January 21, 2025 LPA Board Meeting via Zoom 5 pm until 5:58 pm

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call — Present: Jen Daly McFadden, Sam Orr, Bill Gibson, Peggy Roberts, Rosanne O’Hara, Curt Brockway, Steven Dodd, Nancy Walker and Bryan Bentz.

Absent: None

Also attending were a number of LPA members including but not limited to Ashley Shawyer, Mary Richardson, Aaron Raap and Meredith Bonelli.

Minutes: Approval of the minutes from the prior two meetings in September and October was required.

Bryan moved to accept the minutes from September 17, 2024 with one change. Nancy seconded. The word “be” will be inserted in the sentence, “It will be at least next spring”. All in favor. Motion passed.

Steven moved to accepted the minutes of October 23, 2024 with the correction that LPA has invested in a sweep account with a 2.75 percent interest rate, not a CD. Bryan seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Presidents Report: Thanks all for attending the FOI seminar last week. It’s important that we understand the role we play as a public organization. Jen said she also had consulted Roberts’ Rules of Order which explains meeting minutes can be brief and technically only need to record actions taken, i.e. votes.

She asked that we make an effort to stay on topic and speak one at a time during meetings.

We need to return to the records project in the spring.

The James/Oak Street project is finalized as of December 10. We are working to get necessary bids together and to communicate with neighbors in order to have a plan ready by May. We will likely need to ask for funding at the Annual meeting.

Clean Up Day is scheduled for April 26th.

Clerk Report: No report.

Treasurer Report: 1099s went out. Bills have been paid. We may consider paying off the Boulder Dock loan. More general discussion.

Standing Committee Reports

Docks: The price for a contractor to build new floating docks is $16,000. The Dock Committee will likely do it in house for less.

The work on Boulder Dock catwalk and for new pilings will cost about $48,000.

The fix to the boat ramp needs bids. Bryan offered the name of a contractor to contact.

Two contractors have looked at Langworthy bulkhead but have not followed through with bids. We need to find someone who will give us a price.

Roads: No report.

Beaches: No report.

Nominating: Let Eva Lynn know your intent to run again in May or not.

Recreation: No report.

Property: No report.

Community House: With all the projects needed here, we could use a subcommittee to oversee this work.

Insurance: No report.

Fire: No report.

Garden Club: A tag sale is planned for June.

Website: We will need to have an outward facing page on our website according to FOIA. This should contain such things as our meeting dates, times and locations, agendas, zoom meeting recordings. We are working on this.

Pollinator Garden: We will give them their $1,500 grant in March. They have lots of great plans.

Block Party: No report.

Coastal Resilience: No report.

Unfinished business:

We received a letter regarding Hopkins Street from the O’Haras but are not prepared to do anything with it at this meeting.

New Business:

Meetings for the remainder of this year will be scheduled on the third Tuesday of each month and will either be in the Community House or on Zoom. All details will be posted on the website.

Steven moved to adjourn at 5:58 pm. Curt seconded. Motion passed.

Respectfully submitted,

Peggy Roberts