CALL TO ORDER
President Richard Leydon called the meeting to order at 5:06 pm at the home of Pede Fraser.
PRESENT
Board members present were Richard Leydon, Joe Bokar, Deric Flom, Pede Fraser, and Laurie Tremblay. Roy Petteway and Rhonda Olson conferenced in by phone.
MINUTES
The board agreed to defer a vote on acceptance of the January 15, 2022 and February 10, 2022 meeting minutes until the final versions of those minutes have been sent to the board for review and approval. The revision includes an update of Barb Dwyer’s action items response.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Interim Treasurer Richard Leydon reported that the bank account currently has a balance of
$20,612.
COMMITTEE UPDATES
SAFETY
Richard Leydon reported that he spoke with Billy Prummel and spring break weekends have been pretty quiet.
MEMBERSHIP
Dawn Bokar reported that the annual membership mailing was scheduled to be in the mail at the end of the week. The annual letter was sent to board members for review and would be forwarded to the mailing house when enough approvals were received.
OLD BUSINESS
SEWER PROJECT
Rhonda Olson reported the hearing briefs were done for OPC, EU and PIE and suggested putting links to the updates in the Coconut Telegraph and on the website. They would first be sent to the board to vote on adding the links.
SOCIAL MEDIA
The board discussed stopping inappropriate social media postings by board members.
COUNTY RAMP AND PARKING
Richard Leydon reported that the plans for the county parking and ramp had been released and did not include commercial use by LGI. A Charlotte County commissioners’ meeting is scheduled for 11:00 am on April 12, 2022, at the county’s Murdock offices to begin the county’s one year design phase. It was suggested that board members attend the meeting and reach out to commissioners by letter. Rhonda Olson suggested that if the final plans haven’t provided commercial island access, an island-wide campaign will be necessary to lobby for such.
NEW BUSINESS
BYLAWS
Directors acknowledged that many of the recent controversies are the result of lack of clarity of certain topics in the bylaws and the board is moving to rectify this situation.
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
The annual membership meeting will be held Saturday, April 23 at the Placida Beach Condos field at 11:00 am. An organizational meeting of the board will be held immediately following the member meeting. A potluck and dessert contest will be held following the member meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion to adjourn was made at 7:17 pm by Joe Bokar and seconded by Pede Fraser.
Respectfully submitted,
Dawn Bokar
Acting Secretary
