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VVA Board of Directors Call to Order Susan Zalenski, lot 364, called the meeting to order, via Zoom, at 6:30 p.m. Board members present were Mark Leggett, lot 72; Tony Gronniger, lot 2281; Celeste Armanees, lot 62; Troy Lesan, lot 576; Marvin McNabb, lot 28; and Mike Booth , lot 1259. Troy Lesan led in prayer. Approval of Minutes Mark Leggett moved to approve the minutes of the Sept. 13, 2020, board meeting. Tony Gronniger seconded; motion passed. Committee Reports Handbook Committee: Mark Leggett reported Jason McTheeney has gone through all safety rules in the handbook and will get it to the committee to review. Finance Committee: The Finance Committee met on Oct. 8, via Zoom. In reviewing financial statements for September, on a comparative basis with last year, both income and expenses are up by proportionate amounts. There is a substantial increase in fees collected as a result of the large amount of properties transferred. The biggest line
item decrease in income was collections. Sally noted that there were less accounts turned over to collections this year. She also noted two large items of $49,800 for dredge pay-off and $33,000 for road mix that have already come out of funds in the first few days of October. Application for forgiveness of PPP funding was also reviewed. The final application was sent to our contact at BTC Bank where they have sixty days to review. Then the application will be forwarded to the federal government which will have ninety days to review before making a determination on loan forgiveness. In other business, Missy Leggett presented expense projections for the final quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021 in order to project a clearer picture on funds that are available for shortand longer-term investing. As discussed in earlier board meetings, the committee is looking at investment strategies for extra funds that we will have on hand until major dredging and silt basin expenditures are needed in the middle of 2021. On Oct. 10, Missy, Kim Spidle, and Chair John
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October 11, 2020 Kmetz met for the purpose of developing an investment prototype to present to the association. Troy referred to finance committee member Lyle Alexander to explain further. Lyle is in partnership with John as a financial consultant, and he stated that he and John, in their line of work had extensive experience in finding low-risk, highly liquid funds for non-profits and churches. He elaborated on their focus on a fund that incorporates short term cash, ultra-short investment, and investments for the longer term for the association, immediate short term. Strategic Planning Committee: Susan Zalenski reported the committee met on October 6. They went through the strategic plan and identified the progress that has been made on this plan. Susan asked the committee to make some recommendations to the board for what they believe are of high importance to the Lake Committee. Kenny Southwick will give an update on the plans progress later in the meeting. [Continued on Page 14]
A COVID-19 Timeline: Big Challenges Ahead
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Attention Members The Infraction Committee is looking for a volunteer to serve on this committee. Please call the office for details: 660-663-2131
PWSD #3 The October board meeting for Public Water Supply District #3 was canceled.
Next VVA Board Meeting
Nov. 8, 2020 6:30 p.m. in the lower level of the clubhouse All members in good standing are welcome and encouraged to attend. If you want on the agenda, you must notify the office on or before the Monday prior to the board meeting.
By Troy Lesan Every day, there is news about COVID-19, and it’s been that way for a long time. Too long! On a local level, our area in rural Northwest Missouri flew under the radar for a while with relatively few cases. But, beginning in the final days of September, things changed. On Sept. 30, Kyle Parkhurst posted on Lake Viking Group Facebook that he and his wife Sherry had contracted the virus, and he urged everyone to stay safe. In that same thread several other Association members acknowledged that they also had the virus. The very next day, Oct. 1, two residents of the Gallatin area died from the virus. The total of confirmed cases in the county was steadily increasing. With this in mind, Lake Manager Shad Mort, with solid backing from the Board of Directors, decided on Oct. 2 to implement protective measures. Once again, the office was closed to walk-in traffic and business with Association members on an appointment basis. And once again, the clubhouse and Association restrooms were closed. Earlier in the day, the Activities Committee cancelled their remaining schedule of social activities until further notice. With all of the above mentioned actions, the unquestioned objective is the protection of membership and Association employees. We take this responsibility very seriously. If this sounds like déjà vu all over again – it is. We know the drill. We already enacted all of these measures in March. And a tremendous advantage to the Lake Manager and Board of Directors has been the fact that a Viking Valley Association Board Member, Mike Booth, is a Regional Coordinator for the State Emergency Management Agency for Missouri. When the Association has made COVID-19 related decisions, we have been able to refer to Mike for guidance. In a recent email recap, Mike Booth reminisced: During the last few months of 2019, the world was reporting that they were seeing an increase in cases of a new virus which was named COVID-19. In expanding, this narrative describes how the entire COVID-19 picture unfolded at Lake Viking. I remember how in January 2020, this new pandemic
had an epicenter in China and began to spread. Susan Zalenski, VVA President, and her husband Len had been planning a big international trip that included the countries of Viet Nam and Korea, but they cancelled. Meanwhile Association Members Ed and Janet White and family members had been on a great trip that included countries of Spain, Morocco, and Portugal. While they were travelling in that area, however, COVID-19 was beginning [Continued on Page 6]
These weekly updates have been regularly appearing in the Gallatin North Missourian. This information is from the Oct. 21 edition.