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BURNT STORE ISLES ASSOCIATION, INC.

Board of Directors Meeting

March 3, 2006

Officers Present
President - Frank "Chick" Petrosino
Secretary - Carolyn McDermott
Treasurer - Tom Murphy

Officers Absent
Vice President - Joe Sabatino

Directors Present
Legal Liaison - Jeff Nilsson
Membership - Bob Fitzsimmons
Neighborhood Security - Jim Townsend
Planning - John Gioia

Directors Absent
Community Standards - Terry Miller
Immediate Past President - Bill Hughes
Social - Claire Phelen

Guests
Dr. David Phelen, City Councilman
Gene Murtha, Prudential Village Realty

Before calling the meeting of the board of directors to order, Mr. Petrosino gave Gene Murtha an opportunity to present his plan for a Sunday, March 12 realtors' open house of select homes for sale in BSI. Included in his presentation was a written list of recommendations for the board's consideration on the conduct of future open house events.

Upon Mr. Murtha's departure, Mr. Petrosino called the meeting to order at 9:07 a.m.

MINUTES - The February 3, 2006 board meeting minutes were approved as written.

REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
President - Mr. Petrosino's written report was received. Action items will appear under New Business.

Vice President - Mr. Sabatino was not in attendance, however, his written report was received.

Secretary - no report.

Treasurer - Mr. Murphy's written report was received and placed on file for future audit. Mr. Murphy was directed to advise Mr. Totten to conclude the 2005 audit.

Community Standards Director - Mrs. Miller was not in attendance, however, the draft documents she developed for noticing the community on enforcing deed restrictions, and her personal letter to Mr. Kunick were reviewed for content. Action on these items will be communicated to Mrs. Miller by Mrs. McDermott. Changes will be reviewed at the next board meeting and a time set for distribution to the community. In addition, Mr. Petrosino will announce the intent of this direction at the BSIA symposium on March 6.

Legal Liaison - Mr. Nilsson's written report was received. Action regarding the ad hoc committee on volunteers includes each board member providing a description of tasks s/he needs help with; a sign-up sheet soliciting more volunteers at the March 6 symposium; and a follow up e-mail message to all volunteers listing the needed tasks.

Membership Director - Mr. Fitzsimmons' written report was received. At present there are 543 association members. To improve overall communications with the membership, Mr. Fitzsimmons and Mr. Murphy will work with webmaster Joe Pehoushek to design a more effective and dynamic BSIA website. Also needed is a planned system of regular broadcast e-mail messages and possibly a communications manager.

Community Security Director - Mr. Townsend's written report was received. MR. GIOIA MOVED THAT BSI NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SIGNAGE AND NECESSARY MATERIALS BE PURCHASED AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $1,000.
Motion carried unanimously.

Planning Director - Mr. Gioia's written report was received. MR. GIOIA MOVED THAT THE BOARD SEND A LETTER TO CITY COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE MONACO VILLAGE PROJECT AS CURRENTLY PROPOSED. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Petrosino will prepare the letter and include a strong recommendation for a required second entrance.

Special Projects Director - Mr. Semer reported on his meeting with city staff regarding landscape improvements to the islands on Monaco and Madrid. Completion of the job is expected within 10 days. Some follow up will be necessary to clarify the absence of the expected decorative rock.

Social Director - Mrs. Phelen was not in attendance. The board recognized her work in committing city beautification funds to planting mahogany trees along Madrid and Tripoli.

Immediate Past President - Mr. Hughes was not in attendance, however, his request for an endorsement of TEAM Punta Gorda's recommendation for a mooring field off Gilchrist Park was considered. Citing insufficient information upon which to take a position, the board was inclined to generally favor the concept and to request more detailed information.

GUEST COMMENTARY - Dr. Phelen spoke to the action taken by City Council to review the charters of its various advisory boards, commissions and committees for currency and need. Annexation is gaining momentum and SCCC has developed sub committees to help address this issue. LDRs are still being tweaked - areas needing attention are primarily in highway commercial and fences.

REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - LDR Review Committee met with city staff to understand what is meant by "buildable area". The issue presented by the property owner at 447 Valletta Court was addressed in executive session.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND GENERAL ORDERS - MR. MURPHY MOVED TO RECONSIDER THE SUBSIDIARY MOTION MADE FEBRUARY 3, 2006 ON OPEN HOUSE SIGNS. The motion carried and the subsidiary motion was removed from consideration. MR. MURPHY FURTHER MOVED TO RECONSIDER THE MAIN MOTION MADE FEBRUARY 3, 2006 ON OPEN HOUSE SIGNS WITH CONDITIONS. The motion carried and the main motion was removed from consideration. MR. MURPHY MOVED THAT THE BOARD ADOPT A POLICY THAT OPEN HOUSE SIGNS ARE PERMITTED TO BE DISPLAYED ON SUNDAYS ONLY FROM NOON TO 5 P.M. THESE SIGNS CANNOT EXCEED 6"X8" IN SIZE AND MUST BE REMOVED EACH DAY AT THE END OF THE OPEN HOUSE. A MINIMUM NUMBER OF OPEN HOUSE SIGNS MAY BE DISPLAYED TO CONVEY DIRECTIONAL INFORMATION WITH NO MORE THAN ONE SIGN AT EACH TURNING POINT AND ONE SIGN AT THE PROPERTY. NO BALLOONS, FLAGS, BANNERS OR OTHER ATTENTION GETTING DEVICES ARE PERMITTED. IN ADDITION, AT THE OPTION OF THE REALTOR, A BROCHURE FLYER TUBE MAY BE AFFIXED TO THE FOR SALE SIGN MOUNTING POST. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. Murphy will prepare draft communications about this policy to Mr. Murtha, the Realty Board and the community-at-large.

NEW BUSINESS - (1) No action will be taken on the Munson response; (2) site plans from Monopoly Builders and a change application from F. Cupero were referred to the Architectural Review Committee; (3) ideas are encouraged for effective notification signs at the Monaco and Madrid entrances and (4) soliciting business discounts for BSIA members; (5) city staff confirm the property at 3980 is under contract for demolition; (6) security cameras at the entrances and the lock are technically possible; (6) a meeting with Mr. Kunick about the survey data needs to be scheduled; (7) MR. MURPHY MOVED THAT AS A STANDARD PRACTICE A MONETARY DONATION OF $25 BE MADE TO THE CHARITY OF CHOICE AT THE PASSING OF A BOARD MEMBER OR SPOUSE. Motion carried unanimously; (8-10) the agenda was set for the March 6 symposium at TICC and members will be provided with response cards for written comments; (11) letter sent to property owner at 3415 Tripoli regarding violations of Sections 15 and 20 of the Deed Restrictions.

Meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Carolyn J. McDermott, Secretary

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