Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Meeting Minutes December 7th, 2005

Present: Jason Morris, Marguerite Odendahl, Antionette Valmonte, Bruce Ian Charneski, Resident Managers Kevin Creamore & Sophie Samyica, and Gateway Property Manager Margaret Anderson.

Meeting called to order at 5:35pm

Selection of Executives:
President: Dan Veller
Vice President: Bruce Ian Charneski
Treasurer: Navaz Murji
Secretary: Jason Morris
Civic Pride: Antionette Valmonte

OLD BUSINESS


Staffing: It was brought up that staff at Alpine Village should be on contract instead of Hourly or Salary. Kevin & Sophie will look up information on the subject on the Employment Standards website and report back to Council.

Roofing: The roofing is done. Kevin had Jeff from PG Shingles Only give him 3 more quotes for 3 more buildings these quotes are good till June of 2006. Council is ready to go in the spring with the next 3 roofs.

Lighting: The lighting around the complex is complete.

NEW BUSINESS

Managers Report: There were 38 bylaw violations for the month of November. 1 vehicle was towed from the complex for not supplying proper storage insurance. 2 windows were broken from kids throwing rocks in the complex.

Christmas Light Contest: Kevin & Sophie have suggested that Alpine Village do a Christmas Light Decorating contest. Council agreed and put up prizes for this contest. 1st prize is $75 in Gift Certificates to Save-On-Foods, 2nd prize is $50 in Gift Certificates to Save-On-Foods, and 3rd prize is $25 in Gift Certificates to Save-On-Foods. Judging will be on December 22nd. A letter will go out to all the residents of Alpine Village Sunday Dec 11th.

Strata Fees: The Strata fees for the complex were increased $11 at the AGM and the increase takes affect November 1st 2005. Owners have until March 31st 2006 to make up the difference that they missed for November & December.

Landscaping / Maintenance: A letter / List was received from an owner at the AGM about Bylaw infractions around the complex. Everything on the list had already been dealt with and is all documented in the Managers report.

Letter from Owner: Kevin & Sophie received a letter from an owner about the cracks in there basement. The owner got a quote to repair the cracks. The cracks are not leaking but the owner is concerned they might. Council has said that Chito has filled cracks in the basements before with no problems and can do this owners unit as well.

E-mail from Owner: Kevin & Sophie received an e-mail from an owner about the corners in the upstairs windows of her unit. They are cracking starting and there is mold starting to appear around the bottom corners. Kevin looked at the windows & there is condensation build up on the windows in the unit. Council has asked Kevin to investigate more into the problem and report back to them.

Committees: Nothing to report from the committees

Next Strata Council Meeting: Wednesday, January 4th 2006, 5:30pm