DESOTO ASSOCIATION CONDOMINIUM

ORGANIZATIONAL/BOARD MEETING MINUTES
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2016

CALL TO ORDER:  The meeting was called to order by Tony Armes at 6:00pm.

VERIFY QUORUM:  President-Tony Armes, Secretary-Toni McCollom and Treasurer-Jill Vogel.  Kathy Watts represented Dragon Property Management.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  
Jill Vogel made a motion to accept the minutes from the January 25, 2016 Board Meeting as presented.  Toni McCollom seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous voice vote. 

OLD BUSINESS:
New Bank Accounts: The new bank account is up and running.  As soon as all the auto debits have been transferred, the account at TD Bank will be closed.  

NEW BUSINESS:
Type of mulch allowed:  It has come to the Board’s attention that owners are laying mulch on common property without permission or direction.  While the Board applauds the fact owners wish the property to look nice, the red mulch used is not the best to use to repel bugs and can be harmful to animals.  Jill Vogel presented research in different types of mulch, noting their pros and cons.  Toni McCollom made a motion to allow owners to lay mulch as long as the only mulch used is FLORIMULCH ORGANIC MULCH which can be purchased at Lowe’s (at approximately $2.50 per bag), Rockledge Gardens, Naturewise (Cocoa on US1) and possibly other places.  Owners will not be required to remove mulch that has already been placed but WILL BE required to remove any unapproved mulch after March 21, 2016.  Tony Armes seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous voice vote.

Board additions:   Five people have shown interest in filling the 2 director slots available.  While the present Board does not need to fill those 2 positions, it’s felt that since the Board President will be absent for an extended time period, that having 2 additional Directors would be beneficial.  The owners who have submitted their names are (in alphabetical order):  Josh Aikens, Pat Baldwin, Karen D'Amato, Darryl Davis and Martha Filliben.  Tony Armes made a motion to accept Josh Aikens and Darryl Davis as Board Directors for the balance of the 2016 year.  Jill Vogel seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous voice vote.

Paint revision for balconies/patio flooring, stairs & walkways:  The Board felt that the current color is too light and as such shows dirt very quickly and that a color a little darker would serve our purpose.  Toni McCollom made a motion to change the prescribed color to “HC133-Bombay” which can be purchased at Sherwin Williams and the listing of DeSoto colors will be updated at their store.  Tony Armes seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous voice vote.

PROJECTS:  (in order of importance)

1. North & East pool fence
2. Seal asphalt

ADJOURNMENT:  With no further business to discuss, Toni McCollom made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:50pm.  Tony Armes seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous voice vote. 

Respectfully submitted,

Kathy Watts
Kathy Watts, CMCA, LCAM                      
Dragon Property Management