BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES
August 21, 2017
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
Betty Schneider, Treasurer; Sandy Bagley, Secretary and Steve Chipman, Member at Large
BOARD MEMBER(S) ABSENT
Joe Engle, President and Frank Parker, Vice President
MANAGEMENT COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE(S) PRESENT
Heather Eisfelder of Scott Management Company
CALL TO ORDER
The following are the minutes of the 555 Esplanade Condominium Owners Association Board of Directors open session meeting, held on Monday, August 21, 2017 in the 535 building lobby, 535 Esplanade, Redondo Beach, California 90277. A quorum of Board Members was established and Ms. Schneider called the meeting to order at 3:06 PM.
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES // July 2017
Ms. Bagley made a motion to accept the July 17, 2017 meeting minutes as drafted. Mr. Chipman made a second to the motion. The motion carried with all in favor.
TREASURERS REPORT
Ms. Schneider made a motion to accept the July 2017 financial report as presented. Ms. Bagley made a second to the motion. The motion carried with all in favor.
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
- Balcony Railing Repairs: It was reported that the railings will have to be replaced instead of repaired due to code requirements needing to be met. A proposal and correspondence was reviewed from general contractor, Stephen Morison. The Board would like to schedule an on-site walk-thru with Ewell Constriction to discuss this project.
- Door Replacement: It was reported that A-Z Construction has ordered the new doors and will install them as soon as the shipment is received.
- Exterior Ground Tile Repairs: A proposal and sample of the replacement tiling is pending from Ewell Construction.
- Roof Leak on 555 Side: It was reported that these repairs have been completed by Ewell Construction.
- Stucco Underside Balcony Repairs: It was reported that the change-order for this project was approved. Smoothstone is to be back on-site right away to continue working.
- Boiler Maintenance Renewal: The Board reviewed a proposal from Stanley Louis Company to renew the quarterly maintenance contract. Ms. Schneider made a motion to approve the proposal. Ms. Bagley made a second to the motion. The motion carried with all in favor.
- Elevator Service Issues: The intermittent elevator issues were discussed. TRE Elevator reported that a few adjustments were made and that they do not see any evidence of further repairs needed at this time. The Board also reviewed a proposal from an elevator consultant company. The Board determined to wait and see if the adjustments made by TRE are effective.
- Unit 504 Water Intrusion: Ewell Construction advised that scaffolding is a necessity for this water testing. They also agreed to lower their proposal to $1,350.00. Ms. Bagley made a motion to approve their revised proposal. Ms. Schneider made a second to the motion. The motion carried with all in favor.
- Unit 503 Missing Roof Tile: The Board reviewed proposals from Antis Roofing, Ewell Construction and Titan Roofing to replace the missing roof tile near unit 503. Ms. Schneider made a motion to approve Titan Roofing’s bid. Ms. Bagley made a second to the motion. The motion carried with all in favor.
- Unit 317 Stucco Repairs: The Board reviewed Ewell Constructions report and proposal for the repairs needed to this unit. It was determined that these repairs are the Homeowners responsibility. SMC is to inform the Owner of the same.
The next Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 25, 2017 at 6:30 PM.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 3:53 PM.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
An executive session was called to order at 3:54 PM to review homeowner discipline matters and delinquent accounts. The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 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.