Annual Mtg notes September 10. 2011

Stannard Beach Association, Annual Meeting, Saturday, September 10, 2011

The meeting was called to order by George Dallas, President of the Association.

Minutes of the prior meeting dated July 3, 2011 were read. Motion to accept minutes made by Dennis Hersh and seconded by Trudy Brown. Minutes voted to be accepted as presented.

Treasurer’s report: John Kava, Treasurer, gave the report, which is attached to these minutes. John reported an amount of $67,900 in the bank accounts. Motion to accept the Treasurer’s report made by Merle Katz and seconded by Clark Harris. Treasurer’s report accepted as presented.

DEP: a 1992 agreement allowed for jetty #3 to be built. It included provisions to protect the base of the seawall between jetty #2 and jetty #3, provide a sandy beach in that area and the association would maintain a level of sand within 10 feet of the seawall to allow the jetties to be traversed.  But there is not enough sand to move and moving what is there will destroy a lot of sea life if the sand bar is moved. After many emails and phone calls an engineer was hired to make a survey of the area. Sid Holbrook, who was previously with the DEP, was also hired to help. The recommendations: 1. cannot move sand  and 2., put in Armour Stone (used to be called rip rap) at base of seawall. Sue Bailey at DEP will plead our case to her bosses as she feels we made a very good case and have done a thorough study. Sue Bailey knows we can amend the 1992 agreement and agrees that what was true 19 years ago is probably not true today. She suggests we amend the agreement such that if we cannot get enough sand up to where we need it we put in a set of stairs, but she agrees we do not need a set of stairs as folks can walk around the jetty at low tide.

Lou Brown thanked George Dallas for his 5 years of work on this issue. Jackie Zwallinger thought the agreement was to provide sand, not riprap. Sara Lee Black wondered how far the rip rap will go and George said 20 feet. Can the agreement be annulled? Maybe, after the

Armour Stone is done.  Lots of discussion ensued. When the association asked DEP for permission to build jetty #3, the permit came with the 1992 agreement. The agreement says a level of sand is to be maintained in the area on the insides of jetty #3 to inside of jetty #2.

Irene Nichols asked why does one property get something and she does not. George Dallas responded that the agreement states the area between jetty #2 and jetty #3.

If the Armour Stone is destroyed by nature whose responsibility is it to replace it?  If the Association decides to amend or annul the agreement after this situation is resolved, then it is not the association’s problem. George Dallas is waiting for communication from DEP that is permission to install Armour Stone. Then the association needs to appropriate funds but we do not know how much it will cost.  Jim Kiely was president at the time the 1992 agreement was done. Newton Brenner and Irv Bernstein worked on it for a year and a half. DEP would only let us rebuild jetty #3 with these agreements, since we had not repaired or maintained it regularly. DEP may ask us to lower jetty #2 so sand can move more readily over it. The location of the area of discussion was delineated as down to the Old Saybrook end of Stannard Beach.

Ripley Hill resident Jerry Skolnick said he pays taxes to an association for a beach he cannot use as there are only 2 dedicated rights of way, with very little actual beach area he is free and welcome to use. Harvey Robbins agreed there is very limited beach access and beach area for non waterfront owners.

Second Avenue paving/drainage: Second Avenue needs to be repaved but first drainage issues must be addressed as the change in elevation is 10 – 15 feet from Water’s Edge to Beach Court. Jim Kiely is working on it.

Trash: pick up will be on Thursdays as of October first. Recycling pick up remains the same – Wednesdays.

Mr. and Mrs. John and Diane Wolf were introduced as the buyers of the Reed house.

