1.Call to order: The meeting was called to order by President Tom Huettner at 8:35 CDT. Attending were Tom Huettner (ZOOM), Roger Quern, Bill Hagenbuck, Deb Hagenbuck, Gwynne Bobich, Gordy Hoppe, Vicky Hoppe, Danielle Witherill and Dora (Holly) Hayes.

2. Announcements: Gwynne will obtain further information on an individual who knows Indian history for possible presentation at a membership meeting.

SLA needs to inform members about deceased SLA members as well as sending a condolence email about Chris Ostertag. This will be done by Tom/Abby. Information will also be sent on Osell.

The main landing replacement port-a-potty has been leaking and SLA will follow up on whether this problem has been fixed. SLA will also check on the bent AIS sign at the landing. Social events are also progressing.

3. Secretary’s Report: A motion to approve the Secretary’s report was made, seconded and passed by unanimous vote.

4. Treasurer’s Report: Roger Quern reported that there was $7,297.77 in the checking account and $7,785.39 in the savings account. Assets include $15,083, excluding the investments. Year to date income was $12,322.69 and expenses were $1,392.57. Donations to the AIS fund are $5,795 and membership dues $2,470.00 to date. The report was seconded and passed.

Roger stated we were $500 short of meeting our $5,000 donation goal for a matching $5,000 anonymous donation. Roger suggested that when we complete the $5,000 collection and receive the matching $5,000 donation, we make one large investment. We will follow up on collecting the $500. Roger will send Tom a summary of the donations to include names of donors and amounts.

Danielle reported that we have 15,000.00 invested at 4.1% due October 23, 2023, 10,000.00 invested at 4.65% due July 2024 and 10,000 invested at 4.5% due Jan 2025.

5. Committee Reports: Communications – Abby, Chair; Gwynne, Co-Chair - The 2023 winner of the photo contest is to be announced at the Fall meeting. We need one more request for photos and then Abby and Gwynn will select the winner.

Membership – Paula H., Chair; Joan S. and Sara M, Co-chairs. – The membership drive is complete for the year. We note that Jim and Deb Young of Sugar Hills signed up. Consensus was that we need to get the dues payments standardized in the April time frame.

Social – We discussed possible new Board members. Tom asked that he be informed of recommendations.

6. SLA membership with Minnesota Lakes and Rivers. Bill H. reported on possible membership with the organization, Minnesota Lakes and Rivers. Bill moved that we add our lobbyist support to Minnesota Lakes and Rivers at a cost of $150.00. The motion was seconded and passed.

7. Special Projects – SLA needs to reach out to determine who wants to participate. We need to re-examine the technology side. Tom will try to develop an email regarding this need.

8. FY 2023/24 Initiatives –

a) SLA will make the new/revised logo a winter project.

b) SLA will establish a legacy fund to promote donations.

The final Happy Hour was attended by about 30 individuals. One family came in a boat. This prompted a discussion on holding a Happy Hour on a flotilla of boats/pontoons in the middle of the lake.

Respectfully submitted,

Dora K. (Holly) Hayes, Secretary

Abby Ox

July 12, 2023

Board Meeting Minutes

Board Minutes: May 2023

Abby Ox

July 12, 2023

Board Meeting Minutes

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Board of Directors’ Meeting Minutes

May 13, 2023

1.Call to order: The meeting was called to order by President Tom Huettner at 9:33 am CST.

Attending were Tom Huettner, Roger Quern, Danielle Wetherill, Dora (Holly) Hayes, Bill Hagenbuck, Deb Hagenbuck and Paula Huettner.

2.Announcements: The winner of the ice-out contest, Don Evans, was announced. Prize will be a $25.00 gift certificate at the Sugar Lake (Siseebakwet) Lodge Store.

Comments included the need for a newsletter item, concerning the ice-out event and the winner, a long time member of the Lake Association; Tom will follow up with Abby.

3.Secretary’s Report: Bill Hagenbuck moved approval of the Secretary’s Report. The motion was seconded and approved.

4.Treasurer’s Report: Roger Quern reported that there was $222 in the checking account and $7785 in the assets overall, excluding the investments. Year to date income was (??7,057.8-) and expenses $1,204.--. Donations to the AIS fund are $1,235.00 and to the general fund $2,412.00. Dues: $2,250.00. The treasurer did pay R & P environmental charges last year and charges for the port-a-potty. This convenience should be in place by midnight May 12, 2023. The remainder of the have been invested in CD’s.

Tom moved approval of the Treasurer’s Report. The motion was seconded and passed.

5. Reminder: Happy Hour at Sugar Lake Lodge tody, May 13, from 4 – 5:30 pm.

6.Committee Reports: Communications: The photo contest results are out. Winner: Ski photos by Eric.

The newsletter is out. Consensus: Well done!

Website: Questions can be directed to Abby or the Board.

Other: Betsy has a speaker on waste for the June meeting. Tom will arrange for the hotel stay. Information for the website will be obtained also. Betsy will return about June 3, 2023.

Membership: Six more memberships came in just before the Board meeting. Paula Huettner, Membership Committee chair, reported on activities of the committee. She described recruiting techniques, including the use of postcards in March. The committee will encourage the use of PalPal to pay dues. The committee will now attempt to use volunteers to go door-to-door to recruit. It was pressing need to update information on members, especially phone numbers.

Water Quality: No new information was reported. The fishing is not too good. There have been issues with beavers. The pond draining into Siseebakwet was mentioned. Roger indicated that there was a problem getting a boat into the lake; there are problems with “holes.”

Social: Paula, the Chair, reported that there would be Happy Hours at the Spring and Fall meetings. Tom will coordinate. The meetings do not always have to be held at the resort. Danielle and Morgan volunteered to help.

7.Special Projects: Work on the historical records is continuing.

8.Initiatives: Updating SL logo: Updating the SLA logo was discussed. Rose would work with us to create a new logo. Danielle volunteered to try to get ideas. We will check into getting information on issues such as ordering from the web.

Establish Legacy Fund/Promote Donations: Tom suggested promoting donations. It was noted that there was a $50,000 limit on (earmarking, tax reporting??). Bruce Erickson knows about this and would include it in the correspondence.

N.B. The secretary was cut off by the termination of the ZOOM connection.

The meeting was adjourned.