The meeting continued with old business then moved onto new business. Phil Barfield inquired about the $200 fine being imposed. Bob Lane responded that it has worked as a deterrent. As of this time he has not had to fine anyone.
Bob Lane commented on the concerns he received through the mail. There were a total of six letters this year. Most of the letters were about the storms and what would happen if the buildings were destroyed. Bob Lane explained that we would rebuild or repair in conjunction with the insurance company. If we could not rebuild, money from that claim would be split between all the owners in the building.
An owner inquired what would be done to accommodate the owner so that they would not lose their week. Bob Lane replied that we would try if possible to accommodate the owners, but if we had a whole building go down we could not move everyone. RCI would normally give some times to use. Cal Barton explained that the by-laws in short say sorry it is gone.
Bob Lane spoke of the dunes. Dune stabilization is working well. We planted beach grass, and are getting good growth. We have not had to push the beach in several years. The hot spot seems to have moved to the south. In Duck we seem to be growing beach and now Kitty Hawk is losing it.
Bob Lane talked about the heat pumps getting old. We should be getting ten years out of them, but five years with salt is as good as it gets. We do not change them because of getting rusty. We replace the heat pumps when they are down. The heat pumps get changed the same day.
Labor is always an issue and has been more difficult this year. We are still importing a lot of help. Unfortunately it is difficult to plan work with the student's arrivals varying. We could have to wait a couple of weeks from their planned arrival date for their arrival, in addition they are only here for three to four months and require a lot of training and supervision. Bob Lane tried offering jobs and student housing to people in the Gulf after Hurricane Katrina through RCI, but received no response.
An owner inquired about animals being allowed in the units. Bob Lane explained that they are not allowed, but some people will still try to sneak in their dogs or cats. We hold their deposits for cleaning (sand fleas) and ask them to remove the animal. Service animals are allowed on the resort. One owner commented that there was an animal in a unit, that was not a service animal, and it remained the rest of the week after they had notified Owner Services about the animal. Bob Lane requested the owners call his office directly or security to have the situation handled.
An owner inquired about the number of unsold weeks. Julia Lee replied that there are currently fourteen weeks. These are the units that are foreclosed on for delinquent maintenance fees or payments. Barrier Island pays the delinquent maintenance fee and then re-sells the unit. An owner inquired if the association could use an owners unit that was delinquent. Julia explained that we could not use the week because the week is deeded to the owners, but we do block the owners from being able to use the unit or points.
With no additional business to conduct, a motion was made to adjourn and seconded. All were in favor, none opposed. The meeting adjourned at 11:05 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Julia P. Lee
