BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES
July 24, 2019
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
Joe Engle, President; Sandy Bagley, Secretary / Treasurer; Alan Bates, Vice President and Ed Ring, Member at Large
BOARD MEMBER(S) ABSENT
None
MANAGEMENT COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE(S) PRESENT
Heather Eisfelder of Scott Management Company (SMC)
CALL TO ORDER
The following are the minutes of the 555 Esplanade Condominium Owners Association Board of Directors open session meeting, held on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 in the 535 building lobby, 535 Esplanade, Redondo Beach, California 90277. A quorum of Board Members was established and Mr. Engle called the meeting to order at 6:34 PM.
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Mr. Ring made a motion to accept the June 24, 2019 meeting minutes as drafted. Mr. Bates made a second to the motion. The motion carried with all in favor.
TREASURERS REPORT
The Board reviewed the June Financial Report but tabled to approval of the report until the next meeting.
HOMEOWNERS FORUM
Homeowners were provided with the opportunity to address the Board regarding items of interest or concern, in accordance with the open meeting act, CA Civil Code 4925(b).
OLD BUSINESS
- Board Member Volunteers: It was reported that Betty Schneider provided written notice in order to resign from the Board. The Board received two (2) volunteers to fill the vacant position. Due to past experience serving on the Board, Mr. Engle made a motion to have Victor Blanc fill the vacant seat. Ms. Bagley made a second to the motion. The motion carried with all in favor.
- Balcony Railing Repairs: Morison Construction inspected several of the unit’s balcony railings. The Board reviewed a detailed report and service contract received from Morison Construction. Mr. Ring made a motion to approve the contract. Ms. Bagley made a second to the motion. The motion carried with all in favor. Mr. Engle made a motion to authorize for Bob Duncan to be the on-site point of contact for Morison Construction during this project. Mr. Ring made a second to the motion. The motion carried with all in favor.
- Painting of the Front Steps: The Board reviewed a proposal from A-Z Construction and Property Maintenance by Garcia to paint the front steps with yellow stripes for visibility purposes. The Board determined to table this decision until the next meeting.
- Spa Fence Insurance Requirement: Several proposals have been obtained from multiple vendors to install a railing fence around the spa, to install a glass fence around the spa, to remove the spa as well as to resurface the spa. The Board is putting this information together for the membership to vote on if they would prefer to remove the spa or keep it with the installation of a fence.
- Sundeck Resurfacing: The Board reviewed two (2) proposals from construction consultants, Bergeman Group and Pacific Construction Analysts, in order to assist in making a decision on the best scope of work for this project. Mr. Bates is going to review the Pacific Construction Analysts contract in detail and meet with their supervisor on-site before approving the contract.
- Electric Vehicle Charging: The Board discussed that residents appear to be using the Association’s outlets to charge vehicles. The Board agreed to have legal counsel draft a policy for electric vehicle charging.
- Lower Deck Resealing: The Board would like to obtain three (3) estimates to have the beach side lower deck resealed.
- Monthly Property Walk-thru: It was confirmed that Ms. Bagley and Mr. Bates performed the monthly property walk-thru. The common areas, including the gym, were inspected.
- N Side Draining & Retaining Wall Replacement: The Board agreed to table this topic until the next meeting.
- Restatement of Governing Documents: The Board reviewed a proposal from Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP to revise the Association’s Governing Documents. The Board agreed to table this until the railing repair project is completed.
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 6:30 PM
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 8:09 PM
EXECUTIVE SESSION
An executive session was called to order at 8:10 PM to review executive session meeting minutes, homeowner discipline matters and delinquent accounts. The meeting was adjourned at 8:48 PM.
Submitted by: Heather Eisfelder
PLEASE NOTE: Any grievance or clarification on issues can be addressed by: (1) Airing the issue at the next scheduled Public Board meeting, or (2) contacting Scott Management Company (Phone: 310-370-2696; Fax: 310-370-2364; Mail: Scott Management Company, PO Box 3159, Torrance CA 90510-3159). Calls/correspondence should reference 555 Esplanade/Casa Bahia.