Meeting Minutes August 9th , 2005

Present: Dan Veller, Mike McAdams, Jason Morris, Resident Managers Kevin Creamore & Sophie Samyica, and Property Manager Margaret Anderson.

Motion to approve minutes of July 11th, 2005 Meeting
Motion> Jason 2nd> Dan Carried

OLD BUSINESS

Arrears update: Amanda emailed council a detailed account of the state of collections for arrears. Council is pleased with the work she has done to date.

Roofing: We are just waiting for an invoice from PG Shingles so that we can cut a cheque for Materials. The roof will be started in August.

Lighting: Kevin is waiting for a cheque from Gateway to do the lighting. Margaret said she would get one cut right away.

Landscaping: The rockeries in D drive did not get done due to a concern from one resident in that drive. This resident want to keep the rocks on there side. Council voted 2 to 1 that the rocks be moved so that it is easier to weed and new plants can be planted in that area. The pavement in A Drive was cut 3 feet away from the fence down along the entire drive. Council is going to remove the pavement next spring due to it being to late in the summer to plant anything there and a shortage of manpower to do the job.

NEW BUSINESS

Managers Report: There were 35 bylaw violations for the month of July. Kevin has talked to Message replay centre about why the plumbing company wasn’t called when there was a back up in D drive and Kevin couldn’t be reached. Message Replay Centre had the plumbing company’s phone number and said that they had dropped the ball and were sorry about the miscommunication. All fences around the complex have been pressure washed and will be painted in the coming weeks. Dan is going to get paint via his account at General Paints because he can get a better deal than Alpine Village can. The Sewer drain by A31 has come away from the sewer man hole and is causing the basements in that block to back up frequently. Mike and Dan looked at the situation and came to the conclusion that Mike will investigate this further to come up with a cost effective solution. Mike and Kevin will have this problem solved done by August 20th 2005. Children have been caught playing and making a mess of the laundry room. The children’s parents have been talked to.

Fences: As stated in the Managers report the fences facing the outside of the complex are going to be painted. This will make the complex look nicer and the fences look cleaner. On the Strathcona side the fences will be painted the same colour as the buildings and on the Upland side the fences will be painted the same colour as those buildings. Dan will be getting the paint because he can get a better deal than Alpine Village can at General Paints.

Committees: The Civic Pride committee hasn’t heard back from the city yet about the letters they wrote. Nothing to report from the other 2 committees

Petty Cash: The Petty cash for Kevin is being increased. It was found that the initial sum was not enough to cover all the small maintenance costs of the complex.
Motion> Dan 2nd> Mike Carried

Budget: Margaret supplied a detail run down of the budget so far for this year. Council has started discussing the new budget for next year and more work on it will be done at the next meeting when Navaz will be in attendance.

Next Strata Council Meeting: Tuesday, September 6th, 2005, 5:30pm