WHITE BIRCH LAKES RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

BOARD MEETING MINUTES, SATURDAY, MAY 8TH 1999

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

     President Gail White called the meeting to order at 9:00am. Present at the meeting were 1st VP Pat Zakalowski, 2nd VP Steve Bryant, directors Linda Brabant, Roy Miller, Jay Farr and Don Kuester. Also present was Manager Tim Fall and Secretary/Treasurer Margaret Lawson.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

     Jay Farr moved to accept the minutes of April’s meeting. Seconded by Pat Zakalowski. All in favor. Motion carried.

TREASURER’S REPORT

     Secretary/Treasurer Lawson stated that the income for April was $26,283.02 with a YTD total of $162,411.02. Expenses were $21,917.02 with a YTD total of $51,276.57 leaving a balance of $126,435.34 at the end of April. Roy Miller moved to accept the report as given. Pat Zakalowski seconded the motion. All in favor. Carried.

PAYABLES APPROVAL

     Steve Bryant moved that we pay the bills submitted for May. Seconded by Pat Zakalowski. All in favor. Motion carried.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

     None.

CORRESPONDENCE

     Steve Bryant received a letter from a member concerning the discontinuance of the “Brush Pile”. This item was put under “New Business” for discussion today.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

CAMPGROUND COMMITTEE-

     Report given by Roy Miller. Discussed the installation of 3 pay phones in White Birch.

FUTURE COMMITTEE-

     Report given by Joni Farr. Discussed work to be done at campground area, including the building of a barrier at the storage area to limit access off of Old State Rd. The committee also proposed building a dune area for ATV’s to use. This item will be put under “New Business” for discussion.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE-

     Report given by Linda Brabant. Need members to apply for board opening.

ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE-

     Reported by Linda Brabant. Discussed upcoming events. Listing of events to be put into newsletter.

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE-

     Reported by Gary Farnham. Discussed new homes and trash and blue tarps on lots.

MANAGER’S REPORT

     Report given by Manager Tim Fall. Refer to written report.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

     None.

COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR

     Billie Roffe, lot #651, wanted to request that the Gypsy Moth Spraying not be done during the Yard Sales. Manager Fall stated that the spraying should be done before that time.

   It was stated that the members who live down state were not receiving the newsletter in a timely fashion. Manager Fall stated that this is something that he has been looking into.

     Sue Franklin, lot#909, had concerns about the amount of tree removals taking place in White Birch. She would like to see this more carefully monitored. She also questioned the camping units already placed on lots before the specified time. It was stated that most had gotten “2 weeks permits” and the ones that didn’t were removed. After some discussion about the “2 weeks permits” it was felt that the rules and regulations concerning camping on lots should be published in the newsletter again.

     Larry Franklin, lot#909, wanted to address the problem of items left on lots after the camping season ends. A rental storage area was discussed. This item will be put under “New Business” for next month’s meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

BRUSH PILE-

     Steve Bryant moved that we go back to having a brush pile (to be brush only) and to have a supervised burn by the association. Jay Farr seconded the motion. After some discussion Steve moved an amendment to his motion to charge a fee to deposit brush and have it be monitored. Seconder, Jay Farr agreed to the amendment. A vote was taken on the motion with Jay Farr and Steve Bryant voting aye and Don Kuester, Linda Brabant, Pat Zakalowski and Roy Miller voting nay. Motion failed by a 4 to 2 vote. Many board members felt they needed more information about this before making a decision. This will be added to the agenda for next month’s meeting under “Unfinished Business”.

ATV DUNE AREA-

     Tabled till next meeting.

ADJOURNMENT

     Linda Brabant moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Pat Zakalowski. Meeting adjourned at 11:00am. Next meeting will be Saturday, June 12th at 9:00am at the White Birch Clubhouse.

 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

 

 

MARAGRET E. LAWSON

SEC/TREAS     WBLRA