St. Martin's by the Bay

Minutes

St Martin’s By The Bay Board Meeting May 12, 2007 Meeting was called to order by Ollie. Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. Treasurer’s Report: 2007 budjet $61,200. dues collected to date $41,996. Mike passed out the spread sheet and went over some expenses. Sharp Water being the largest cost. Mike is looking for ways to cut cost and would like to get together with Bill Killinger to discuss ways to find a solution to lower the charges from Sharp Water. One question asked by Nancy Wright was where are the pool chemicals delivered. This being John’s area; he is tracking these deliveries and checking for an accurate count. Also brought up was County Water verses Association Water. Ollie gave us information that he has learned from the State Officials and that is; that the County is not prepared for the expense of the infrastructure of the water lines and that we are a few years down the list. Stephanie asked what the necessary prep was to open the pool as her company has the equipment to sand blast. A very appreciated offer but cost not allowed in the budjet. John says one more year of patch up. He will be at the pool on Tuesday, May 15th, for repairs and clean up. Anyone willing to help is welcome. “Many hands make little work”. Craig Pohland is still interested in use of the vacant side of pool house. He has agreed to submit estimated repair cost to the Board and a lease agreement will then be determined. This will be a trade off and a written lease will be necessary. Ollie gave up-date on litigation. Dr. Baramhi seems to be in agreement with settlement. Parcels of common area fall a little short of the 30% required by the county, but expect County to accept the near 27%. Jeff Stopford is not in agreement with the terms of the land lease. Mr. Burnett has been in constant communication with Jeff. Ollie read at this morning’s meeting part of a letter from Jeff dated 1994 where he stated that the land in the common area belongs and should convey to the Association. Craig Pohland made a motion that the lease with Jeff not be renewed for an additional five years and was 2nd by Joe Connors. Ollie made a motion to offer an invitation to Jeff to attend the next Board meeting to attempt to negotiate a settlement. 2nd by Stephanie and agreed to by the Board. Bill Killinger passed on some of the information that he has learned from the State concerning the water lines. This was that the State has a contract with a company in Frederick where they have the equipment to check for underground leaks. He said that they will be doing that here. Carol Wright questioned the statement in last month’s minutes asking Owners with underground sprinkler systems to attend next meeting. She feels because of the water pressure there is no comparison with the usage of the sprinklers and the filling of the pool. Most feel that the pool is very important with the number of children in the community. All of this water, pool and sprinkler system uses treated water. On the subject of water it was then brought up that abandoned wells in farm house area need a safety check. Joe Connors made motion to adjourn meeting. Seconded by many. Next meeting 1st Saturday in June @ Ollie’s. 10:00 A.M. One foot note: I feel that we, especially the Board Members, should respect the use of the dumpsters and only deposit household trash. Submitted by Joyce L Timmons

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