The June 10, 2010 Annual Property Owners Meeting was opened by President Jerry Beskovoyne at approximately 10:15 am with the Pledge of Allegiance. Sandy Aleckna, of the WLE Office staff was asked if there was a quorum present, the answer was yes.

Present at the dais was Board President Jerry Beskovoyne, presiding, Vice-President Gina Florio, Secretary Ted Couillou, Treasurer Dan Braun, members Alan Cucciniello, Elvin Quinones, Jerry Lastella, General Manager John Carney and the Association attorney, Howard Terreri, Esq. Also present was Carol Owens of the accounting firm, Riley and Company.

 

 

The first order of business was the scholarship fund.   Jerry Beskovoyne introduced John Rechinda, scholarship committee chairperson. He thanked John and the committee for the work they do each year in reviewing all the applications and choosing the winners. At this time scholarships were presented to Alyssa Senz, Ashley Murphy, Nicole Phillips and Devon Cohen.

 

Property owner Paula Whitney praised the scholarship awards and their benefits to property owners’ families.

Russ Toepfer and Roy Chesseri, representatives of the Lakeville Fire Department were invited up to the podium to address the membership. On behalf of the LFD, they thanked the Board of Directors, property owners and office staff for their support in the completion of the new substation located along Eskra Rd.   A plaque was presented to Jerry Beskovoyne as token of thanks to WLE.

Jerry asked if there were any questions regarding the June 2009 annual meeting.   Paula Whitney pointed out a few errors found in the minutes.

 

A motion was made by Steve Sollenne and seconded by Anne Marie Madison to accept the minutes with the proposed changes. The motion passed.

 

Jerry turned the meeting over to General Manager John Carney. John spoke about the history of WLE, some of its longtime residents and the fact that next year would be the Association’s 40th anniversary.

The meeting was then turned over to Treasurer, Dan Braun who gave a full report on the financial standing of WLE as well as future projects slated for 2011.  Dan was kind enough to introduce Carol Owens from WLE's accounting and auditing firm Riley & Company to discuss a review of the audit. There were no red flags. We have very good checks and balances in place.  Carol then offered to answer any questions from the floor.



Building & Grounds

 

Ted Couillou gave a report on some of the upkeep of the amenity buildings and grounds.

Legal & Administration

 

Gina Florio touched on the minimal legal issues facing the association. She then introduced attorney Howard C. Terreri, Esq. Howard  praised the office staff for their handling of
internal collections and spoke briefly to the audience on the community.

Recreation

 

Alan Cucciniello began the report by thanking Recreation Committee chairpersons, the members and all volunteers that have helped make all of this year’s activities such a success.   He also spoke about upcoming recreation events planned for the Summer and Fall months.

Maintenance & Marina

 

Jerry Lastella thanked the maintenance staff as well as the dock master for a job well done as   WLE looks fantastic. It was noted that the trees and brush were cleared at the corner of Goose Pond Rd. & Lakeland Drive for better visibility into and out of the West Gate.

Security

 

Elvin Quinones thanked Chief ‘Rocky’ Kizer (who was not in attendance) and Officer Ron Soltis, who was on hand for the meeting. He continued by recognizing the entire Public Safety Department for their ongoing efforts in keeping WLE a safe place to live.  Property owner Ed Lowe asked if the 175 emergency calls were verified and actual. Elvin indicated yes.

Sewer & Water

The meeting was then turned back to Ted Couillou who stated that the water and sewer plant was in great working condition and the flows were all in order.  Ted also noted that all property owners should please try to conserve water as much as possible. In addition, he asked the attending members to consider purchasing the water line insurance program which is available yearly at the office for a minimal fee of $36.

A property owner asked Ted if this was a good time to consider placing fire hydrants in the community. Ted and John Carney responded that our lines are not large enough to handle full hydrants.

Unfinished Business

Jerry Beskovoyne asked if everyone in the audience was happy with the new snack bar at Rockledge.   The audience applauded with a property owner making special mention of the additional bathrooms that the new building.

A property owner inquired as to approximately how many more homes could be built in WLE  

John Carney responded that build-out would be about 1,550 homes depending on lot combination's and other minor developments.

