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DESOTO ASSOCIATION CONDOMINIUM 

BOARD MEETING MINUTES 
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2016


CALL TO ORDER:  The meeting was called to order by Tony Armes at 6:30pm.

VERIFY QUORUM:  President-Tony Armes, Secretary-Toni McCollom, Treasurer-Jill Vogel and Director Josh Aikens.  Director Darrell Davis was not able to attend.  Kathy Watts represented Dragon Property Management.  Also in attendance were Susan Suomi, Nancy Armes, Al Figuly and Carol (under contract for Unit #2).

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  
Jill Vogel made a motion to accept the minutes from the May 16, 2016 Board Meeting and the August 29, 2016 Special Meeting as presented. Toni McCollom seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous voice vote. 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

  • Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Results:  Kathy reported that the there was a majority for NOT installing the sprinklers.  The results have been recorded at the county level and every owner was mailed a copy for their records.  Another form has been sent to the DBPR for recording at the state level. 


NEW BUSINESS:
North & East pool fence discussion:  The Board discussed imposing a Special Assessment and this may be addressed before the November meeting.  The discussion included adding the replacement of 4 garage entrance doors to the Special Assessment.  Josh Aikens and Tony Armes offered to obtain competitive pricing alternatives this week for the doors.

Rental Enforcement:  There are presently 4 units being rented so no more units can be rented.

Brighthouse/Charter Contract:  Kathy presented the new contact for bulk cable and explained that it  would supercede our current contract beginning immediately for five years, give some additional channels and there will be no cable increase in 2017.  A special committee consisting of Al Figuly, Nancy Armes and Sue Suomi was formed to explore options in lieu of extending the current bulk billing contract with Brighthouse.  The present contract expires in 2019.  

Stucco repainting:  Jill was able to have paint mixed to match the current stucco color and Josh offered to assist Jill in painting the repaired areas.

Pool gate security:  There hasn’t been an issue lately with non- residents using the pool.  Residents are being asked to make sure the gate is latched when they leave.

Approval to mail out the 2017 Proposed Budget to owners:  Toni McCollom made a motion to authorize management to mail out the proposed budget.  Josh Aikens seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous voice vote.  Kathy stressed the importance of sending in the vote on whether to fully fund the Reserves or partially fund the Reserves.

PROJECTS:  (in order of importance)
1) North & East pool fence
2) Garage entrance doors
3) Seal asphalt

NEXT MEETING:  The next Board Meeting is scheduled for November 14, 2016 at 6:00pm.   

ADJOURNMENT:  With no further business to discuss, Toni McCollom made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:40pm.  Jill Vogel seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous voice vote. 

Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Watts
Kathy Watts, CMCA, LCAM 
Dragon Property Management

 
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