In attendance: Peter Levy (President), Katharine Mukherji (Vice President) Terra Chalberg (Secretary), Matthew Pilkington (Treasurer), Steve Dembitzer, David Crofton, Rose Firestein, José Perez, and Elia Malara (Managing Agent)
MAINTENANCE ITEMS
In 15 Bergen: The spigot for water is being put in 9/24 between 10 and 2; José will get a separate hose to be housed securely in the building. The Board voted yes on stairs being painted. The remaining yellow painted area will be addressed. The crooked and odd spacing has been fixed on door numbers; Terra will check. The sconces are in. The garbage and recycling can container has been installed. The stained carpet tiles have been replaced.
In 120 Boerum: There was discussion about putting up a sign on the basement door about closing it after use. We discussed the need for the walls of the front stairwell to be repaired, primed, and painted, which is estimated to be around $2,500.
General: The gaskets on the heating system circulating pumps have been replaced.
Garbage must be placed in its proper place immediately upon removal from apartment. It should neither be placed outside of apartment doors nor outside of the garbage container when garbage container is not full. There should be nothing in the common areas including garbage and floor mats. José is working on decommissioning the old boiler.
The heating system was refilled. In the spring, after the heating season, whoever wants to have their valves or thermostats changed, at their own expense, must notify José so he can drain the system.
The question arose as to whether we should turn off the roof-top ventilating fans from midnight to 5 AM to save electricity, and/or replace old with new as they go bad. This will be ongoing business.
Pertaining to the garage, the question arose as to whether we need to replace some or all of the lights we have with lights with motion sensors. For eight fixtures and three motion detectors, the estimate is $2320 plus tax; Elia will get more information; David will contact Con Ed and we will discuss at next meeting. It was agreed that, if this were to pass, we would need some sort of emergency bypass or some fixtures on 24/7. The question arose as to whether it’s possible that the remotely-controlled garage door is being opened/triggered by an outside remote.
FINANCIAL ITEMS
Skytrack is doing well financially and is ahead for the year. We discussed the fact that the roof is going to need to be replaced in the next couple of years, as will the stairs surfaces in at 120 Boerum. Elia will get an estimate on the front stairwell window/frame in 120 Boerum, and specifically assess what needs to be done/repaired.
There will be a water meter reading in November, which will give us our usage and how much we owe.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. The next Board meeting is scheduled for October 28, 2009.