PLAZA EAST ASSOCIATION
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DECEMBER 14, 2005



1. CALL TO ORDER

President Terry Marcum called to order a duly constituted special meeting of Plaza East Board of Directors on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 after the Special Meeting of the Members in the Recreation Room.

2. ROLL CALL

Present: Ismet Baker, James Brady, Charlotte Gazzana, Richard Loarie, Jerry Marcial, Terry Marcum, Allan Pell, DiAnne Shumard, Tim Smith and John Toklucu. Also present were Willy Lopez, Manager and Richard Madey, Secretary,(who arrived at 7:30 PM)
Absent: None
Quorum? Yes.

3. APPROVAL OF MINTUES


MOTION 1: Brady (Loarie) moved (seconded) to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on November 30, 2005. Motion failed with six no votes (from Shumard, Marcum, Gazzana, Marcial, Toklucu and Smith).

MOTION 2: Brady (Gazzana) moved (seconded) to approve the minutes of the regular monthly meeting on November 30, 2005, subject to submitting a summary version. Passed unanimously.

4. PRESIDENT’S REPORT

President Marcum reported on his attendance of the (12/13/05) hearing for the Fountainhead cooling tower. He was informed that the anticipated noise level would be 68 decibels; if this level is exceeded, than Plaza East may have a basis for an issue.

5. APPROVAL OF NEW TREADMILL


MOTION 3: Toklucu (Baker) moved (seconded) acceptance of the recommendation of Lynn Friede, Exercise Committee Chair, to purchase two used treadmills at a cost of $3000 and an annual service contract at a cost of $200 per machine. Passed unanimously.

6. APPROVAL OF NEW STROM SHUTTERS FOR ALL COMMON AREAS


MOTION 4: Shumard (Pell) moved (seconded) to have a Special Meeting on January 18, 2006 to discuss new storm shutters for common areas. Passed unanimously.

7. ELEVATOR COMMITTEE

Richard Loarie, Chair, Elevator Committee reported that the cost of the associated electrical and air conditioning work would be $425 - $450K and that the total cost for elevators would be $1,550,00 to $1,605,000.




8. NEW BUSINESS


8.1 WILMA STORM DAMAGE TO UNITS

President Marcum stated that the Association should fix damage caused by a catastrophic incident; accordingly, the Board is accepting responsibility for window frames, (6/7) closet walls, and cracks in walls caused by Wilma.

8.2 REVISED PRESENTATION OF OPERATING BUDGET
President Marcum noted that the revised budget presentation, submitted (12/12/05) by R. Madey, will be made available to owners and will become a model for future budgets.

9. ADJOURMENT


MOTION 5: Loarie (Toklucu) moved (seconded) adjournment at 10:23 PM. Passed unanimously.



Respectfully Submitted




Richard Madey
Secretary