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FROM THE PRESIDENT - Don Schmidt The BRAINSTORMING session conducted during our last meeting was very successful. A majority of the membership attended and the participation was great. Phase One of the session yielded 39 ideas. We placed these ideas into the four categories of TENANTS, LANDLORD, OPERATIONS, and EXTERNAL. Some of the ideas fell into multiple categories.PHASE ONE - IDEAS TENANTS * Psychological Dealings with Tenants * Renters pool * Tenant Eviction Step-by- step. * List of bad Tenants * Screening tenants LANDLORD * Association Inspecting Properties * Apartment Approval * Clearing House, Buy/Sell among members * Dealing with bad Landlords OPERATIONS * Painting Fire Plugs * Financing Alternatives * Property Insurance Review * Property Value Evaluation * Tax Adjustment Assistance * Accounting- Taxes Documentation Ideas * Friendly Financial Institutions LANDLORD/OPERATIONS * Landlord pitfalls to avoid * Lease vs Renting Options * Preventative Maintenance * Maintenance Problems * Approved Contractors * Lease Clauses * Public Relations to Improve Image of Landlords TENANT/OPERATIONS * Common New Tenant Package * Tenant Responsibilities * Solutions for Bad Housekeeping Properties * Tenants with Talents EXTERNAL * Vacant City Properties * Sources for Additional Income for Dumpsters, etc * Liaison with City Hall * Affiliations with Neighborhood Associations * Property Marketing * City Services that Work Well * Speedy Demolition of nuisance properties * Undesirable Properties * Legislative Updates OPERATIONS/EXTERNAL * Coordinate City Services LANDLORD/OPERATIONS/EXTERNAL * Property Safety TENANT/LANDLORD/OPERATIONS * Training Seminars This is an impressive list of ideas and points out the many concerns of our members. Knowing that all ideas are not created equal we began PHASE TWO which was to priorities our ideas. Since our time was limited, we picked the top six priorities. This does not mean that the rest of the ideas will not be used in the future. We will review this list for future action.PHASE TWO TENANT 1. Screening Tenants 2. Common New Tenant Package 3. Tenant Eviction, Step by Step OPERATIONS 1. Landlord Pitfalls to Avoid 2. Approved Contractors 3. Property Insurance Review Of the above six subjects the membership decided to start work on three subjects. PHASE THREE 1. TENANT SCREENING ASSIGNED TO: Warren & Marian Bodine James Bruggeman SEND INPUT TO: Jim Bruggeman 4318 Brantleigh Hts St. Louis 63128 487-6783 2. NEW TENANT PACKAGE ASSIGNED TO: Don Schmidt Jim Brennan Bryan Byrne SEND INPUT TO: Don Schmidt P.O. Box 16392 St. Louis 63125 544-5572 3. LANDLORD PITFALLS TO AVOID ASSIGNED TO: Richard Chadwick Leonard Marks SEND INPUT TO: Richard Chadwick P.O. Box 37013 St. Louis 63141 469-9646 Any input you may have for these three subjects please send it to the above individuals. Membership participation is necessary if this is to be a effective organization. If we are "TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE PROPERTY VALUE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY, TO ATTRACT QUALITY TENANTS AND TO HAVE A SAFE, DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOOD", we must have effective plans in place to achieve the association's mission.FROM THE TREASURER - FINANCIAL REPORT - Cecelia Rauls
RECAP OF EXPENSES
MISC. PAYABLES DUE C. Rauls - OfficeMax-Supplies for Meeting $16.92 MEMBERSHIP 39 X $30.00 $1,170.00 |