Harris Pond Lake Association

 HARRIS POND LAKE ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

JULY 8, 2023

DRAFT

Joe Helmin, President, called the meeting to order at 12:30 pm in Lange Park Pavilion in Harrisville and welcomed all present and stated this is our sixteenth (16th) Annual Membership Meeting.  He explained the raffle ticket drawing will be held after the meeting at 1:30 pm

Board of Directors present:

President- Joe Helmin

Vice-President - Dave Kappel

Secretary/Treasurer - Sue Tutaj

At-Large Member - Bill Jansen

At-Large Member - Jay Ingram

Town of Harris Representative - Vacant

Sportsmen’s Club Representative - Mike Mittelstedt

Members present:  Karen Beck; Phyllis Ingram; Pat Kappel

HPLA PRESENTATION TO PHYLLIS INGRAM

Phyllis Ingram had recently retired as our Town of Harris Clerk.

On behalf of the Lake Association, Joe presented Phyllis Ingram with a personalized coffee cup, and also a gift certificate to the Fireside.  Sue Tutaj, read a personalized poem to her also.

We all thanked her for her many years of service to our association and to Harris Pond in general and all her hard work as the Town of Harris Clerk.

APPROVE THE PRINTED AND POSTED MINUTES FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING HELD ON JULY 9, 2022.

It was motioned by Dave Kappel and seconded by Bill Jansen, “to approve the printed and posted minutes from the Annual Membership meeting held on July 9, 2022.”  Motion carried.

TREASURER’S REPORT:  REVIEW THE LATEST FINANCIAL AND MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITY JULY 2022 TO PRESENT.

Sue Tutaj, Treasurer, stated we are 18 members strong.

It was motioned by Bill Jansen, and seconded by Dave Kappel, “to approve the Treasurer’s report as read:

For the Month of June 2023:  Beginning balance as of June 1, 2023, of $18,818.51; Income of $3,220.00; No Expenses; ending balance as of June 30, 2023, of $22,038.51.

For Year to Date - June 2022 - June 2023:

Starting balance as of June 1, 2022, of $22,603.42; Income - June 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, of $8,748.00; Expenses - June l, 2022, to June 30, 2023, of $9,312.91; ending balance as of June 30, 2023, of $22,038.51.”  Motion carried.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT:

COMMUNITY ROOM UPDATE (FOR HPLA MEETINGS)

Joe stated concerning the community room for upcoming meetings, a key for us to use will be placed where we can have access to it.  It was the general consensus to hold our meetings in the Lange Park Pavilion, weather permitting.  

SHAWN HENBY - AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT LLC UPDATE

Joe stated he has spoken with Shawn Henby, Aquatic Plant management specialist.  Shawn is doing a project on Silver Lake removing weeds and is willing to give a presentation to our lake association about our concerns.  It was suggested to ask him to come in early Spring.

INTRODUCTION OF PAT KILBEY, MARQUETTE COUNTY LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION

Joe stated Pat Kilbey, from Marquette County Land and Water Conservation was to be our guest presenter and also draw the winning raffle tickets.  Unfortunately, Pat Kilbey was unable to attend, because of a prior commitment.  

4TH OF JULY PARADE UPDATE

Joe stated the 4th of July parade was a great success!  We thank Jay Ingram for the generous use of his boat that we decorated for the parade.  Also to Sigi and Inga Uguraitis’ children who helped “throw out” candy along the parade route. 

DISCUSS THE VACANCY OF THE HARRIS TOWN BOARD REPRESENTATIVE ON THE HPLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Joe stated Darlene Wulff, present Town of Harris Clerk, has declined the position to be our Town of Harris Representative.

RAFFLE TICKET DRAWING AND GUEST TICKET DRAWER

Joe stated the raffle ticket drawing will be held after our meeting at 1:30 pm. Steve Muschinski, President of Harrisville Sportsmen’s Club, has generously agreed to draw the winning raffle tickets.

DIRECTION OF HPLA

It was the general consensus to keep Harris Pond Lake Association going, as we have been in the community for 16 years.

VICE-PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Dave Kappel, Vice-President, stated he had no comments at this time.

