Proxy notice for annual meeting= "FAIL".
Another item i caught, there were a lot of notices all over the building reminding of the annual meeting. In the elevator,laundry room, mailboxes, both entrance doors. I never so so many notices reminded of the meeting. There didn't seem to be a contested election, no one had listed themselves as running in opposition. However the wording on the memo from from barhite and holzinger office was incorrect and indicative of trying to control the voting.
In the memo B and H stated to give your proxy to a board member if you were unable to attend the meeting.
the correct wording is give your proxy to a "shareholder".
I picked up on it right away, since i had read the last twenty plus years of proxy notices.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
conduct of board president at annual meeting
6/19/2009
One Hawley Terrace Co-Op Board
Subject: unprofessional conduct, Harassment, 6th grade attempt at browbeating and totally inappropriate verbal abuse and verbal attacks directed at me from board president Mike f
I asked perfectly appropriate questions during this years annual meeting, some of the questions and statement I made concerned the error I noticed in the written minutes of the 2008 meeting, board members business relationships with John Holzing, and a question on the laundry room contract. I am a shareholder who has resided in this building, before it became a co-op and am a previous board member.
I consider Mike F non-disclosed business relationship with John ha conflict of interest and want to know when this relationship began. I also want to know if any other board members are involved, a few were not present at this meeting . I have always wondered why Mike F praises B and H at these annual meetings while I see evidence of failure to perform basic manager agent functions, such as the recent roof-encapsulating project that the shareholders were accessed. I am sure this gross negligence is adding to the elevator repair bill.
I stand my statement of the incorrect distributed minutes from the 20008 meeting. In spite of mike Fs verbal browbeating and his 6th grade attempts to bully and harass me, I wasn’t embarrassed, i have a medical condition related to my disability where I react to the heat and my face flushes at above 70 degrees when I am perfectly calm. I was unprepared for the 6th grade attacks; however that will not happen again, I promise to read up on juvenile macho behavior and people that try to bully and create divisions in a community.
I also note for the record that I had written the board this summer over a couple of incidents with June K, Mike F’s mother in law. Requesting to have her removed from the board for her unethical behavior, she fabricated complaints in my name to my garage neighbors, trying to create divisions between us. She also used homophobic and racist comments when referring to a previous board member and people in the neighborhood. It looks like the family uses the same playbook.
I want to build a community and a proper function co-op, no more of these senior board members violating written garage policy and skipping the rightful shareholders and assigning the garage spots to their family and friends.
I also note that Mike F skipped the shareholders annual meeting function of the reading and accepting of last years 2008 minutes. The annual meeting shareholder template is very precise in order of events and Mike F is an expert at conducting meetings having done so for over 30 years. The accepting of the previous year minutes takes pace at the very beginning of the meeting after the quorum has been reached and officially noted. Since mike F totally skipped that requirement, much latter in the meeting when it was opened up to the floor i brought up my protest to last years written minutes. I also wish to note for the record that i did see a tape recorder on the table in front of rich P recording the 2008 minutes, however last night rich stated that he never taped last years minutes and never tapes the minutes. i will check with other co-ops. Including those managed by B and Ho and see if this is the industry standard.
The $27,000 error, which was disclosed at the 2008 annual shareholders meeting, is still not resolved. I am still not convinced proper transparency to the other board members and shareholders were followed.
I asked Mike F at the 2009 meeting when this error was discovered; he stated he discovered it approximately a week before the 2008 annual meeting, which would place his discovery in the June 2008 time frame.
He stated he, himself discovered it at this time. This issue is not closed and I will continue to look into it.
One Hawley Terrace Co-Op Board
Subject: unprofessional conduct, Harassment, 6th grade attempt at browbeating and totally inappropriate verbal abuse and verbal attacks directed at me from board president Mike f
I asked perfectly appropriate questions during this years annual meeting, some of the questions and statement I made concerned the error I noticed in the written minutes of the 2008 meeting, board members business relationships with John Holzing, and a question on the laundry room contract. I am a shareholder who has resided in this building, before it became a co-op and am a previous board member.
I consider Mike F non-disclosed business relationship with John ha conflict of interest and want to know when this relationship began. I also want to know if any other board members are involved, a few were not present at this meeting . I have always wondered why Mike F praises B and H at these annual meetings while I see evidence of failure to perform basic manager agent functions, such as the recent roof-encapsulating project that the shareholders were accessed. I am sure this gross negligence is adding to the elevator repair bill.
