| Decision Id 10750 Decision |
The Board is recommending that we continue to follow NM guidelines for covid mitigation. For indoor meals, this means all may attend, just as with local restaurants. |
KristinB |
20 December |
| Decision Id 10746 Decision |
The Parlor carpet proposal passed. |
KristinB |
20 December |
| Decision Id 10744 Decision |
The Common House WiFi proposal passed. |
KristinB |
20 December |
| Decision Id 10513 Decision |
Community approved the purchase of a solar voltaic panel system for the Common House estimated at $13,850 from the CIP fund. |
EllenB1 |
05 December |
| Decision Id 10508 Decision |
The Board of Directors will forward the Common House Energy Audit Report to the Common House Committee along with Bill Swift |
EllenB1 |
05 December |
| Decision Id 10661 Decision |
The Common House floor restoration proposal passed. The restoration will involve cleaning, stripping, and sealing. This proposal is for $990 for the additional work to be paid from the Depreciation fund. Color will be added to the floor in the kitchen, bathrooms, and hallways. |
KristinB |
23 November |
| Decision Id 10684 Decision |
The Board authorized up to $500 from the Contingency Fund to
pay for additional 2017 Common
House maintenance expenses.
|
KristinB |
16 November |
| Decision Id 10473 Decision |
Approved up to $1,800 for new or used sofa purchase. |
EllenB1 |
10 November |
| Decision Id 10453 Decision |
Common house use for partican political fundraising to be approved on a case-by-case basis |
JenniferStamm |
03 November |
| Decision Id 10384 Decision |
Kids Cooperative is financed by monthly fees that total about $350/year plus funds for the supplies and child care providers. The cooperative families asked that the monthly fee ($50 for exclusive use of the childrens room) be waived because of all the funds being expended by the individual families and the fact that the Common House is not suffering as a result of the added child activity. The children?s room has been improved and it is now available for everyone in the community The group authorized waiving the monthly fee for this year but to be reconsidered annually. |
LynnwoodBrown |
15 October |
| Decision Id 10391 Decision |
Authorized $800 payment to Bill O'Hanlon to purchase his projector and $100 for his DVD player. Outside uses of the projector will be assessed $25. |
LynnwoodBrown |
15 October |
| Decision Id 10640 Decision |
The water heater proposal passed the second of its two business meetings. |
KristinB |
07 October |
| Decision Id 10637 Decision |
The water heater proposal was resubmitted, listing five objections that Commoners made and answers to those objections. The proposal passed the first of its business meetings. |
KristinB |
07 October |
| Decision Id 10629 Decision |
Although the New Mexican is raising its delivery rate by $24 per year, the Board approved continuing delivery 7 days/week. |
KristinB |
04 October |
| Decision Id 10616 Decision |
The proposal for purchasing new dining room chairs from IKEA--24 Stoljan chairs and 24 Casper chairs for $5248 total--failed to pass. |
KristinB |
04 October |
| Decision Id 10607 Decision |
We have decided to contract with Affordable Solar Company to install new panels on the CH roof. |
KristinB |
04 October |
| Decision Id 10606 Decision |
Bill will apply sealant to worn places on the CH roof rather than hiring a roofing company for $7K. |
KristinB |
04 October |
| Decision Id 10399 Decision |
Agreed that the Executive Committee may establish the location for additional mailboxes (for renters) that the post office will install for free. |
EllenB1 |
03 October |
| Decision Id 10694 Decision |
The proposal to spend up to $490 on Fitness Room upgrades passed. |
KristinB |
10 September |
| Decision Id 10351 Decision |
A policy for borrowing items for personal use from the C.H. (including use of a sign-out sheet and getting permission from the Kitchen or Grounds Manager to remove items from the community) was approved. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10306 Decision |
A proposal to leave the C.H. unlocked during the day was not approved. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10297 Decision |
We will use Yvonne's donated TV and VCR in CH, rather than buy new equipment or not have any in the Common House. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10280 Decision |
$400 of Commons funds approved for Exercise Room, to be spent as recommended by Exercise Rm. Task Force. Issue to be revisited after 6-month trial. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10260 Decision |
We will convert the Common House office into an exercise room. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10231 Decision |
Task force formed to propose furnishings and decoration of Common House. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10123 Decision |
Laundry Comm. authorized to spend up to $2500 from C.H. constr. fund to buy two commercial grade washers and dryers. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10112 Decision |
Laundry Comm. formed. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10083 Decision |
Every room in the C.H. will be wired for cable potential. (No consensus reached on whether or not to have a TV in C.H.) |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10716 Decision |
The proposal to purchase two new washers and two new dryers for $6354 from Cap Improvements passed with three friendly amendments: Education about air-drying, guidelines around clothesline use, research on replacement with greener alternatives. |
KristinB |
21 August |
| Decision Id 10711 Decision |
