Kandy

Elaine the special assessment was voted on by the owners in the April 2018 convocation and will not increase.
The amount per unit is Superior $790, Deluxe $933, Royal $1086, and paid in 3 installments 40%, 40% and 20%.

The Superior will be $316 (2018), $316 (2019) and $158 (2020), the Deluxe $373 (2018), $373 (2019) and $187 (2020) and the Royal $435 (2018), $435 (2019) and $216 (2020).
Payment will be due by Dec 31st of each year.

Is this what you are asking?

There was a threat of a walk out. Some of the union personnel asked for a meeting with the union about some uncertainties and the union granted a meeting at 8 AM. The union met with the staff clarified the issues and they were resolved after a meeting with the union president, ABC shop Stewart, ABC Chairman of the Board, ABC General Manager and ABC Human Resources.

This is something that I would have no idea about. I am sure that the controller can give us the amount that we have spent on legal and court fees during the past three years and only he could answer this question. In the past 3 years there have been numerous employee related issues that required legal advice, not only employee termination settlement, but with the laws that changed regarding employees that were reaching retirement age, ABC needed direction how to proceed since this was brand new to everyone. We wanted to be legal and fair to the faithful employees that had reached retirement age. There were multiple meetings with the attorneys about this.
We use the law firm frequently for the beach policy (the laws change so frequently) taxes, checking and advising us about contracts with vendors, in house shops & restaurant, management company, design companies, contractors etc.

The subject of placing umbrellas in front of Ricardo’s will be once again be revisited during the upcoming Board meeting.

You should have gotten one when you purchased but if you didn’t you can get them at the ececutive office.

Sorry but I am totally lost, especially with all the quotes.

@kris02420 wrote:

If some of you want to get into a cat fight with the BOD have at it. Kandy has responded in a timely fashion with what I have asked . The only thing I m confused about now is, Ricardo’s put an addition (outside deck) and attached it to the original structure “which by the way if you remember was built on the public beach to start off with” extending it out onto even more of existing public beach. Is that addition government owned and public for anyone to use if chickees fall into that? Is there a property line for ABC to separate private property from public beach ? Is the whole restaurant on public beach ?

Sorry for the delay but I am trying to enjoy the last few days on my ABCR vacation.
The kitchen area of the restaurant, now known as Ricardo’s, is located on property owned by Aruba Beach Club Resort, the dining area and the deck are not. ABCR paid to have the outside deck extension built at Ricardo’s and was issued a permit for this structure by the government. The lease we have with Ricardo’s includes that they reimburse ABCR for taxes and government fees imposed on us.
Yes, there is a property line which separates the resort from the public beach. The government breaks down the allotted space for the beach starting with the waters edge and allowing so many meters for foot traffic, etc.
I hope this answers the questions you had.

I might add that at 7:15 this morning I strolled around and there were 8 available huts at the pool, 9 available umbrellas on the beach and 15 available huts on the beach which included 2 handicap spots one open at each end.

Correct, as members you can use the chairs and lounges and yes, people can put their own umbrellas in front of Ricardo’s and any place else on a public beach here in Aruba. Keep in mind the wind here is strong and I just watched for about 45 minutes two ladies trying to get a canopy up in front of Ricardo’s. I posted a video of it on the FB page before my phone went dead.