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August, 2010

NEWSLETTER OF THE LAKE EMERALD OWNERS ASSOCIATION

Property Manager’s Report

Hello Lake Emerald!! I would like to provide you with a few updates starting with the spa restoration. As noted at the last Board meeting, the spa restoration is on schedule. The spa should be completed within 2 weeks pending the final city inspection. The deck and diamond bright restoration will begin next week and will last approximately 2-3 weeks. We are hoping the entire South Pool projects will be completed in August and so far things are looking great!

Improvements The entrances to Lake Emerald are in the process of being touched up. The walls and guard house will be painted while new landscaping will be added to enhance to overall appearance. The Office and Clubhouse will have new landscaping as well. We have a small budget to work with however for these projects we are working with a new landscaping company called L.G. Property Maintenance whose prices are fair and affordable while their workmanship is above average. L.G. Property Maintenance is presently working on the root grinding for the entire property in preparation for the sealcoat and curb restoration in early fall.

Gate System I think we all know that our gate system is not perfect, and at times a pain in the rear. I have been given permission to entertain several companies to visit our LEOA facility and evaluate our current gate system as well as provide us quotes on a new system. As much as I would like a new gate system tomorrow, this is a huge task and can take several months. Along with the gate system we are evaluating ways of enhancing the security here at Lake Emerald. There are several gate companies that have enhanced security built into their systems as well. In the meantime, the Board and I are aware that the keys fobs and gate arms are not always working correctly

and we would like to apologize for the inconvenience and ask that you please bear with us as we search for a solution to our problems. Thank you!!

Roof Coating and Repairs Our roofing project has begun!!! I want to thank the Board of Directors for recognizing the importance of maintaining our roofs and repair to our roofs. In case you missed it, the Board of Directors has contracted GLK Construction for 1 year to repair and provide a roof coat to all of our roofs. We will also have a full time roof worker available for all roof leaks that occur during the roofing repairs for up to one year. GLK will be repairing the roofs to start and then coating them with a fibrated aluminum coating over the winter time once the repairs have been completed. We wish Gary Kasparian, the owner of GLK Construction the best of luck on this very large endeavor. I also want to add that GLK provided Lake Emerald with a savings over almost 200 hundred thousand dollars with this contract. GLK will allow Lake Emerald to purchase the coating “at cost” for all the roofs. This has allowed us to be able to afford this well needed project. We hope to keep Gary and GLK in our sites for future projects here at LEOA!!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Property Manager Report

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Secretary’s Report

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Gym News ………………5

Water Conservation Report ………………5

Board Minutes

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Community Contacts

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Property Manager’s Report (con’t)

Main Pool

The main pool has been down now for roughly 2 weeks and

this is contributed to an old pumping system. Parts for the

pumping system are hard to come by and this is why there

is a delay in the repair. It took a local pool company 4 days

to locate the parts needed and it will be 3-5 working days

for the parts to arrive after being ordered, then they have to

be installed. We are presently looking into a new system in

the months to come so we don’t have to run into this

problem in the future. The new pumping system is costly,

running around 20 to 30 thousand dollars so the decision to

replace the entire system is not an easy one by any means.

Again, we apologize for the inconvenience but we are

working on solving the problem as soon as we can!

Screen Project

I would like to thank Juan and our maintenance crew for

walking buildings 109 through 118 and reporting all the

missing and/or broken screens on the catwalks. The screens

are the unit owner’s responsibility to maintain. After a

count was taken, we had roughly 150 screens that were

missing and/or broken. We would have a really fun time

writing violation letters to each of those unit owners

however this is not the fun I had in mind. Instead, I thought

of an idea that would make it easy and affordable to replace

these screens. I have contacted a local screen manufacture

and will have dozens of fitted screens made up at a cheaper

cost and delivered here at Lake Emerald in the weeks to

come. The idea is to help the unit owners replace the

screens at their convenience.

We will start by purchasing a few dozen screens at a time

and make them available for unit owners to come by the

office and pick up. The price of each screen has not been

disclosed to me yet but when available, you may purchase

your screens with a check or money order at the office.

Then all you have to do is slide them in!!! We will post a

notice on the bulletin boards of each building when the

screens will be ready. Once the owners have been given an

opportunity to replace the screens, we will then take

another count of who has not complied and we will issue

violations accordingly. In the end, we want to assist you,

the unit owners any way we can!!

Violations

Lastly I would like to inform Lake Emerald of the new

compliance system. It’s actually not new; we are simply

complying with the Florida Statute pertaining to violation

letters and grievance hearings. Most violation letters that

are written and distributed have been allowing tenants to

correct the violation within 15 days.

