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Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting
Organizational Meeting
January 5, 2012

Date, Time and Place
Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Claray Clubhouse, located at 2760 Claray Drive, Bel Air, California 90077

Quorum
A quorum was established with the following Board members present:
Pat Brill, Miles Gibbons, Ed Gold, Marshall Mintz, and John Siegler.  Andrew Tenenbaum, and Harold Tennen were absent. 
General Manager Robert Avila was also present.   

Association Members Present
The following Association Members were in attendance:
John Colton, and Arthur & Anita Aratow. 

Election of 2012 Board Officers
Mr. Avila opened the meeting by announcing that the Board members needed to appoint the Board Officers for the 2012 year:

Mrs. Brill nominated Marshall Mintz as President.  The nomination was seconded by Mr. Gold.  There being no other nominations. Mr. Mintz was appointed as President by a unanimous vote of the Board. 
                  
Mr. Avila then turned the meeting over to President Marshall Mintz.

Mr. Siegler nominated Andrew Tenenbaum as Vice President.  The nomination was seconded by Mr. Gold.  There being no other nominations, Mr. Tenenbaum was appointed as Vice President by a unanimous vote of the Board.

Mr. Gold nominated Pat Brill as Secretary.  The nomination was seconded by Mr. Gibbons.  There being no other nominations, Mrs. Brill was appointed as Secretary by a unanimous vote of the Board. 

Mr. Gibbons nominated Ed Gold as Treasurer.  The nomination was seconded by Mrs. Brill. 
There being no other nominations, Mr. Gold was appointed as Treasurer by a unanimous vote of the Board. 

Open Discussion Period
Mr. Mintz then opened the meeting up to questions and comments from those Association
Members in attendance.  There were none.

Approval of Minutes
Mr. Siegler made the motion to approve the minutes of the November 22, 2011 Board of Directors meeting.  The motion was seconded by Mr. Gibbons and was approved by the following vote of the Board: Ayes, Brill, Gold, Mintz, Siegler; Abstain: Gibbons. 

Financial Statement
Treasurer Ed Gold presented the Board with the November 2011 Financial Statement.  A summary of the Association’s financial position as of November 30, 2011 is as follows:

November
Operating Fund
2011 Actual
2011 Budget
2011 Variance
 
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Total Income:
$ 1,390,477
$ 1,376,788

$ 13,689

Total Expenses:
$ 1,271,118
$ 1,291,456

$ 20,200

 
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Net Income/Loss:
$ 119,359
$   85,332

$ 34,026

Beg. Fund Bal. - 1/1/2011

$   47,060

 
Transfer Surplus to Reserves
(47,060)
   
Fund Bal. - 11/30/11

$ 119,359

   
       
November
Reserve Fund
2011 Actual
   
 
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Total Income: 

$ 222,027

   
Total Expenses:
$ 253,569
   
 
   
Net Income/Loss
$ (31,542)
   
 
   
Beg. Fund Bal. - 1/1/2011
$ 689,607
 
Transfer Surplus to Operating
47,060
   
 
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Fund Bal. - 11/30/11

$ 705,125

   

Mr. Gold and Mr. Avila answered questions from the Board about the Financial Statement.  After discussion, Mr. Siegler made the motion to approve the November 2011 Financial Statement.  The motion was seconded by Mrs. Brill and was unanimously approved by the Board.  Copies of the Financial Statements are available to Association Members, upon request.

Appointment of 2012 Association Committees
The Board discussed the appointments of the 2012 Association Committees.  After discussion, review of each committee, review of the committee members from 2011, and review of the homeowners who expressed interest in serving on an Association committee in 2012, the following committee appointments were made:  

Mrs. Brill made the motion to appoint the 2012 Architectural & Landscaping Committee (“ALC”) as presented and amended.  The motion was seconded by Mr. Siegler and was unanimously approved by the Board.

Mr. Siegler made the motion to appoint the 2012 Capital Improvement Construction (“CIC”) Committee as presented.  The motion was seconded by Mrs. Brill and was unanimously approved by the Board.

Mr. Siegler made the motion to appoint the 2012 DWP Committee, as presented, and with the same Co-Chairs Andrew Tenenbaum and Andre Stojka.  The motion was seconded by Mrs. Brill and was unanimously approved by the Board.

Mr. Gold made the motion to appoint the 2012 Emergency Preparedness Advisory Committee (“EPAC”) as presented and amended.  The motion was seconded by Mrs. Brill and was unanimously approved by the Board. 

Mr. Gibbons made the motion to appoint the 2012 Finance Committee as presented.  The motion was seconded by Mr. Siegler and was unanimously approved by the Board. 

Mr. Siegler made the motion to appoint the 2012 Fitness Committee as presented and amended.  The motion was seconded by Mrs. Brill and was unanimously approved by the Board. 

Mr. Siegler made the motion to appoint only the three (3) homeowners who expressed an interest in serving on the 2012 Hospitality & Social Committee, along with Board member Miles Gibbons.  The Committee members will then solicit the participation and assistance of other homeowners when the need arises.  The motion was seconded by Mr. Mintz and was unanimously approved by the Board. 

Mr. Gold made the motion to appoint only the six (6) homeowners who expressed an interest in serving on the 2012 Pool Committee, along with Board member John Siegler.  Additional homeowners who express an interested can be appointed at a later date.  The motion was seconded by Mr. Gibbons and was unanimously approved by the Board. 

Mr. Gibbons made the motion to appoint the 2012 Security Committee as presented and
amended.  The motion was seconded by Mrs. Brill and was unanimously approved by the Board. 

Mr. Gold made the motion to appoint the 2012 Technology Committee as presented.  The motion was seconded by Mr. Gold and was unanimously approved by the Board. 

Mr. Gold made the motion to appoint the 2012 Tennis Committee as presented and amended, and with Amar Navab as Chair.  The motion was seconded by Mrs. Brill and was unanimously approved by the Board. 

Mr. Gold made the motion to appoint Andrew Tenenbaum and Andre Stojka as the Association’s representatives to the Coalition for the Preservation of Open Reservoirs (”CPOR”), and to appoint Andre Stojka as the Association’s representative to the Neighborhood Council.  The motion was seconded by Mr. Siegler and was unanimously approved by the Board. 

Decide Days and Time for 2012 Board Meetings
Mr. Siegler made the motion to establish 7 p.m. on the 4th Tuesday of each month as the day and time for the monthly regular Board of Directors meetings for the 2012 year.  The motion was seconded by Mrs. Brill and was unanimously approved by the Board. 

Adjournment

The organizational Board of Directors meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.  An Executive Session of the Board of Directors followed to discuss the following matters:

Executive Session - General Notes - January 5, 2012

The Executive Session was called to order at 8:05 p.m.

The Board approved the minutes of the November 22, 2011 Executive Session.

The Board had continued discussions regarding pending litigation involving its foreclosure on the property legally described as Tract 31315, Lot 12, Unit 2 (APN #4382-029-088) for delinquent assessments, and the effort to obtain possession of the property from the occupant. 

The Board had continued discussion regarding pending litigation related to a dispute over a CC&Rs violation.

The Board had continued discussions regarding its foreclosure efforts against the property legally described as Tract 32229, Lot 6, Unit 8 (APN #4379-035-088) for delinquent assessments.

The Board closed a matter of potential Member discipline. 

The Board discussed a matter of potential litigation regarding unauthorized grading on Association property.

The Executive Session was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.


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