Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Meeting Minutes July 12, 2006

Attendance: Council: Dan Veller; Antonette Valmonte; Maureen Bricker; Strata Manager: Bruce Charneski; Guests: Karen Snodgrass; Sharon Hordy; Tammy Nyeste

Call To Order: 5:35

Approval of June 7th minutes: Carried

Manager’s Report (Old Business):

Parking lot line painting is now complete. Looks good. A new towing contractor has been established to deal vehicle related bylaw breaches. A list of eligible owners will be set up to call-in violations. Some issues were brought up regarding gardening and landscaping. To address these issues Bruce will ask grounds-keeping staff to pay more attention to lawns and garden property. A78, A79, A80 foundation problems were discussed. Council discussed the quoted options and concluded it would be more feasible to fix the water inflow problem and build a water diverting curb. Bruce will call cement and paving companies for quotes. Dan Veller has made an appointment with an engineer to view affected units and a report will follow as soon as possible

New Business:

Council was asked if they would be willing to donate funds (buy advertising space) in a BC/Yukon Military Services publication: DEFEATED

Chito’s WCB claim: Strata manager has been asked to look into the claim and provide follow-up information

Financial documents: Updating and preparation for accountant near complete; Strata Manager will meet and reeive some training on accounting system from bookkeeper (Dan Veller authorized) for Strata Manager, Bruce Charneski: Doing good job.

Fences: Remove broken lattice and replace with 1’ x 6” x 6’ boards, improving privacy and noise disturbances. APPROVED

Tractor : older, unrepairable tractor will be sold for scrap metal; Strata Manager to investigate and report back to council. APPROVED

Council discussed time frames for bylaw infractions( eg. Time between notices and fines). It was decided it would be 3 days between notices (X3), with a fine levied on the 10th day. Further research shows the bylaws stating (10.01b) a seven day period for notice to remedy infraction. Bylaw infraction enforcement policy follows:
Day 1: Infraction reported and letter of notice delivered to tenant and manager
Day 8: 2nd letter is delivered to tenant and manager
Day 15: 3rd letter of infraction is delivered to tenant, manager, owner
Day 22: Final day for infraction to be corrected
Day 23: Notice of levy is given to tenant, manager and owner. Levy period begins at $50 for each seven day period following.

Adjournment: 7:15