September 2024 Meeting Minutes

Sep 10, 2024

(Subject to approval at the October Meeting)

Lake Garda Improvement Association

Board Meeting Minutes: September 10th, 2024

7:00 pm 321 New Britain Ave – Farmington Senior Center

Board Members:

Present: P. Anthony, J. Cragin, M. Duchow, R. Frey, S. Manafort, J. McNeill, A.J. Singh, L. Gezelman, C. Castrogiovanni

Absent: C. Scully

Quorum present? Yes

Proceedings:

Meeting called to order at 7:01 pm by President, L. Gezelman
Motion to accept August meeting minutes made by J. Cragin, seconded by J. McNeill. Motion passed.
Board President LG called for items of new business

Treasurer’s Report – Report presented by A.J. Singh and will be placed on record.

Tax Collector Report: Report presented by M. Duchow. The report will be placed on record.

Lake Report: All lake treatments were completed. The projected cost for next years treatment will be presented to the board in January of 2025.

Event Committee Report: Ice cream social in July was well attended. The regatta in August was also well attended.

Upcoming events: Chili Cookoff and Apple pie bakeoff on September 28^th. New event proposed. Trunk or treat at Children’s beach on October 31^st. A caroling event was proposed for December 21^st.

J. Mcneill will be the point person for the new policy on events/parties.

Old Business: None

New Business:

Set of rules for member guests and use of the beach for parties. S. Manafort will begin drafting a policy.

The president got a bid for a survey company to access areas around the dam. Dufour Surveying LLC gave a quote od $3,600.00 – $4,400.00. J. Cragin made a motion to spend the money for the survey. S. Manafot seconded. Motion passed.

A digital newsletter was proposed to go out quarterly by S. Manafort. S. Manafort made a motion to create the newsletter. Seconded by C. Castrogiovanni. Motion passed.

Members will be asked to remove boats from the racks for the winter. November 30^th to April 1^st is the proposed time period. It will be communicated in the newsletter and digitally.

Elections: Will be held at the October meeting.

Public Comments by association members:

Suggestion to add the minutes to the website (with a “subject to approval”) earlier than they currently are added. This was approved.

Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:38 by J. Cragin. Seconded by S. Manafort. Motion passed.

Next meeting is October 8th

Respectively submitted by P. Anthony