Security Guards: Do we need security guards? Break ins are less now, though they did occur previously off season. The guard works Friday 6-10 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at a cost of about $15,000 in 2011. Jackie Zwallinger made a motion to eliminate the guard, seconded by Jerry Skolnick. The motion was amended to include holidays.  David Caslin said it was not fair to vote on any discussion when the meeting is occurring on a different than regular date from prior Annual meetings due to the storm, and many folks are absent. Dennis Hersh said he was the last president before security was brought in and there were a myriad of issues including lots of strangers coming to the beach, strangers using the parking lot and using the swing sets, all of which we are liable for. Strangers on the beach need to be asked to leave. Dennis then said there were lots of folks with security issues not at the meeting due to storm damage to their homes, and a motion to table the motion was made by Dennis Hersh, seconded by Dave Caslin. 19 voted in favor of tabling the motion, 12 against tabling the motion. Motion tabled 19 to 12.  John Kava suggested cutting back the hours, which we increased this past year, or not have him carry a gun, which costs more per hour. Discussion ensued about how the hours were used. Early hours were to keep trespassers out of Stannard Beach. Late night hours as kids come from Water’s edge, and there are bottles and breakage on the tennis courts and seawalls.

Mary Rosenblatt said someone put a hammock up on her property.

Barbara Mason made a motion that the guard not carry a gun as he only needed to carry a gun to earn the extra money per hour. Motion seconded by Lynn Nathan. Steve Mason suggested voting on the annual guard question and maximum amount to be spent on security be voted on now as we do not meet again until next July 2012. Mark Miller said he never heard any discussion about the gun being an extra message for Brian, security. He has heard many passionate reasons why the gun was wanted and needed. Motion to table the “carry gun or not” issue made by Dennis Hersh and seconded by Dave Caslin. Motion to table defeated 13 to 10. Discussion ensued. What is meant by “armed”?  There was a motion on the floor for the guard not to carry a gun or taser. 19 voted in favor of no gun or taser, 7 in favor of a gun, therefore if we have security next year he will not be armed with a legal “weapon”.

George Dallas made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Dennis Hersh. Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Sharon Bender, secretary. 

Notice of Annual mtg Aug 28. 2011

THE STANNARD BEACH ASSOCIATION

WESTBROOK, CONNECTICUT 06498

August 5, 2011

NOTICE OF STANNARD BEACH ASSOCIATION ANNUAL 2011 MEETING

 

SUNDAY August 28, 2011

9:00 AM

 in the JOAN CONNELL COMMUNITY HOUSE

COFFEE and....will be served from 8:30 prior to the meeting

Respectfully submitted,

Sharon Bender

slbender@optonline.net

Stannard Beach Assn general MTG 7.3.2011

Stannard Beach Association General Meeting July 3, 2011

The meeting was called to order at 9:04 a.m. by George Dallas, President of the Association.

Minutes of the prior meeting dated August 29, 2010, were read. A motion to accept the minutes as read was by Marie Garabedian and seconded by Merle Katzman. All present voted to accept the minutes as presented.

Treasurer’s Report: John Kava, Treasurer, gave the report, which is attached to these minutes. John reported an amount of $30,000 in the bank accounts as of today, July 3, 2011. Proposed mill rate for Stannard Beach Association will be 1.30. This is a change from 1.15 last year.  The proposed budget for 2011-2012 shows assessment income increasing from $66,800 to $75,600. A motion was made by    Dennis Hersh to accept the proposed budget and seconded by John Abella. All present voted in favor of accepting the proposed budget.

New Residents: Brian and Nancy Petronio purchased Mark Hoberman’s house. Dave and Darcy Caslin sold their house to Sheralyn Marsh and purchased Ralph and Diane Smalley’s house. John Reed’s house is being purchased by John Wolff, the grandson of the original owner.

DEP: We have received a notice from the DEP saying we are in violation of a 1992 agreement that was part of the permission to build jetty #3. The Association Board of Directors allocated money $5000, less than was needed for a general vote, to look into the situation and are dealing with it.

Security: Our guard has been asked to be vigilant about parking and attention by drivers to stop signs. Safety is of highest concern. Please also be careful backing up out of your driveways.

Golf carts: Carts need to be monitored as children and young teenagers driving them are illegal without a valid driver’s license, as well as being often out of control.

Noise: Please be quiet and considerate after 10 p.m. This is a Westbrook as well as Stannard Beach ordinance.

Beach chairs: Waterfront owners generally own from 2^nd Avenue to the high tide line. Therefore please do not leave chairs on or in front of private sea walls. Please keep chairs, boats and all types of equipment and toys out of the right of ways as these pose a safety hazard to folks trying to traverse the right of way, as well as impede emergency vehicles.

