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Minutes of the Annual Meeting- June 23,
2007
President Ray Durham called the 2007 FOLM
Annual meeting to order on June 23, 2007 at 10:30 at the Texas
Agricultural & Heritage Museum “Big Red Barn” at 390
Cordova Rd., in Seguin.
Ray introduced the Board of
Directors present: Sam Dement, Keith Ferrell, Tom McCoppin,
Peggy McKanna, Karen McMillan, Charlee Stringer, Rick Thelen,
Reid Thorburn, and Bob Williams. Our lake Biologist Malcolm
Johnson was also present. Directors not present were Sadie
Stanley and Buzz Mueller.
Ray recognized the guests:
David Welsch- GBRA; Guadalupe Co. Sheriff -Arnold Zwicke and
wife Sherrell; President of Lake Dunlap- Byron Foreman;
Guadalupe County EMC – Dan Kinsey; Al Bacon, Berny Croan, Rick
Wallace – President of Lake Placid; Mark Reyes – Sheriff’s
Department; and Mickey Ferrell, one of our founding
Directors.
Peggy McKanna moved the minutes of the 2006
Annual FOLM meeting be approved and Gary Spence seconded the
motion. Motion carried.
Treasurer, Charlee Stringer
explained the Financial Report. Our fund balance is
$99,516.00. The report stood approved as given.
David
Welsch, GBRA, gave his annual “thank you” to FOLM and the
other lake representatives for their efforts. The great
communication between the lakes and GBRA is very vital.
Dan Kinsey, EMC spoke on the Flood Preparedness Plan
and the package that was put together to go out to all
waterfront owners only. The magnet is very important and the
other information is good. When the person receives the
package of information they should immediately complete and
return to Dan Kinsey.
Malcolm Johnson gave an update on
Lake McQueeney. He checks the lake every 30 days, sometimes
with the help of Sam, Gary, or Tom. If he finds anything he
alerts us right away, but the lake is in very good
shape.
Ray stated that we had some nutria problems in
the lake, not beaver. There are no easy solutions to this
problem.
Sam Dement reported that FOLM has 431 members,
of those, 393 have email. Email is such an excellent source of
communication.
He also stated the common lock system is
in place. Only authorized personnel have entry and these locks
will provide the Fire and Sheriff’s Departments access to the
five ramps on Lake McQueeney.
Gary Spence had a handout
on the Guadalupe Basin Coalition. The GBC is a voluntary
association of businesses, chambers of commerce, governmental
and nonprofit entities, and individuals in counties along the
Guadalupe, San Marcos, Comal, and Blanco rivers. The mission
of the Coalition is to protect the Guadalupe River from the
headwaters to the coast. Especially in times of drought, when
spring flows in New Braunfels and San Marcos can comprise 80%
or more of river flows needed for downstream water, this is
vital. It is a complicated subject and should be followed
carefully. Gary has spent many hours on this project and the
board presented him with a “thank you token gift”.
Tom
McCoppin reported on recommendations that the FOLM Board had
for water balloons in the 4th of July Lake McQueeney boat
parade. In the past there have been some safety issues with
water balloons being launched by mechanical devices. These can
be dangerous and cause bodily harm. Tom and Gary Spence looked
at this and spoke with David Welsch and decided that laws were
on the books against causing reckless bodily injury. So
hopefully all can enjoy a safe 4th of July parade. (Reminder,
this is a Lake McQueeney parade, not sponsored by FOLM).
Rick Thelen has spent many hours on the NBU project
and really there was nothing new to report that had changed.
The Nutrient Study on Dunlap is ongoing and hopefully some
results will be available.
Rick has also served on the
FOLM board for several years. He created our web site for FOLM
and will continue as “Web Master”, even though he has moved to
San Antonio. He still has a place on Lake McQueeney. He was
presented with a “token gift” for all the hard work he has put
into FOLM.
The election of the Board of Directors was
held. Berny Croan and Al Bacon were two new board directors
elected. The Board of Directors are: Zone 1 – Ray Durham and
Jamie Jensen; Zone 2 – Peggy McKanna, and Charlee Stringer;
Zone 3 – Berny Croan and Tom McCoppin; Zone 4 – Al Bacon and
Bob Williams; Zone 5 – Sam Dement and Gary Spence; Zone 6 –
Karen McMillan and Sadie Stanley; Zone 7 – Buzz Mueller and
Keith Ferrell; Zone 8 – Reid Thorburn.
Ray thanked all
directors, and guests for attending. The meeting adjourned at
11:15.
After the meeting adjourned, the FOLM Board met
and elected the following officers:
President – Peggy
McKanna
Vice – President – Gary Spence
Treasurer –
Charlee Stringer
Secretary (appointed by the president) –
Barbara Durham
Respectfully
submitted,
Barbara Durham, Secretary
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