We are now allowing tenants 30 days (depending on the

violation) to correct the violation. If the violation has not

been corrected within 30 days, a follow up letter will be

mailed to the tenant allowing them 14 days to appear at a

grievance hearing to dispute the alleged violation. The

Covenants Review Committee (aka Compliance

Committee) will review the alleged violation and make a

recommendation to the Board of Directors. If the

tenant/homeowner failed to show at the grievance hearing

(for example), the Covenants Review Committee will make

a recommendation to the Board of Director to levy a fine to

that tenant/unit owner starting at $100 for every day the

violation has not been corrected for up to 10 days, for a

maximum fine of $1,000 per violation. We realize this is a

more aggressive stance however in the past, fines we

nonexistent and violations were not being corrected. The

idea is not to fine individuals, but rather to be aggressive

enough where the association would not have to levy fines.

After the unit owner is fined, the fine will sit on the account

ledger of that unit until it is paid or until the unit is sold,

where in that case, the new buyer would be responsible to

pay for that fine when an estoppel is requested. We cannot

lien against fines but they will sit on the ledger and create

problems for the owner in the future.

Let’s assume the owner was out of town for a few months

and when arriving back at LEOA, they have found out that

they owed $1,000, for a fine levied months ago. I believe

the Board would allow that owner an opportunity to correct

the violation and remove the fine. Again, the idea is not to

fine owners but rather be aggressive in the compliance of

violations. There needs to be standard set or else the Rules

and Regulations would not mean anything. We are in the

process of changing the Rules and Regulations to reflect

the following fine structure and this will probably take

effect at the next Board meeting.

Thanks Lake Emerald!!

Tony Piracci Property Manager

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Secretary’s Message

Meetings and discussions with the city were ultimately

successful in convincing the Utility Department that the

water meter at building 117 was misconfigured when

maintenance was done on it in April or May of 2008.

The water meter was replaced on July 13, 2010. I have

been taking readings there and comparing them to earlier

water bills and the current meter readings are

approximately one-half of what they were previously.

I will be meeting with the city going forward to seek

financial restitution for the water overpayments building

117 has been making for the last two years. This will

take time. The immediate good news is that the over-

charging has been stopped. The building 117 water bill

should be substantially lower from this point on. In

addition, the Budget Committee will probably be able

apply the lower water bills into their calculations for

Building 117’s monthly maintenance fee for the year

2011, or let the extra funds accumulate in the reserves.

Thanks to Michelle Gordon, the Water Conservation

Project team, and our maintenance crew who helped me

document all the water meters on the property.

I am currently working on the solution to Building 109’s

water problem.

James Basta

Secretary

Foreclosure Prevention Resources

Making Home Affordable

www.MakingHomeAffordable.gov

Hope for Homeowners (H4H)

(800) 225-5342

portal.HUD.gov

FDIC Foreclosure Prevention Website

www.FDIC.gov/foreclosureprevention

(877) 275-3342

Foreclosure Mitigation Assistance &

Counseling

www.HUD.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc

(800) 569-4287

Steps to save your home from Foreclosure:

1) Contact your lender to discuss options.

2) Contact local foreclosure assistance programs.

3) Act right away. Do not wait until the loan is in

default.

4) If in default and lender will not accept mortgage

payments, explore options including the rental

market.

5) Bankruptcy should be carefully considered as an

option.

Betty Twyman

Vice President

BUDGET COMMITTEE

The 2011 Budget Committee will start having its

meeting in early September and there will 3-4 meetings

to finalize the Documents for presentation to the Board

and the Community. The Budget becomes our

guidelines for expenditures next year and the

maintenance fees you will be living with. At the present

time the Committee is made up of Stella Marsh and

Tony Piraacci, staff members, and also includes unit

owners: Donald Marshall (Bld 109), Frieda Chervin

(Bld 105), Jeffrey Forrest (Bld 105) and J Hallaway (Bld

114).

We would like to see broader representation from some

of the unrepresented Buildings. We need volunteers

from Buildings 106, 111 & 112, 115 & 116, and 117 &

118. At least one person from each condo would be

great. Please call the Management Office, 954-735-

1718, and volunteer.

Bob Young

Treasurer

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Water

Conservation

Report Thanks to the diligent and investigative effort of James

Basta we were able to uncover the reason for the

discrepancy in Bldg 117 water use and will be able to

recover a substantial amount of money. We are currently

working on uncovering the reason why Bldg 109 water use

is so high.

