WALLENPAUPACK LAKE ESTATES
PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION
APPROVED MINUTES OF THE
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
June 10, 2010
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