The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Lake Iroquois Association was convened
at the Clubhouse on March 26, 2008 at 7:05 p.m. Present were: Phil Iverson, President and presiding officer, Steve
Garbaciak, Carol Hildenbrand, Sandra Ostrowski,
The Board opened the meeting with the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sandra Ostrowski read a letter from
the Board expressing our sadness at the death of Board member
A motion was made by Garbaciak, seconded by Pursley,
to approve the February Board meeting minutes. Motion carried.
CORRESPONDENCES
Sandy Ostrowski advised of an e-mail from the Rules
and Regulations Committee which she responded to and will address in old business.
Ostrowski advised of a phone call she received from
Paul Baker regarding concerns he has over the difficulty some members with limited mobility may have of getting to the clubhouse for
meetings due to its current location, the loose dog fines being excessive in his opinion, and his suggestion to use mason sand at
the beach. Mr. Baker also offered to cut trails in the field behind the park for members to use this year.
Iverson advised of
a letter he received from Ron and Pat Beck regarding whether LIA should put guard rails on the road along the dam. The issue
was discussed.
Iverson advised of a letter from Ron and Pat Beck regarding a sewer
breach in their home. Iverson will consult with Garbaciak and Webster on this regard.
Iverson received a newspaper article from a member
regarding water system repairs in
Iverson advised that Mrs. Heintz called the LIA office asking whether the Board would
consider having a community garbage day where we would have a dumpster here for all residents to get rid of items not regularly disposed
of in the regular pick-up such as appliances, computers, etc. Char Mott advised that she spoke with Gene May of Central Illinois
Disposal and he would bring out a dumpster for $172/day plus $52 per ton with a 2 ton minimum. A motion was made by Pursley,
seconded by Ostrowski to sponsor the garbage pick-up day on May 10, 2008, at a cost of $10 for each person who uses the service.
Sonda
Popa spoke on behalf of the Rules and Regulations Committee in regard to correspondence that she sent to the Board asking that the
scheduled vote on amending the
bylawsý requirement for a membership committee be postponed until the April Board Meeting so that the
notification will be more clearly posted in the Arrowhead. The Board agreed to the request.
Iverson advised of an e-mail he received
from Rod Cardinal of
fireworks
display. Iverson will get more information for the April meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
RECREATION ý Ostrowski
A dredging
committee was formed at the Boardýs request. Bill Willis, MarkWebsterand Carl Larson will serve on the committee.
Algae control
issues were addressed. The Board discussed whether we would rehire the same company to treat the main lake and the fishing pond.
It was agreed to rehire the same company for May 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008.
Discussion was had regarding whether to purchase
any aerators for the fishing pond. Ostrowski will get a firm price and the Board will vote on the issue at the April meeting.
Mason
sand for the beach runs approximately $17 per ton with no delivery charge for over 8 tons. Ostrowski will address the matter.
The
fence at the beach will be torn down but not replaced this year.
The issue of the buzzard and geese problems at the beach was discussed.
A motion was made by Garbaciak, seconded by Hildenbrand to purchase a geese/buzzard repellant for the beach at a cost of $75.
Motion carried.
Hildenbrand made a motion, seconded by Garbaciak,
to accept the Recreation report. Motion carried.
BUILDING & ROADS ý No report.
The Board discussed the need to
appoint a replacement for Board member
WATER-WASTEWATER ý Garbaciak
Approx. 1,186,928 gallons of water were pumped in February.
This was 162,992 less than last month and 85,402 gallons less than last February.
Mark Webster performed normal maintenance
on the water and sewer plants.
On Feb. 5th Webster was notified of a sewer back-up at 119 Chickasaw and promptly responded. Merle
On February 6th, Webster and Garbaciak
were alerted to a sink hole developing in the front yard at 176 Iroquois Trail. It was determined to be just west of the LIA
sewer line and was the ownerýs responsibility due to insuffient pea gravel around home sewer line to main. Webster
assisted with having the situation rectified by Merle Roy and inspected the work after it was completed.