Denise Bednarek has transferred all of the water usage

information into a spread sheet, which will be easier to

track any problems. Bob Young has been working with me

since I began this project in February 2009 and was

instrumental in arranging for a reimbursement in the pool

areas due to an error in billing. Thanks to the joint efforts

of all involved, we were able to save LEOA thousands of

dollars.

We need the cooperation of all residents to ensure that our

water usage is manageable and affordable. Please have all

leaks fixed immediately. We will fix ALL TOILET

FLAPPER PROBLEMS FOR FREE. Flapper problems

waste over 1,500 gallons of water per day! Please call the

office if you have this problem.

Thank you for your cooperation

Michelle Gordon Director

GYM NEWS

Dear Residents,

The gym demo on Aug. 4th went very well, with eight people in

attendance. Not only are Eileen and Lou DeAnda gourmet

cooks, but they're also up to date on the latest in exercise

form and breathing. They demonstrated the equipment,

explained various exercises, and showed how using the gym

can be for all levels.

I put together a comprehensive handout which included tips

on:

1) Exercise

2) Balance (very important after age sixty)

3) Recipes

4) Dining out in a healthy manner.

Thanks again to the DeAndas and the people who came -all of

whom equipped with the required towels and water!

Carolyn Starin

Director & Co-Chair of Gym Committee

*** NOTICE ***

Children who wear diapers

must have SWIMMING

DIAPERS in order to go in

the pool.

Regular diapers will burst

and ruin the filter.

Niños que usan pañales necesitan tener puestos pañales de agua para

entrar a la pisina.

Pañales regulares pueden dañar el filtro.

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Board Minutes: July 26, 2010

The following is a draft of the meeting minutes from July

26, 2010. This draft has not yet been approved by the

Board of Directors.

Item 1

CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Derek Murphy called

the Meeting to order at 7:01 PM.

Item 2

ROLL CALL: Secretary James Basta, called the roll. 14

board members are present and the manager. Michelle

Gordon is absent. Fred Langevin left the meeting at 7:54

PM.

Item 3

CERTIFICATION OF NOTICE AND POSTING: President, Derek Murphy, noted the meeting was

properly noticed and posted in accordance with Florida

Statute 718. A quorum was certified.

Item 5

BSO report: None

Item 6

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:

MOTION by Michael Wolmetz, second by Carolyn

Starin to approve the minutes of June 28, 2010.

No corrections were offered.

VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE

BOARD MINUTES OF JUNE 28, 2010:

All in favor. The motion passes.

Item 7

Roofing Preventative Maintenance Contract.

Tony Piracci and Gary Kasparian addressed the Board.

MOTION by Bob Young, second by Christine Kinzer to

table the motion until the Board reviews the contract

further and until specific sources of income for all the

condos can be determined.

Discussion ensued.

VOTE ON THE MOTION TO TABLE THE VOTE

ON ROOFING MAINTENANCE UNTIL SOURCES

OF INCOME FOR EACH CONDO CAN BE

DETERMINED.

Bob Young in favor. Abstaining, Ron Myers. All others

opposed. The motion to table fails.

MOTION by Frieda Chervin, second by Denise

Bednarek to approve the GCI proposal to fix and

maintain all the LEOA roofs.

Discussion ensued

VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE GCI

PROPOSAL TO FIX AND MAINTAIN ALL THE

ROOFS OF THE LEOA ASSOCIATION FOR THE

PRICE OF $97,000.00 PLUS APPROXIMATELY

$24,000.00 FOR THE COST OF THE ALUMINUM

ROOFING MATERIAL.

All in favor. The motion passes.

Item 8

MOTION by James Basta, second by Chris Bruno to

purchase 12 bench frames from Kirby Built and wood

from a local supplier to build our own benches for a

price not to exceed $3,500.00.

Discussion ensued

VOTE ON THE MOTION TO PURCHASE 12

BENCH FRAMES FROM KIRBY BUILT AND

WOOD FROM A LOCAL SUPPLIER TO BUILD

OUR OWN BENCHES FOR A PRICE NOT TO

EXCEED $3,500.00.

Opposed: Carolyn Starin and David Mehall. All the rest

in favor. The motion passes.

Item 4

OPEN FORUM:

Mr. John Sheaffer addressed the Board.

Item 9

MOTION by Michael Wolmetz, second by Denise

Bednarek to approve the root grinding proposal of LG

Property Maintenance for the price of $10,200.00.

