The president, Dick Laughlin, called the meeting to order in the boardroom of SunTrust Bank at 2:00 p.m. Present were: Dr. Ted Raia, John Iaizzo, Gen. Mike Coyne, James Hobin, Robert Andersen, John Boland, Marvin Peterson, Barbara Martin, and Alice Kay Potter. Absent: Libbie Bramson. Also present was William Turner, member of the Oversight Committee and former treasurer.
By motion duly made, seconded and passed unanimously, the minutes of January 10 and January 17, 2003 were approved.
By motion duly made, seconded and passed unanimously, the treasurer’s report was accepted, copy attached.
By motion of Dr. Raia, seconded by Alice Kay Potter, and passed unanimously, the amount budgeted for the Year-Rounders was confirmed at $3,500.00 in the proposed 2003 budget. The Public Relations funds will be placed under Community Affairs. (copy attached)
Since Mr. Andersen, Membership Chairman, had not yet arrived, the president called attention to the membership report: nine new members and 557 renewals in January, and a letter from Richard Censits resigning from PBPOA. (copies attached)
Mrs. Potter, Mangrove Chairman, objected to the statement in the president’s
agenda that it was his understanding “that the Mangrove Action Committee
intends to take no action even though more mangroves were cut down than
died” as untrue. She pointed out that Dr. Charles Walton, president
of MAG, had appeared before the Advisory Board of the Pelican Bay Services
District to protest that very action and that MAG had already taken measures
to monitor the mitigation of this action, which had been reported to the
Department of Environmental Protection. She then explained the laws and
regulations governing the pruning and cutting down of mangroves and said
that when DEP issues its report, it will appear in her column in the Pelican
Bay Post, and she will also report this result to the PBPOA Board.
Mrs. Potter will draft a letter for the president’s signature to
the PBSD Advisory Board from the PBPOA supporting the action of MAG.
A lengthy discussion ensued regarding the proposed building of the Cap d’Antibes condominium by Gulf Bay Corporation. The consensus of the Board seemed to be that PBPOA should first determine if GBC us adhering to the Pelican Bay PUD and if all administrative remedies have been exhausted.
The president asked the Board if a letter should be sent to the Pelican Bay Foundation expressing concern at the way the Nominating Committee of the Foundation is apparently trying to exclude its employed residents from being candidates for its Board. The consensus of the PBPOA Board was we will not interfere; “ keep our nose out”.
Mr. Hobin, Chairman of the By-Laws Committee, explained the proposed
changes in the by-laws, which will be offered to the members at the annual
meeting this forthcoming March 13, 2003, for their approval.
After discussion the Board members recommended the following changes:
- Delete all references to the title “chairman”, and replace
with the title “president”.
- Substitute the wording “the Association” wherever the
wording “the Corporation” appears. Similarly, substitute
“PBSD” for “MSTBU”.
- Remove the local address from Article I, 3 PRINCIPAL OFFICE: Specify
only that the principal office of PBPOA shall be in Naples Florida.
- Article II, 1 PURPOSE: Remove all but the first sentence from this
article, and change the first word “Its” to “The”.
This article should now read: “The primary purpose of the Association
is to maintain the ambiance of Pelican Bay and its property values.”
- Article III, 1: MEMBERSHIP: Add the words “and are in good standing”
to the end of this section.
Article III, 2: Add the words “the annual” before the word “dues” and delete the phrase “to date”. This article should now read: “A member is in good standing if the annual dues have been paid.”
- Article VI, 1 ORDER OF BUSINESS: Add “Treasurer’s Report
in the proper sequence.
- Article VII, 4: BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Add the phrase “including
those who shall sign checks” to the end of this section.
Article VII, 6: Delete the clause “except the president can also be the chairman” from this section.
- Article IX: POWERS OF PRESIDENT: Incorporate Article X “Powers
of
Officers “ into Article IX, thus combining the duties of all officers of the Association into one article.
Under the office of Treasurer, paragraph two, add the phrase “or designated others”. Thus the first sentence of this paragraph now reads: “The treasurer or designated others must be one of the officers who shall sign checks or drafts of the Association.”
- Renumber Article XI to X and Article XII to XI.
- Renumber Article XIII to Article XII, and change the wording to read: “These by-laws may be altered, amended, repealed or added to by an affirmative vote of a majority of those voting at the annual meeting. Let the last sentence referring to gender stand as written.
General Coyne moved the adoption of the proposed by-laws, including the
suggested changes made at this meeting and final draft as presented, seconded
by Mr. Hobin and passed unanimously.
Mr. Turner presented a draft of a letter from his committee to WCI concerning
a proposed change in Pelican Bay property designated for commercial use.
(copy attached)
Mr. Peterson moved that the Board approves this letter and that it be
sent to WCI, seconded by Mr. Iaizzo, and passed unanimously.
The president informed the membes that Mrs. Lois Sabatino has accepted the chairmanship of the Pelican Bay Twenty-fifth Anniversary Celebration project.
The president stated that he would leave the matter of additional traffic noise along US-41 and median adjacent to Pelican Bay to “the new Board”.
The next meeting will be the PBPOA Annual Meeting, to be held at Hammock Oak Center on Thursday, March 13, 2003 at 4:00 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.