(Sept. 1, 2016) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors discussed the following items during a special meeting in the administration building on Aug. 26.
Agenda swap
Director Brett Hill withdrew a motion related to park space at the Ocean Pines Swim and Racquet Club. Residents had complained that the site, which the association uses a staging ground for bulkhead repairs, included items left unattended that were potentially dangerous.
Hill said he had only received a copy of the contract with Fisher Marine, the contractor, that morning, although that was apparently incomplete. In addition, he said upon visiting the site he observed that some of the items in question were “related to the Department of Natural Resources.” He said the motion would be better addressed during the Sept. 19 work session, giving the board more time to gather information.
He also withdrew another motion related to a proposed food truck, and substituted that with “another motion which I believe would solve the same problem I was trying to solve with the food truck.” Specifically, Hill proposed the directors go into a closed session to discuss “contractual issues … specifically the general manager’s contract.”
Another addition
Director Slobodan Trendic added a motion related to “the names of the streets” of a new development, Triple Crown Estates, being built by Steen Associates Inc. He moved to rename a portion of Winner Circle Drive to Preakness Drive.
Trendic said the developer, Marvin Steen, had just received approval from the Worcester County director of emergency services. Because the board was not scheduled to hold a regular meeting until late September, Trendic said Steen requested action during the special session.
That motion was unanimously approved.
Annual agenda
Director Cheryl Jacobs suggested a series of priorities for the new board. They included completing a capital improvement plan, reserve study and five-to-10-year plan, making the decision to repair or replace the country club based on an updated engineering report, refurbishing or replacing the beach club bathrooms, finishing improvements at the Manklin Meadows Racquet Sports Complex, finishing improvements at the yacht club, finalizing the Section 17 turnover agreement, updating or reviewing resolutions M-01 and M-06 and developing a “better, mutually beneficial relationship with Worcester County.”
“What I think would be a great way for us to start off the year … is to jointly establish goals of what we hope to accomplish this year,” she said. “As you know, if you don’t know where you’re going any road will take you there.”
Agenda swap
Director Brett Hill withdrew a motion related to park space at the Ocean Pines Swim and Racquet Club. Residents had complained that the site, which the association uses a staging ground for bulkhead repairs, included items left unattended that were potentially dangerous.
Hill said he had only received a copy of the contract with Fisher Marine, the contractor, that morning, although that was apparently incomplete. In addition, he said upon visiting the site he observed that some of the items in question were “related to the Department of Natural Resources.” He said the motion would be better addressed during the Sept. 19 work session, giving the board more time to gather information.
He also withdrew another motion related to a proposed food truck, and substituted that with “another motion which I believe would solve the same problem I was trying to solve with the food truck.” Specifically, Hill proposed the directors go into a closed session to discuss “contractual issues … specifically the general manager’s contract.”
Another addition
Director Slobodan Trendic added a motion related to “the names of the streets” of a new development, Triple Crown Estates, being built by Steen Associates Inc. He moved to rename a portion of Winner Circle Drive to Preakness Drive.
Trendic said the developer, Marvin Steen, had just received approval from the Worcester County director of emergency services. Because the board was not scheduled to hold a regular meeting until late September, Trendic said Steen requested action during the special session.
That motion was unanimously approved.
Annual agenda
Director Cheryl Jacobs suggested a series of priorities for the new board. They included completing a capital improvement plan, reserve study and five-to-10-year plan, making the decision to repair or replace the country club based on an updated engineering report, refurbishing or replacing the beach club bathrooms, finishing improvements at the Manklin Meadows Racquet Sports Complex, finishing improvements at the yacht club, finalizing the Section 17 turnover agreement, updating or reviewing resolutions M-01 and M-06 and developing a “better, mutually beneficial relationship with Worcester County.”
“What I think would be a great way for us to start off the year … is to jointly establish goals of what we hope to accomplish this year,” she said. “As you know, if you don’t know where you’re going any road will take you there.”