Minutes of the Christina Lake Waterfront Property Owners Society Annual General Meeting held Sunday August 10, 2014 , at the Christina Lake Community Hall, 90 Park Road, Christina Lake BC
1. The chair, Mike Fairweather, called the meeting to order at 2 p.m. Approximately 40 members in attendance; Mike declared a quorum.
2. Theresa welcomed the members to the fourth annual general meeting of the society, and introduced the
CLWPOS Board of Directors:
Mike Fairweather – Chair
Theresa Dergousoff- Secretary/Treasurer
David Merry – Vice chair
Doug Thorpe – board member
Lorne McGillivray – board member
Neil Muth – board member (not present)
Bob Freeman – board member (not present)
Jill Talarico – board member (not present)
3. Motion/Seconded/Carried – to adopt the agenda as circulated.
4. The minutes of the 2013 Annual General Meeting were circulated. It was noted that there was a typographical error under 5(c)- 2013-2014 budget – the math is incorrect in the minutes. The proposed budget should read as follows:
Proposed budget 2013-2014
Website maintenance ……………… $1,000.00
Office expenses (mailing/advertising) .. 500.00
Total …………………………… ……. $ 1,500.00
Motion/Seconded/Carried to adopt the minutes of the 2013 Annual General Meeting as amended
5. Business meeting:
1. Chairman’s Report
Mike gave a brief report on the workings of the CLWPOS board over the past year; the main issues the board faced were (1) the milfoil issue and biological control, (2) the removal of garbage receptacles by the RDKB at the unmanned site near the marina (3) the parking restrictions for boat access owners and (4) the Zebra Quagga mussels. He advised that the board has contacted local, provincial and national levels of government expressing concerns on behalf of its members on these issues. He also discussed each of the fourteen issues identified by the members as priority issues at the 2012 CLWPOS AGM. He reminded members to check the website periodically, www.ChristinaLakeWPOS.com for updates. He thanked retiring board members Doug Thorpe, Jill Talarico, and Neil Muth for their excellent service to the CLWPOS.
2. Treasurer’s Report
There is approximately $ 1,500 in the bank account as of the meeting date. The financial summary is as follows:
Treasurer’s Report 2014
Opening Balance …………………………………………………………………………$ 1,554.29
Deposit – Dues $ 620.00
Expenses
Cheque 107 – Minister of Finance-annual report ($ 65.00)
Interest earned, net of service charges $ 0.50
Current Balance – July 31, 2014 ……………………………………………….. . $ 2,109.79
Tanis Stephenson noted that not all members have been paying their dues. It was agreed
that the board will take a more proactive approach and encourage all members to pay
their dues. Mike will include information on the dues and how members can pay in
the next e-blast.
Motion/Seconded/Carried – to accept the financial report as presented
3. Adoption of 2014/2015 Budget
Mike presented the upcoming year’s proposed budget
Proposed budget 2014-2015
Website maintenance ……………… $1,000.00
Office expenses (mailing/advertising) .. 500.00
Total …………………………… ……. $ 1,500.00
Motion/Seconded/Carried – to adopt the 2014/2015 budget as proposed, and to assess each member $20 in ongoing dues in order to cover the society’s expenses
6. Introduction of Guests
a. Guest – Grace MacGregor – Area “C” Director
Grace addressed the parking issue for boat access owners. The Province of BC sold the property at the Texas Creek boat launch where people used to park their boat trailers to BC Parks. Grace stated that BC Parks will work with the Regional District to find some property for the boat access owners to park their vehicles/boat trailers while accessing their properties. The RDKB may possibly provide some grant-in-aid for this. On the issue of noisy boats, this is a provincial jurisdiction, policing has made the lake a lot safer. On the issue of registration of docks, Grace stated that the RDKB is NOT taking on registration of docks at this time. Grace encouraged members to write a letter to the Provincial Government if they are concerned about erosion. A Marine Plan is in the final stages and will be released shortly. Grace stated that there will be no public boat launch on Christina Creek.
b. Guest – Cavan Gates – Christina Lake Gateway Development Association
Cavan did an overview of this new group, more information can be found at: www.ChristinaLake.com. They are updating the business directory, promoting the trails, and working on the new CL Venture Capital Corporation, all with the hopes of stimulating the local economy and supporting year-round living at the lake.
7. New business
a. The group discussed the serious threat of the zebra quagga mussel.
Rick Young suggested that a cleaning/inspection station could be set up at the
new boat access parking facility. Norm Gabana suggested that a letter be written
on behalf of the membership to governments of all levels
Motion/Seconded/Carried – that the CLWPOS board write a letter on behalf
of its members to all three levels of government (regional/provincial/federal)
to express our concern of the threat of zebra mussels and recommend funding be
found to provide a boat inspection and cleaning facility to mitigate the
introduction of mussels into Christina Lake
b. A concern was raised that people are parking on West Lake Drive and impeding
the road; the board will ask the RCMP to monitor parking along roadways more
closely
c. Mike did a call for nominations for new board members, there are four seats
presently vacant. The following members have agreed to put their names
forward to be on the board:
Howard McMeekin – East Lake Drive
Marvin Jeffery – Sandner Road
Doug Sandner – Sandner Road/ Boat Access
There were no further nominations; the three were acclaimed to the board
8. The meeting was adjourned at 3:30 p.m.