Present: Tim Cohn, Erik Landberg, Carol Matthews, Frank Best, Bill Berkson, Pat Lenz
Absent: Andrew Nachison, Robyn Spence

Meeting called to order at 10:40 a.m.

Approval of 11 January 2002 Minutes

• Frank moved to approve minutes without amendment. Seconded and passed without objection.

Presidents Report

• Light issues are being discussed. Tim reported on talks with Kolb Electric about taking over maintenance of our F2 lights on Moorings. They will do this either on an "as-needed" basis or as a long-term contract. However, the lights will need to be repaired before they will be put on long-term contract. RA is responsible for the F2 lights on Waters Edge Lane. Tim will request a proposal from Kolb for the long-term maintenance.
• Trash and recycling pickup seem to be working well. Failure to pick up on 7 Feb was because of snow; will be taken care of today.
• Cluster has received letter from Karl Ingebritsen requesting support in opposing skateboard park. The MCA Board appears to have no position on this matter.

Treasurer's Report

• Frank reported that overall the Cluster is close to budget, although snow removal is already well over budget (see attached).
• The audit is underway.
• State tax return for 2001 was not filed. Frank will look into this.
• Tim noted that we need to begin thinking about preparing next year's budget.

Audit Committee

• Erik reported that the Audit Committee has met twice and reviewed MCA checks and records. The Committee will also need to review the Contracts, which will be provided to the Audit Committee by Tim and Frank. Some concern was expressed that the Cluster records are stored in only one place; perhaps MCA should have backup copies somewhere else.

Grounds Committee

• Cluster has received proposal from Cardinal to apply mulch to Cluster plants (though not the barberries, which apparently do not need mulch, or the totlot). It was agreed that wood chips would be placed in the totlot as part of the MCA spring Clean up.
• There was considerable discussion of how to get more MCA residents to participate in Cluster Clean Ups. It was decided that we should try to encourage our neighbors to join us; more draconian approaches -- despite their appeal -- were rejected.

Sign Committee and Cluster Directory

• Bill reported that MCA has approval to install the new entrance signs and fire lane signs. He is soliciting proposals from two companies: Anomaly and Fast (sp?).
• House Numbers: There has not been much progress on the voluntary effort to procure and install uniform house numbers. Bill will continue to pursue this.
• Bill reported that he still needs more info sheets from MCA residents before he can complete the new directory.

Next Meeting

• The next BoD Meeting will take place at 10:30 a.m., 8 March 2003, at Carol Matthews's House (1646 Waters Edge Lane). Mark your calendars!

Motion to Adjourn. Seconded. Passed Unanimously.

Minutes submitted by Erik Landberg and Tim Cohn, 10 February 2003.