Board Meeting Minutes
Aug 15, 2018
7:00 pm,
White Bear Lake City Hall
Call to Order at 7:05 PM.
Members present
Jim Grisim, Dale Bacon, Terry Huntrods, Steve Laliberte, Ryan Hoops, Dick
Gillister and Deb Vernon
1.
Approval of Agenda
Motion (Hoops/Grisim) Move to approve. Motion carried.
2. Approval of Minutes
Motion (Huntrods/Bacon) Move to
approve. Motion carried.
3. Treasurer’s Report
Terry has yet to meet with Tom so no report document.
Paid the insurance, received money from the city.
a)
Bank signature form
Steve had the, Resolution of Lodge, Association or
Other Similar Organization, form from the Bank.
The officers signed the form. Gave Terry Huntrods the power to, Open any
deposit or share accounts in the name of the association. Gave the other four officers the power to,
Endorse checks and orders for the payment of money or otherwise withdraw or
transfer funds on deposit with this Financial Institution.
Steve would like himself, Dale and Terry to meet with
Don Rambow to talk about the budget, reviewing the books and the Number of
units assessed.
4. Status
Reports
VLAWMO
Sign
Post Project
Jim will do grant. VLAWMO will pay 75% of the cost. Post will go in by the bench on
North Birch Lake and by 4th and Otter
Filter
at 4th and Otter
The survey is
done. Land has to be transferred to VLAWMO. They are designing the filter. Jim doubted it would be done this year.
5.
Action
Items
a)
State of Lake
Weeds are bad
Several days before Aspen is done the
board is going to do a drive around the lake to check the status of the
cutting.
b)
2018 Weed surveys
McComas did an hour look at the
lake. Don’t think there is any value in
having anything else done this year.
c)
Budget hearing
Will be schedule in Oct after the
budget is submitted to city.
d)
Annual Report
Is due out by Oct 20th. Steve has a draft. Will finalize by email.
e)
Update on harvester
Dick G updated the board. Pump needed to be replaced, new blades. Entrance conveyor belt had to be
shortened. There are some parts that are
rusting. Dick things it should be
covered when it is being stored and it should be greased.
Guy running it seems knowledgeable
and wants to do a good job. He is
cutting at 4’.
Recommended that a checklist be
created about what needs to be checked and add to a SOP.
6.
Discussion
A)
Goals
for 2018-2019
Path around
the lake
Muskrats
Stocking of
lake
# of
meetings
Quarterly and Annual and how many
more
VLAWMO
partnership
Filter at 4th and Otter Lake
Invasive
species
Member
Survey
Formation of
Committees
History of
Birch Lake
Communication
and Newsletter
B)
Conference
Dale is
going to an Invasive species conference
7. Adjourn at 8:25
Motion: (Grisim
/Bacon) Move to approve. Motion carried
Next
meeting is the Quarterly Meeting Nov 7, 2018