Other business: Peter Black asked the Association to reconsider allocation of assessments. Waterfront properties pay much more. The Council of Beaches is also looking into this question for all beaches in New England. Stannard Beach works off of the Westbrook town grand list. Cornfield Point charges everyone in the association the same, regardless of location. Our Association is not required to follow the town guidelines and grand list. Peter Black made a motion to look into more equal distribution of assessments, seconded by Irene Nichols. All present voted against the motion, which failed.

Dogs on sand and sand bar: CT state law says that no dogs are allowed on the beach because if they “make a deposit” it fouls the beach and water. A sign will be posted on the last jetty by the creek facing Pointina Beach.

Mail vs email: Folks who do not have email accounts may have their information printed and mailed or hand delivered to them. Lynn Nathan will hand deliver information to Raelea Bobrow.

There will be no more paper distribution of information except to approximately 10 people without email addresses. A PDF of the directory will be sent to all for you to download and print, if you so choose, on your own.

The crowd thanked George Dallas for a job well done as well as his present efforts as President.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Sharon Bender, Secretary

Board of directors mtg May 29. 2011

Stannard Beach Association Board of Directors Meeting 5/29/11 Meeting called to order at 9 a.m. by President George Dallas Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer John Kava reported that 2 addresses owe money to the Association. The budget report for July 1, 2010 – May 29, 2011 was distributed and approved. See attachment. The proposed budget for 2011-2012 will be emailed to association member households prior to the next association general meeting on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Old Business: The DEP says we are out of compliance with a 1992 maintenance agreement. The Association had sand moved on Thursday May 12 to the area between jetty #2 and jetty #3 but it washed away quickly. Linda Pinn reported that she has been at this beach since she was a small child and the Eastern area of beach has never in all these years had a sandy beach where you could lay down on a towel, so how can we change the way it has always been, a little more or a little less over the passing years. George Dallas will consult with Elin Katz and Sid Holbrook. Trash pick up: George Palmer was not in attendance to report. (He has since advised that pick-up switches to Thursday effective June 2) Beach clean up: George Palmer was not in attendance to report. It was suggested that fencing be installed below the bleachers because when a ball rolls underneath the bleachers and into the street the children follow after it and run out into the road, posing a safety hazard for all. It was agreed to install the safety fencing. (George Dallas will meet with Dan Medeiros weekend of June 4-5 to spec out) It was suggested that yellow stripes be painted at the intersection of Maple Ave and 2nd Ave as speed signage/gates cannot stay up until after the end of the school year as buses need full clearance to pass along the roads. Gates will be put up temporarily on the weekends as is possible until the end of the school year, and then be put out permanently for the summer. All property owners are requested to trim back their trees, bushes, hedges and greenery to allow for clear sight lines along roadways, intersections, down straight streets and along sidewalks, for safety reasons. People and vehicles must be able to see what is around the corner and down the street and be able to pass unobstructed. The brush on the periphery of the tennis courts will be cut back. There is an electrical problem at Stannard Beach today and CL&P is repairing the problem which caused power reductions and outages. Picnic: The association membership will be polled at the general meeting in July as to the interest in having a picnic this summer. Volunteers will be asked for at the general meeting to put together a picnic if one is desired. Paving 2nd Ave: George Dallas is getting 3 proposals for the paving. Security: The new security guard for 2011 is George, and one returning guard named Jorge. Brian is working off and on due to other responsibilities. Fireworks: Tuesday, July 3 are the Water’s Edge fireworks. 3 guards are working; one at the top of Ripley Hill Road, to be shared with Water’s Edge, one at Cedar Lane and one on 2nd Ave. George Dallas requested that association members let him know the names of invited guests and he will give the information to the guards. Guests are requested to know the name and address of the person they are visiting. Next meeting date: The general meeting of the Stannard Beach Association will take place at 9 a.m. on Sunday, July 3 in the Connell Pavilion, and includes breakfast. The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 a.m.

