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GTIA
Board Minutes
Minutes
of the Green Trails Improvement Association
Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday February 13, 2001
Meeting was called to order by President Peter Bakas at 7:30 p.m.
Board members present: Peter Bakas, Dean Degl’Innocenti, Jerry
Dellacqua, Joan Dudas, Tom Hamilton, Gerry Jackson, Barbara Kemp,
Betty Long, Joe Masek, Dawn Soukup. Board members excused: Tim
Dudas, Linda Gilbert, Kenneth Hickey, Bernice Krippner. Board member
absent: Les Lavin. Paula Gleason was Recording Secretary. A quorum
was present.
Open
Forum
None.
Minutes
of the Prior Meeting
Minutes of the prior meeting were reviewed.
Board Motion: Joan Dudas moved to approve the minutes of the January
meeting, Tom Hamilton seconded. The motion was passed by unanimous
vote.
Treasurer's
Report
Joe Masek reviewed the Balance Sheet and the Income and Expense
Statement.
Board Motion: Tom Hamilton moved to accept the check register
expenditures of $4,937.76 for February, Dean Degl’Innocenti seconded.
The motion was passed by unanimous voice vote.
Management
Report
Telephone log line items were discussed and reviewed. Among the
items, management is looking into GTIA liens on a bankruptcy property.
Management reported that approximately $20,000 of 2001 assessment
payments remains outstanding.
Management presented suggestions from Greg Moore for accent area
annuals. The Board agreed the new maintenance-free plants are good
choices and recommended acceptance of these selections.
Finance Committee
Joe Masek requested the Robert Ripp accounting firm complete their
audit for tax return preparation by the end of March, for presentation
at the next Finance Committee meeting on April 5th.
Maintenance Committee
Jerry Dellacqua presented a list of selections and costs for
purchasing saplings to plant along College Road and the nursery, as
recommended at the October 2000 Board meeting. The Board requested
that the Maintenance Committee review the quantity and cost of
appropriate selections and report back to the Board next month, as the
latest date to order is March 30th.
Communications Committee
Joan Dudas extended special thanks to Betty Long and Joe Broda for
their extra efforts in preparing and amending overall layout and
content to ensure the website went live on schedule. Tom Hamilton
complimented the entire Communications Committee on content and
appearance of the website. Two more committee descriptions are
complete, with one remaining, for inclusion on the website.
Joan Dudas presented several responses from residents to the February
Pathfinder announcement of a photo contest. The Board reviewed and
discussed concerns expressed about including pictures of residents on
the website. The Board requested that the Communications Committee
address this issue completely, including a legal opinion if necessary,
and report back to the Board next month.
The Communications Committee presented a Proposed Website Policy.
After review, it was suggested to amend the last sentence under Board
Reviewer to read: The Board of Directors reserves the right to change
content at any point in time, upon vote by a majority of the Board.
Board Motion: Betty Long moved to accept the Proposed Website Policy
dated 2/1/01 as amended, Joe Masek seconded. The motion was passed by
unanimous voice vote.
Joan Dudas then requested a volunteer to act as the Board designate to
review information monthly for accuracy, before the website is
updated; Dawn Soukup volunteered to be the Board Reviewer.
Parks Committee
Gerry Jackson presented a synopsis of the January Park District Board
meeting.
Betty Long has sent the invitation regarding the candidate forum for
the Park District Board nominees and received positive participation
responses. The candidates’ answers to the written questions will be
published in the March Pathfinder. Residents are welcome to the Open
Forum which will be held during the March 13, 2001 Board of Directors
meeting; the press will also be invited to attend.
Old
Business/New Business
Gerry Jackson requested the Board select a replacement Parks Committee
Chairman within the next few months. Action on this item was tabled
until the March or April Board meeting.
Gerry Jackson requested a change to the January minutes, under
Management Report, first paragraph, third sentence. Amendment
requested was to add following insert: The Board felt that because of
the liability issue, “damage to trails and turf” and consistent with
past practice, it could not do so.
Board Motion: Jerry Dellacqua moved to approve the amended minutes of
the January meeting, Tom Hamilton seconded. The motion was passed by
unanimous vote.
Adjournment
Board Motion: There being no further business, Tom Hamilton moved to
adjourn the meeting, Dawn Soukup seconded. The motion was passed by
unanimous voice vote.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
Respectfully
Submitted,
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Paula
Gleason, Recording Secretary
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