AALSIA Board Meeting Minutes 

June 29, 2021 6:00 PM

Attendance:

Don Meskie Bowen Jackson

Kyle Langlois Rob Mele

Ray Cahoon Mary-Lou Ireland

Tish Tanski Brian Birkemose

Adin Ustik

Start time: 6:00PM

End time: 7:35

1. A member’s paddle board was cut up in error during the beach clean-up due to a mix up on being junk and/or unclaimed. Most board members were unaware of this incident, and it was not a decision made by the board. He (Jack) wants his board replaced and said he felt he was discriminated against and stated he has PTSD and will get a lawyer if he must do that. Don Meskie offered his board, but Jack said he wanted a new board. Tish offered to get quotes, give them to Aiden and he will talk to Jack and try to settle this. 
2. Decision to find a way to accommodate Theresa’s disability and put her pedal boat on the dock this year with stipulations that will be spelled out in a letter to her. Don Meskie is writing the letter on behalf of the board. Tish will contact an ADA specialist for advice on what the association has to do for accommodations for disabilities. Tish looked into the cost of a roller to transport non-motorized boats and they are around $500.
3. Clickers are missing and we have had to purchase new ones to get them to the owners who paid. The honor system of taking your clicker on the way out of the annual meeting will not be utilized again. 
4. The minutes from June 23^rd were approved.
5. We skipped the Treasurer’s report until the next meeting.
6. Kyle reported that we have 65 members as of today, 23 motorized boats, 45 non-motorized boats, 10 new remotes, 1 wait list and a $30 donation.
7. The Board agreed that we need to create a different membership form going forward as the current one is confusing.
8. The AALSIA Handbook is done and on-line.
9. Board approved up to $700 to pay for D&O Insurance.
10. Twenty people responded to the survey, and we would like to get more responses before completing the results.
11. Liz Hawkin was added to the non-motorized boat committee. The committees were listed on the back of the agenda for this meeting.
12. More signage needs to be put up around the beach. Suggestions to put decals on the buoys and signs on the trees. Aiden will make signs for the trees. We also need better signage for beach events. Sign at the bottom of first street needs to be updated and Don volunteered to do this.
13. Discussion to put a First Aid Kit in the shed. People steal things out of the shed is left open. A suggestion was made to reach out to the Red Cross for a possible donation of one. No final decision has been made on this topic yet. Looking into options.
14. Overview of the annual meeting- Meetings need to be restructured so outbursts do not happen during the presentation. Questions and concerns should be brought up at the end. Robert’s Rules will be utilized, and a formal structure of the meeting will be put in place to avoid disruptions that interfere with the agenda.
15. The gate mechanism has been an issue of late. The Board voted to try leaving the side, walk-in gate open on a trial basis. Discussion on replacing the gate or how to handle gate issues will take place at a later meeting.
16. Visitor’s placard and Visitor policy was discussed as an idea for how to handle a family member staying for the week or some similar scenario. No decision was made yet and will be talked about more later. 
17. The social committee will handle setting up the beach party scheduled for July 17^th. The Board voted to approve up to $600 to spend on the items needed for this event and we will charge $5 per person and recommend a donation for kids.