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West View March 2011 Notes

The WVTF Board meeting was called to order at 8:10 PM on March 22, 2011 with seven board members in attendance, meeting the quorum requirement. The agenda and previous meeting minutes were approved. Reports were given by the Co-Chairs on discussions with the building owner regarding privatization plans, by the Secretary regarding committee updates, and by the Treasurer regarding financial matters. Two new committees were established to address elevator renovations and tenant-management relations. Other business included resolving bylaws issues, distributing keys, and agenda items for the next meeting. The meeting adjourned at 9:38 PM.

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West View March 2011 Notes

The WVTF Board meeting was called to order at 8:10 PM on March 22, 2011 with seven board members in attendance, meeting the quorum requirement. The agenda and previous meeting minutes were approved. Reports were given by the Co-Chairs on discussions with the building owner regarding privatization plans, by the Secretary regarding committee updates, and by the Treasurer regarding financial matters. Two new committees were established to address elevator renovations and tenant-management relations. Other business included resolving bylaws issues, distributing keys, and agenda items for the next meeting. The meeting adjourned at 9:38 PM.

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WVTF Board Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes: 2011-04


Meeting Date: March 22, 2011

Present: Opher Pail (OP), Tad Sudol (TS), Felix Santella (FS), Stephen Kleinberg (SK), Gene
Teytelman (GT), Slavica Plecas-Gak (SP), Johan Marfey (JM), Ivens Stanton (IS), Janet
Shea (Member)

Absent: Zakie Wazani (ZW), Rosemary Musumba (RM), Nina Freedman (NF)

I. CALL TO ORDER
 Co-Chair Opher Pail called the meeting to order at 8:10 PM.

II. ROLL CALL


 Roll call was taken by (FS) at 8:10 PM.
 Seven Board members in attendance.
 Quorum requirement met.

III. APPROVAL OF CURRENT MEETING AGENDA


 Meeting Agenda reviewed and approved.

IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING


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 March 8, 2011 Meeting Minutes, distributed on March 10 , were approved without modification.

V. REPORTS OF OFFICERS

 Co-Chair(s) Report

OP – reported on his “very positive” discussion with the WV owner, topics of discussion included:
o the owner wants WV out of Mitchell-Lama status, in timing with IH
o in process of finalizing ground lease with IH, WV will be next
o owners focus is on IH privatization first, then will focus on WV
o the WV privatization process could tale 1 – 1 ½ years
o negotiations continue on building repairs
o 8% of WV monthly rent is allocated to building maintenance
o Co-chairs are meeting with Leslie Torres, RIOC President this week
o Received email from owner soliciting our input into the elevator renovation interior design

TS – reported the following:


o the tenant meeting proposed by Micah Kellner is cancelled, Micah Kellner’s office is not in a
position to coordinate this meeting at this or any time in the near future
o contacted Philip Groner and he reviewed the WVTF By-Laws Amendment Article XV and Phil
stated the amendment gives the Board the right to make By-Law Amendments with follow-up with
the tenant membership

 Secretary’s Report

NF - was not present at this meeting

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 Treasurer’s Report

FS – reported the following:


o that he contacted RY Management and reserved the Lower Community Room for all Year 2011
WVTF Board meetings.
o has still not received a turnover of WVTF Treasurer record from prior Treasurer Petra Kaiser.

VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS

 Engineering

SK – reported the following:


o he was contacted by the Charlie Marino of Braxton Engineering and he presented a document
prioritizing proposed repairs to the WV building with associated costs.
o Charlie Marino estimated the cost for an updated survey would be approximately $7,500 to $9,000,
he would be flexible with payment terms.
o It was agreed to by the board not to pursue a new survey at this point in time, it may be required in
the future.

 Communications

GT – reported the following:


o WVTF website has been turned over for future maintenance by the webmaster of the WIRE’s
website.

VII. OTHER BUSINESS

Old Business
 Resolve By-Laws open items regarding Amendments, Co-Chairs and 10 Board members.
o the Board agreed to the WVTF By-Laws Article XV giving the Board the right to make Amendments
with Tenant Membership follow-up.
o the motion to Amend Article V Section 6 (Vacancies) was approved unanimously.
o the motion to add JM to the Board was approved unanimously.
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 Establish WTI Committees, Chairs and Members.
o A motion to establish a “WV Elevator Renovation Committee” was approved unanimously, Tad
Sudol approved as Chairman of the committee.
o A motion to establish a “WV Tenant – Management Relations Committee” was approved
unanimously, Slavica Plecas-Gak approved as Chairman of the committee.

 Cancelled Tenant Privatization Planning Meeting Follow-up.


o Board agreed to cancel the tenant privatization meeting for now, due to where we are in the
process, no finite terms etc.

New Business
 NF – discuss WTI Secretary position change.
o Not addressed, NF not present at the meeting.

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 Response to Matthew Katz transparency and communication concerns email.


o JM spoke with M. Katz and alleviated his concerns.

 Identify and distribute WTI keys (PO Box, Lobby Box, etc.)
o JM turned over keys to the WVTF PO Box and Lobby Drop Box.
o SK will give keys to Secretary NF.

 Decide upon WTI Letterhead design.


o To be discussed at the next meeting.

VIII. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING

 WVTF Secretary position change.


 WVTF Letterhead discussion.
 New Committees Update and Planning.
 WVTF Monthly Flyer content discussion.

IX. ADJOURNMENT

 Meeting adjourned at 9:38 PM

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