Skybridge Condominium Association Board Minutes

July 12, 2007

 

The twelfth meeting of the Board of Directors of the Skybridge Condominium Association was convened on July 12, 2007 as 7:33 PM in the Fitness Center on the 35th Floor. The following directors were present: Garry Zimmerman, Joseph Bardusk, Joseph Kerbleski and Nina Landen.

Management was represented by Andreas Holder, Draper and Kramer Supervisor and Steven P. Hanna, Skybridge Property Manager.

Garry Zimmerman began the meeting by establishing a quorum. Jeffrey Hoosin was not present.

 

Approval of May 10, 2007 Skybridge Board Meeting Minutes

Garry Zimmerman called for approval of the May 10, 2007 Skybridge Board Meeting Minutes. Joseph Bardusk moved for approval of the May 10, 2007 Skybridge Board Meeting Minutes. The motion was seconded by Joseph Kerbleski and approved unanimously by the Board.

RESOLVED: Approval of May 10, 2007 Skybridge Board Meeting Minutes.

 

The next item on the agenda was the President’s report.

No report at this time

 

The next item on the agenda was the management report, provided by Steve Hanna.

1. Amendments to the Declarations: To date we have approximately 68% support for the amendment to stagger terms and 58% support to change the requirement for a quorum. Letters to owners who have not yet voted are being sent at the beginning of each month. The Board will vote on the staggered terms Amendment at the meeting. Management will continue to send out letters in an effort to gather enough support for the quorum Amendment as well and the Board will vote on this at a future meeting.

2. Façade Inspection: This has been completed. Management is waiting for the report from HPZS.  

3. Waste Receptacle Update: This container was installed last month and seems to be helping with the dog waste issue on the grass.

4. Window Screens: Management continues to work on the screen issue with the residents. Unfortunately, we have had some issues with finding a company that can handle the work we require. Because many of the screens are different sizes (even by tier) some of the companies we have contacted are giving us astronomical prices.

5. Lobby Renovations: At this time Management is waiting for the delivery of the wall panels. They are expected near the end of this month or the beginning of next. Scandinavian Builders indicated that the delivery time was 6-8 weeks after the order was placed.

The corner protector near the mail boxes has been installed but is the wrong material and was installed incorrectly. Scandinavian Builders has been notified and a new piece has been ordered. The new piece will be installed as soon as it is received.

6. Internet Contract Update: The internet contract with Business Only Broadband (BOB) has been completed and is included in your action item section for your review. This will be approved at the meeting.

The back-rent check is currently being cut and will be sent to the Association shortly. Management will not release the signed contract without the checks in hand. 

 7. Audit Update: The audit meeting has been set for July 19, 2007 in the conference room beginning at 6:30PM. The Board will meet with Chris Nyborg to discuss the forensic audit.

8. Storage Locker Audit Update: Management has collect approximately 50% of the storage locker letters mailed out in May. Another letter was sent to those who have not yet responded. This will continue until we are confident we have all of the lockers accounted for.

9. Driveway Canopy Lights: The lights have all been replaced with the exception of two which will need the entire ballast replaced. When White Way went to pull the grates up in the bike room, they found that all of the grates had been welded down. I assume this was done to prevent injury while the building was under construction. Due to the configuration of the lights it is impossible to fix them from the bottom as was originally planned. Therefore the grates will need to be cut in order to access those two lights. Management is currently waiting for a proposal to have this work completed.

In the action item section the Board will be ratifing the repair and maintenance contracts for the lights. You will notice that both had been reduced and since the maintenance contract was approved at the same time as the repairs White Way will be reducing the repair cost by another 20-30%. Please note the repairs have not been paid for at this time and will be done once the work has been completed and the office receives an updated invoice with the reduction.

10. Garage Vandalism: There have been no other incidents recorded since the security company has been brought in to monitor the garage at night. CPS has handled all of the claims of theft and to date, the Management Office has not received any information.

11. Developer Reconciliation Update: I had a meeting with Glenn this morning to discuss the documentation given to him several months ago. He has several questions, requested documentation for some of the claims and informed me of the claims he agrees with. I will now get an email out to the Board listing the various requests made by him. We can then meet and discuss his position on the matters in question.

12. Cab Light Repairs/Modifications: The cab lights were fixed and modified and from all accounts seems to have helped when trying to hail a cab. The light near the Dominicks sign has been changed to orange and the light on the Skybridge column has been changed to only flash.

13. Units Sold by Developer: Below is an update on how many units the developer has sold from November– July 10, 2007.

November:       9 Units             and       10 Parking Spaces

December:        2 Units             and       2 Parking Spaces

January:            4 Units             and       5 Parking Spaces

February:          2 Units             and       2 Parking Spaces

March:             4 Units             and       4 Parking Spaces

April:                5 Units             and       6 Parking Spaces

May:                4 Units             and       5 Parking Spaces

June:                 1 Unit               and       1 Parking Space

As of July 10, 2007 the developer still owns:

12 Units or approximately 5.43%

40 Parking Spaces or approximately 14.34%

 

The next items on the Agenda were the Committee Reports

Financial:  Provided by: Garry Zimmerman, Chair

The financial board met this past month, had a quick review of the financial status of the building so far is relatively on target with the budget. Line items were over budget because of the plumbing repairs and some line items were under because of renegotiations on different contracts. What we are really waiting for is the meeting that we are going to have next week with Chris Nyborg, the Association’s auditor. Once we have our review of the forensic study we can move forward. Next month we are going to start planning the 2008 budget for the building and than we will have a lot more to be discussed.

