Board of
Directors’ Meeting, September 10, 2007
Directors Present: Martin, Frey, Otto, Lindgren & Jennifer Hancock
Directors Absent: Mullen and Hays
Others Present: None
Meeting called to Order by Commodore Martin
Director Reports:
Commodore: The Pirate Party was a great success with 36 people attending at a cost of $107.89.
Vice Commodore: The John Deere tractor is working again and will be delivered back to the grounds as soon as transportation can be arranged.
Rear Commodore: The moorings are over budget but the docks are further under budget. Sixteen members have help replace or repair 18 moorings plus the COE buoy. It is recommended that the mooring service interval be change from 3 to 5 years
Treasurer: See attached
Secretary: No report
Race Director: The committee boat is in the shop for repairs. There was a race last Saturday and will be one between workday and the Hog Roast this Saturday. The John Deere shelter is ready for painting at workday. The possibility of adding slips will be investigated.
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Social Directors: The Hog Roast is up and running. Reservations are slow coming.
Old Business:
Compass Rose Project: Both the compass rose around the flagpole and on the patio are complete.
Gate closing policy: It was agreed by consensus that the policy of asking members to close, but not lock the front gate when they enter the club should be modified to ask the members to close the front gates when they enter unless they are going to remain on land in the immediate area of the shelter and dinghy park. If the members are going to go sailing or board their moored boats they are requested to close the gates.
Capital Improvements Buy-In Fee: The Capital Improvements Buy-In Fee was modified to provide that only t-shirts and not polo shirts will be provided to the new members out of their Buy-In Fee.
Windmills: Lindgren reported that it would cost approximately $6,000.00 to obtain well water on the club grounds with a windmill pump. The information was received and it was decided to add this to the information available to the new board.
Budget Overview: The current budget was reviewed and decided that we still have operating funds of around $2,800.00, which should be sufficient to finish the year
New Business:
Mowing: Frey reported that expecting the John Deere tractor to do the mowing of the club grounds is putting to much stress on it and that the Ford tractor is too dangerous to for general use. It was decided that Frey should provide a bid to the board to provide the mowing with his own equipment.
It was moved and second to place the Ford tractor and brush hog up for sale first to the membership and then on E-Bay if no good offers are received from the membership. The motion was tabled to the October meeting.
Nominations for 2008 Board: There was a general discussion of who would and who would not be willing to be nominated for another term on the board and what other members might be willing to serve. The information will be passed on to the Rear Commodore.
Workday projects: The following projects were listed as priorities for workday:
Spread new gravel
Backfill the new patio
Weed cutting and mowing
Paint the new John Deere shelter
Frey will order the additional gravel and send an e-mail to the members as to what is to been done and what tools to bring. Lindgren will transport the John Deere shelter to grounds.
Fireplace grill for patio: It was decided that a low stone structure similar to the current fire ring just east of the new patio was the preferred structure.
No Parking: It was decided that the Commodore would e-mail the membership that they are not to park in the area south of the ramp and east of the dinghy park.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Henry Otto, Secretary