Discussion ensued

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Board Minutes: July 26, 2010 (con’t)

VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE

ROOT GRINDING PROPOSAL OF LG

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE FOR THE PRICE

OF $10,200.00.

Abstentions: Bob Young. All the rest in favor. The

motion passes.

Item 10

MOTION by Frieda Chervin, second by Carolyn Starin

to approve the Nationwide Pools Company proposal for

both the Diamond Brite and the deck repair at the south

pool (for the stated price of $26,150.00).

Discussion ensued.

MOTION TO AMEND by Frieda Chervin second by

Michael Wolmetz to approve the Nationwide proposal

pending their agreement to change the payment schedule

to: 20% on contract signing, 30% on completion of the

deck slab, 40% on completion of the pool coating, and

10% on completion and after final inspection.

VOTE ON THE MOTION TO AMEND TO

CHANGE THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE TO: 20%

ON CONTRACT SIGNING, 30% ON COMPLE-

TION OF THE DECK SLAB, 40% ON COMPLE-

TION OF THE POOL COATING, AND 10% ON

COMPLETION AND AFTER FINAL INSPECTION

AND PERMIT SIGN OFF. One abstention: Bob Young. All the rest in favor. The

motion to amend passes.

VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED

TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL OF NATION-

WIDE POOLS FOR THE SOUTH POOL AND

DECKING RECONSTRUCTION (FOR THE

PRICE OF $26,150.00).

One abstention: Bob Young. All the rest in favor. The

motion passes.

Item 11

MOTION by Michael Wolmetz, second by Denise

Bednarek to approve the invoices of Steven Valancy for

$1,250.00.

VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE

INVOICES FROM STEVEN VELANCY FOR

$1,250.00.

All in favor. The motion passes.

MOTION by Frieda Chervin, second by Carolyn Starin

to approve the invoices of Dewind Lock Smith for

$1,968.95.

VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE

INVOICES FROM DEWIND LOCK SMITH FOR

$1,968.95.

All in favor. The motion passes.

Item 12

MOTION by Denise Bednarek, second by Ron Myers

to approve the new exercise room (gym) rules.

Discussion ensued.

MOTION TO AMEND by David Mehall, second by

Carolyn Starin to eliminate the sentence regarding sports

bras.

VOTE ON THE MOTION TO AMEND

REMOVING THE SENTENCE REGARDING

SPORTS BRAS.

Abstaining: Christine Kinzer. Opposed Michael

Wolmetz. All the rest in favor. The motion to amend

passes.

MOTION TO AMEND by Michael Wolmetz, second

by Denise Bednarek to change rule number 11 to read

“Only water in nonglass containers is permitted in the

gym. All other beverages are prohibited.”

VOTE ON THE MOTION TO AMEND RULE

NUMBER 11 TO READ ONLY WATER IN

NONGLASS CONTAINERS IS PERMITTED IN

THE GYM. ALL OTHER BEVERAGES ARE

PROHIBITED.”

All in favor. The motion to amend passes.

MOTION TO AMEND by David Mehall, second by

Frieda Chervin to add rule number 18 to read “Radio,

CD and TV sound levels must be low enough so that

they cannot be heard in other clubhouse rooms.”

VOTE ON THE MOTION TO AMEND ADDING

ITEM 18 “RADIO, CD AND TV SOUND LEVELS

MUST BE LOW ENOUGH SO THAT THEY

CANNOT BE HEARD IN OTHER CLUBHOUSE

ROOMS.”

Opposed: James Basta. All others in favor. The motion

passes.

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Board Minutes: July 26, 2010 (con’t)

VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION TO APPROVE

THE NEW EXERCISE ROOM RULES AS

AMENDED:

One opposed: James Basta. All the rest in favor. The

motion as amended passes.

Item 13

Document Change Committee: “Proposed Document

Changes” from Bob Young presented.

MOTION TO TABLE.

VOTE ON THE MOTION TO TABLE:

Opposed: Bob Young, Denise Bednarek, Chris Bruno

and James Basta. All others in favor. The motion to table

passes.

Item 14

Secretary’s Report: None

Treasurer’s Report: Conflict of interest forms were

distributed for Board Member’s signatures. Budget

Committee will start meeting at the beginning of

September. At the present time the Committee is

composed of Don Marshall (109), Jeffery Forest (105),

Frieda Chervin (105), Jerry Holloway (114), Stella

Marsh, and Tony Piracci. Mr. Young urges residents of

condos 6 and 7 to join the committee to represent their

interest in the budget creation process.

