LIA Board Meeting
                                                                       January 13, 2010

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Lake Iroquois Association convened at the clubhouse on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. The meeting was called to order by President Aders at 7:10 pm. In attendance: Aders, Rodriquez, Ostrowski, Garbaciak, Martinez, Popa and 6 guests.
The Board meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Garbaciak moved, seconded by Ostrowski to approve the minutes of the December meeting. Motion Carried.

Correspondence:
A note from the Johnson family for the compassionate words, prayers, cards and memorials during their difficult time.
A thank you note from Char Mott for her Christmas gift card.
An e-mail from Larry Abbe hoping the board would continue with road work as laid out by Widmer.
An e-mail from Teri Siddall asking about the ATV trails.
A call from the Loda post office asking residents to keep areas around their mailboxes clear of snow and ice.
Also a letter from Roger Meyer of Berns, Clancy and Associates regarding Lake Iroquois accepting and treating wastewater from Bayles Lake and the Village of Loda. Mr. Meyer was present at the meeting and spoke in depth about his proposal.
Lake Iroquois Board is willing to consider the acceptance of Bayles Lake/Village of Loda wastewater if the increase in service area will reduce the Lake Iroquois user fees.
Rodriquez moved, seconded by Popa to allow Bayles Lake and the Village of Loda , at their expense, to work with our engineers to conduct a feasibility study of the cost to them and the savings to us, to tie our wastewater systems together. We will review that feasibility if it presented to us in a timely manner, so as not to hold up our project. 4 ayes, 1 nay, motion carried.

Finance: Rodriquez
>From December 10,2009 ? January 13, 2010 disbursements totaled $37, 905.38. Larger disbursements include $20, 730.34 to Foth & Van Dyke for engineering work on the water tower project, $2,681.12 to Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for LIA?s first loan payment on the water tower project, and two checks for $4,166.66 each to ERH Enterprises, Inc for our monthly water and wastewater treatment plant maintenance service.
As of December 31,2009 LIA has $636,618.01 in recorded assets.
The Budget vs. Actual report for April 1, 2009 ? December 31, 2009 shows $318,633.00 in Total Income and $273,407.39 in Total Expense.
Financial reports are available for review by any member of LIA at the LIA office upon request.
All 4th Quarter 2009 quarterly tax forms have been completed and mailed.
All 2009 Annual tax forms have been completed and mailed.
All W-2?s and 1099?s have been completed and mailed.
Respectfully submitted,
Tracy Rodriquez
LIA Treasurer
Martinez moved, seconded by Garbaciak to accept the financial report. Motion carried.

Recreation: Ostrowski
Diving board/slide: size and depth determine cost. Still researching diving board installation requirements.
Have not heard back from Paxton Park District on pool chemical level testing as required by the Department of Health.
Pool house renovations: Touch-up painting and shower curtains still needed. Need to talk to Phil about window replacements when weather breaks. Will have replacement information at February meeting.
Phil wrote via e-mail 1/09/10: -I would recommend an underground water shut off be installed in the water line that supplies the pool bath house. The current situation lends itself to freezing problems and probable breaks in the line. I believe I showed Dave H the situation and he agreed.
Would like to put in the Arrowhead that ?Anyone interested in helping to develop the ATV/walking path to contact me.? We?d like to stick with what's working and expand, if necessary. We want the trails to be safe and accessible with clearly marked and maintained paths and trail heads.
Garbaciak moved seconded by Popa to accept recreation report. Motion carried.

Roads & Buildings:
Sandra Wilson permit issued for Riley home on lots 262B and 263B. They were advised road restrictions go into effect February 1st.
Spoke with Louie Sanders from Loda Township. They are willing to recut County Road ditch either direction or towards subdivision for no charge if needed. Decision after thaw, will meet with laser level.
Drainage issues to be addressed in future by priority.
Preparation of bid for road work.
With regards to the Rogers property on the county road, we received a letter from the Ford-Iroquois Department of Public Health saying this property could be a hazard. This information will be sent to lawyers to seek an injunction to have it destroyed.
Motion by Popa, 2nd by Martinez. Motion carried.

