Denise Watermeier, President called meeting to order at 9:05 AM

Present
Denise Watermeier     Beverly Albertson
Claudia Porter             Pat Hooley
Brent Parker               John Dent                   
Vikki Keyser        
Todd Kucharski; Representing City of Sarasota

1. P Hooley Treasury Report;
One new member
Balance as @ May 21, 2011; $9657.01
P Hooley applied for Grant money from the City to offset cost for member’s picnic in October. City will inform GGP in October if grant funds are available.
Discussion regarding GGP sending bill invoices for dues collection. Some residents are requesting formal billing notice.

Majority of GGP membership is paid by each condo association but there are a few members who pay individually. Suggestions from BOD members included posting a bill with each building captain or sending out postcard dues reminder in November.

J Dent Moved to accept report; B Parker second. Motion carried

2. Minutes of May meeting read.
B Parker moved to accept report with corrections. J Dent second. Motion and Vote included acceptance of April minutes as presented at the May meeting. Motion carried.

3. Landscape Committee; C Porter reported City is aware of the issues with the soil and dead plants at the entrance to AltaMer Condominium. Our concerns with the city and lack of quality maintenance of the plants and trees continue. It was suggested we inform our individual landscape companies of the upcoming RFP for year 2012. Consensus of opinion of the BOD member is we need to find a new maintenance company for next year. We also need to be more active in the bidding process.
B Parker suggested we construct a “Schedule of Values” for each line item on the landscape budget.
It is also suggested we assist in the explanation/descriptions of weekly maintenance expectations i.e.: Job Description
OLD Business

4. Banners; The timeline for the Banners at the entrance to GGP will be set as: May 15th – September 31; Summer Theme (stars and stripes)
October 1st – November 30th; Fall Theme (homecoming, pumpkins, etc)
December 1st – January 15th; Holiday Theme ( wreaths, bells, red and green colors)
January 15th – May 14th; Spring Theme ( Pineapple, Hospitality, Spring colors)
Examples of above items will be sent to BOD members for comments and suggestions.

5. Verizon Pole Issues; D Watermeier has contacted Verizon regarding removal of the last phone poles in the center of the subdivision. Verizon had previously agreed to remove the poles once completion of improvement project. They now claim 12 owners are still connected to the old communication system and they will not remove the poles. Dale Haas will be contacted to see if he can assist us with this issue.

6. Flu Shots will be held again in the Phoenix Lobby September 17th.

7. Newsletter; J Dent still looking for members to submit information for the newsletter. It appears dirty jokes don’t count as news worth. Go Figure.
NEW Business

8. The Observer has contacted D Watermeier looking for newsworthy information about GGP. The Verizon issues might be mentioned to the paper seeking their help. Pictures of the picnic will also be sent to the paper for its “Social Scene” section.

Meeting Adjourned 9:50 AM
Respectfully Submitted

Vikki Keyser