The Landings Management Association, Inc.
Bob
Capo called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM at the Landings Racquet Club, 5350
Landings Boulevard, Sarasota, Florida.
Present
were Bob Capo, Dee Ricapito, Richard Bayles, Henry Rhodes, Larry Spelman,
Katherine (Katy) Leidel, Bill Whitman, Jerry McFadden, and
John Newcomer, constituting a quorum. Also present were George Niel of
Argus Property Management, Inc., Irwin Starr of The Landings Eagle and thirteen property owners.
The
notice was posted in accordance with the Bylaws of the Association and
requirements of Florida Statutes.
Appointment of
Acting Secretary
A
motion was made and seconded to
appoint George Niel as Acting Secretary for the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
On
a motion by Larry SplemanSpelman seconded by
Dolores (Dee) Ricapitio and there being
no objection, the reading of the November 1, 2007 minutes was dispensed with.
President’s
Report:
The
President having nothing to report, turned the floor over to Jack Jost to
present further testimony as why LMA should accept responsibility to monitoring
the newly acquired surveillance equipment of the Racquet Club during the hours of 5:00Pm and 7:00AM. He (Jack Jost) then produced an
“Indemnification Agreement” that he had authored, with the assistance of counsel,
in order to persuade the Board to accept this responsibility. After a
discussion Larry Spelman, enlisted John Newcomer as a
committee of two (both retired attorneys) to review the agreement and make a
recommendation to the Board at the next regular meeting. The Board agreed and tabled further
action until the January 2008 Board meeting.
Treasurer’s
Report:
The Treasurer reported that all was wellthere were no
unusual events with respect to the Association’s finances
and,
if there would be no unexpected expenses during the remainder of 2007 and, after
elimination of a $10,000 contingency budget upon the closing of the 2007
hurricane season, the Association should have a surplus of
approximately $15,000.00 at the end of the fiscal year
2007.
Safety and
Security Committee:
Bill
Whitman reported, although late, he had received the test results of the “Radar radar Gungun,”
which hopefully will reduce the speeding of owners and their guests in “The
Landings.”. Bill Whitman then stated that he
and the Manager were going to meet with Ryan Green, the new Allegiance Managermanager,
tomorrow on 12/7/2007,
to discuss the next step in implementing the official use of the “Radar radar Gungun.”.
Landscaping
Committee:
Ben
Mayne,
reported that the irrigation system of the islands was being evaluated and that
the irrigation system was still not corrected at the North gate.
He
also reported that the Australian Pines in certain of the
islands were
being graduallywould be gradually removed and replaced over the next three years
taken out
as they are failing and a potential insurance
risk.
Roads
and Drainage Committee:
Larry Spelman,Spelman
reported that the road project for 2007 had been completed. He also reported that the
drainage project for the “Eagle Nest” area had some difficulty
getting goingexperienced some delays but was now on
tract track and
should be completed around January 2, 2008.
Jerry McFadden gave the
following report:
He reported that the fountain in the Bay View Lake was going off and
onoperating intermittently and , however the
cause was being investigated.
Public
Relations Committee:
Katherine
(Katy) Leidel reported that because of the County doing repair work at one of
their lift stations, owners were inconvenienced and she thought that the owners
should have been given a more advanced notice of the detours involved. Dick Bayles stated that he believed
that the huge sign that were was put up at the
main entrance to “The Landings” was sufficient.
She
then turned the report over to Dolores (Dee) Ricapitio
to give a report concerning “A Tribute to Bob Greenfield,” which is attached
as EXIBIT “A”.
A
discussion then arose about the Annual Newcomer Party; it was decided to
investigate how many “Newcomersnewcomers” there
were during the past year before proceeding with the party.
Dick Bayles indicated he would work with George Niel to get a rough
count of this year’s newcomers.
Old Business:
No
old business discussed.
New Business:
One of the owners present stated that there was a
lot of trash behind the “Tree Houses.”. After a discussion, the owner was told
that this was a “Tree House” issue and should be brought to their Association’s attention.
There
being no further business on a motion by Dick Bayles and seconded by Larry
Spelman the meeting was adjourned at 7:41 PM.
The next meeting is scheduled for January 3, 2008.
Respectfully
submitted,
George
Niel, Acting Secretary