Meeting 2010-01-17

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Called to order at 7:15 pm

Contents 1 Attendance 2 Approve past minutes 3 Reports 3.1 Finance committee 3.2 Garden committee 3.3 Housing committee 3.4 Maintenance committee 3.5 Petty cash report 3.6 Rent report 4 Swing arounds 4.1 Chores and contributions 4.2 Concerns 4.3 Announcements 5 Old business 6 New business 6.1 Living room ceiling fan 6.2 Paola and Tato's new room 6.3 Tankless water heater 6.4 Savings 7 Membership issues 8 Next meeting

Attendance

Chair: Alex and Norman

Minutes: Rachel

Present:

• Angela
• Jack
• Ty
• Marcella
• Colin
• Andrew
• Melinda
• Gary
• Paola
• Tato
• Heanara
• Liv
• Maria
• Heidi

Absent:

• Umi

Approve past minutes

Meeting 2009-11-17

Yes

Reports

Finance committee

$6,601.75 in checking account

$22,889.40 in plan 24

Garden committee

Spring is coming. Let’s get a meeting together for spring planting (talk to Maria).

Compost needs more brown. Put tally sheet (green tape) on the compost bucket. Change tally sheet with browns.

Housing committee

Jack is Heanara's buddy

Maintenance committee

Toilets, taps, washing machine, router - fixed

Magic room now storage (right side) for coop tools and supplies

Petty cash report

December petty cash was $expensive$ because of xmas costs of party dinner and renovations

Rent report

Six months supply of cheques are good. Tops ups are also good. Thanks everyone.

Swing arounds

Chores and contributions

Andrew, painting living room

Ty, new freezer, new valve for hot water tank, fixed cable 609 room 101, removed old hot water tank, repaired door, six new toilets, new washing machine installation, fixed laundry cabinet

Rachel, toilets, painting

Paula, xmas cleanup, vacuum stairs 607, improve 609 room, petty cash, vegetable shop

Colin, paint living room, turkeys, down spouts, laundry

Tato, music, vegetable shop, improve room 609

Maria, compost, vacuum and sweep 609 third floor

Heidi, cook for xmas dinner, compost, sweep fire escape steps, dairy ordering, flood clean up

Gary, fixed loose plank on side porch 609, cleaned out side yard work, xmas decorations, trim, new steps for bike shed, contractor work

Angela, xmas party prep, finance stuff

Jack, wiki for paint use, photos framed

Marcella, cardboard, Sally Ann, rent collection, laundry clean up

Melinda, fixed 609 second floor bathroom, xmas dinner, maintenance committee meeting, fix Paola and Tato's room meeting, helped living room painting

Liv, xmas party foods, cardboard, washing machine repair man

Heanara, cook team, will find something for next month

Alex, Costco shop, xmas clean up, new Saturday clean up list, helped with new toilets installation

Concerns

None

Announcements

None

Old business

None

New business

Living room ceiling fan

Do we put the ugly fan back in the living room? Put plates up

Motion passed (all in favor)

Paola and Tato's new room

$4,000 for renovation

• new closet
• electrical repairs in closet and sink (electrical work presently is unsafe)
• repair floor threshold
• repair window ledge in sun room
• waiting for Gary's contractor for an estimate

Concerns: waiting period, costs

Motion passed (all in favor)

Tankless water heater

Parkinson's Heating Ltd. tankless water heater and boiler service

• install pump $785 per house
• 609 tankless water heater $3,690
• new pressure reducing valve $200-300

Concerns: life span of tankless heater (long life), guarantee

Motion passed (all in favor)

Savings

Savings proposal

Long term high interest savings account

To capitalize on the rent increase ($1000/month)

$200 to plan 24

$1,000 to new savings account

Meet with the finance committee to discuss. Wait till next meeting to review?

Membership issues

Review Andrew, Heidi, and Maria at next meeting for full membership

Heanara two month trial membership review at next meeting

Next meeting

Meeting 2010-02-28

Adjourned at 8:15 pm