MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES COVERED BRIDGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION November 17,2008
1. The meeting was called to order at 3:40 P.M., roll call was made and a quorum was established.
2. Minutes of November 10th were read, amended and a motion was made by Carolee Trifon to accept them, seconded by Sy Smolin; all were in favor.
3. We received a letter from Bob Yacknowitz that he was resigning from the Building & Grounds Committee. We accepted his resignation and thanked him for his services.
4. There was a vote on the budget for"2009, all were in favor.
5. We received a bill from General Sewer in the amount of $12,500.00 for work done in 178D Saturday night/Sunday. Sid Leveson made a motion to pay this bill, seconded by Frank Donofrio; all were in favor.
6. For New Years Eve diner/show, approximately 140 tickets have been sold.
7. We received a copy of the dates for scheduled meetings for2009, a change has to be made for the day that is entered for Condo Rep/Trustee meetings and Sid Leveson made a motion to accept this schedule (with the changes made),
seconded by Estelle Freehoff; all were in favor. "
8. We received a bill for the audio equipment needed for the ballroom in the amount of $402.00 for the ballroom. Sid Leveson made a motion to pay this bill, seconded by Frank Donofrio; all were in favor.
9. We are installing direct TV. The initial cost is $200.00 and then $59.00 per month. Frank Donofrio made a motion to pay.this bill, seconded by Carolee Trifon; all were in favor.
10. At 4:15 P.M. Estelle Freehoffmade a motion to adjourn the meeting, Carolee T~ifon seconded it; all were in favor.
Respectfully subntitted
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Estelle Freehoff, Secretary/Trustee
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MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES COVERED BRIDGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION November 24, 2008
1. The meeting was called to order at 3 :25 P.M., roll call was made and a quorum was established.
2. Minutes of November 17th were read, amended and a motion was made by Estelle Freehoff to accept them, seconded by Sid Leveson; all were in favor.
3. We will have installed Direct TV and will be having movies in the ballroom in the future.
4. The Building & Grounds Committee will meet tomorrow evening at 7:00 P.M.
5. We received a bill from Testa (an architect) in the amount of$1,600.00; they require an $800.00 retainer. They will give us complete plans and what we are able to use for the project, then we need 3 bids according to specs. Frank Donofrio made a motion to accept this bid with the condition to change that any hourly work must be approved by the CBCA Trustees, seconded by Carolee Triffon; all were in favor.
6. The Manalapan Towship Domestic Violence Crisis Team has requested a donation for the 2009 Domestic Violence Awareness Handbook. Frank Donofrio made a motion to give a donation of$75.00 for 1/8 page ad. The ad will come from the homeowners of Covered Bridge which is a section of Manalapan.
7. We received two bids for the work on the siding at 63J. Sid Leveson made a motion to accept the bid from Olivero in the amount of$1,215.00, seconded by Frank Donofrio; all were in favor. From now on any bids must be addressed to the Board of Trustees and given to them unopened. The foremen are to check the jobs while they are being done.
8. We received three bids for the carpet for the entrance to the Ballroom, Empire, in the amount of$5,275.00, Cutting Edge, in the amount of$2,822.00 and Abbey Carpet of Freehold in the amount of$4,654.00. Frank Donofrio made a motion to accept the bid from Cutting Edge, seconded by Sy Smolin; all were in favor.
9. Weare waiting for bids for the tile outside the bathrooms near the Ballroom, and outside the two doors going into the Ballroom.
10. We received a bid for a ramp but we are waiting for another bid. We must comply with the specs. We will pay after we get approval from the Township. Sid Leveson made a motion that Frank Donofrio can award the bid to the contractor that meets the specs and is not more than $2,900.00, seconded by Sally Helman; all were in favor.
11. Regarding the inspection of the firewalls, we are waiting for the report, regarding the aluminum wiring; all of the condos were not inspected.
12. We were discussing having badges made for our workers.
13. At 4:28 P.M. Estelle Freehoffmade a motion to adjourn the meeting, Carolee Trifon seconded it; all were in favor.
Respectfully submitted
Estelle Freehoff, Secretary /Trustee
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MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES COVERED BRIDGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION December 1, 2008
1. The meeting was called to order at 3 :20 P.M., roll call was made and a quorum was established.
2. Minutes of November 24th were read, amended and a motion was made by Sally Herman to accept them, seconded by Sy Smolin; all were in favor,
3. There will be a Building & Grounds meeting on Tuesday and will be meeting with the foremen. Sid Leveson made a motion that we authorize the foremen to take home the trucks if there is a report of significant snow, Sally Herman seconded the motion; all were in favor.
4. We received a few bids for the carpet/tile outside the Ballroom. Empire will not do the tile without the carpet. Their bid was $7,071.00. Cutting Edge had a bid to do the vinyl tile for $775.00 and the ceramic tile for $1,875.00. The last bid was from Home Depot and their bid for carpet and tile was $8,925.00. Carolee Trifon made a motion to accept the bids from Cutting Edge, totaling $2,650.00, Sally Herman seconded the motion; all were in favor.
5. Weare still waiting to hear the cost from Glacial to add the outside lights to our electric bill.
6. We received the report from Testa (architect) regarding the firewalls. The first 21 buildings do not have the firewalls all the way to the roof. Carolee Triffon is following this up with Senator Beck to research.
7. We took a 1/8 page ad in the Domestic Violence Awareness Handbook in Manalapan in the amount of $75.00. which will state "We are a section of Manalapan not a private community".
8. We need volunteers for the Trustee Election Committee and a chairperson; we will have an article in our next Newsletter.
9. At 4: lOP .M. Frank Donofrio made a motion to adjQum the meeting, Estelle Freehoff seconded it; all were in favor.
Respectfully submitted
Estelle Freehoff/Secretary