February 8, 2011 LTPOA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

Present: John Dauernheim, Marilyn Meyer, Janet Hirsch, and Gerry Arbini.  Absent: Renee Kittel, and Matt Schweiss. Five property owners and Joey Hejnal were also present.

Approval of Minutes
The Minutes for the month of December were approved.

Treasurer’s Report
Treasure Marilyn Meyer presented December and January financial reports. Motion to approve the  reports was made by Gerry Arbini and seconded by Janet Hirsch. Motion passed.

Marilyn submitted bills for payment. Motion to approve bills was made by Gerry Arbini and seconded by Janet Hirsch. Motion passed.

Gate and Security   
No problems.

Building
Amy & Tim Luttrell, Lots E 1-9 submitted building plans for the construction of a new home on the south side. Brukardt, N 11-12 and Blaha, A36-37a submitted applications for seawalls. All applications approved.

Maintenance
John Dauernheim reported that the shoes were removed from the snow plow so the blades could get closer to the road bed, but this does cause damage to the cutting edge. The fuel gauge on the truck is now working. Previously the fuel pump that transfers fuel from one tank to the other was not working. 

 Joey Hejnal addressed the board and explained  the work done on the snow plow and the need for additional work. He and Jerry Birlew, our snow plow driver, repaired the truck at Jerry’s garage (a short distance from the lake in Wild Acre Woods) where Jerry keeps his tools. 

John commended Jerry Birlew for the great job he is doing in plowing and salting the lake roads during this very snowy and icy winter. We received a couple of complaints about the plowing during the recent ice storm. Lake residents must remember and realize that he is doing the best he can. It is very difficult to plow 2 – 3 inches of ice and sleet. Please be patient and drive carefully during difficult weather. 

The siphon was in operation Dec 8 to Jan 17. It was turned off when the water level reached 57.5 inches below full pool. The average rate of drop was 1.245 inches/day.

John contacted McLaren Grading about dredging the silt from the bridge area while the lake is down. He will also contact two other companies.

Spillway Repair
The board held a special meeting January 28. Three contractors submitted bids to perform the removal of the existing spillway weir and replacement with a new concrete spillway weir according to the specifications issued by our engineer Don Eskridge.

	Oreo & Botta Concrete Co		$34,250
	Waddell Concrete		$20,750
	Holloran Contracting		$14,490

The board accepted the bid of Holloran Contracting and awarded the contract. Holloran also submitted bids for cleaning out the spillway channel and constructing a ramp from the top of the dam to the top of the spillway. The board decided not to pursue these projects at this time.

The board is very grateful to Clarue Holland for her help with this project. She is doing an excellent job dealing with the engineer and the contractors and preparing reports for the board. We appreciate all of her hard work.

Sewer Project
Janet Hirsch reported that there was not much work done this month because of the weather. In about two weeks TGB will begin installing STEP tanks on the north side. Janet asked TGB to give us a bid on boring a water line from the Community House to the Sales Office. Janet  will also ask Rick Kardell for advice about a bathroom installation in the Sales Office at 5706 N. Lakeshore Dr.

Communications
The deadline for submitting material for the next newsletter is February 20, 2011.

LTIA
Janet Hirsch reported that the LTIA will be purchasing a new propane tank for the Community House. Julie Johnston, LTIA Treasurer, negotiated a lower propane price from Geldbach and when the new tank is installed she will be able to shop around for the best propane prices. The LTPOA paid half of the fuel bill for the Community House for this winter.

The LTIA will host a dinner meeting Sunday, February 13. The LTPOA asked Jerry Birlew to make sure the Community House driveway is clear for that meeting.

Lakeside Gardeners
Next meeting will be 10 am Saturday Feb 19 at  Rich & Janet Hirsch’s house, 6089 S Lakeshore Dr.

New Business
John Dauernheim reported that Matt Schweiss resigned from the LTPOA Board of Directors. The board asked for volunteers to fill the two empty positions on the board.

John suggested that we consider paying property owners to perform maintenance work around the lake. Based on past experience, the board is reluctant to do so at this time.

Marilyn Meyer received an inquiry about the restrictions on property on Lake Tishomingo Rd. Under the terms of the court order in the Marler case (recorded in Jefferson County book 458 page 1189) the property identified as 122.004.0 033.03 is subject to the following restrictions:

o	No mobile homes or trailers are allowed.
o	Only construction can be of a single family residence greater than 1800 sq ft, excluding garage.
o	Any garage must be attached to the house.
o	A driveway will require an annual assessment to be paid to LTPOA equal to the regular assessment on a lot inside the Lake Tishomingo subdivision with 50 front feet. (That assessment is $150/yr for 8/1/10 – 7/31/11).

The LTPOA has the option of granting permission for additional driveways, each of which would be subject to an annual assessment as listed above.

Respectfully submitted,
Janet Hirsch