Board Meeting 8/15/10

STANNARD BEACH ASSOCIATION
Board Meeting
08/15/2010
The Meeting of the board was called to order by President George Dallas at 9:00AM
TREASURERS REPORT:
To date, 45% of tax dues have been received. All payments are due by 09/01/2010. Financially we are on course with the budget, should nothing unexpected come up, there should be $30,000.00 left in the Checking account.
OLD BUSINESS:
George Palmer said the work on the fences and doors are going fine on the courts and should be completed soon.
George Dallas stated that Dan Maderios gave us a quote of $8,300 to fix Jetty # 1, which really is in need of repairing. The additional $3,300.00 not already budgeted for jetty repairs needed approval. Jeff Morris made a motion to approve the additional $3,300.00, seconded by George Palmer. All were in favor and the motion to approve $8,300.00 to repair Jetty # 1 was approved.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT:
**Nominating committee report was given by Dennis Hersh. The slate to present is as follows:
President John Abella, 1st Vice President Irving Berstein, 2nd Vice President Steve Powers
3 year members, Linda Pinn, Mike Guinan, Al Berkon
2 years members, Jason Garner, Mark Grennan and Mark Miller
1 year members, Mark Madnick, Marty Webber, and Steve Powers
NEW BUSINESS:
George Dallas said he will request that the paving company come back to fill holes and fix up the edges that were left unlevel. Steve Mason made a motion to approve $1,000.00 to finish the landscaping should it be difficult getting the contractor back. It was decided that there is room left on that line item to allow for this added expense should we need to just move forward and fix it ourselves.
George Dallas also conveyed a concern that the bylaws needed a clarification regarding single family residents, which is found under section 4 “permitted uses”. It was the consensus that some “teeth” need to be added to that by law as a preventative measure. Marty Webber made a motion for Dennis Hersh to purpose an amendment to the bylaws to better define this bylaw and to add a @250.00 per day fine for non-compliance. The motion was seconded by Jerome Skolnick. Discussion continued regarding renters and George Palmer suggested that we may want to consider a committee to oversee rentals. It was decided that the rules committee will be in charge of the rental situation to be sure that all owners submit to the rules committee the names of renters. Harvey Robbin suggested that instead of getting the names of renters, that rental should reference the bylaws so everyone is aware of our rules and regulations and then owners and renters can be in accordance with our Bylaws. A point was also brought up that real estate agents should be made aware of our bylaws, so they will know our policies on renters when selling a property, and will convey that to prospective buyers, especially those with the idea of renting when purchasing. After the discussion, Dennis Hersh proposed this: As to the section of the bylaws entitled Zoning Regulations, Section IV is hereby amended by adding the following, No residence may be occupied by more than 2 unrelated people with the following exception: A resident owner may have more than 2 unrelated guests providing they reside at said residence for less than 7 days and during said period the owner must also reside at said residence continuously during their stay. Any violations of this regulation will result in a fine of $250.00 per day. The motion was made by Marty Webber, seconded by Dennis Hersh and unanimously passed.
The new Business discussion continued with George Dallas bringing up the Rights of way. As he feels this topic will come up at the general meeting. George wanted the general thoughts of the rules and regulations of the Rights of Way. Some people own the rights of way while others have deeded rites of passage to specific rights of way. Mark Madnick said everyone’s deeds should say which right of way they should be using. Harvey Robbin shared a wealth of knowledge on this topic; He stated that the Clark’s and the Stannard’s, the original owners of all this property, referred to the property lines being at the mean high tide mark. This means the annual average of high tides. Originally there was a First Ave. that was on the deeds. After World War II they constructed the Sea wall and First Ave was closed and the Clark’s & Stannard’s quit Claimed all of the First Ave. land to all the owners of the water front properties. There were 2 parcels, First Ave. and all the rights of Way. Harvey continued and said we all should be cordial to each other for the respect of the reason we are all here, The Beach. George Palmer quoted from a 1972 lawsuit regarding the Maple Lane right of way, where it states that it so allows all passage of to the beach. The question was also raised that don’t us all pay dues to the beach association to maintain and cover clean up of the Beach? The consensus continued to be that we all should be cordial and neighborly when using the Rights of way and the Beach in front of others properties. Mike Grennan brought up the idea of a Welcoming committee to greet new residents and familiarize them with our neighborhood as well as our rules and Bylaws. Jeff Morris questioned whether or not the Palm tree, we all seem to admire, could be considered obstructive?
With no further business the meeting was adjourned at 10:15AM

