Meeting called to order at 7:03 PM
Board Members Present: Del Shoopman, Pam Reid, Pat Betcher, Alex Nikora, Teresa Rolland, and Cece Stramsak.
Guests: Tom and Laurie Petts, Burns Rolland, Thomas and Mona Hauser, Rich Dickson, Kevin Johnson, Jamie Thompson, Reese Wentzloff and Linda Zukonik
Additions to the agenda: No additions
Moment of silence: There was a moment of silence in honor of three members of the Barnes Lake Community:
- Thema Bertee, July 29, 2022
- Joan Burress, November 8, 2022
- Tommy Lynn Brown, March 13, 2023
Minutes of Last Meeting: Cece Stramsak made a motion to accept the minutes from May 3, 2023, board meeting and was seconded by Alex Nikora. All said “Aye”, Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Teresa Rolland made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report and was seconded by Pat Betcher. All said “Aye”, Motion passed.
Membership Update/PayPal: Received 185 completed memberships forms, which is the normal amount for this time of year. PayPal is working well.
Special Events Reports:
A. Discussion took place on the June Mailing to all community members, which went well. The goal was set to get this mailing sent out by June 15th. Eight documents will be placed in the mailing: Golf cart Ordinance, membership application, Deerfield Road complaint form, several documents for the July 4th, annual meeting letter, and annual Barnes Lake Club Members Picnic Flyer.
B. Everyone believed this year’s annual community wide garage sale went well. It was reported that we had 35 homes participating compared to 12 homes in 2022.
C. 4th of July fireworks, All is set for the event, nothing new to report. Balance is due after the fireworks.
D. The concert at the beach, June 10th went well. There was a good turnout on land and in the water. The band was great!
E. Pat Betcher and Linda Zukonik will begin working on the BLC picnic and raffle prizes. Linda reported that Wally Dotson has donated a full-size table with Barnes Lake carved into the top for our raffle. Linda will begin selling tickets for this item in June. Everybody knows Wally’s work; this is an item to have. Please contact Linda for raffle tickets. They also reported that they need help, so if anyone has time, please contact Linda or Pat. A discussion took place on ways to keep volunteers cool during the event. Last year we had 90-degree temperatures which made it very hard on our volunteers.
F. A discussion took place in regard to the Annual Barnes Lake Club Meeting topics and elections. Alex will be contacting the Sherriff department to discuss water safety and golf cart safety. We will have coffee and donuts at the meeting. The setup for the annual meeting will take place Friday prior to the meeting at 3:00 pm.
Beach/Pavilion Maintenance Report: Alex reported that he has been struggling with Geese waste. That it is difficult to keep up with cleaning the mess up.
Park Lot Maintenance: Park Lot Maintenance has been limited, but he has been monitoring the parks to ensure all is well and safe.
Scouting Report: Theresa Rolland reported on scout activities. Attached is the informational letter provided by the Scouts.
Barnes Lake Improvement Board: A spray has been scheduled for the week prior to the 4th of July. Spray is still restricted by EGLE to only 25-30% of the lake. EGLE rules states that after May 1st through July 1st we can’t use copper sulfate on any more than 1/3 of the shoreline. These restrictions are removed July 1, 2023. The schedule spray prior to the 4th is to try to control the algae and weed growth. Once again, we are plagued with high temperatures with little rain or wind, which is recipe for algae growth. Additionally, the water is extremely clear this year with little turbidity which is allowing sunlight to reach the weeds resulting in heavy growth. In the last three weeks we were able to have good visibility at a depth of 21 feet.
Old Business:
A. Lawsuit: The lawsuit was facilitated in Imlay City on 10/14/22 and was attended by Pat Betcher, Pam Reid, and Burns Rolland. The BLC must be paid by 7/3 to allow the Thompsons agreed upon access or they will be in contempt of court, and it will go back to court at their expense. This information will remain on the agenda until payment is made, completing court requirements.
B. Overview of the Agreement:
1. The agreement was signed October 14, 2022, is between Jamie and Kelly Thomson and Barnes Lake Club and Patrick Betcher.
2. Thompson shall pay Barnes Lake Club an amount of $ 11,250.00 within 6 months of the entry of the Consent Judgment. The Consent Judgment was signed and entered on 1-3-2023.
3. Thompsons shall be granted by the entry of judgment a 10’ easement to the land of Thompson, over and across Park Lot D for the purpose of ingress and egress to land owned by Thompson.
4. The easement shall be over and across Park Lot D following the route and course of a certain “two track” access drive currently in existence and utilized by Thompsons for ingress and egress.
5. Thompson shall not be entitled to make such improvements to the easement as to materially change it character from a “two track drive”.
Thompsons are entitled to maintain the two tracks as necessary without changing character at Thompson cost.
6. Thompson nor any other person may park motor vehicles on the easement granted by this settlement agreement.
7. The Club shall not erect, place, or construct any barricades on the 10’ easement on Park Lot D or otherwise interfere with the free and uninterrupted use of that easement by pedestrian or vehicular traffic that Thompson does not park or store vehicles or other items of property on Park Lot D.
8. Existing Barricades shall be removed from the 10’ two track within 7 days once Barnes Lake Club received $ 11, 250.00.
9. Specifically, Thompson and other lot owners may use the easement to cross Park Lot D for pedestrian or vehicular traffic for ingress and egress.
10. Thompsons shall not park or store vehicles or other items of property on Park Lot D.
11. The agreement may be enforced by the contempt powers of the court if a breach of contract.
- Brian Menard made a motion and was seconded by Pat Betcher. All said “Aye” Motion carried.
- Motion approved is as follows:
- Provide copies of the Consent Judgment to all neighboring properties of Park Lot “D.”
- Approve posting the Consent Judgement on Barnes Lake Website.
- Approve sending the violation notice as provided to the Directors to Mr. and Mrs. Thompson.
C. Message Board: A location was decided with the message board being installed prior to July 5th.
D. BLC Welcome Packet: Teresa brought sample packets for us to proofread. In proofreading the documentation comments were provided to Theresa. It is anticipated that the packet will be ready at the next meeting in July.
E. Park Lot Issues: P Lot will get the retainer wall repaired. Muskrats have made a home in P lot. They will be trapped between October and November.
F. Road Commission @ Lakeshore and Hillside: The road commission is beginning work at this intersection. The issue developed in that property owners assigned to Park Lot E are unable to access the water due to the work completed. A meeting will take place with the engineer and road commission to get this resolved.
G. Website Info Additions: Lacy was absent, no new information to report.
New Business: N/A
Correspondence: Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species Grant was approved. Details of what will take will be provided once we have all the information.
Cece Stramsak made a motion to adjourn and was seconded by Alex Nikora. The motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 8:05 PM.
The next meeting is July 5, 2023, at the beach pavilion.
Respectfully submitted, Pam Reid
BARNES LAKE CLUB 