Present: Steve Bruner (Treas.), David Crofton, Steve Dembitzer, Rose Firestein, Peter Levy (Pres.), Elia Malara (Managing Agent), Katharine Mukherji (V. Pres.), Matthew Pilkington (Sec’y), and. José Perez (Super.).
Maintenance Items
Jose Perez was invited by the board to give a run down of maintenance issues.
The boiler was cleaned as part of its annual service by Abilene and Co. The activating motor for the heating water mixer valve was replaced. Water out of the faucets in 120 Boerum should now not be too hot, and the water in 134 Boerum and 15 Bergen should not be too cold. We will switch to oil to test the dual fuel ability of the boiler when the weather becomes warmer. The boiler has been running on natural gas for the winter. The state of the oil tank and the amount of oil in the tank will be checked before the switchover is attempted.
City Fines
Peter Burgess Management received fines for failing to renew the two boilers’ registration with the city in 2004 and 2007. The boiler registration needs to be renewed every 3 years. Peter Burgess Management is somewhat to blame, but our new Managing Agent, Elia Malara said that the city is looking through its files for any overlooked infringements in order to raise revenue. There are 3 outstanding fines that we are questioning for a total of $1250. We also have to decommission our secondary boiler that has been shut down for some time. The city has to sign off on the decommissioned boiler before stating that it does not need to be registered and therefore allowing its removal. Jose has found someone to remove the old boiler post-decommissioning inspection. The board was only recently aware of these issues. EM Holding Co. has registered the boilers so they are currently up to date. In this vein, the Condo. was recently notified that some of the cracks in the pavement have to be repaired around the buildings or we will face other fines.
120 Boerum Place also received a sprinkler violation in Jan 08. Peter Burgess had apparently received the violation and not paid the fine. The fine now has been paid, and Peter Burgess will be asked about the fine oversights. The sprinkler system is tested annually by the Fire Department and monthly by the sprinkler company. It is currently up to date in its tests.
Monthly Charges
Monthly Common Charges to Condo. owners were increased by 3% on Jan 1st 2009. The increase was discussed in previous minutes and at the AGM.
Annual Budget
The financials for 2008 were in order. 2009 budgets, and current arrears were discussed. The Condo. is currently within its 2009 budget. Lower oil, gas, electricity, and water bills have helped.
Amity Street/Court Street Traffic Arrow
Peter Levy has observed that traffic continues to flow illegally and dangerously from Amity Street to Dean Street by means of an illegal left turn. He suggested that a green right-pointing arrow replace the green light on the traffic signal at the end of Amity Street that abuts Court Street. Mr. Levy has pursued various local government officials and is optimistic regarding the outcome.
The next board meeting will be on February 25th. With no other business to be discussed, the meeting was adjourned.