Damaged chairs will be replaced
GRF BOARD HIGHLIGHTS
The GRF Board voted Oct. 28 to spend up to $52,888.70, reserve funding, to replace 192 damaged and stained chairs with vinyl upholstered versions in the clubhouse event rooms.
The new chairs, which can be easily cleaned, will replace an aging inventory that includes 112 visibly stained fabric chairs and 80 broken chairs.
While residents who routinely use clubhouse chairs have requested that all 402 be replaced, that would cost more than $100,000, according to the staff report. As an interim measure, the board agreed to replace the worst of the lot.
It could take several months to receive the new chairs, which are being manufactured in Pennsylvania and are the same model as existing chairs.
In other business:
• The board voted 9-5 with 1 abstention, to install light sensors in the large meeting areas of Clubhouses 1 and 2 to automatically shut off lights and save energy when no one is using the facilities. The cost is $1,980 from the operations budget.
• The board voted 15-1 to spend no more than $15,980, reserve funding, to resurface the concrete at Veterans Plaza.
• The board voted 15-0 to approve the replacement of the audible pedestrian system at the traffic light at St. Andrews Drive and Golden Rain Road. The part should be here in a month or so. Once that part is installed, the pedestrian phase will be activated only when pedestrians are using crosswalks.
Currently, the pedestrian cycle activates with every signal change, delaying vehicles at the gate by about 40 seconds. The cost of the part is $11,658.
• The board unanimously voted to replace two of three HVAC units at the LW Library for a cost of $23,500, reserve funding. The units were inspected in conjunction with the roof replacement now underway. At that time, it was determined the units were at the end of their useful life.
• The board voted to increase fees at the RV lot pending a 28-day review, which is now underway. The new fee structure is as follows: 10–20-foot space: from $276.35 to $345; 20–30-foot space, $414 to $517.50; and a 30-40-foot space, $552 to $690. The hike would add nearly $30,000 in revenue. If finalized the new fees would go into effect Jan. 1.
• The board finalized a reduction of the Community Garden annual lease fee to $75 per plot and changed the rules to allow people to lease two gardens if there is no waiting list. The Community Garden opened last year, and those leases cost $150. This year, those gardeners will receive a $75 credit for future garden leases to make the fee change fair across the board.
Qualified residents who are interested in leasing a community garden are required to complete an application online that can be found at lwsb.com under the drop-down tab “Community.”
