BEAA Board Meeting Minutes 10-7-24


Oct Agenda Bald Eagle Area Association

Date/Time: Oct 7 @ 6pm Jack’s House


Call to order

Approve Minutes


Attendees:


Meg Rapheal (President)


Joe Boeser (Vice President)


Jack Jungbauer (Treasurer)


Brad Mason (Member at Large)


Laura Shepler (Member at Large)


Carole Moore (Secretary)


Sue Wade (Member at Large)


Katie Philippi (Secretary elect)


Deb Donovan (Member at Large)


Jen Anderson (Member at Large)



TREASURER’S REPORT - Jack Jungbauer

  • Jack: Taxes filed waiting to be accepted


PRESIDENT’S REPORT- Meg Rapheal

  • 2024 Annual meeting Oct 17. 6PM members; 7 pm public
    • Delisting Party will be part of meeting
      • Meg spoke with Kendra Sommerfeld from RCWD
        • Kendra prepared a flyer and a Facebook page post (shared with Katie and Laura)
          • Plan for the event: RCWD will bring light snacks/cake, plates etc (they will come early and set up with us), Matt will speak at the event, an award will be presented to the Board (I would like to send a separate correspondence to our previous Board members and make sure they are aware of this so we can be sure to include them in this presentation), we’ll do the Celebration first thing at the meeting and people can be munching on the snacks during Matt’s presentation
    • Meg to invite previous board members to annual meeting
    • Find somewhere in agenda to let people know Funds are available for shoreline restoration.
    • Carole will create check-in list. Katie and Sue will check-in at event
    • Jack to bring blank name tags for public
    • Jack to prepare Treasurer presentation
    • Carole to bring board member name tags
    • Agenda – review draft Meg prepared
    • Meg, Laura, and Katie to post save the date when flyer available.
    • Joe will see if anything in the bi laws, if we need signs for annual meeting; or is email and social media sufficient. Molly makes the signs if needed.


  • New members to be starting October 2024:  Bridget Cavanaugh and Katie Haskins (Asst. Treasurer taking over for Jack)
    • Jack to think about transition and work on a transition plan


VICE-PRESIDENT’S REPORT- Joe Boeser

  • Lake association outreach for involvement: Joe Will reach out by end of year; will email association presidents.
  • Shoreline restoration work transition from Carole. Joe to contact Carole by end of month


AIS – Brad

  • Steve will discuss in annual meeting. Could we have done anything proactively? or do we just need to wait and see each year? Is there a standard cycle? Did water level help with the reduction of weeds?
  • Brad to work with Melissa Telsrow to get Steve’s report posted to the website
  • Ideas around working with Steve in the future: 
    • Steve reviews the lake in early Spring, we should ask him if we can join him on the lake review. 
    • Steve also reviews the lake in early June, we should have an idea of our thoughts on the lake prior to his review and again ask to ride with him.
    • Is there a later review date?  We should make sure we know Steve’s schedule.
    • request the history of individual owner treatment plans


  • Zebra Mussel posting: Laura reached out to Chris re new info to post on the website. Meg sent to Melissa to post the new info on the website.



GRAFFIC TRAFFIC ONLINE STORE – Laura (no updates)


MOTL – Jen and Laura

  • Aug 9 is new date
  • Discuss fundraising options.


CAROLE TRANSITION

  • Katie Get White Bear Press and Laker contact from Meg. Katie to send any prepared notifications to these publications


MEETING DATES ARE THE 2ND MONDAY OF THE MONTH UNLESS OTHERWISE INFORMED. 

ANNUAL RECURRING AGENDA ITEMS:

December/January -Annual Dues Letter preparation

December/January – Annual Dinner preparation

January – Conflict of Interest sign off for all Board Members

January - Possible Swap meet spring event

November – Welcome Letter Review

November – Start drafting next year’s budget

July – review expiring Board Member terms for replacement

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