Respectfully submitted
Marie Gallo-Garabedian


**ADDENDUM TO THE MINUTES
The nominating committee reconvened after our meeting on 8/15/10.

It was brought to the attention of the nominating committee, that due to a conflict, John Abella would be unable to commit to serve as president for the next two years. The nominating committee spoke to George Dallas and asked if he would remain President, George has agreed to do so. Also, Sharon Bender had agreed to take on the secretary position. The slate of Board members is now as follows:

President - George Dallas
1st Vice President - John Abella
2nd Vice President - Steve Powers
Treasurer - John Kava
Secretary - Sharon Bender

The Three Year Directors are: Linda Pinn, Mike Guinan, Al Berkon

The Two Year Directors are: Jason Garner, Mike Grennan, Mark Miller

The One Year Directors are: Mark Madnick, Marty Weber, David Caslin

Respectfully submitted,
Marie Gallo-Garabedian
garabedian@comcast.net

General mtg notes Aug 29.2010

STANNARD BEACH ASSOCIATION GENERAL MEETING 08/29/10 Meeting called to order at 9:00AM by President George Dallas Minutes were read by the secretary Marie Garabedian, a motion from Dennis Hersh to accept the minutes was seconded by Marty Webber Treasurers Report: Treasurer John Kava reported that 71% of taxes due were collected. The remaining 29% are due by 09/01/2010. If the tax bills remain unpaid a bill will go out on 09/30/2010 with interest added. The budget set for this upcoming year is basically a break even budget. Dennis Hersh made a motion to accept the budget and it was seconded by Jeff Morris. Old Business: Cedar Lane paving is completed from Route 1 to Second Ave. The parking lot was graded and a compressed material added. The Speed gates have been put into place. Barbara Mason commented how nice they look and how well they are slowing the traffic on Cedar Lane, and the majority agreed. George Palmer reported that the Tennis Courts are all done and the latches and doors were also taken care of at no additional cost. The Lock combination for the Tennis courts is 4212, if anyone needs to use them. It was brought up again that the Playground area is in need of a trash can. With regards to the Security guard, most agreed that Brian did a great job for us this year. Barbara Mason shared her and others concerned for our guard being armed. She feels it gives the perception that this is a dangerous area or that a weapon is needed to settle disputes. Some also expressed a fear of accidents that are possible with the weapon and some questioned who or what we are guarding against? When Brian was off one weekend, his replacement had worn a bright cover over his shirt and it appeared to be better message being sent, one of Security officer is more visible and less threatening. Barbara took the time to ask professionals their opinion regarding this topic. She called upon Sane Geary, CT Operations Manager of Integrated Security Systems. He felt it was a low risk area and there is no need for an armed guard, he stated there were not written reports this year or any other year that he could remember. Then Barbara called Vinnie Durso, the manager of the security company that we contract. He feels it is good to have the guard being armed and there were a few incident regarding parking and beach rights. Barbara also called the Westbrook Police who referred her to our resident State Trooper, Officer Robert Hart. Trooper Hart has been our Resident State trooper for 13 years, and he feels we are a very low risk area so there should be no need for an armed guard. He also said most of our crime has been in the form of off season burglaries. He said the State Police have the job of protecting us and typically it is only 2 -3 minutes response for a call. Barbara Mason then made a motion to no longer have our hired security carry a weapon in the future. Lynne Nathan seconded her motion. The discussion started with a question from Merle Katzman if anyone would oppose and armed guard with an unloaded weapon? The question arose whether or not the gun carried a live clip or not. Dennis Hersh stated that he has had two breaks ins, one in season and one out of season and is missing a Kayak as well. He also feels that Brian carries a presence of authority and since Brian has been here there have been no issues. It was also brought up about the concern of the liability issue. The Guard Company is bonded and they carry a $5,000,000.00 Insurance policy to protect against an event of the discharge from security personnel’s fire arm. Dave Chozik stated that it is understandable that not everyone is comfortable with the fire arm; there is still a sense of respect that comes for seeing a guard wearing the gun. Seeing a fire arm as part of his