The table tennis table proposal to spend $379.52 to reimburse Thomas Jaggers for replacing the damaged table passed. The friendly amendment was added that rules for its use be created within 60 days. |
KristinB |
21 August |
| Decision Id 10709 Decision |
The Board approved authorizing funds to replace the failed water heater. Replacement occurred February 26, 2019. |
KristinB |
21 August |
| Decision Id 10585 Decision |
The dining room floor is in need of routine refinishing with a low-toxicity product we have used before. The project is estimated to cost $995 in equipment rental, product, and labor and is scheduled for June 1820. |
KristinB |
19 August |
| Decision Id 10584 Decision |
New sconces would replace the copper sconces in the parlor and hallway, and a few more would be added. The sconces are translucent opal/white and will give off more light than the current ones. A new track would replace the current one, with heads that drop lower, clearing the vigas. We would install more bulbs with fewer lumens per bulb, and these could be directed more easily, with less glare. The track can turn itself off and is more energy efficient than our current solution. |
KristinB |
19 August |
| Decision Id 10680 Decision |
The proposal passed to authorize an expenditure up to $3145 (from the Capital Improvements fund) to improve the fitness room with no more than 15 work hours to be recorded for implementation; additional hours needed must be donated. |
KristinB |
25 July |
| Decision Id 10679 Decision |
The proposal passed to authorize an expenditure up to $850 (from the Depreciation fund) for Will Pape to purchase and mount a projector for use in the Common House. |
KristinB |
25 July |
| Decision Id 10678 Decision |
The proposal passed to authorize an expenditure up to $11,759 from the Depreciation Fund to repair the Common House roof (including the removal and reinstallation of the roof solar array), to be managed by Bill Swift. |
KristinB |
25 July |
| Decision Id 10775 Decision |
The community approved expending $9k from the Depreciation/Reserve fund to re-stucco the exterior walls throughout The Commons. This includes the Camino Carlos Real 2300 sign and some posts in the Main Plaza, Upper & Main Parking Lots… as
well as the three walls of the Tool Shed (West Wall). |
Mermaid Ekena |
18 July |
| Decision Id 10729 Decision |
The Board approved the procedures for re-opening the exercise room. |
KristinB |
29 June |
| Decision Id 10726 Decision |
The Common House plaster proposal passed. It requests up to $3500 from Depreciation for repairing the plaster walls and installing tile where the wall meets the floor. |
KristinB |
29 June |
| Decision Id 10514 Decision |
Community approved the purchase of a piano for the Common House parlor, up to $1,200 from CIP funds. |
LynnwoodBrown |
28 June |
| Decision Id 10503 Decision |
Decision: Approved up to $2,500 to purchase 8 new dining room tables ($1,660 from the Capital Improvement Fund and $840 from Depreciation Reserve). |
EllenB1 |
15 June |
| Decision Id 10502 Decision |
Decision to approval up to $600 for the purchase of a Home Gym Exercise Equipment to be placed in the Commons Exercise Room. |
EllenB1 |
15 June |
| Decision Id 10554 Decision |
Marjorie will invite people to join a committee to create a survey polling Commoners about Common House expansion. |
KristinB |
27 April |
| Decision Id 10553 Decision |
The Board supports renewing the discussion about expanding the Common House. |
KristinB |
27 April |
| Decision Id 10498 Decision |
Community approved the purchase of bamboo replacement shades from JC Penneys for the Common House portal using the Depreciation Reserve. |
EllenB1 |
20 April |
| Decision Id 10785 Decision |
Community approved to spend $460 from the contingency fund for 46 weeks of a newspaper subscription to be shared in the Common House. |
Mermaid Ekena |
16 April |
| Decision Id 10722 Decision |
The Common House painting proposal passed, which asked for up to $6500 from Depreciation funds for patching, priming, and painting the CH, excluding the dining room, parlor, bathrooms (a separate job), and some areas of the kitchen. |
KristinB |
09 April |
| Decision Id 10743 Decision |
The Board approved the Common House Committee's recommendations, informed by current state public health guidelines, for reopening the Common House. |
KristinB |
25 March |
| Decision Id 10604 Decision |
The proposal was accepted to install solar panels on the CH roof that will provide up to 2.4 kilowatt hours when the sun is shining brightly. |
KristinB |
26 February |
| Decision Id 10576 Decision |
The Board agreed to purchase a one-year subscription to Communities Quarterly magazine. |
KristinB |
26 February |
| Decision Id 10575 Decision |
The Board agreed to purchase a three-month trial subscription to the New Mexican for the community. |
KristinB |
26 February |
| Decision Id 10703 Decision |
The proposal to purchase six used oak and turquoise chairs for the parlor passed. These would be purchased from Chris Kelly at a cost of $100 each. $400 would come from Depreciation and $200 from Capital Improvements. |
KristinB |
05 February |
| Decision Id 10700 Decision |
The proposal for refinishing the dining room floor was approved. This proposal sought up to $2,000 from Depreciation reserves to apply a maintenance coat to the oak wood Common House dining room floor. |
KristinB |
05 February |
| Decision Id 10768 Decision |
Consent to refinish the dining room floor due to damage from leaking beer keg. Cost $2200. |
Mermaid Ekena |
22 January |
| Decision Id 10737 Decision |
The recommendations for reopening the Common House were not adopted. |
KristinB |
17 January |
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