(Feb. 9, 2017) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors discussed the following items during a public meeting on Jan. 28 in the community center.
Late agenda additions
One item, approval of seed money for the 50th Anniversary Committee, was removed from the agenda because the board approved that funding during a budget meeting the day before.
Another, a motion to study the addition of two platform tennis courts, was added under new business. Later in the meeting, the board voted 7-0 to approve $15,000 in funding for that engineering study.
Mumford’s activities
Interim General Manager Brett Hill said Mumford’s Landing, the new name for the yacht club, had recently hired a floor manager and 14 new service staff. Additionally, new furniture had been delivered and a new point of sale system was installed.
Hill said a Super Bowl party was planned there, with a new 4K TV and 11 other flat-screen televisions broadcasting the game, and that a grand reopening of the facility, following interior renovations and a rebranding that included the name change, would be held from Feb. 8 to Feb. 12.
Mumford’s additions
A 7-0 vote approved an additional $20,000 for “Mumford’s Landing purchases.”
Hill said $10,500, taken from replacement reserves, would pay for a new bar top on the first floor. The remaining funds, $9,500 in new capital, would go towards heat and heat lamps on the second floor.
Project updates
Hill said the new White Horse Park bathrooms were nearly completed, about 95 percent done, and that the project would come in under the $144,000 budget.
He said the conversion of Huntington Park sports fields, from baseball and softball to soccer and lacrosse, were about 85 percent finished and also projected to finish below budget estimates.
The Clubhouse Drive Bridge was about 75 percent done and the Ocean Parkway Bridge was 25 percent finished, according to Hill.
At the beach club, Hill said a contract to renovate the bathrooms there was awarded to Willow Construction, and that work was scheduled to start this week after a preconstruction meeting on Tuesday.
Other renovations at the country club should start soon. Hill gave a six-week estimate on work and said the target date for completion was mid-March.
Playground
The board voted 5-0 to award a $212,577.84 contract, plus a 10-percent contingency, to River Valley Recreation for construction of a new playground at the Manklin Meadows Recreation Center.
The company was the recommendation of the recreation and parks advisory committee, although Facilities Manager Jerry Aveta apparently favored another bidder.
Two directors, Slobodan Trendic and Vice President Dave Stevens, abstained from the vote.
Verizon
Although it was not on the agenda, the board voted 6-0 to approve a $23,030.76 change order for relocation of Verizon lines related to bridge repairs.
Hill recused himself from the vote, citing a potential conflict of interest. He is the president of another tech company, FTS Fiber.
Board President Tom Herrick said Verizon was asked to pay for the work, but that legal counsel had advised the association would be responsible for the cost.
CPI violations
Two compliance, permit and inspections (CPI) violations, on 91 Bramblewood Drive and 20 Seagrave Lane, were found in continuing violation and sent to legal counsel for further action.
Racquet committee
With no discussion, the directors voted 7-0 to repeal resolution C-14, which had established the racquet sports advisory committee. The motion was a second reading to repeal that resolution.
The three individual racquet sports in Ocean Pines, tennis, platform tennis and pickleball, each have a separate board that will now report to the directors directly.
Search committee
Director Cheryl Jacobs introduced a first reading to amend resolution M-09, stating that no board liaison shall be appointed to the search committee.
The committee annually recruits candidates to run for the board of directors. Jacobs, an attorney, asserted that a potential conflict of interest could occur if a director who was appointed to the committee was also running for reelection.
The vote was 6-0, with Herrick abstaining.
Appointments
In a single motion, the board voted unanimously, 7-0, to approve three appointments to Ocean Pines advisory committees.
Kenneth Wolf was selected for a third term to serve on the environment and natural assets committee. T.J. Carter will join the communications committee and Tim Mullin will chair the marine activities committee.
Late agenda additions
One item, approval of seed money for the 50th Anniversary Committee, was removed from the agenda because the board approved that funding during a budget meeting the day before.
Another, a motion to study the addition of two platform tennis courts, was added under new business. Later in the meeting, the board voted 7-0 to approve $15,000 in funding for that engineering study.
Mumford’s activities
Interim General Manager Brett Hill said Mumford’s Landing, the new name for the yacht club, had recently hired a floor manager and 14 new service staff. Additionally, new furniture had been delivered and a new point of sale system was installed.
Hill said a Super Bowl party was planned there, with a new 4K TV and 11 other flat-screen televisions broadcasting the game, and that a grand reopening of the facility, following interior renovations and a rebranding that included the name change, would be held from Feb. 8 to Feb. 12.
Mumford’s additions
A 7-0 vote approved an additional $20,000 for “Mumford’s Landing purchases.”
Hill said $10,500, taken from replacement reserves, would pay for a new bar top on the first floor. The remaining funds, $9,500 in new capital, would go towards heat and heat lamps on the second floor.
Project updates
Hill said the new White Horse Park bathrooms were nearly completed, about 95 percent done, and that the project would come in under the $144,000 budget.
He said the conversion of Huntington Park sports fields, from baseball and softball to soccer and lacrosse, were about 85 percent finished and also projected to finish below budget estimates.
The Clubhouse Drive Bridge was about 75 percent done and the Ocean Parkway Bridge was 25 percent finished, according to Hill.
At the beach club, Hill said a contract to renovate the bathrooms there was awarded to Willow Construction, and that work was scheduled to start this week after a preconstruction meeting on Tuesday.
Other renovations at the country club should start soon. Hill gave a six-week estimate on work and said the target date for completion was mid-March.
Playground
The board voted 5-0 to award a $212,577.84 contract, plus a 10-percent contingency, to River Valley Recreation for construction of a new playground at the Manklin Meadows Recreation Center.
The company was the recommendation of the recreation and parks advisory committee, although Facilities Manager Jerry Aveta apparently favored another bidder.
Two directors, Slobodan Trendic and Vice President Dave Stevens, abstained from the vote.
Verizon
Although it was not on the agenda, the board voted 6-0 to approve a $23,030.76 change order for relocation of Verizon lines related to bridge repairs.
Hill recused himself from the vote, citing a potential conflict of interest. He is the president of another tech company, FTS Fiber.
Board President Tom Herrick said Verizon was asked to pay for the work, but that legal counsel had advised the association would be responsible for the cost.
CPI violations
Two compliance, permit and inspections (CPI) violations, on 91 Bramblewood Drive and 20 Seagrave Lane, were found in continuing violation and sent to legal counsel for further action.
Racquet committee
With no discussion, the directors voted 7-0 to repeal resolution C-14, which had established the racquet sports advisory committee. The motion was a second reading to repeal that resolution.
The three individual racquet sports in Ocean Pines, tennis, platform tennis and pickleball, each have a separate board that will now report to the directors directly.
Search committee
Director Cheryl Jacobs introduced a first reading to amend resolution M-09, stating that no board liaison shall be appointed to the search committee.
The committee annually recruits candidates to run for the board of directors. Jacobs, an attorney, asserted that a potential conflict of interest could occur if a director who was appointed to the committee was also running for reelection.
The vote was 6-0, with Herrick abstaining.
Appointments
In a single motion, the board voted unanimously, 7-0, to approve three appointments to Ocean Pines advisory committees.
Kenneth Wolf was selected for a third term to serve on the environment and natural assets committee. T.J. Carter will join the communications committee and Tim Mullin will chair the marine activities committee.