uniform adds to his respect. There were further questions regarding a security officer’s judgment and who is he really policing? Brian, our current guard is licensed by the State of Connecticut to do his job as protector of the residents of Stannard Beach, for which we hired him to do. There was a motion on the floor to clarify whether future guards should be armed or not. The vote was taken and there were 16 in favor of unarmed guards and 31 in favor of armed guards. NEW BUSINESS Nominating committee: Sandy Sidman first extended Thanks to Marie Garabedian for filling in as secretary, and to George Dallas for a great 2 year term, so much was accomplished by George during his term. The Slate of officers was presented as follows: George Dallas President John Abella 1st Vice President Steve Powers 2nd Vice President 3 year members, Linda Pinn, Mike Guinan, Al Berkon 2 years members, Jason Garner, Mark Grennan and Mark Miller 1 year members, Mark Madnick, Marty Webber, and Steve Powers George Plamer made a motion to accept the slate as presented it was seconded by Merle Katzman, The majority voted in favor of accepting the slate as proposed. OTHER OLD BUSINESS: At the previous Board of Director meeting it was discussed about the wording in our Bylaws to protect us against a Developer or Real Estate investor to come in and purchase a property for the use of a rooming house. Dennis Hersh read the proposed by law change and it went as follows: No residence may be occupied by more than two unrelated people with the following exception: A resident owner may have two unrelated guests providing they reside ar said residence for less than seven days and during said period the owner must also reside at said residence continually during their stay. Any violations of this regulation will result in a fine of $250.00 per day. George Dallas went on to say what we are trying to avoid is “Hampton Style living” Where vacationers come and go either on a frequent or less frequent basis, but there are numerous unrelated resident in one property. There was a motion brought to the floor to veto this Bylaw change as written. A vote was taken, there were 4 votes in favor a veto of this Bylaw change all other votes were in favor of the Bylaw change. The Bylaw change was passed. Other Business was addresses regarding passage on the rights of way. George Dallas made the following statement regarding our rights to passages: “What you can do and where you can go are all in our deeds” Then he proceeded to read the following eloquent message from an e-mail sent to him by Mike Grennan: We have all chosen to spend our summers here, enjoying the pleasures of the sea and sand. While everyone has acquired properties affording certain legal rights, I think we have also have made the decision to be a neighbor in a community. Yes, there have been disagreements in the past, and there will be in the future. We cannot prevent all discord. However, as a community, we do have the power to control how we handle disputes when they occur. Historically, litigation has too often been the response. It hasn’t stopped the discord – perhaps it has created more. We have passed rules to control behavior . . . . but these rules haven’t always worked. The reality is that we each need to honestly critique our own attitudes and behaviors. We need to ask ourselves if we are respecting our neighbor’s rights, or if (perhaps) we are too eager to defend our own “legal” rights. Are we extending the proper courtesies that show respect for others? In short, we need to evaluate if we are being a good neighbor and whether we are adding or subtracting from that neighbor’s enjoyment of this wonderful area. Not all people know how to be a good neighbor . . . or maybe they don’t even have the desire. This is an unfortunate reality. Even so, we have to believe that the overwhelming majority will choose otherwise. This is where the joy of our community resides - if each of us is strong enough to move in this direction. There was further discussion on what our deeds state and the bottom line on the point George was making quite simply, ask your neighbor, talk to your neighbor and be a good neighbor! We are all here for the same reason, our Love for Our Beach. Ron Lyman wanted a clarification on rights of way and personal property on these rights of way. There was also a point brought up about chairs and their placement. It was decided that the chair questions will be brought up next year. In closing of the Meeting, The community presented Brian, our Security guard, with a gift certificate as a token of our sincere Thanks for a job well done. Dennis Hersh made a motion to adjourn the meeting it was seconded by Sandy Sidman. The Meeting was adjourned at 10:05 AM

