VVA Meeting (continued

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• Fire Department provided a water spout on July 1, 2023.

Safety Department

• During the prior month, the Safety Department issued 69 infractions & 73 warnings.

• Safety investigated porta-potty vandalism.

• To date, Safety has stickered 925 watercraft.

• Safety is working on entering members into Palgate for the maintenance gate. Hours will be 7:00am until dark.

• Safety worked an underage drinking party at Beach 2.

Campground Committee

George Eshnaur reported:

• Campground Committee met July 5, 2023.

• Campground 1 There are 0 empty spaces in the campground.

• Campground 2 There are 28 empty spaces available in Campground 2. Three spots are expected to be opened up in the near future for nightly camping.

• Committee is working on the budget for the campgrounds for next year. Budget for the Campgrounds will be submitted to the Finance Committee next week for their review.

• Campground Committee is holding a get to know your Campground committee members and fellow campers and the work that is being done at the Campground 1 Pavilion. This will be held July 22, 2023.

Lake Committee

Tony Gronniger Lot 2281 reported: No report. Committee members will be back on the Lake next week.

Infraction Committee

• Infraction committee met July 8, 2023

• They reviewed 45 Lake Infractions and 11 Campground infractions. The fines for these were $5,580.

Dredge Committee

Doug Winter reported for Shawn Hepinstall:

• Dredge America is now working on the North Cove. Work on the South Cove has been completed and it is reported the water level is 7 feet.

• Doug reported prep work for the Weir Construction starts Monday. This will slow the silt flow into the south end of the lake. Height of the wall was surveyed at 866 feet.

Fishing Committee

Tom Rice reported the committee will meet next Friday and work on planning for the Fall Bass Fishing Tournament and the new Fall Crappie Tournament.

Tech Committee

Jeff Ferguson reported for Scott Fatheree:

• Committee met July 9, 2023.

• The current web page name used by VVA does not belong to us and it is planned to change this to LakeViking.org.

• VVA has completed discussions with Midstates. The VVA Office, Safety Office, Clubhouse and beaches will be provided free internet service.

• Midstates is finishing the fiber install in the Gallatin, MO area and will then begin the install at Lake Viking.

Managing Directors Report

Jeff Ferguson ( Managing Director): Condo Control

• Condo continues to grow with 1200 email addresses.

• Payments via Condo will be available August 2023.

• For those wanting an extra user/users the charge will be $60.00 per user to be paid with the annual dues.

• By August 1, 2023 we are looking to launch the opening of the dump hours from 7 a.m. until dark. Lake Members will be issued a PIN number they will enter for access to the dump.

Lake Information

• Storms have hit the Lake causing power outages and debris to be spread around the lake. Maintenance has cleaned up 18-19 trees which were downed during the storm.

• The pool has been impacted by the storms also. Trees in front of the pool have lost leaves which caused a cleanup issue. We are considering removing these two trees to prevent this in the future.

• Lot 717 has been filled in and seeded. We are in the bidding period for members only on this lot.

Approval Of Financial Statements

Terry Nibarger made a motion that the Financial Statements for June 2023 be approved as presented. Seconded by Tom Rice; motion passed unanimously.

Guest Time

Four guests presented information at the meeting.

• Marvin McNabb discussed the problem his wife is encountering when walking their dogs on a leash. They have been approached by other large dogs. Marvin indicated he will supply his wife with pepper spray when she is walking the dogs to prevent any problems.

Discussion from the board on the leash changes seemed to indicate we are not enforcing the rules and should be more diligent at doing this.

Marvin also discussed the allowing of motorized surf boards on the lake citing the reference on page 31 of the handbook stating that a battery-operated toy cannot be operated on the lake. Marvin indicated he fears the liability of someone on one of these boards being injured or worse because of boat traffic.

• Jerry Goehring discussed the Lake Dues and asked why do we not change this and charge more for the dues amount instead of having a special assessment amount. The Board indicated they asked our attorney if this could be changed before 2027 and were told no it could not. Doug Winter stated he feels this is a process issue.

• Felicia Roth gave a presentation of a Proposed Committee for Beautification and Retail Exploration for the Lake. She outlined her proposal and stated reasons she felt this would be successful. The Board suggested that a survey be sent out to members (as it was for the Restaurant Committee). George Eshnaur indicated he would help with this survey to determine the interest of the Lake Members.

• Corey Kramer Lot 212 came before the board to appeal an infraction he received Memorial Day Weekend. He indicated he was concerned about the Safety process of watching from the shoreline and issuing tickets. Mr. Kramer stated the ticket amount was lowered by the Infraction Committee to $80.00. The board did not choose to change the Infraction Committee recommendation.

Board Discussion

The Board discussed and a motion was made by Tom Rice to approve expenditures for both the Rock Weir and the additional Dredge America hours. Allan Slavin seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.

The Board discussed the Harbor/Jetty project and a motion was made by Tom Rice to fund this project. The motion was seconded by Jeremy Lillig. Motion passed unanimously.

Adjourn

Motion was made to adjourn to Executive Session at 3:30 pm to discuss legal, personnel, and Board organizational matters. A second was received and the motion passed by all board members.

Attendance

A sign-in Attendance Sheet is on record at the Office for reference. Let the record show that these minutes are a record of the business transacted at this meeting and are a sampling of the discussions. Comments and discussions are not reflected in whole or as actual quotations in the minutes, nor do they reflect all comments by members.

Pre- Holiday Storm Jitters

By Troy Lesan

There were some unsettling moments a few days before the excitement from the fireworks began. All totaled, electrical power went out three times between June 29 and July 1 due to storms. Although the storms were relatively short outbursts, strong winds on the morning of June 29 caused a lot of down tree branches, large down trees, and a couple of power outages one of which lasted several hours. There was significant damage with several large down trees on the northwest side of lake as these pictures demonstrate. One of the down trees came crashing down just inches from a house but owner dodged a major bullet with relatively minor damage to eaves. The wind turbulence reaped havoc at Campground 2 and around the clubhouse area and posts from the Safety Department on the official page of Lake Viking Facebook thanked Everett Jonas for helping out there late at night and in the early hours of morning. John Cox also helped with damage cleanup around the clubhouse and at other parts of the lake. The length of the power outages varied depending at different locations. On July 1, early in the morning we lost power (again) for over 4 hours, while a person I talked to on the south side of the lake was only out for a short time. Luckily, other than a few light rains, everything was back to normal for the rest of the day and VVA members were able to enjoy a good day of events, boating on the lake, and fireworks.

Garages Shops Storage

Garage, shops, and storage buildings available in wood frame and all steel structures lets try to crop these and change the headers to Garages and Shops and Storage

July 2016: Four New Pix located h/customers/king city lumber/ 3716, 0174, 3808, 4466

Delinquent Accounts

Per the March annual meeting, a 4% late fee will be assessed on all unpaid dues, assessments, or infractions effective 5/24/23 and will continue for the next three months on any unpaid balances.

Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday thru Friday, and 8 a.m. to Noon on Saturday for payments to be processed. Card payments can be accepted over the phone with a 5% processing fee.