MINUTES OF THE YLRA BOARD MEETING July 14th 2018 AT THE 10th HOLE.
Present at the meeting were Kent Warner, Jim Buhil, Dan Haumschild, Jack Brunell, Marie King, and Tony Rutter.
Absent from the meeting were Mary Smoliak, Ed Collova, Jon Papke, Brett Ewalt, and Robert Schnickel.
The meeting was called to order at 8:03 am by Vice President Kent Warner.
Secretary’s Report – Jim Buhil reviewed the board minutes from the May 12th 2018 meeting. Tony Rutter made a motion to accept the minutes. Dan Haumschild seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report – Marie King reported $130,241.57 in checking account on June 30th 2018. Jim Buhil made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report. Tony Rutter seconded the motion. Motion passed.
AIS – Ed Collova was not present so no report.
Membership – Discussed how many workers were needed for the membership drive on July 28th 2018 at Sweeny’s. Plans are all set.
Website - Mary Smoliak was not present so no report.
Water Level – Jim Buhil reported that water level has been down some this year, because of lack of rain. The level at the gauge house was 929.67 feet on July 14th 2018.
Water Quality – Tony Rutter reported that testing is taking place. Jack Brunell is working on getting sampling data results from the state of WI.
Newsletter – All items for the newsletter need to be to Marie King by Aug. 4th 2018.
Meat Raffle – Going well. Always need more volunteers to work the raffle. Jim Buhil is looking at a new PA system for the raffle, due to recent issues with the current PA.
Kent Warner has been working on getting a new light installed by the gauge house on Yellow Lake. Kent has gotten permission from the Burnett county board. An electrician has a price for the light and install of $586.50. Jim Buhil made a motion to spend $586.50 on the light. Marie King seconded the motion. Motion passed.
The board has been approached by several vendors to come to meetings and picnics. Marie King made a motion to not allow solicitation at any YLRA function or publication. Exceptions can be made if voted on by the YLRA board. Tony Rutter seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Fall elections for YLRA are coming up on Sept. 8th 2018 at Forts Folle Avoine. There are 2 openings for Directors and 2 openings for alternates. If interested contact a YLRA board member.
Meeting adjourned at 9:47 am.
Submitted by Jim Buhil, Secretary
Present at the meeting were Jon Papke, Kent Warner, Jim Buhil, Dan Haumschild, Jack Brunell, Ed Collova, Brett Ewalt, Marie King, and Bob Schnickel.
Absent from the meeting were Mary Smoliak and Tony Rutter.
The meeting was called to order at 8:07 am by President Jon Papke.
Secretary’s Report – Jim Buhil had no secretary’s report.
Treasurer’s Report – Marie King reported $126,763.48 in the checking account as of 5/01/18. YLRA now has a meat handling license. This was needed in order to continue the meat raffle. This is now mandated by the state of WI. Jim Buhil made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report. Kent Warner seconded the motion. Motion passed.
AIS – The invasive weed harvesting on Little Yellow may be delayed due to the late spring.
Membership – Plans are being made for the membership drive on July 28th 2018 at Sweeny’s.
Website - Mary Smoliak was not present so no report.
Water Level – Jim Buhil and Kent Warner discussed with the YLRA board the meeting with RWE. RWE and YLRA both agreed a meeting with the WI DNR in Spooner was a good idea to what can be done to improve water flow and lake level control. Kent Warner will call the DNR to set up a meeting.
Water Quality – Tony Rutter was absent no report.
Spring Picnic – All plans for the picnic have been made. The picnic is at Whitetail June 9th 2018 starting at 11:00am.
Meeting adjourned at 9:38 am.
Submitted by Jim Buhil, Secretary
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