BOARD APPROVED AS CORRECTED MARCH 15, 2010

TRAILER ESTATES PARK & RECREATION DISTRICT

BOARD OF TRUSTEES WORKSHOP/MEETING

MARCH 8, 2010

9:30 a.m.

SMALL HALL

1903 69TH AVENUE WEST

BRADENTON, FL  34281

 

BOARD MEETING (CONTINUED)

March 8, 2010

 

 

The meeting was called to order at 12 p.m. by Chairman Martha Brauer.

 

ROLL CALL:  All trustees present.

 

Martha recessed the meeting for lunch at 12:01 p.m.  The meeting resumed at 1:05 p.m.

 

Fred Hoch was absent after lunch.  Pam Cole left the meeting at 1:27 p.m.

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

The Public Hearing on the budget continued.  Martha went over the 3/3/10 budget that had been posted.

 

Harry Splett, 2104 OH—Renegotiate the contracts for trash, TV, etc.

 

Martha said we will continue the public hearing to March 15 due to new budget information.  The hearing will be held at 10:30 a.m. in the Small Hall.

 

Board comments on posted budget:

 

            Joe:  Under seasonal recreation, do I have to include the New Year’s Eve party?  If so, income should be $4,200 more in the budget.  In regards to Harry’s comment, Joe stated that we had just renegotiated the contracts.  He went on to say that he read in the paper that Jet Mobile Home Park pays $115 a month and they don’t get TV.

 

Martha passed out a loan accrual sheet that she discussed with the auditor and the posted budget draft with revisions on two items that includes accruals.  Dividing the loan/interest payments by three allows us to keep the assessment down.  Martha asked when we should go over the budget—one, two or three weeks.

 

            Harry:  We should wait a while—two or three weeks.

 

            Gail:  How many times can you go over the budget?  We have so many things to do that we should vote on the budget and move forward.

 

            Joe:  What more can we do?

 

            Gail:  Why don’t we post all the budgets, let those who want to look at them do so, and discuss and vote on a budget at the next meeting.

 

            Martha:  I am concerned about posting them because so many of them are just guesses.

            Gail:  All budgets are just guesses.  (Joe and Margo agree).

 

We will post all budgets for the public to see, discuss them at the next meeting and vote on them.

 

2.  Reservation Forms

 

            Gail suggested the following be removed from the form:  Time of function, setup time, time people will eat, finishing time plus “If cards are being played.....”  We should add “or pay to have this done” after “tables and chairs.”  We should also add whether or not the kitchen will be used and will there be a caterer.  Should we add charges for vendors on the form?

 

            Martha asked Gail to add everything that might be changed, fill out a PP34 and we will discuss this at the March 22 meeting.

 

Jim announced that at 3 a.m. Saturday morning someone pulled the alarm at the Post Office again.  Jim wanted everyone to know that this is a federal offense.

 

The meeting was recessed at 2:32 p.m. and was continued until 10:30 a.m. March 15 in the Small Hall.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Gail Opper, Secretary