The board meeting was held at the 10th Hole.
Present at the meeting were Kent Warner, Jim Buhil, Tony Rutter, Dan Haumschild, Jack Brunell and Mary Smoliak.
Absent from the meeting were Jon Papke, Marie King, Ed Collova, Robert Schnickel, and Brett Ewalt.
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 am by Vice President Kent Warner.
Secretary’s Report – Jim Buhil reviewed the board minutes held on Feb. 10th 2018 at the 10th Hole. Tony Rutter made a motion to accept the minutes. Kent Warner seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report – Marie King was absent so no report from the treasurer.
AIS – Kent Warner has been working on getting permission to use a boat ramp on the East side of Yellow River. The ramp would be used for weed harvesting purposes. June 11th 2018 the contractor will start to harvest curly leaf pondweed on Little Yellow. Contractor is scheduled to harvest for 5 days that week.
Membership – Plans are being made for the membership drive on July 28th 2018 at Sweeny’s.
Website - Mary Smoliak has been doing a lot of work on the new website for YLRA. The new site is up and running.
Channel dredging is on hold due to permits and YLRA only has permission to use a landowners land in the winter frozen ground condition. Marking Yellow River with buoys, the next step is to go on the river to locate where the buoys will be placed. This is needed for the permit.
It was discussed that YLRA members that have concerns and would like to present them to the board at a meeting, should contact a YLRA board member to get them scheduled.
Meeting adjourned at 9:50 am.
Submitted by Jim Buhil, Secretary
The YLRA board meeting was held on February 10, 2018 at the 10th Hole and was called to order at 8:03 am by President, Jon Papke.
Present at the meeting were Jon Papke, Kent Warner, Jim Buhil, Marie King, Tony Rutter, Dan Haumschild, Mary Smoliak, Robert Schnickel, and Brett Ewalt.
Absent from the meeting were Jack Brunell, and Ed Collova.
Secretary’s Report - Jim Buhil reviewed the minutes from the YLRA board meeting held on Jan. 10th 2018 at The 10th Hole. Marie King motioned to accept the minutes. Kent Warner seconded the motion, motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report - Marie King reported that YLRA has passed the audit with no issue’s. YLRA is still a Non-Profit association.
AIS – The board discussed harvesting weeds on Little Yellow and Yellow River in 2018. Kent Warner made a motion to hire Cheryl Clemens from Harmony to consult the board. Mary Smoliak seconded the motion, motion passed. A permit to harvest weeds on Little Yellow in 2018 is in the DNR for approval. Kent Warner made a motion to hire TSB Lakefront Restoration and Diving, the weed harvesting contractor. Tony Rutter seconded the motion, motion passed.
Water Quality – Water sampling will begin in June.
Water Level – There is a meeting with WRE on Friday, May 4th 2018.
Newsletter – Marie King said the newsletter will be mailed shortly.
Meeting adjourned at 10:15 am. Submitted by Jim Buhil, Secretary
YLRA Board Meeting 1/20/2018
The meeting was called to order by Kent Warner at 8:20 am.
Present were Kent Warner, Dan Haumschild, Marie King, Tony Rutter and Jim Buhil.
Absent were Jon Papke, Ed Collova, Jack Brunell, Mary Smoliak, Robert Schnickel and Brett Ewalt.
Secretary’s Report - Jim Buhil reviewed the minutes from the board meeting on 12/2/2017. Marie King made a motion to approve the minutes. Dan Haumschild seconded the motion, motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report - Marie King reported a balance of $122,159.56 in the checking account as of January 2018. Marie also said the audit of YLRA was completed, but no response back yet if any issues found. Jim Buhil made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report. Kent Warner seconded the motion, motion passed.
AIS - Ed Collova and Mary Smoliak were not present. Jim Buhil motioned to table the vote on weed harvesting until Feb. 10th, 2018. Kent Warner seconded the motion, motion passed.
Water Level – Kent Warner said he hopes to have the bids for removal of sand at the opening of the channel by Yellow Lake Lodge on the Yellow Lake side by Feb. 10th, 2018, for the next YLRA board meeting.
Meat Raffle – YLRA needs to buy a new cooler for the meat raffle. Kent Warner will purchase the cooler. Still always need volunteers to work the meat raffle.
Membership – A membership drive will take place on July 28th, 2018, at Sweeny’s. Kent Warner, Jim Buhil and Robert Schnickel have volunteered to be on the membership drive committee for organizing the event.
Donations – Donations were discussed for the following five events. Jim Buhil made a motion to donate to the listed events and associations for 2018. Kent Warner seconded the motion, motion passed. Fireworks in Webster $500, Forts Folle Avoine Christmas $500, Northwest WI Lakes Conference $150, Burnett County Lakes and Rivers Assoc. $100, WI Lakes Assoc. $2.00 per YLRA member.
Meetings – Two additional meeting for the YLRA board have been added to the schedule – Feb. 10th, 2018 and Mar. 10th, 2018. Kent Warner made a motion to approve these additional meetings. Marie King seconded the motion, motion passed.
Meeting Location – Jim Buhil made a motion to have all 2018 YLRA board meetings held at the 10th Hole, with a start time of 8:00 am. Kent Warner seconded the motion, motion passed.
The next YLRA board meeting is Feb. 10th 2018 at the 10th Hole at 8:00 am.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:57 am.
Submitted by
Jim Buhil, Secretary