Annual General Meeting 2022 Minutes
LWRA AGM, held on May 3, 2022
President Janet McCallum opened the meeting at 7:38. The meeting was held on Zoom; the association thanks The Chef Upstairs for hosting and tech support.
Present: Janet McCallum, Glen Norton, Rich Adam, Geoff Brown, Vicky Batters, Jessica Vernon and Theresa deGelder
Members at large: 16 participants
Janet McCallum welcomed the members to the meeting and introduced the current board members.
Minutes of the AGM held in 2021 were made available to the members via email. There were no questions regarding the minutes. A motion was made by Glen Norton to approve the minutes, and Theresa deGelder seconded the motion. The motion was carried.
Treasurers Report
The balance in the general fund is $6,220.63.
The balance in the environmental fund is $900.00
The balance in the Treasure Island fund is $112.28, but there remains an outstanding legal bill balance of $3,400.00
A motion was made by Laurie Gutmann to accept the report, seconded by Colin MacNeil. Carried.
Guest speaker
Janet McCallum introduced Terry Rees from FOCA. Terry introduced FOCA, and discussed the benefits of membership, educational materials and FOCA’s goals. He then went on to discuss short-term rentals, their impact on their communities, and the measures communities are taking to minimize their negative impact. FOCA’s role is to empower associations to find solutions for issues they are encountering with short-term rentals.
Website
Jessica demonstrated our new website. Its address remains www.lwra.net.
Swag
Jessica discussed that swag orders should begin again in early June. Keep an eye on the website for more details.
Environment
Mike Smith gave an update on the Lake Partner Program. Mike will collect samples from the four lakes and submit them for testing. The Lake Partner Program will create a lake health report for each lake.
Mike also discussed that Lake Waseosa was stocked with splake in November – something that is done every 2 years. He will monitor fish populations in the lakes to see if the smaller lakes qualify for stocking.
Upcoming events
Fun Day will be held June 30, 2022
The boat parade will be held Sunday, July 31.
The annual Corn Roast will be held Saturday, Sept 3.
More information will be available on the website. Volunteers are needed for the Fun day and the Corn Roast.
Fundraising
The association will hold an online auction again. Please let us know if you have something to donate.
As mentioned, swag sales will start in June.
The association has been given 2 large black crewneck sweatshirts with the Lake Waseosa logo embroidered. They are for sale for $50.00 each.
New Business
A question was raised about the webcam that Dwayne Verhey had hosted. Jessica is looking into this issue.
Election of new board members
Thank you to Glen Norton for 6 years of service to the association.
Thank you to Mike Smith, who is stepping down from the board, but continuing to lead the environmental committee.
Laurie Gutmann and Robin Press have agreed to stand for office. There were no other nominations from the floor. Both of the candidates were therefore acclaimed.
A motion was made by Glen Norton to close the meeting and was seconded by Laurie Gutmann. Carried.