President’s Report: Mr. Murphy appoints Louis and

Eileen DeAnda to the Clubhouse Committee; other

members are Michael Palmadessa and Carol Collier.

Vice-President’s Report: None

Manager’s Report:

Mr. Piracci updated the Board on the schedule for the

south pool spa replacement. Next week Wednesday

install the tank and plumbing for the spa. Thursday and

Friday install coping and tile. The subsequent week

install electrical, pumps and filters, then concrete pour.

We should have water in the spa within two weeks. The

only unforeseen hold up could be the code inspection

approval.

Mr. Piracci is addressing the frequent false fire alarms

by silicone sealing the conduit boxes from which the

pipes to the alarm boxes originate. This will stop water

intrusion into the pull stations The pull stations are also

being updated as they need to be replaced.

MOTION TO ADJOURN by Frieda Chervin, second

by Carolyn Starin.

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:55 PM

James Basta

Secretary

BONNIE ROUSSE Bonnie Rousse, 66, of 110 Lake Emerald Drive, passed away July 20, 2010, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. Bonnie lived her file fully, and was a member of our community for many years. Throughout her professional career as a therapist and social worker, she dedicated her life to helping the disadvantaged. She loved animals and was an advocate for them. Bonnie enjoyed nature and enjoyed her long walks along our lake daily. She will be missed by her family and countless friends.

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Community Contacts

Board Of Directors board@leoacondos.com

Derek Murphy, President derekdmurphy@aol.com

(954) 535-9930

Betty Twyman, Vice-President bettytwyman@comcast.net

(954) 632-0787

Bob Young, Treasurer Byoung415@comcast.net

(954) 486-4612

Jim Basta, Secretary jim201@comcast.net

(954) 735-6408

Denise Bednarek (954) 731-0703

Chris Bruno (954) 616-8251

Frieda Chervin (954) 739-8935

Michelle Gordon (954) 485-6046

Christine Kinzer (954) 566-3833

Fred Langevin (954) 484-1786

David Mehall (954) 733-4067

Ronald Myers (954) 730-3502

Michael Palmadessa (754) 423-5515

Carolyn Starin (954) 730-7636

Michael Wolmetz (954) 733-9039

Management Office

Main Number (954) 735-1718

Fax (954) 497-1541

Front Gate (954) 497-1549

Antonio Piracci, property mgr. management@leoacondos.com

(954) 735-1718 ext. 201

Rosa Santiago, admin. Asst. office@leoacondos.com

(954) 735-1718 ext. 200

Stella Marsh, bookkeeper accounting@leoacondos.com

(954) 735-1718 ext. 202

Juan Lopez, maint. Supervisor maintenance@leoacondos.com

(954) 735-1718 ext. 204

Office Hours

Monday 8:30 AM – 5:00PM

Tuesday 8:30 AM – 5:00PM

Wednesday 8:30 AM – 7:00PM

Thursday 8:30 AM – 5:00PM

Friday 8:30 AM – 5:00PM

Office is closed Saturday & Sunday.

Committees Chairperson & Members

Beautification Committee Fred Langevin

Compliance Committee Louise Gordon

Emergency Preparedness Pamela Golden

Gym Jim Basta & Carolyn Starin, co-Chairs

Media/Communications Jim Basta, Denise Bednarek

Orientation/Screening Betty Twyman

Oversight Committee Jim Basta, Chris Bruno, Ron Myers, Carol Collier

Search Committee Ronald Myers (Chair), Carolyn Starin, Frieda Chervin, Michael Wolmetz, Betty Twyman

Security Michael Wolmetz

Building Reps

Condo # Building Phone

Barbara Greenberg 4 105 312 (954) 739-1613

Volunteer needed 2 106 -- --

Gil Toner 1 109 -- (954) 677-2496

Marianne Gioia 1 110 207 (954) 714-8407

John Ross 1 110 202 (954) 540-5111

Becky Postiy 3 111 101 (954) 610-6923

Ilona & Bob Kirkpatrick 3 112 206

Carolyn Starin 5 113 206 (954) 730-7636

Dottie Chestnut 5 114 402 (954) 485-5264

Helen Searing 5 114 106 (954) 731-3573

Paula Tindall 5 114 302 (954) 484-3977

Gary Luker 6 115 401 (954) 295-3926

Robin Gill 6 116 306 (954) 484-8284

Anne Yablow 7 117 108 (954) 733-4047

Michael O’Leary 7 118 406 (954) 486-6579

Derek Murphy 7 118 210 (954) 535-9930

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