Fairlington
Arbor Council of Co-Owners
ANNUAL
ELECTION Meeting
fairlington
community center
7:30
pm
APRIL
25, 2007
Minutes
of Meeting
Board Members Present: James
Moser, Bill Jenkins, Susan Goldstein, Robert Ingulli, Marilyn Beck
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: None
MANAGEMENT PRESENT: Steve Kirkpatrick,
Facilities Manager
Mike
Maloney, CFM Manager
The President called the meeting to order at 7:31 pm. Motions were made and seconded by the
homeowners waiving Proof of Notice of the meeting, calling of the roll, and
reading of the minutes of the preceding annual meeting. It was determined that there was the required
quorum present or represented by proxy at the meeting (36.91%) as of 7:20 pm.
REPORT OF THE
OFFICERS
James Moser, VP of
Grounds: In review
of the last several months, some highlights include: tree pruning; regularly
scheduled landscaping; clean up of overgrown King Street corridor; exterior
light posts have been cleaned and straightened; benches have been power-washed
in hopes of deterring squirrels from continuing to chew on them.
Susan Goldstein, VP of
Community Affairs:
In the past six months, the pool area has undergone considerable
transformations which include the following: painting and replacing of wood
trim on building; power-washed picnic tables, trash holders, ping pong pad and
some of the pool furniture. (Furniture in particularly poor condition has been
retired.). Further, doors have been either fixed or replaced; the baby pool
fence, captain chair, and fence have been painted; the surface has been caulked
and cleaned; and the trellises have been rebuilt.
Bill Jenkins, VP
Buildings: To date,
13 of the 21 B unit common-area hallways have been plastered, painted, and
carpeted. The remaining 8 should be done by the end of May. The roof in Court 2
is also complete. Exterior painting projects have begun in courts 4, 6, and 11
for this year.
Robert Ingulli,
Treasurer: We’re a
bit ahead of the budget. In June, the finance committee will be meeting to start
planning the 2008 budget, and respond to recommendation’s from the Arbor’s
auditor, Singleton & Bardowski, LLC. Worth noting, the water and sewer
rates in Arlington County continue to rise.
Marilyn Beck,
President: A new
Arbor policy resolution has been passed for portable on-demand storage devices
(PODS). Residents interested in using a POD will need to fill out a form and
limit the time the POD spends in a parking space to seven days. The policy will
be distributed to homeowners. Also, the portion of the sidewalk under
ill-repair by the tot lot has been fixed. And Frank Bingham graciously
volunteered his recommendation and gardening services to the Board to move the
half of the dense elephant grass on one side of the pool to the other side of
the pool, thus balancing the visual look of the pool and adding more privacy.
Reports
of Committees
Bypassed.
Election
of Inspectors of Election
Bob Kimmins, Rachel Robinson, and Lane Irwin all
volunteered.
ELECTION
The candidates—Cindy Atwood, Terry Ruth, James Moser, and
Bill Jenkins—all introduced themselves. James Moser and Terry Ruth were elected
to the Board!
NEW
BUSINESS/DISCUSSION
A homeowner asked why the Arbor pool doesn’t have a cover
for off-season months. Response, the purchase a custom-fitting pool cover would
be expensive, and chemicals are needed to clean the pool and water regardless
if a cover is used or not. It was duly noted that a pair of ducks has been seen
swimming in the pool.
Question taken about the pool committee members; they
include Karen Keyes, Paul Ferguson, Dan and Carolyn Winters.
Question about why All Plumbing is mentioned on the monthly
Arbor newsletter for emergency service; do they offer a special discount for
Fairlington residents. No, they do not offer a discount, but they have provided
the Arbor with reliable service—both the office and residents—and have
experience dealing with back ups.
Question posed about improving signage throughout the Arbor.
Ideas are floating around, but due to current budget constraints, we have yet
to budget for new signage.
The issue of getting new fences also came up. Fencing is a
big budget item and will need to be addressed from the budget perspective
before the next cycle. The current fences are approximately 14 years old and
may have a projected life of up to five years more. Different options are
available; heavy repairs to replace top boards and power-washing the boards may
be done to help the fences last until the issue can be addressed. Yes, designs
in other Fairlington villages will be taken into consideration.
A homeowner asked about the use of overtime for Arbor hourly
staff. This overtime has been just to address some overdue, pressing
maintenance issues, as well as inclement weather/snow removal.
Another homeowner commented on how nice the newly
power-washed and stained benches look throughout the Arbor.
Yes, new trash cans are coming. The same number of
receptacles have been ordered and with tops that should discourage abuse of
household trash going in these community receptacles. A homeowner recommended
getting 2-3 more trashcans, especially near Court 9.
Homeowner was wondering about the number of signs made prior
to the fertilizer/herbicide treatment. The contractor had signage and Steve
made another 16 signs for posting, as well.
In progress: Contacting Comcast to have wires that are
strung along fences to be buried. Note, when residents have new cable wire
installed, a Comcast cable employee—not a contractor—should come to install and
bury the wires. Please contact the Facilities Manager with questions.
Steve has also contacted Metro; bus stop shelters are
pending refurbishment.
In reviewing all these past and pending issues, another
homeowner started a round of applause for Steve, for all his hard work this
past year as the Arbor’s Facilities Manager.
The winner of the free month of condo fees is at 3421 S.
Wakefield Street, 1-A.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn the meeting,
seconded, and adjourned at 8:11 pm.