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Oct 3, 2006     Bryan

2008 HOA Board of Directors Election I believe the biographies for candidates to the HOA Board of Directors will be distributed in the coming weeks, but I was hoping we could get some dialogue started on the election early.

Is anyone on this forum planning to run for election to th Board of Directors?

I am concerned about having a Board of Directors that acts in the best interests of all homeowners and are considerate of the needs of all homeowners. I would like to see a Board that is in tune with the many types of homeowners and a Board that does not approach business with strong ethnocentrism. While this term is often used in referring to global culture, it applies to our microcosm of the world at Brooks Tower.

Even within our building, there are a broad array of values, culture, behaviors, economic conditions, etc. William Sumner, who coined the term “Enthocentrism” defined it as the viewpoint that “one’s own group is the center of everything”. While we must have a common set of rules to live by at Brooks, we need a Board that represents different types of owners. Even if the Board members have a lot in common, they must recognize this and strive to understand owners that are different from themselves and have different priorities.

I will not address the Elevator Modernization Assessment in this topic as it is well covered in another thread, but I will provide another example. The approved hours for doing any improvements on a unit at Brooks Tower is Monday-Friday from 8am to 5pm I believe. This is great for owners who have the financial means to pay for a general contractor but leaves those who work standard work hours and don’t make a great deal of money out of luck. The current approved construction hours leave the second type of owner with a choice of taking time off of work to do improvements to their home (and we’ve already established that they probably don’t have a lot of discretionary income, making this unrealistic) or the choice of violating the Rules & Regulations. This is one example where a rule change could be made to be more considerate to owners who have different types of needs.

I look forward to meeting the candidates for the November election and having some good discussion on these issues.

Sep 30, 2007     Matt Ander

Is there any chance of adding Saturdays to the allowable work hours? I’ve got a renovation that needs to be done. I’m a student without the luxury or the justification of hiring a 9-5 contractor to do all the work.

Oct 10, 2007     Bryan

2008 Pro Forma Budget

So, the HOA would like to make the high HOA Dues at Brooks Tower higher with a 5% increase. Personally, I might be alright with this increase if the board didn’t take an additional $2,050 from my in 2007 for their elevators. I think I am going to vote no on the budget as I would like to see some expense management/reduction.

What does everyone else think about the 2008 budget and proposed Dues increase? It looks like the meeting is on November 11th and I won’t be in town so I would love to see some discussion the bulletin board about the budget and the three Board seats up for election.

2008 Proposed Brooks Tower Budget
INCOME
$2,262,785 – Assessment Revenue
13,200 – 2nd Floor Utility Income
253,536 – Cable Income
73,200 – Laundry Room Income
54,984 – Interest Income
42,990 – Antenna Income
24,000 – Surplus contingency 2007
108,165 – Miscellaneous
TOTAL INCOME – $2,832,860

Nov 23, 2007     Guest

What was the outcome of the HOA’s plan to raise HOA fees? I believe the annual meeting was held early this month and the increase in HOA fees was voted on there. Does anyone have an update?

Sep 23, 2008     Jim

I’m away from Denver on business and I was wondering when the HOA Annual Meeting will be held this year and whether it will be held at at the DPAC again. If any fellow owners could post the date, time, and location of the 2008 HOA meeting, I’d appreciate it!

Nov 17, 2009     ozzie preiss

Can anyone own a parking space without owning a condo
in this building?
How many keys come with a space?
Has the building been approved by FHA?

Nov 17, 2009     Former Owner

Hi Ozzie,

Yes, the parking spaces are deeded separate from the condos so you could own a parking space with no condo. However, the Denver Post had an article a few years ago that Brooks Tower was the most expensive parking space in the state of Colorado, so price is a big deterrent.

You can get as many garage keycards as you want to pay for, not sure what they cost now but probably around $25 each.

Not sure about the FHA question.