Water/Wastewater: Garbaciak
In December we pumped 1,222,000 gallons of water - 146,000 gallons less than last month and 81,520 gallons less than last year. We're back on the right track .
ERH monthly report:
Painted in water plant. Adjusted operating pressure in tower from 56 to 58 psi.
Restarted well #2 so both wells run, increasing pump capacity to 62-66 GPM.
Repaired both high speed pumps including new seals.
Installed a new air compressor at water plant, our compressor will be a back-up unit.
Filled sludge drying beds.
Removed old sand and trash from tertiary filters (final stage at sewer plant).
Continued making changes to water/wastewater plants for optimal operation.
Complete report on file in LIA office.
On December 29, David Shafer (Shive-Hattery), Darrell Aders and I attended the Iroquois County Zoning Board of Appeals in Watseka. David Shafer made a presentation and after added comments and questions, the Appeals Board approved our request 5 - 0. Then we found out that we had to attend the Zoning Board meeting on Jan 8 back in Watseka. Ramon Martinez and I attended this meeting. I presented an overview of what was taking place and again after comments and questions the Board approved this request 6 - 0. Now it goes to the full Board for approval. We do not have to attend as this is just a formality.
We received a bill from Jetco for final payment. We have paid Jetco $37,647.00 which we had received from IEPA. I spoke with Steve Brandt (Jetco). The final payment will come when we get our last payment from IEPA. He was ok with this.
We received a letter for repayment on our loan $2,681.12 per quarter which comes to the amount we have already received from IEPA at 0% interest. We have made payment and I contacted Greg Gustafson about this. We still have to get our full amount of loan $245,040.00. And where is our 25% forgiveness?
We have paperwork assuring us of this. He will look into it and get back to us.
The light fixture is repaired and along with our "safety climb system" is at Foth's office. Jetco will install it when weather breaks.
Have estimate for new tower control box if needed. $390.00 installed...Mays Electric.
Also we have been informed no M.R. reports for EPA were filed for June, July, August and September. ERH will look into this and advise.
A complete copy of this report is available at the LIA business office.
Respectfully submitted,
Steve Garbaciak
Martinez moved, seconded by Rodriquez to accept the Water/Wastewater report. Motion carried.

Membership: No report

Security: Martinez
Total hours worked:
2 phone complaints:
Garbage can in middle of road
Christmas lights unplugged
Speeding - 1 incident 2 hours
Office work 1 hour
Security Patrol 11 hours
Total hours: 15
Motion by Garbaciak, second by Rodriquez to accept Security report. Motion carried.

Facilities Operations Manager: Report given by Garbaciak in Hildenbrand?s absence
December 2009 - January 2010
Made maintenance shed so truck could be backed in all the way.
Relocated 4 x 4 and added 2" x 18" x 16" for support of loft.
Took truck back to Boss snowplow to get lights to work. No charge.
New front tires on gator.
Plowed snow and spread salt & sand. Sand is frozen and trying to find some that is dry. Below 0 degrees takes its toll on a lot of things.
Spoke with Merle Roy about getting salt in bulk which is much cheaper than buying it by the bag. 15 tons was purchased for $1800.00 for the rest of the winter.
Board should look into having pool redone on inside.
Will give board an estimated cost to do roof and siding on gatehouse for budget.
I have one or two people willing to help if we get a big snow, Lance Freeman & Chuck Hoff. (They would be covered by insurance if injured, but no workman's comp. Letter of release would be needed.)
Motion by Popa, second by Martinez to accept Facilites Operations Manger's report. Motion carried.

Old Business:
Mr. Specchio's property:
Report from Dave Shafer regarding erosion on Mr Specchio's land: We are still waiting for Mr. Specchio to give permission to get on his land, We have talked with our attorney a couple of times and they have talked with Mr. Specchio's attorney, we just don't have an answer. We spoke with IDNR - they have no information on the construction of Lake Iroquois or the re-routing on Spring Creek around the lake. We spoke with Iroquois County Soil and Water Conservation Service - they have no information on the construction of Lake Iroquois or the re-routing on Spring Creek around the lake. We are trying to get historical aerials from IDOT that might help define the extent and timing of the erosion. We have not received any of the engineering information that Mr. Specchio claimed to have in his original letter to LIA.
As of tonight's meeting Mr. Specchio has granted permission for LIA to access his land. His engineer will be meeting with our engineer to look at the erosion problem and report back to the Board.

By-Laws:
Attorneys are finished reviewing our by-laws. We received a letter summarizing some of their findings and providing us with future guidance.

New Business:
Rules and Building Guide books are being updated.
Motion by Garbaciak at 9:30pm, second by Martinez to move to executive session. Motion carried.
Reconvened to regular session at 11:20 pm.
Motion by Popa, second by Rodriquez to give Dave Hildenbrand a $2.00 an hour raise. Motion carried.
Motion to adjourn at 11:25 pm by Popa, second by Ostrowski. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Sonda Popa