The
meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm. With attendance of 9. After
the formalities came the open forum for property owners. One property
owner was concerned a bear got into Candlewick through a break in his
fence and asked it be repaired. It will.
Our
Maintenance Manager Jeff Lucas was named employee of the year. Jeff
has saved our association a lot of money through his expertise and
has improved our maintenance department greatly. Janel Reidenger, a
very important member of our office staff, received an award as
second place employee of the year. She has worked tirelessly helping
the office through the change of an accounting manager and personnel
shortages. Her knowledge of our office systems has been very
valuable.
We
have received final approval of our implementation grant of $88,000.
Candlewick will pay 40% of the $88,000. Some of our contribution
will be offset by volunteer work and meeting attendance. The money
will be used to enhance lake quality through installation of
bio-swales to aid in filtration of run off.
Our
rewrite of the Rules & Regulations is in the final stages and it
is about ready to go to our attorney for his review, then there will
be a public hearing for input from property owners.
The
uni-sex bathroom at Friendship Park is now complete. This is the one
I reported here regarding repeated vandalism. It should now be much
more secure.
All
sand was removed and replaced at our beach due in no small part to
our friends the geese, who love to defecate there. The DNR tells us
we have 90 geese that are permanent residents and do not migrate.
An
update was given regarding the status of our movable traffic control
unit that takes pictures of speeding vehicles and notes the time and
speed so citations may be issued with the documentation. We have run
into costs that far exceed our budgeted amount so ongoing contacts
will be made to try to bring the cost down. We budgeted $35,000 and
the cost has risen to over $60,000, which is an unacceptable figure.
Lake
Management reports the next grant stakeholder meeting will be June
26. Remember attendance counts toward our portion of the grant
contribution so come if you can. The three new thrusters are working
well in the dip dispersing the algae build up that tends to occur
there.
The
Rec Commission reports the Kayaks and equipment will be in soon if
not already here, the tennis backboard needs to be installed, still only one volunteer for the dog park construction, the multi-purpose room
name will be the Lakeview Room, a family fun run will be held in the
fall and will be called the “Glow Run”(details to follow), and
the vendor Health Fair is still on for November.
The
Finance Commission reports our finances are still strong with
operating cash $1,192,986.52, operating investments $284,347.76, road
investments $365,144.52, and reserve investments $2,862,624.62. Total
cash is $4,705,083.52. Remember though, this time of year we
are really flush with cash and it will drop some as the fiscal year
progresses. That being said, we are looking good. We are to the good
by $43,000 compared to our budget the first month of our fiscal year
so things are going well. Our yearly audit was approved by the board
after being scrutinized by the Finance Commission.
Bad
debt write offs were authorized in the amount of $3,715.49 and
accounting adjustments totaling $1,310.00
Your
board authorized opening our gates next November 8th for
the wellness fair.
Our
General Manager was authorized by your board to allow the Boone
County Emergency Management team to use our lake for training
purposes for water rescue drills.
As
I mentioned last month, there were two resolutions regarding use of
our dam. Both were tabled due to not having a full board available
for the vote. This month the first reso had the second reading
allowing biking, fishing, walking, etc on the dam. That motion was
defeated. A second reso was in favor of a allowing only foot
traffic on the dam, only on the top of the dam, and only sunrise to
sunset. This reso. Had the first reading and will be voted on in
July. I preferred no recreational use of the dam at all but this is
the best I could get. I will post the reso later this week.
A
reso had the first reading that limits the number of dogs allowed at
any residence in Candlewick to a maximum of three with
grandfathering. The second reading and vote will be at the July
meeting after which the dog owners will be given six weeks to make
arrangements for dogs in excess of the allowed number. After that
date citations will be issued. I will post that resolution later in
the week for you to read.
Senate
Bill 2664 was discussed as an addition to the agenda. This bill will
cost you as a property owner money. I will post the essence of the
bill Friday. All it needs is Governor Quinn's signature and it will
become law, severely restricting the rights of our HOA to collect
fees and assessments from banks and others upon foreclosures. There
are other harmful aspects to the bill as well so please read the post
and call Governor Quinn's office to ask for a veto. During this
election year your calls may turn the tide. He needs the votes and
all HOA members are being asked to call, not just ours. There is
power in numbers. Thanks to Bonnie for staying on top of this.
As
always these are simply my meeting notes, not official minutes, so be
sure to read your Candlewick Paper for ratified minutes.
Ken