LAKE PLANNING STEERING COMMITTEE

BOAT LAUNCH PAD UPDATE (AS OF JUNE 30, 2023)

Joe stated as of today, July 8, 2023, the asphalt divot has not been repaired.  He did speak with the County, and they will smooth it out as soon as they are finished with other road projects.  So far no invoice has been sent out.  It was the general consensus to make sure the Town of Harris Board knows, we HPLA, will pay for this repair.

PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE BEETLE PROJECT FOR 2023 (CHRIS HAMERLA, GOLDEN SANDS)

Joe stated the purple loosestrife beetles have been released on the eastern shoreline just recently.  We thank Shane Streich for helping with this.  Joe stated he and Shane did notice plants that were there last year are now gone and also those that the beetles did not get to, the stalks were quite high.  

Joe stated Chris Hamerla of the Golden Sands, directed this year’s project.  Chris dropped off the pools that the plants were kept in; the bugs for the plants; the netting around the plants; and the pots that the plants are grown in.  All of the items are free for us, we do not pay for any of it.  We tracked all of our volunteer hours.

FUND-RAISING COMMITTEE:

2023 RAFFLE TICKET SALES

Sue stated all tickets have been sold. Mike Mittelstedt, Sportsmen’s Club Representative, stated this is our only fund-raiser and to see more people involved in selling the tickets.  Perhaps each lake association member selling ten (10) tickets may help.  The tickets are $20.00 each and we only sell 300 tickets total.  There are twenty-eight (28) chances to win prize money.  

THANK YOU’S TO LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS

We all thank the following establishments with helping to sell our raffle tickets:

Crossroads Chateau near Oxford; Mikey’s Sportsmen’s Tavern in Harrisville; and Schoolhouse Tavern in Newton.  

FACEBOOK ACTIVITY/FOLLOWERS

413 FOLLOWERS

Joe stated we have 413 followers on Facebook.

NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTOR POSITIONS

VICE-PRESIDENT:  TERM FOR 2023-2025

It was motioned by Sue Tutaj, and seconded by Phyllis Ingram, “to nominate and elect Dave Kappel as Vice-President for term 2023-2025.”  Motion carried.

TREASURER:  TERM 2023-2025

It was motioned by Karen Beck and seconded by Jay Ingram, “to nominate and elect Sue Tutaj as Treasurer for term 2023-2025.”  Motion carried.

AT-LARGE MEMBER:  TERM 2023-2025

It was motioned by Jay Ingram and seconded by Sue Tutaj, “to nominate and elect Phyllis Ingram as At-Large Member for term 2023-2025.” Motion carried.

Congratulations to the newly elected and re-elected Board members.

ADDITIONAL TOPICS NOT PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED

It was asked about the Christmas Dinner usually held at Mikey’s Sportsmens Tavern.

It was the general consensus to still hold a Christmas Dinner at Mikey’s Sportsmens Tavern on the third (3rd) Monday in December.

Mike Mittelstedt questioned whether the lake association would like to purchase picnic tables such as those at the Pavilion in front of the Town Hall.  They are very sturdy, metal, and well made.  

It was motioned by Karen Beck and seconded by Bill Jansen, “to set aside $2,000.00 for two (2) tables (like those in Pavilion at Town Hall); one (1) table eight (8) feet long; and the other table also eight (8) feet long but handicap capability; both green in color.”  Motion carried.

DATE OF NEXT ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Our next Annual Membership meeting will be held on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at the Lange Park Pavilion on Water Street, at 12:30 p.m. with a raffle drawing afterwards at 1:30 p.m.

DATE OF NEXT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

Our next board of directors meeting will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at the Lange Park Pavilion (weather permitting) at 1:30 p.m.

MOTION TO ADJOURN

It was motioned by Bill Jansen and seconded by Karen Beck, “to adjourn.”  Motion carried.

Meeting adjourned at 12:45 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Sue Tutaj, Secretary/Treasurer

The ticket raffle drawing took place at 1:30 pm at Lange Park Pavilion.  Joe Helmin turned the barrel drum and Steve Muschinski, President, of the Harrisville Sportsmen’s Club drew the winning tickets.

The list of ticket winners follows these minutes.