Meeting – 01/24/13
The agenda for this meeting is available here.
A regular meeting of the Board was held Thursday, January 24, 2013 at the office of President Bruce Wilson. All Board members were present by telephone conference or in person. Invited guests were Dan Anderson and Steve Houston. Secretary Debbie Director submitted a resolution to incorporate all recent email votes into the minutes to make them a matter of record. The list of actions was included in the meeting agenda and dated back to June 1, 2012. The email votes were approved by a unanimous vote. Bruce Wilson reported that the pool house project was progressing on schedule and on budget. The foundation had been completed. Bruce outlined some issues that were not anticipated as part of the original project: (1) Delmarva Power trunk line renovation; (2) broken water main.
Marina Dredging is complete but the spoils still need to be removed when they have completed the drying out process. Bruce reported on the sewer agreement between the City of Rehoboth and North Shores. The agreement has expired and will need to be renegotiated incorporating implementation of the City of Rehoboth’s Sewer Outfall project. The Board approved retaining legal counsel for negotiations with the city on this matter.
Steve Houston presented the Board with competitive bids for tree removal and trimming. The Board voted to approve this work. Steve also presented the Board with a bid to replace the beach fencing that had been damaged during Hurricane Sandy. Dan Anderson joined to meeting to report on beach conditions and also presented a competitive bid for the fence replacement. The Board approved the fence replacement.
Donnee Ramelli and Phyllis Donovan presented the Budget Report to the Board. It was reviewed line by line and dues for 2013 were discussed.
An application for a variance was received for the inclusion of two steps down from a deck to extend into the side setback at 62 Ocean Drive. After a lengthy discussion of the covenants, a variance was granted.