A property owner thanked the Board and audience for having such a great community that she really enjoys coming to on weekends.

 

A property owner asked about leaf removal and whether we could have a maintenance person
spend a day picking up leaves at a nominal fee?  

Jerry Beskovoyne said it will be looked into.

At this time Jerry Beskovoyne thanked Election Committee Chairperson Dorothy Tufano along with the entire committee for their work.  Dorothy, was then introduced and the floor was turned over to her for the results of the election.

The election results were as follows:

Dan Braun                               230 votes
Peggy Kostyshyn                    214 votes
Marc Scher                              195 votes
Robert Assenheimer                150 votes
Cristina Masterson                  78 votes

Ted Couillou, Secretary of the Board of Directors then took the floor for the swearing in of the new directors Dan Braun and Peggy Kostyshyn.

 

Jerry then read the two proposed resolutions that had been sent out to vote for the meeting;

Resolution # 1 – Replacement reserve fund.   The Board of Directors asks that you vote yes for the placement of $130.59. per property toward this reserve fund.

Resolution # 2 – By - Law proposed amendments.

Discussion then took place regarding the proposed By-Law amendments and the proxy form.

A property owner asked about the election committee members. Would the members of the committee be from WLE? How would they be chosen?

Jerry answered that the committee members must be WLE property owners and that it was on a volunteer basis with approval from the Board of Directors.  

 

The same property owner also asked if Board members qualified to serve on this Committee.  Jerry Beskovoyne answered no as that would be a conflict of interest.

A property owner who assisted in the proposed By-Law changes assisted in clarifying of the duties of the election committee.

A property owner noted that the Proxies are confusing and hard to understand this year.  

John Carney spoke about how the Proxies should be filled out with additional input from election Chairperson Dorothy Tufano who also added information of her committees’ role and how hard it is to sort all of the Proxies when both sides of the page are utilized. Attorney Howard Terreri gave additional information to the proxy explanation and how they should be utilized.

A property owner asked attorney Howard Terreri if their proxy could be designated to someone else besides an officer of the Board of Directors

Attorney Terreri agreed that this is possible and could be done.

The Board of Directors and General Manager John Carney agreed that the proxies this year could be confusing and in the future they will be reviewed to be better understood.

A property owner read the proxy to the audience and gave his explanation to how the proxy should work.  The property owner pointed out that you should notify the secretary should you not want your proxy to be utilized by the Board of Directors in their favor and that you are present and plan to vote yourself. After continued discussion Jerry Beskovoyne requested a recess of the meeting to confer with the Board of Directors, General Manager and Howard Terreri the issues at hand regarding the proxy.

The meeting was called back to order with Howard Terreri explaining a fair and favorable decision made by the board to remedy the issue at hand with the proxies.   

 

The meeting was again turned over to Election Chairperson Dorothy Tufano for the results of the two resolutions;

The results were as follows:
Resolution # 1 – Replacement reserve fund.
262  For

50   Against

Resolution # 2 – Proposed By - Law amendments.
208  For

96   Against

Prior to New Business, Jerry Beskovoyne thanked Board member Elvin Quinones for his service and devotion to WLE  as a Board member for the past three years.

New Business

Jerry Beskovoyne gave an explanation of Section 6 and where this former portion of the homeowners association is located. It is on the right hand side of Goose Pond Rd. between WLE’s West Gate and the intersection at St. Mary's church road.   Jerry announced that we have entered into a tentative agreement to purchase Section 6, with final approval to be given by the membership in a special vote to be set a few months down the road.  

 

The meeting was then turned over the Treasurer Dan Braun for a presentation on the proposed purchase and how it could affect WLE in the future.   Dan gave a presentation based on a handout that was available for review by all with questions to follow. The Board is concerned about future development of Section 6 and how the sewer treatment plant permit has certain obligations to the current owners of the majority of this parcel of land. Dan, Jerry, John Carney and the Board answered questions to the best of their ability regarding the proposed purchase and the overall issue.

 

A motion to adjourn at 2:05pm                                     was made by Paula Whitney and seconded by Steven Sollenne. The motion passed  

Jerry thanked all in attendance.

 

Meeting adjourned.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Jerry Beskovoyne