ORGANIZATION OF WOODLAND LAKE

BOARD MEETING

JUNE 11, 2003

The meeting, held at the Brighton Township Offices, was called to order by the President at 7:33pm.

Members present were:

            Anita Grapentien                       John Holmes                             Ray Howard

            John Arthur                               Jeff Bertoia                               Stan Lawrence

            Frank Ducato                            Kathy Kittridge                         Tim Roberts

            Paul Jermanus                           Chuck Pendleton

Minutes of the May 14, 2003 Board Meeting

A motion to approve the minutes was made by Ray Howard, seconded by Frank Ducato and approved unanimously.

Minutes of the May 2003 OWLS AGM

A draft of the minutes was agreed and will be submitted to the 2004 AGM for approval.   It was agreed that this draft should be put on the OWL website.

Treasurer’s Report

The following money was spent during the last month --- $6.65 and $6.36 for AGM copies and $10.60 for a screen – leaving $11,436.42 in the account.    Paul Jermanus proposed and Chuck Pendleton seconded that the Treasurer’s report be approved.    Passed unanimously.

No new bills have been forwarded to the Township for approval this month.   The bill for recent weed spray applications of $17,565.00 will be submitted shortly.

Sewer Update

At the June 3, 2003 Sewer Committee meeting,  it was reported that extra funds will be required because insufficient people have hooked up the system at this time.    The Committee has not yet ruled on the OWL letter regarding flushing of the system using lake water – the question of how long is “temporary” is therefore still open.    Chuck Pendleton suggested that strong representation from the OWL Board attend the next meeting – date is still to be established.

Committee Reports

Weed Control

No report at this meeting other than the cost as indicated in the Treasurer’s report.

Dam

No new information is available from Andy Blystra.

Water Quality

The Detroit News  reported on June 8 that the tests of water quality in Woodland Lake have been questioned and that the Lakes Committee will discuss this at their August 11, 2003 quarterly meeting (see previous OWL Board minutes).

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(Water Quuality continued…..)+-

The June 10 Detroit News incorrectly reported that tests this year on 30 lake bass have shown the continued presence of Large Mouth Bass virus.    The Board believes this report refers to last year’s outbreak.    Tests this year have yet to be conducted but, based on previous data, it is expected that the fish will have built up a degree of immunity by this year.

Old Business

Revisions to the Woodland Lake Emergency Action Plan will be completed and reviewed by Richard Winsett before the next OWL Board meeting.

John Arthur asked if the Board could assist in the issue raised by Wanda Barr at the AGM.   Unfortunately, this is not within the Board’s scope.

New Business

Elections for Officers were held as follows:

            President – Anita Grapentien, proposed by Ray Howard, seconded by Paul Jermanus –

                                    Approved Unanimously.

            Vice-President – Stan Lawrence and Kathy Kittridge were proposed.   Stan withdrew and

                                     Kathy was proposed by John Arthur and seconded by Jeff Bertoia.

                                     Approved by 9 votes to 1.

            Recording Secretary – John Holmes was proposed by Stan Lawrence and seconded by

Paul Jermanus.    Approved unanimously. 

            Treasurer – Paul Jermanus was proposed by Ray Howard and seconded by Chuck

Pendleton.    Approved unanimously.

Ray Howard stood down as Treasurer at the meeting after having occupied the post since 1986.   The Board gave Ray a round of applause for his service.

It was agreed that the OWL by-laws need to be reviewed and any updates submitted to the next AGM for Approval.   John Holmes will lead the review.   Jeff Bertoia proposed and Tim Roberts seconded that the review will start at the July Board meeting and time will be set aside for as many meetings as required to complete the review (without overrunning Board meeting set times).    Passed unanimously.

A discussion followed on the number of docks allowed for the new development being undertaken by Andre Bond.   This is currently being reviewed by the Township.

Web Site

Items have been added on Pine Pollen, Trailer Park Update, the Detroit News articles and Board minutes.     Committee reports were again requested by Jeff Bertoia to be added to the site.

Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held at the Brighton Township Offices at 7:30pm on July 9, 2003.

Adjournment

The motion to adjourn was proposed at 8:38pm by Ray Howard and seconded by John Arthur.  Passed unanimously.

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