June 27, 2010 General Meeting

STANNARD BEACH ASSOCIATION
GENERAL MEETING
06/27/10
The Meeting was called to order by President George Dallas at 9:15AM

Treasurers Report:
John Kava reported that we should end the year with a positive $25,000 balance. The budget for this year’s so far is on target. The new proposed budget is basically a break even budget. There was some discussion on a few items on the budget and they were, Beach maintenance Grounds beautification and playground, resurfacing the Tennis courts, Roads and drainage and Social activities. A motion was made by Sandy Seidman to accept the budget as proposed, seconded by Dennis Hersh, voted upon and approved.
Old Business:
George Dallas stated that the paving of Cedar Lane is moving forward and on schedule. The scope of work is milling old roadway, processing the old material for a base, fill and grade the parking area. Water is to be directed to the newly installed 45,000 gallon capacity drains. A path to the Pavilion will also be included in the paving process. George further discussed again the process of grading and packing the recycled old milled road and that there are to be 2 layers of 2 types of blacktop applied. He further explained that the lowest bids all included having our old pavement recycled for a base and typically is the way most roads are paved now. Jeff Morris had a question regarding the Warranty and George Dallas stated the job is guaranteed for 90 days on workmanship and one year on materials.
New Business:
We welcome two new families, Herb & Marsha Dunn on Ripley Hill and Bob & June O’Leary, 138 Second Ave.
Steven Mason is passing around the directory, if anyone has to make changes please contact Steve or Barbara. Many Thanks to the Mason’s for taking on the task of updating our directory annually.
Tennis Courts are on budget, George Palmer is arranging to have them resurfaced.
Monies have been allocated for ongoing Jetty repairs.
Security is returning with the following schedule: Friday 6-10pm, Saturday 10-10, and Sunday 10-6. Very good news for our beach our Guard from two years ago, Brian will be our primary guard on duty.
Reminder on Golf Cart, the State of CT is requiring that these vehicles be registered with the State of CT and only driven by licensed drivers.
George Palmer is making arrangement to have the beach cleaned up. If you have logs you’d like remove please get in touch with George Palmer. There was $2,000 allocated in the budget for this.
Sydelle Baskind requested that the minutes of the meeting be e-mailed to all the residents as well as posted on the blog spot. She asks that people keep their voices down on the beach in the evening as the noise travels and she hears numerous conversations. She also said she would like to have more sand in front of her home. George Dallas said the ongoing Jetty repairs will help with that but moving the sand is an expensive approach that is not a guaranteed fix.
Barbara Mason asked if was really necessary that the guard be armed, and made a motion to discuss whether or not our Guards should be armed. After some brief discussion on the statement of authority the gun presented and who felt it was good and who did not think it is good for him to carry a gun, Dennis Hersh asked that we table this discussion so people can think about it and discuss it further. He felt the reason he has a gun is to have an appearance of authority. Which Dennis said is a excellent way to approach squatters and people illegally parking on our Association property. Sandy Seidman mention that years ago the Association used to hire off Duty police officers and it was much more costly. Susan Miller questioned if anyone knew, what is the Security company protocol with their guard’s use of their fire arms? Some suggestions were that possibly other instruments that are less violent like tazers and such may be used. The Motion was modified to look into these questions for next year. Michael Rottblatt suggested maybe have the Police and Security company meet with us to discuss the Pro & cons of carrying a fire arm. The Motion was tabled and will Take Michael’s suggestion to have representation at our meeting next year so our residents can discuss their concerns.

New Business:
The minutes from the last meeting were read by the Secretary, Dennis Hersh motioned to approve the minutes as read Seconded by Sandy Seidman.
We paused for a moment of Silence for the passing of Grace Barnett along time former resident of 6 Stannard Dr.
Other Business:
July 5, 2010 is Water’s Edge fireworks display. Our security along with Water’s Edge Security as well as the police will oversee anyone coming into to our Association and the parking situation.
There was no further Business and the meeting was adjourned at 10:00AM by President George Dallas

Respectfully submitted
Marie Gallo-Garabedian
Garabedian@comcast.net