Tiffany Lakes Condominium Association, Inc.
C/o Tower Management Services, Inc.9
00 West 49th Street Suite 22
Hialeah, Florida 33012 
 

Date:    Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Place:   Unit # 111
Time:    10:00am

On this day August 29, 2006 at 10:00am, the following board members attended the board meeting at unit # 111:  Mr. Ernesto Fagundo, president, Mr. Domenico Ruscigno, treasurer, Ms. Xiomara Blandon, secretary and Mr. Ricardo Guillen, director, in order to approve and/or ratified various motions.  Mr. Cesar Tabora, vice president was not available.  The items were:
 

1.      Activation of hurricane preparedness (before & after) the storm which includes: opening all front gates (entrance & exit), securing all doors, closing the pool area, placing all chairs inside and any other items, calling the Management Company and keeping Orlando, Ernesto, and Clemente on the same radio frequency at all times, board members will be patrolling the neighborhood at various shifts, activation of the Crime Watch group & Special Response Team, and making sure information is available thru the official web site (tiffanylakesonline.com), the bulleting board etc. 

2.     After the storm, debris will be picked up, assessment will be conducted of the entire community, Management Company will be contacted, pool will be open after maintenance is completed, and repairs will be done accordingly, if roof leaks  appropriate personnel will be contacted for the job as previously done.  Patrolling by board members will take place and all items put away will be back in its place.

3.      Mr. Cesar Tabora, vice president provided a letter of resignation to the board pre dated August 17th, 2006 which stated:  "I Cesar Tabora, resign to my position as vice president of Tiffany Lakes for personal reasons.  My time is very limited therefore I can not accomplish things that I would like to do.  I appreciate the people who gave me the opportunity to become a member of the Board of Directors."  The majority of the board members were previously unavailable. (See letter)

4.      Motion was made by the board of directors to accept Mr. Cesar Tabora's resignation and to appoint a new vice president.  Motion was made by # 1 Ernesto Fagundo, # 2 Domenico Ruscigno, # 3 Xiomara Blandon and # 4 Ricardo Guillen.  Motion was unanimously approved and accepted by the board members present.  Mr. Domenico Ruscigno, treasurer nominates to the board Mr. Richard Pierre Elie, unit owner # 129 and asks to read to all board members present his candidate information sheet.             Mr. Ernesto Fagundo, president seconds the motion and is followed by all board members unanimously accepting the nomination of Mr. Richard P. Elie.  Mr. Ernesto Fagundo, president steps outside and visits Mr. Elie (close neighbor) and talks to him regarding his nomination and cordially invites him to join the board of directors as the vice president.  Mr. Elie accepts the volunteer position and thanks everyone for choosing him.  The board of directors approves to send a thank you letter to Mr. Cesar Tabora for being part of the board of directors.  

5.      As per Florida Statues and Tiffany Lakes Bylaws, Article III, Section 4  Filling of Vacancies, we have conducted the filling of the seat of vice president.  New addendum with the Florida Division of Corporations will be process, depicting the current change in vice president.

6.      Thinking on the future and as previously stated, the gate house was not maintained in the past years and needed repairs such as painting, electrical work, and new features such as two chairs, one mirror, one clock and a new state of the art security system.  Since the door has been eating away by terminates in the past few years and has a key and lock entry, we have decided to approve the replacement of the wooden door with a fire prove metal door with a small window and a key punch lock system.  Also, once the new state of the art security system is in place, our community gate house will be ready for other future projects such as having a gate attendant and/or a security officer 24 hours a day.  We are approving the removal and installation of a new door, since the old was destroyed by termites; remove the old door and frame, installing new frame, door and casing, mold and stainless steel key punch system.

7.      The board has decided to no longer utilize the Law Firm of Siegfried, Rivera, Lerner, De La Torre & Sobel, PA.  We approve for Tower Management Services, Inc. to send a thirty day notice via certified mail return receipt requested as soon as we find a replacement.  We the board of directors approve the hiring of a new attorney and/or law firm to represent Tiffany Lakes Condominium Association, Inc. in all matters related to its operation, rules, regulations, enforcement of statues, collections of funds, contracts, services, sales, rentals, liens, foreclosures and all related legal condominium issues.

8.      We the board of directors approve the study and implementation of a new fence/system for the entrance, same as the one in the exit or better (stronger), in order to avoid further damages, while enhancing the look of our community.  Original metal bars / tubes with chains will be place at the entrances.

9.      We the boards of directors approve asphalt and/or concrete for the entire entrance and exit of our condominium and any other areas that could be paved with the reserve funds available as per our statues.

10.  The board ratifies the approvals of all purchases made for equipment in the possession of Mr. Orlando Valera, maintenance director (drill, chain saw, tree cutter).  Furthermore, we approve the purchase of any other equipment needed for Mr. Valera to do his job in the community and any items used throughout.

11.  We the board ratified all previous minutes, items and orders therein from 05/17/2006 thru this day 08/29/2006.

 

Board meeting adjourned at 10:45am. 

Tiffany Lakes Condominium Association, Inc.
Board of Directors