APPROVED MEETING MINUTES FOR
UNIVERSITY GARDENS
PROPERTY OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION
The Meeting of the Board of University Gardens Property Owners Association was called to order at 8:07 PM on Wednesday, January 8,2025 by Board President, Kathleen Levine.
Meeting Details:
Meeting Facilitator: KATHLEEN LEVINE
Secretary: PETER NICEFORO
Location: MANHASSET-LAKEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPANY 4
Street Address: 97 JAYSON AVENUE
City: GREAT NECK
State: NY
Zip: 11021
Attendees:
KATHLEEN LEVINE
PETER NICEFORO
STEVE PERLMAN
SCOTT PLAXIN
SUNNY MITRA
JOHN GUO
Absences:
MARTY POLLAK
I. Approval of Agenda
THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING WAS DISTRIBUTED VIA EMAIL AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
II. Review of Previous Minutes on December 4, 2024
REVIEWED AND APPROVED January 8, 2025
III. Reports
A FINANCIAL UPDATE WAS SHARED AT THE MEETING
IV. Continuing Business
UPDATED FINANCIALS
· 2025 MIL Tax collected Year to Date is approximately $75,000
· 2025 Mil tax collection in total should be approximately $260,000 +/-
POOL/TENNIS CLUB MANAGEMENT
· Scott spoke with ELITE Amenity Management Company, and they reduced their estimate to $131,000, approximately.
· We would like to further reduce the cost to $120,000. Members of the Board will speak with ELITE Amenity Management Company to review the quote and hopefully negotiate a better price on January 9, 2025.
· Priority repairs to the pool include the following:
o Pool Cover
o Resurface sections of the pool
o Possible heater
SUBDIVISIONS – updates
· Property was fenced off and demolition began.
· Heard the lot was for sale. Not sure if the total lot is being sold as a whole or in three subdivided lots.
· The sum of the square footage of the three lots appears to be smaller than the total lot size. Approximately a $160 MIL tax difference
POSITION AVAILABLE ON THE BOARD
The Board will nominate its slate of seven candidates for the coming one-year term of the Board, to stand for election at the February 5th annual meeting of the UGPOA membership.
· Marty will be stepping down this year.
· Need to announce slate 10 days prior to Annual meeting – A list of the slate must be sent out by January 25, 2025.
BOI (Beneficial Ownership Interest) report
· Filing is currently postponed by the state. No ETA.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT OF MEETINGS
· Every board member must make a best effort to attend the monthly board meetings in-person.
· Remote access is an option, but Board members must make the necessary arrangements for a remote Zoom session.
· A UG resident agreed that he would like to see board members present at each meeting.
V. Tentative Agenda, Date, and Time of Next Meeting
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2025 @ 8:00 PM AT THE FIREHOUSE.
TENTATIVE AGENDA
The meeting was adjourned at 9:18 PM.
Minutes respectfully submitted by: PETER NICEFORO, SECRETERY
Approved by: The UGPOA Board JANUARY 14, 2025