There were also problems at
the lift station on Iroquois Trail as the pumps were trying to digest the mud and debris that was caused by the above problem.
Garbaciak and Webster believe that the original sewer backup was the cause of this problem.
On February 26 the advertised special meeting
was convened in regard to the water tower painting project. Greg Gustafson of Foth Engineering was present to explain the status
of the project and the IEPA loan application. It was a productive meeting with all Board Members present along with 3 association
members. Mr. Gustafson explained how LIA being a Not-for-profit organization rather than a municipality added many time delays
in the process of the application. We will be letting out the bids for the tower in the near future and anticipate completing
the project in the fall so as not to interfere with the pool season.
Ostrowski made a motion, seconded by Pursley to accept the
Water-Wastewater report. Motion carried.
MEMBERSHIP - Rodriquez
No new members.
SECURITY ý Pursley
Willis worked a total of 4 hours in February.
Complaint of truck off the road and tearing up yards was addressed
by security.
Complaint of unleashed dogs off their property on
There was an incident of a dog attacking and biting a person
on
Garbaciak made a motion, seconded by Hildenbrand to accept the Security report. Motion carried.
FINANCE - Hildenbrand
February
2008 bills totaled $15,957.87.
A motion was made by Hildenbrand, seconded by Pursley to approve February bills (payable in March) of
$15,957.87. Motion carried.
Hildenbrand brought up discussion of the budget. A motion was made by Hildenbrand, seconded
byGarbaciak to accept the proposed 2008/2009 budget. Motion carried.
Ostrowski made a motion, seconded by Garbaciak to accept
the Finance report. Motion carried.
FACILITIES ENGINEER (Webster)
Webster has been working on the wastewater treatment plant
to rectify levels which are affected by weather.
Webster discussed the pothole issues. The Board agreed that with the warm weather
and increased pedestrian traffic, these need to be fixed promptly. Webster will coordinate having the potholes repaired.
AD HOC COMMITTEES
Rules and Regulations Committee met on March 6. They are reading through past minutes for anymotions that have
been passed but not added to the Bylaws. The results will be presented to the Board to be re-typed and recorded. The Committee
recommends raising the membership fee to $25 per year.
OLD BUSINESS
Pursley brought up discussion of a proposed Speed Enforcement Policy.
He read the policy and discussion followed. The option of radar speed recording was discussed in detail. The option
of speed bumps or rumble strips was revisited as well. Webster will price speedbumps to assist in determining which option would
be most effective to address the problem.
Pursley brought up discussion of voluntary pet registration to help security assist in returning
escaped dogs to their owners. The issue was discussed and a pet registration form will be included in the Arrowhead newsletter.
Pursley
brought up the requirement that all members register their personally owned vehicles with LIA security. A letter will be sent
to all residents who have not registered their vehicles.
Pursley spoke with Attorney Bob Martensen regarding a home under construction
on the county road. The owner is not in good standing. Pursley will gather paperwork on the issue to facilitate further
legal action.
Garbaciak brought up discussion of the proposed purchase of a replacement utility work truck for LIA. He discussed
the options which have been considered and the choice that was made was a diesel 1 ton Ford F350 with a plow and dump body with drop
sides at an approximate cost of $47,000. Garbaciak made a motion, seconded by Pursley to purchase the truck for LIA with an
approximate downpayment of $20,000 and the remainder to be financed with a low interest loan. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
Pursley
brought up discussion of unlicensed vehicles owned and operated on LIA roads by guests of residents. Security is authorized
to ask the offender to leave LIA property.
QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP
Bill Willis asked for a copy of the approved budget.
A motion was made byGarbaciak, seconded byHildenbrand
to go into executive session. Motion carried.
The Board returned to open session at 10:48 pm.
A motion was made by Garbaciak, seconded by Ostrowski to adjourn the meeting at 10:50 pm. Motion carried.
Next regular Board meeting will be April 9, 2008 at 7:00 pm.