In Attendance: Mike Pincus, Jay Harter, Margaret Callahan, Bob Gottschall, Bill Shipley and Janet Burgess.
Meeting called to order at 8:59 AM by Mike Pincus.
March 16, 2023 Meeting minutes were approved.
Financial: Jay Harter reported that we are about $20,000 under budget for the year.
Reserves for roof replacement options look good.
Jay attended a meeting of village treasurers. Reverse mortgages were discussed; there was no concern about them. Some villages have had to take out loans for roof replacement. None of the other villages did a financial reserves study as Franklin did 10 years ago. The study helped Jay keep Franklin’s reserves on tract to pay for most if not all of the roof replacement. Jefferson will be doing roof replacements in June.
Hershey’s Mill Landscaping will be coming out in May or June with a proposal for a 4 year contract renewal. Mike said Ed McFalls said the contract would include a substantial increase over the past contract.
Committee Updates:
Architectural: There was an Architectural Committee meeting on April 29 for the committee members and residents interested in joining the committee. Dom Aleardi has announced that he will be resigning from the committee and the chair position as of May 15, 2023. Several other members also have decided to resign from the committee. The committee will be reorganized as soon as the new volunteers are found. Several residents have already volunteered. A sub-committee will be reviewing the Architectural Guideline and Rules.
A request from Maryann DiNunzio for an addition was approved by council.
Landscaping: No updates on landscaping. Council would again like to thank Michelle Cohen and her Committee for all their work.
Welcome Committee: The committee has contacted our newest resident, Judith Melick, who purchased 566. The sale of 606 is pending. There are 2 more house that may be going up for sale this year.
Pool Committee: The concrete contractor has provided an estimate for fixing part of the concrete apron around the pool.
CSK received the contract for 2023 from Rich Frey of Giuliani Pools. Council approved the contract and CSK signed the contract with Giuliani Pools.
The pool will be opening Memorial Day weekend.
Communications: All communications requested have been sent.
Garage & Street Lights: Kevin Callahan is being contacted by residents to replace lights.
Maintenance: No response from the request for volunteers so far.
Document Committee: Documents are still being collected but most have already been catalogued.
A review of Architectural Guidelines and Rules will be taking place soon
Old Business: Paul Welle reviewed the information from Pipeview and came up with detailed advice and recommendations. Thanks Paul! Mike Pincus will continue to work with Ed McFalls concerning the drainage issues.
Roofing contractors Bachmann Roofing and Lemus Construction presented their proposals at our council meeting. After the presentations council voted to accept the proposal from Bachman Roofing.
Bachman was chosen because of their extensive references from other Hershey’s Mill villages, best price for the project, and recommendations from CSK. There was a discussion of replacing gutters when we replace the roofs. A quote will be requested from Bachman.
There will be a presentation by Bachman Roofing concerning roof replacement at the annual meeting on May 24th.
The change to the Franklin Village Declarations about the deductible amount for insurance was discussed. Since the $7500 deductible that is stated in our Declarations will no longer be offered, the $7500 specification will be removed from the Declarations in order to have flexibility when changes to the deductible amount occur.
New Business: None.
The Franklin Village Annual meeting and council election will be held on Wednesday May 24, 2023.
Meeting was adjourned at 12:27 pm.
Respectfully submitted by Bill Shipley