Minutes of August 9 2008 Board Meeting

 

Minutes of the Board of Directors

The Patterson Lake Association of Lanark Highlands

632 Fairs Way, Lanark Highlands, ON

August 9, 2008

Present:
Lorne Bowerman, Ted Manning, Jack Hobbs, and Howard Stanley.

Regrets:
Rhodena Bell, and Patrick Gilliland

1. Lorne opened the meeting at 9:00 AM and thanked Donna and Howard for
   providing refreshments. In the absence of Rhodena, Lorne took the
   minutes and will circulate a draft to the Board prior to publishing
   them on the Internet.
2. Howard moved seconded by Ted that the agenda be accepted. Carried.
3. Ted moved seconded by Howard that the minutes of the last meeting be
   accepted. Carried..
4. Financial: Howard reported a bank balance of $1,100.42 as of July 31,
   2008. Howard also presented the financial statements for the year
   ending July 31, 2008. After further discussion, Howard moved
   seconded by Jack that the financial statements for the fiscal year
   ending July 31, 2008 be accepted. Carried. Howard will complete the
   books and deliver them to Lorne so he can take them to Bud Kern, the
   Auditor.
5. 2008 Lake Testing. Ted reported that the results of the chemical
   testing that he had done off his dock at 407 Hardwood Ridge Rd. The
   nitrites were low while the nitrates showed a slight surge. The
   potassium hardness levels have been up and down with no trends. The
   pH has varied from 6.2 to 7.5, then back to 6.0. Ted speculated that
   this was a direct result of the rain water. He caught rain water and
   it was the same pH of 6.0. Lorne commented that the lake normally
   turns over in the spring and the fall so the surplus rain we have had
   would accumulate on the top and not be mixed with the alkaline water
   from the lake bottom. .
6. Lake Management Fact Sheets. Lorne and Ted are still working on the
   lake level part of the fact sheet. Ted had met with long time
   property owner Gord Chamberlain regarding his recollections on the
   changes to the culverts. Lorne reported that MVC have no records
   earlier than 1988 so they have no file references for culvert changes
   in the 1970s. As well, the Township have not been able to find the
   files from that period that should have come to them on amalgamation.
   Lorne noted that he had reviewed the files of MNR Kemptiville and
   had all their relevant data. Lorne reported that he and his daughter
   Joy had gone to the creek to check the bottom following a suggestion
   from Ted. At the creek mouth the bottom depth was 101” while
   the visual depth was 27”. The 74” difference was floc
   and a layer of light grey “mud” on the bottom. The
   bottom depth readings became less and less closer to the culverts.
   At the culverts the bottom was very hard with only about 2”
   penetration of the bottom. What was very interesting was the light
   grey mud. Lorne and family thought it looked like ground
   limestone/marble leftover from the ice age. The mud reacted
   vigorously with vinegar. A sample taken to MVC confirmed that it was
   ground limestone/marble. The details of this will be included in
   the August Newsletter. After further information gathering, Lorne
   will rewrite the draft and circulate again for comments.
7. AGM, August 31, 2008 at Watsons Corners Hall. Lorne passed out a
   draft of the AGM agenda, covering letter, and the August Newsletter.
   The meeting decided to add the subject of septic tank management to
   the agenda. Lorne will ask the Township for someone to talk on the
   subject. If the Township cannot provide, Lorne will ask the Septic
   Re-Inspection office at MVC for a speaker. We agreed that all voting
   would be by voting cards. Howard will provide a list of those who
   have paid their dues for the fiscal year 2008/2009. Registration
   will start at 1:30 PM.
8. Lorne, Ted, Howard, and Jack confirmed that they would stand for
   nomination for next year. This will be Lorne’s last year. Lorne will
   check with Rhodena and Patrick. A short Board meeting will be held
   after the AGM to elect the new officers.
9. The next regular meeting will be hosted by Lorne at 6 Lipstan Ave,
   Ottawa on Thursday, October 16, 2008. There being no further
   business, Jack moved seconded by Ted that the meeting adjourn.
   Carried. The meeting adjourned at 10:40 AM