1st DRAFT
JUNO ISLES CIVIC
ASSOCIATION
April 12, 2004
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
The regular meeting of
the Board of Directors of Juno Isles Civic Association was held on Monday,
April 12, 2004, at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church on Ellison Wilson Road, Pete
Lashenka called the meeting to order at 7:00.
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Roll Call and Call To Order: President Pete Lashenka called the meeting to
order at 7:02 p.m.
The following Directors
were present: Glenn Levine, Wayne Hatten, Trish Estabrook, Tom Wajdowicz and
Blas Contreras. Jim Jackson was unable
to attend and asked to be excused. The
following Directors were not present and not excused: Dominick Marino, Dave
Mastran, Lucia Philipson, Jodi McMannis and Thomas Morris.
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Approval of Minutes: February 2nd, February 23rd, and March 1st all tabled until the
next
meeting.
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Secretary’s Report: Tabled until the next meeting.
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Treasurer’s Report: Glenn Levine handed out the Financials and
reported that he updated the
Balance Sheet as of April
10th, 2004 because assessments had been received. Everyone was given the Revenues Expense
Sheet: Budget vs. Actual to show the totals.
Net income was minus $2,396.56 due to the expenses of the picnic and the
mailing of the newsletter, the assessments are coming in and should cover
that. On the Balance Sheet Glenn explained that he had rolled in the
Accounts Receivables for the current year plus the assessments, plus the
advertisements in the newsletter and the ongoing community master plans totaling
$77,665 of which $48,392 was cash on hand (total checking and savings.) The total Account Receivables are
$29,273. (If anyone is interested in
receiving a copy please contact Glenn Levine at www.junoisles.org)
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Committee Reports:
Web Site Committee: Pete Lashenka reported approximately 6 visits per
day in the month of March with a total of 191 different visits during the month
and 7 visits per day in February totaling 149.
The highest ever was September 2003 with 404 visits. Pictures from the picnic were on
display. The landscape plans are on
view as well, but it will take 8 to 10 minutes to download.
Architectural Committee: Trish Estabrook didn’t have anything new to
report. Kathy Knapp’s fence inquiries
had been taken care of.
Covenants Committee: Blas Contreras discussed the Covenant meeting
slated for the 28th of April stating that he anticipated community
involvement regarding their concerns, enforcement and the committees
responsibilities. Wayne Hatten stated
that the Covenants need to be reworded in view of the fact that as of this date
anyone with a large SUV or Hummer is already in violation because ¾ ton
vehicles were not even a consideration at the time the Covenants were
written. Glenn Levine made a motion to
mail out a reminder postcard for the meeting on April 28th. Trish Estabrook seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Crime Watch Committee: Tom Wajdowicz gave the Sheriff’s report: 6 false
alarms and 1alleged hit and run (the report had not been received to date), 8
citations for speeding were given out along with 2 warnings.
Social Committee: Trish Estabrook stated that the Easter Egg Hunt
and the picnic were both successful.
The next items on the social agenda are the garage sale and the 4th
of July parade. If anyone had any other
suggestions please contact her.
Community Improvements: Glenn Levine reported that the County Financial
Agreement had been signed for a value of $57,000; the Board had received a
group of proposals and draft acceptance letters for responses and feedback as
the process is executed. Glenn proposed
a motion to go forward and implement the entire community plan as follows: “To
authorize the complete implementation of the County Reimbursable portions of
the Community Master Plan, to include the signing of any and all contracts required
to perform the execution of the Front Island Renovations and Street Lighting
Installations on Ellison Wilson Rd. and Juno Isles Blvd. To a funding limit of
the reimbursable $57,000, plus a contingency allocation from Association funds
not to exceed $3,000 for any required funding shortfalls to include, but not
limited to replacement of the Front Island sign posts, if required, during the
implementation phase.
Contract review will
continue to be performed by requesting Board member feedback to contracts and
draft acceptance letters provided by e-mail delivery, or hardcopy for those
without e-mail, and a response time of no more than three days will be set for
Board member review. Final Execution of
the Contract and acceptance letters will be at the discretion of the President,
based on the feedback from Board members review and the interest of the
Community to implement these plans. At
this time, the Electrical Proposal and Draft Acceptance Letter have been reviewed
by the Board and are executable by the Association President.” The motion was not seconded and did not
pass.
Tom Wajdowicz proposed
making five separate motions on each of the contracts and that they be read
into the minutes. Pete Lashenka
proposed the above with a percentage above the bid as a management reserve.
Blas Contreras suggested a 5% leeway.
Pete Lashenka made a
motion to approve:
Vila and Sons as
landscapers for the front island renovations for a sum of approximately $14,417
plus (5%) = $15,138
Blas Contreras seconded
the motion, the motion passed unanimously.
Pete Lashenka made a
motion to approve:
Gator Electric as the
electrical contractor who will handle all of the front island, FP&L related
expenses for a sum of approximately $12,810 plus (5%) = $13,450
Blas Contreras seconded
the motion, the motion passed unanimously.
Pete Lashenka made a
motion to approve:
Treasure Coast Irrigation
for the installation of the replacement irrigation system for the front island
for a sum of $26,050. Glenn Levine
asked for a $3,000 variance in lieu of the 5% increase.
Blas Contreras seconded
the motion, the motion passed unanimously.
Pete Lashenka made a
motion to approve:
Parker Yannettee as
landscape architect for a sum of approximately $1,575
Blas Contreras seconded
the motion, the motion passed unanimously.
Pete Lashenka made a
motion to approve:
Florida Power & Light
for hand holds and risers up to 15 lights for a sum of approximately $8,235
plus (5%) $8,647
Blas Contreras seconded
the motion, the motion passed unanimously.
Pete Lashenka made a
motion to approve:
Ashplund as the
contractor to do the underground utility work for a sum of approximately
$13,044 (however this does not include any permitting fees) the permitting fees
estimated at approximately $1,000 for a sum of $14,044 plus (5%) = $14,746
Blas Contreras seconded
the motion, the motion passed unanimously.
The above was totaled at
a sum of $56,556 with the ability to reallocate funds from the management
reserve giving full authority to execute the community plan.
Glenn then asked for a
volunteer to be the lead regarding the FP&L substation and contact Rod
Bacon(?) Pete Lashenka and Blas
Contreras suggested contacting Thomas Morris.
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Old Business: None
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New Business: None
Glenn Levine made a
motion to adjourn the meeting. Wayne
Hatten seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at
8:14
Respectfully submitted,
Kari Johnson-Slevinski
Administrative Assistant