House and Grounds:  Provided by: Joseph Kerbleski, Chair

No update at the time.

Rules and Regulations: Provided by: Nina Landen, Chair

The committee started meeting again and we are in the process of finalizing the pet rules, which should be ready to be sent to the Board by the end of next week.  The committee also started discussing the rules for the skydeck including the idea of allowing residents  to reserve it for private parties, what age children can be there unattended and restrictions on what type of beverages are allowed. The committee will have this completed shortly.

Engineering:  Provided by: Larry Standlee, Chair

The remediation of the electric room ventilation has been started and should be completed by next week. Currently there are two different contractors bidding on the project. Since the engineer is doing most of the work pro-bono, the work has been somewhat slow, however the work should be completed shortly. The committee is trying to get the second phase of the engineering report once we get the proposal in there and we would like some volunteers for the engineering committee, because it has kind of dissipated.  The committee has asked that a notice be posted asking for volunteers for the committee.

Social:  Provided by: Vanessa Alcocer – Chair

No report at this time.

 

MOTIONS

  1. Ratification of the Driveway Canopy Light Repairs

Joe Bardusk motioned for the ratification of the driveway canopy light repairs. The motion was seconded by Nina Landen and approved unanimously by the Board.

“Be it resolved that the Board of Directors of the Skybridge Condominium Association ratify the driveway canopy light repairs serviced by White Way Sign Company.”

 

  1. Ratification of the Driveway Canopy Light Maintenance Contract

Nina Landen motioned for the ratification of the driveway canopy light maintenance contract. The motion was seconded by Joe Bardusk and approved unanimously by the Board.

“Be it resolved that the Board of Directors ratify the driveway canopy light maintenance contract with White Way Sign Company for a period of one year.”

 

  1. Approval of the Amendment to the Declarations – Staggered Board Terms

Joe Kerbleski motioned for the approval of the amendment to the declarations – staggered board terms. The motion was seconded by Nina Landen and approved unanimously by the Board.

“Be it resolved that the Board of Directors approve the Amendment to the Declarations as follows;

RESOLVED, that the Declaration of Condominium Ownership and Bylaws for the Skybridge Condominium be amended by deleting the ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth sentences of Section 5.06(a) thereof (that is, beginning with the words "The Board members shall be elected…"  and ending with the words "…for a term of one year each.") and substituting the following in their place: 

Subject to the provisions of this Section 5.06(a), all Board members shall be elected for a term of two (2) years.  The three candidates for election to the Board receiving the highest number of votes at the 2008 annual meeting of Voting Members shall be elected to serve as members of the Board for a term of two years, and the two candidates receiving the next highest number of votes at the 2008 annual meeting of Voting Members shall be elected to serve as members of the Board for a term of one year.   Commencing with the 2009 annual meeting of Voting Members, all members of the Board shall be elected for a term of two years.  Two members of the Board shall be elected to two-year terms in 2009 and all subsequent odd-numbered years, and three persons shall be elected to two-year terms in 2010 and all subsequent even-numbered years.  Board members may be re-elected and may succeed themselves in office. The election as between candidates receiving the same number of votes shall be determined by lot, and all members of the Board shall be elected at large.”

 

  1. Approval of the Updated Proposal for Engineering Services - HPZS

Nina Landen motioned for the approval of the updated proposal for engineering services - HPZS. The motion was seconded by Joe Kerbleski and approved unanimously by the Board.

“Be it resolved that the Board of Directors approve the updated proposal for engineering services with HPZS in the amount of $3000.00.”

 

  1. Approval of the Additional Fitness Equipment for Fitness Center

Joe Bardusk motioned for the approval of the additional fitness equipment for fitness center. The motion was seconded Joe Kerbleski and approved unanimously by the Board.

“Be it resolved that the Board of Directors approve the additional fitness equipment for the fitness center in the amount of $2,247.96.”

 

  1. Approval of the Freight Elevator Wall Construction in Garage

This motion has been tabled until further proposals can be supplied to the Board for their review.

 

  1. Approval of the Business Only Broadband (BOB) Internet Contract

This motion was tabled for discussion for the next thirty (30) days by the Board.

 

  1. Approval of the Proposal to Install a Repeater for Building Radios

Joe Kerbleski motioned for the approval of the proposal to install a repeater for building radios. The motion was seconded Joe Bardusk and approved unanimously by the Board.

“Be it resolved that the Board of Directors approve the proposal from Portable Communication Specialist, INC. in the amount of $3,767.25 to install a repeater on the property to be used in conjunction with the staff radios...”

 

New Business

A.     Unit Owner Violation Matter

Nina Landen motioned for the approval of resolution for the unit owner violation matter. The motion was seconded Joe Kerbleski, Garry Zimmerman abstained from the vote.

 

 

RESOLVED: That the meeting be adjourned at 8:25 PM.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

___________________________

Joseph Kerbleski, May 10, 2007

Secretary