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Minutes of the Altamont Patio Condominium Meeting
Tuesday, August 26, 2003
6:00 p.m. Metcalf Realty

Minutes

Altamont Patio Condominiums
Board Meeting
August 26, 2003
6:00 P.M.

Attendees: Wess Short, President
Presley Burns, Grounds
Jo Simpson, Secretary/Webmaster
Charles Chapman
Gretta Kezar
Michelle Campbell
William Latture
Bart Jones, Metcalf
Paul Matthys, Water Systems
Randy Ross, Water Systems

Business:

Parking Lot
It was announced that Dunn Construction will be repairing the parking lots on Thursday, September 25th.  All cars must be removed from the lots before 6 a.m. that morning or they will be towed at the owner's expense.  Work should be completed by that evening.  A 48-hour reminder notice will be posted and mailed to all residents and owners.

Past Due Accounts
The status of current delinquent accounts was discussed.
 

Laundry Room
The proposal by Automatic Laundry Company (ALC) to install six sets of new Maytag front load washers and matching stacked gas dryers was discussed and approved.  It was felt that we should realize a significant potential savings in utility costs, i.e. less water consumption, and since front loaders have a greater load capacity (aprox. 32%), this will be attractive to users who might otherwise go elsewhere to do their laundry.  The units will be installed on a 10-year lease and should be in place in the near future.

Plumbing Meter System
Paul Matthys and Randy Ross of Water Systems, Inc. presented a general outline of their professional submetering and full services billing company.  Their WSI wireless metering system would involve installing a small water meter encompassing a wireless radio transmitter in each unit.  Each month residents would receive a bill from WSI comprised of the actual water/sewer charges, plus a $3.25 monthly fee.  Payment would be issued to them via mail, local AmSouth bank, or electronically.  In turn, WSI would pass the payments (less fee) to Metcalf who would in turn pay Birmingham Water Board bill.

The most attractive feature of this plan would be that each property owner/resident would be paying for ONLY their usuage, rather than a portion of the total usage as it is now.  Common areas would be treated separately.

The Board of Directors expressed interest in the WSI proposal, and will discuss the matter further at a future board meeting.

Other Business

It was agreed upon to give Presley Burns,  who in my opinion does an outstanding job of keeping a never-ending abundance of beautiful flowers in our complex, a much deserved raise.
 

Next Meeting
The next Association meeting will be on September 23, 2003 at 6 pm Metcalf Realty. Monthly meetings are scheduled to be held on the last Tuesday of each month. Monthly meetings will be limited to 1 hour or no longer than 1 ½ hours.

Minutes taken and prepared by Jo Simpson.