I stand my statement of the incorrect distributed minutes from the 20008 meeting. In spite of mike Fs verbal browbeating and his 6th grade attempts to bully and harass me, I wasn’t embarrassed, i have a medical condition related to my disability where I react to the heat and my face flushes at above 70 degrees when I am perfectly calm. I was unprepared for the 6th grade attacks; however that will not happen again, I promise to read up on juvenile macho behavior and people that try to bully and create divisions in a community.
I also note for the record that I had written the board this summer over a couple of incidents with June K, Mike F’s mother in law. Requesting to have her removed from the board for her unethical behavior, she fabricated complaints in my name to my garage neighbors, trying to create divisions between us. She also used homophobic and racist comments when referring to a previous board member and people in the neighborhood. It looks like the family uses the same playbook.
I want to build a community and a proper function co-op, no more of these senior board members violating written garage policy and skipping the rightful shareholders and assigning the garage spots to their family and friends.
I also note that Mike F skipped the shareholders annual meeting function of the reading and accepting of last years 2008 minutes. The annual meeting shareholder template is very precise in order of events and Mike F is an expert at conducting meetings having done so for over 30 years. The accepting of the previous year minutes takes pace at the very beginning of the meeting after the quorum has been reached and officially noted. Since mike F totally skipped that requirement, much latter in the meeting when it was opened up to the floor i brought up my protest to last years written minutes. I also wish to note for the record that i did see a tape recorder on the table in front of rich P recording the 2008 minutes, however last night rich stated that he never taped last years minutes and never tapes the minutes. i will check with other co-ops. Including those managed by B and Ho and see if this is the industry standard.
The $27,000 error, which was disclosed at the 2008 annual shareholders meeting, is still not resolved. I am still not convinced proper transparency to the other board members and shareholders were followed.
I asked Mike F at the 2009 meeting when this error was discovered; he stated he discovered it approximately a week before the 2008 annual meeting, which would place his discovery in the June 2008 time frame.
He stated he, himself discovered it at this time. This issue is not closed and I will continue to look into it.
Monday, June 15, 2009
digital TV house antenna
i am surprised at how many people do not realize that we have had a working rooftop antenna on the building that is wired into every apartment.
That jack in the living room can be accessed via a sub $5 antenna cord from radio shack.
i have been using it for the last 15 plus years, since i got rid of cable tv.
the antenna provided all network tv channels 2,4,5,7,9.11.13 and maybe more uhf.
the signal was as good as cable tv's .
Naow that the digital trnasgression has changed the building need to get a adapter to provide digital TV to the building.
it basically is the same as a set top converters , but for the whole building.
i know a lot of people in these tough economic times don't want to give cablevision money they don't have to. if your interested in HBO and sports you need cablevision or FIOS ( another post).
however if you just like to watch network TV at no charge, like the old days , and use netflix or streaming movies for everything else, the rooftop antenna is great.
I get the feeling that the co-op managing board may be against the cost of converting the antenna, i think the price would be under $500, or i should say , SHOULD be under $500.
In NYC the tenants can request a rent decrease since the landlord is now providing less service.
That jack in the living room can be accessed via a sub $5 antenna cord from radio shack.
i have been using it for the last 15 plus years, since i got rid of cable tv.
the antenna provided all network tv channels 2,4,5,7,9.11.13 and maybe more uhf.
the signal was as good as cable tv's .
Naow that the digital trnasgression has changed the building need to get a adapter to provide digital TV to the building.
it basically is the same as a set top converters , but for the whole building.
i know a lot of people in these tough economic times don't want to give cablevision money they don't have to. if your interested in HBO and sports you need cablevision or FIOS ( another post).
however if you just like to watch network TV at no charge, like the old days , and use netflix or streaming movies for everything else, the rooftop antenna is great.
I get the feeling that the co-op managing board may be against the cost of converting the antenna, i think the price would be under $500, or i should say , SHOULD be under $500.
In NYC the tenants can request a rent decrease since the landlord is now providing less service.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
election, reelection board member is not a shareholderannual meeting
i just heard that gino, running for reelection is not a shareholder anymore.
none of the board members bothered to enclose any reach information.
no phone numbers,emails etc.
Are there any shareholder in this building that cares what is going on?
none of the board members bothered to enclose any reach information.
no phone numbers,emails etc.
Are there any shareholder in this building that cares what is going on?
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