VVA MONTHLY MEETING:
Sunday, May 15, 2022 @ 2:00PM at 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.
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VVA Board of Directors Monthly Meeting Call to Order
Tony Gronniger, lot 2281, called the meeting to order, held on the upper level of the clubhouse at 6:30 pm. Board members present were: Troy Lesan, lot 576; Allan Slavin, lot 181; Marvin McNabb, lot 28; Mike Booth, lot 2380; Celeste Armanees, lot 62; Doug Winter, lot 46. Mike Booth led in prayer. Cathy Poindexter led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Approval of Minutes
Troy Lesan moved to approve the minutes of the February Board meeting. Celeste Armanees seconded; motion passed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: Handbook Committee Celeste Armanees reported there are about a dozen proposed Handbook changes presented later in the meeting, so they’ll make the next printing of the 2022 Handbook. Finance Committee (Note: As suggested by long-time Board Treasurer Troy Lesan, new Board member Doug Winter is VVA’s new Treasurer, with Troy Lesan as Asst. Treasurer.) Treasurer Doug Winter reported that Tony Conforti is interested in serving on the Finance Committee. Tony is a CPA and owns his own payroll business & has been a member for 3 years. Doug Winter made a motion to add Tony Conforti to the Finance Committee. Troy Lesan seconded; motion passed. Doug Winter reported that due to higher demand for tier lots (we’ve sold more tier lots in past 3 months than in the past 3 years combined), the Finance Committee unanimously recommends that the Board increase the sale price of VVA-owned tier lots, S lots, and Yacht Club lots. The purpose of increasing the sale price of VVA-owned lots is to minimize (as much as possible) future annual dues increases to VVA membership. • Tier lots: currently $1,000 would change to $2,000 per lot. The Board of Directors agreed to raise the price of the tier lots to $2,000. • Yacht Club lots: VVA owns approx 12 lots that are no longer needed for the Silt Basin Project, so could be sold. Because these lots are more valuable, the Finance Committee recommends selling Yacht Club lots for $5,000. Doug Winter moved to increase the price of these Yacht Club lots from current $1,000 to new $5,000 sale price. Allan Slavin, seconded; motion passed.
NEW MEETING TIME Board of Director’s Meetings will now be held at 2 p.m. at the clubhouse.
• S lots: VVA owns 2ea S lots (zoned primarily to build Storage hangars). The Finance Committee recommends a “sealed bid process” (similar to that done for Community Area lots) on these two lots—lot #S101 @ minimum sealed bid of $50,000; lot #S131 @ minimum sealed bid of $40,000. The proceeds from these two S lots would be earmarked for beach improvements. The timeframe & sealed bid instructions will be published in the Lake Viking News, on Lake Viking’s official Facebook page, and on website www.lakevikingmo.com. Sealed bids will be accepted only from current VVA members. (This is not an auction, so make your one & only bid your best offer.) Then, only if the minimum bid is not met, will the bidding process be open to the public. Doug Winter made the motion to sell the two S lots. Troy Lesan seconded; motion passed with 5 yes votes, 1 no vote. Managing Director Cathy Poindexter further explained what the funds from selling both S lots would be used for: The beaches currently slope downhill, allowing sand to wash into the water when it rains or waves wash into the beach. The plan is to reconfigure/dig out Beach 1 & Beach 2 flattening the beach, terracing, and adding large landscaping stones. This would reduce the amount of sand lost each year into the lake, which would reduce our re-purchase of sand each year & especially reduce our dredging costs of removing all this washed-out Beach sand we have to dredge out of our lake each year. Strategic Planning Committee – no report Activities Committee Celeste Armanees reported the Wine & Cheese Tasting was a success with ~100 members attending. The Easter Egg Hunt had ~100 kids hunting for 1,200 candy-filled eggs. Upcoming events: Spring Garage Sale: Sat., April 23 @ 8am-2pm (map @ Office) Fishing Tournament: Sat., April 23 @ 7am-1pm Cinco de Mayo: Fri., May 6 @ 6-9pm in Clubhouse The Committee has also used their fund to purchase $600 of black tablecloths to rent for weddings & large events at Clubhouse. The Committee is also considering purchase of matching chair covers to rent out; however this would require VVA to purchase stackable poly chairs to replace the Clubhouse’s current folding metal chairs, so the cost/ benefit of this is still being considered. Building Committee Allan Slavin reported the Committee had 20 Building Permits--1 being a house. Fire Department Tony Gronniger reported the Fire Department meets monthly. They recently purchased an AED with its pads and accessories for the Safety boat. Also purchased medical bags, and is currently assessing their fleet of trucks due to age. Tony would
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April 10, 2022 like the Office to check into the rental of portable oxygen tanks. Mark Closterman reported that he was asked about the siren placement around the lake. Mark said he was told by a member that they could not hear the siren when it was set off last week. Tony said the issue of not being heard could be due to high wind speed that night causing a dead spot. Mike Booth explained the sirens are not meant to be heard indoors. These outdoor sirens are for alerting people who are outside. Vs. if people are inside, weather alerts should be via other methods such as TV, weather radio or cellphone alert. Campground Committee Mike Booth reported the Campgrounds are now open. Mary Hibler added that she has one spot open in Campground 1 with a Wait List of 7. She reported Campground 2 is full with no Wait List. Lake Committee Troy Lesan reported the Lake Committee met Wed., April 6th with 5 members present. Troy reported that future meetings will be held the second Wednesday of each month at 2 pm. Troy said the Lake Committee will focus on roadside inspections of the lake this month vs. waterside inspections in May. On a separate note, Troy reported he was contacted by Jeff Hower who’d like do his annual Anvil Shoot on the 4th of July this year. Infraction Committee Mike Booth reported the first Infraction Committee meeting will be April 30th at 9:30 am. Dredge Committee Shawn Hepinstall did a slide presentation illustrating the peninsula at the South End of lake in front of lots #299, 300, 301, 302, and 303 that the Dredge Committee has been discussing at length. Shawn reported that Cathy (Managing Director) and Billy (Maintenance Supervisor) had recently been contacted by the owner of lot 300, Eddy Watkins. Eddy has been inquiring if he can remove the peninsula back to his lot, or remove just a section in the middle of the peninsula (a “pass-thru”) in front of his lot. Eddy first said he would pay for the cost of removal, as he had a price quote for $40,000 to do so. Eddy then approached Cathy about VVA sharing the cost of the peninsula removal by contributing $18,000. Cathy told Eddy that the Dredge Committee and VVA would not be interested in cost-sharing. The property survey pins of Eddy’s lot & neighboring lots are ALL in the peninsula, but do not run all the way through. Shawn said the Dredge Committee has been on-site & measured the lot using the map & comparing it to the survey. Shawn reported that the Dredge Committee’s recommendation is not to remove the peninsula, nor allow a hole to be cut in it, because the silt from the feeder creek nearby deposits silt all along the south Continued on page 3