PGOLID BOARD MEETING
June 19, 2004 8:00 a.m.
Fair Hills Resort

Directors present: Lund, Majkrzak, Meidinger, Robinson, Poolman, Engkjer, and Crothers

 

Directors absent: Stueness

 

Directors present by audio conferencing: Noah

 

Audio conferencing was made available at this meeting but communications failed. Several attempts were made to contact Noah.

 

Also present: Dan Passolt, Vic Horne, Mac Traynor, Gordon Kartenson, Sherry Trepp, Nick Valentine, Mike Ostbye, and Paul Marquart

 

Information distributed: Lund - annual report, Marquart - lake association information

 

The meeting was called to order by President Lund at 8:00 a.m. The body present recited the pledge of allegiance.

 

The first order of business was the approval of the agenda. The agenda was approved with the following additions:

 

Item A. - PLPOA

Item B. - Cormorant contract

Item C. - Echo Bay financial support

 

6D.- Mosquito report

 

A typing correction will be made in the word governance. Under 6G, Crothers asked whether there were any new expenditures over $5,000.00 and there were not.

 

The minutes of the June 19, 2004, meeting were approved as presented.

 

Agenda item 5 - Treasurer Meidinger presented the financial statements.

 

Robinson noted that two expenditures to PMC were shown as the purchase of mosquito traps. This was erroneous and Meidinger informed the board that he would correct the second disbursement, which was for larval site mapping/testing. The financial statements were approved for audit.

 

Mac Traynor spoke in behalf of the Pelican Walleye Foundation. No contribution was made to this organization.

 

6. Old business

 

A. Final reading of the gov rules: Crothers stated that there were no further corrections presented. The final draft is completed and a copy of these rules of gov will be sent out with the 30-day letter. The 30-day letter shall include the agenda, budget, lake coordinator research, rules of gov, election nominations, and the final notice of the annual meeting.

 

B. Lake coordinator - Majkrzak will give a presentation at the annual meeting regarding this position as directed at the annual meeting 2003. A motion was made by Majkrzak and seconded by Robinson to not exceed $15,000.00 for a summertime position. Motion passed.

 

C. A motion was made and seconded to reserve $20,000.00 for the Echo Bay legal fund. Motion passed.

 

The 2005 proposed budget:

 

Pest control  $  60,000.00
Lake resource coordinator $  15,000.00
Environmental water quality $  15,000.00
Legal and financial  $    5,000.00
Buoys  $    2,000.00
Administrative  
         Newspaper $    6,000.00
         Legal notices, mailings annual meeting  $    5,000.00
         Office expense $    1,000.00
Web site  $       500.00
Miscellaneous $    2,000.00
Dues, memberships $       500.00
Insurance  $    3,000.00
Normal meeting costs $    1,000.00
Echo Bay legal fund $  20,000.00

Total From reserves


$136,000.00

($  20,000.00)


Budget to county 

$116,000.00

 

 

Please note that these amounts are "not to exceed" amounts.

 

It was agreed that we ask Bob Borash RMB Labs, to make a presentation at the annual meeting in August.

 

Editor Sherry Trepp requested the 2005 budget and previous minutes be sent to her for the June 30 deadline for the paper. She also stated that there will be an additional paper August 5.

 

6D. Other

 

Mosquito report - Meidinger reported the May mosquito control report in place of Stueness.

 

Meeting adjourned 10:25 a.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Faye Engkjer

PGOLID Secretary