Enchanted Lake Residents Association, Board Meeting July 10, 2012
Present: Sue Alden,Bob Bourke, Clem Clemmer, Cindy Turner, Don Young, Steve Brennan, Kelly Adams, Rod Castanha, Gus Gustavson
Absent: Bruce Jahnke, Kelo Maosi, Glenn Magyar, Darren Rogers, Franklin Denis
Guests: Kathy Kelly, Bill Kinney
A quorum was declared and the meeting called to order at 7:02pm
Approval of Minutes The minutes were reviewed. A change in location for one statement was noted. The minutes were approved with this change.
Financial The Profit & Loss report and the current balances were reviewed. There has been a good response to the annual mailing with 153 fees paid to date. We have issued 15 power boat decals and 70 kayak/rowboat decals. A recent returned check (second on account) will now require a cashiers check.
Amendments and By-laws Re-do Kathy Kelly was introduced as former president of ELRA. She has been assisting Sue with the rewriting of the by-laws. The draft of the by-laws was circulated and reviewed. The term corporation was changed to association. There was discussion over many of the proposed changes. Kathy will incorporate suggestions and present a second draft for review.
Director Position Bruce Jahnke has submitted his resignation. Bill Kinney was introduced by Kelly. He is the resident manager at Kukilakila. He appreciates the value of maintaining the Lake and its affect on the value of adjacent properties. There was a motion from Bob to appoint Bill to fill Bruce’s seat on the board. With a second from Kelly the motion passed.
Ongoing Business
Kukilakila Island Project Bill presented bids for dredging between the shore and the Kukilakila Island. The lowest bid came from Pono Pacific and was for $2100. The largest bid was $3700. The work would include using an excavator and hauling away the sediment. There was a question about what volume will be removed. Bill will follow up. Bob will get the permit for the work. Discussion of sharing the cost with Kukilakila was held. Gus moved to finance the project with Pono Pacific. Kelly seconded the motion. The vote was 6 for and 2 against the motion. The motion carried.
Lake Health/siphon project/City Permit/Berm Opening The siphon project has been delayed. The City has decided to issue a one month at a time permit for the berm opening instead of for multiple openings. There is no opening schedule at this time. Bob will contact Councilman Ikaika Anderson, the KNB and Mr Yuen from DFM to discuss an ongoing permit.
Development of wetland property adjacent to Kaelepulu Stream A mainland company is making a wetland determination. In the meantime heavy equipment is used on occasion which is a violation.
Watch Officer’s report Bob reports that there has been an increase in kayaks from rental companies. The new signs will help. He did chase off someone setting a net. A group of algae farmers came to evaluate the types of algae growing and collected a large amount of samples.
Facebook/Community outreach Bob attended the July KNB meeting and discussed Lake openings and the Delta negotiation.
Bill has volunteered to attend the August 2nd meeting.
Newsletter The next e-newsletter will include information on Bill Kinney, new board member, the Kukilakila island project, algae farmers and the annual meeting with by-law presentation.
Oyster Growing Kits Kelly reported that Franklin’s oysters are growing well and Kuuipo from Kualoa has offered him 20 more bags.
New Business
Steve expressed concerns about the current practice of collecting back fees from escrow accounts. Steve made a motion to suspend the practice for now. There was no second to the motion. Bob, Cindy and Steve will meet as a subcommittee to discuss this.
Margie received a request for decals from Steven Jensen who lives on the canal. He is a chaplain from Tripler and runs the Wounded Warrior program. Don made a motion to accept his application and issue the decals. With a second from Kelly the motion passed.
Next Meeting August 14, 2012, 7pm, Bob Bourke’s Home
The meeting was adjourned at 10:12pm