Monthly Wine and Cheese Meetings. Joan Benston talked about the February 23^rd meeting that is featuring two speakers, one from the Department of Environmental Protection and a representative from the Manasota Key Association. The speakers from DEP will be at PL to talk about the types of Mangroves, their importance in the environment and why they need to be protected. The Manasota Key Association will address the proposed traffic circle that the county is talking about installing. Joan encouraged everyone to turn out for the meeting.

Beautification Committee. Bonnie Hartman said it has been too cold to begin the beautification project behind the pool area. The committee hopes to start as soon as the weather warms up.

Elevator Committee. The problem with C elevator was discussed. Fabian mentioned that there were two problems with the elevator. One, the elevator had not been working but that had been fixed. The second problem dealt with the elevator making a noise every half hour or so as it is recycling. Fabian said it was a valve problem and as far as he knows it has been fixed but if anyone noted a continuing problem to call him. It was mentioned that the floor in the elevator has not been attended too. Dave said he has talked with Ben about the floor and he says that the flooring has to be ripped up. It was agreed that it would be better to wait until there were fewer people at Pelican Landing to fix the elevator floor.

Dave said that Dan Vansickle is currently working on the hot tub attempting to find the leak.

Dave also mentioned that DEP has given approval to go ahead and replace the wood on the dock. He estimated the materials to do the repairs would cost about $1,000.00. Dave asked for volunteers to help with the project.

Dave said the roofer was at building A to check for leaks that have been a problem. The roofer said it was not the roof but the windows in the loft that are the problems. He recommended caulking the windows. Ben has been up on the roof caulking the windows.

There were no other reports.

InsuranceReport-Liability. Fabian said at the last BOD meeting Leo Hughes asked about the liability coverage. Fabian mentioned that the hazard policy is a million dollars. In talking with the insurance agent he said that it immediately rolls over to a $15,000,000.00 umbrella policy.

Reserve Funding Report. Ole Kristensen has done a spreadsheet for the reserve funds but Fabian said he has not had time to review it. Bob Balderson said the spreadsheet has been done and passed copies to the Directors. He said the reserve fund had been reconciled.

Australian Pines on the Northeast Side. Fabian said he has been talking with the neighbors next door about the removal of the dead Pine Trees. They have a quote of $1500.00 to remove the dead trees. Fabian said they have also been talking about the possibility of removing all trees but it has not come to a conclusion as yet. The question was raised if all the trees are removed would a fence be put up or coconut palms planted. Fabian said the neighbor abutting the pool area has not been heard from in regards to the Australian Pines that were cut down in December.

Mangroves, Dock and DEP. See above monthly wine and cheese report as well as the remarks in the Directors Comments.

Linda Powers mentioned that there might be green mussels growing on the pilings. As soon as some of the mussels can be pulled off the piling they will be sent to Mote Marine and one other place for analysis. Green mussels are very invasive and Linda would like to verify if that is the case in this incident.

Juergen Heim raised a number of complaints about the reserves. Fabian said a copy of the reserves would be given to owners at the next BOD’s meeting. Juergen also complained about the treasurer and suggested that he should resign. These remarks were met with dissatisfaction from the unit owners.

Chuck mentioned that last weekend he took a walk up all the stairs and the walkways. He noticed there is a lot of chipping off and with all the rain there are places where the stucco is popping up from the walkways. It was agreed that a walk around the buildings should be done to see the extent of the problems. It was mentioned that the railings should be looked at as well. Chuck thought it was time that an estimate is obtained to see what could be done about the problems.

Bill Kissner said he is spinning his wheels trying to find a contractor that would fix the water intrusion issues at a reasonable fee. He said he is waiting for some information from a friend in construction up north. Bill said the units with tiles on the lanai don’t seem to have the problem that the lanais with carpet do. He said at some point the BOD might want to look at the top units and say these lanais can’t have carpet.

Joan Bentson said Arnie Harmsen is going back to the hospital, Joan asked if people could be mindful that Allyson needs some support and help during Arnie’s illness.

It was also noted that Bob Knox is back at Pelican Landing but he is unable to drive due to his poor eyesight. He does have Meals on Wheels coming in for his noon meals. People were asked to stop in and see how he is doing.