to unit owner
- They had water and told the board they had water and we were dealing with all water issues
- We sent letter on Sept 26th explaining the water issues in other buildings
- Send another letter on Oct 10th to explain the work that will be done
- Weekend of Dec 18th, Ken came and dug a hole to divert water away from unit
- Ken told unit owner that the pump needed to be working before rainstorm; fire department confirmed it was not plugged in
- Requested bylaws and insurance company info. Insurance company told us he claimed damaged to property.
- Tricia will meet with adjuster and unit owner on Wednesday.
- Bank has not gone forward with the foreclosure
- The board has to continue sending letters to get HOA Fee and to put pressure on Mortgage company so they will sell it
- Water company gave recommendation for company
- Company informed us that it was in front of Unit 12, Ken said it was in the back
- Tricia called MDC and said we need our money back and the water was not back to normal
- New company came out and identified Unit 12 as an issue and they fixed the issue and we are back to normal
- A request has been made for credit on water bill
- Karen asked JP Carroll to do roof and gutters and downspouts
- $66,000 per building
- Board needs a plan to fix things (5 year plan)
- Water valves
- Update by laws
- Lighting and security
- Dividers
- Overage
- $620,000
- Assessment would be $170 per unit for 4 years
- Need to hold a unit owners meeting
- Needs to go to a vote, minimum of 50% of units need to say yes (39 votes)
- A motion was made to accept this plan and send to unit owners by: Tricia The motion was seconded by: Andy 6 In favor; 0 Opposed; 1 Abstained
- Full letter going to unit owners to explain
- Eversource: Lighting improvements
- They will not allow us to have another company to come in; We can take up poles and add new ones
- Board can supply solar bulb and we can require that switch it turned at night
Board Comments
- Insurance agent will come to the Feb meeting and read the policy to the board.
- Every unit owner needs to have a HO6 and send in copy to board
- Speeding
- Can we send a letter to unit owner that was speeding? Attorney said to put it in newsletter first and then if speeding doesn’t stop, send letter to direct unit
- Fence around pool was lifted up and Ken is going to fix it
- Budget needs to go out to unit owners
- Letters go out to unit owners with chimneys for yearly inspection
- They can take the chimneys out
- An email vote to raise the salary of Dolores took place via email and was finalized on January 16th. Motion made by: Tricia The motion was seconded by: Karen 7 In favor; 0 Opposed; 0 Abstained
Next Meeting
2/12/2023 at Senior Center, 6:30 pm
Adjournment
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting. It was seconded and approved.
Motion made by: Andy
Motion seconded by: Tricia
7 In favor; 0 Opposed; 0 Abstained