Esmann Island Association Board Meeting 8-21-2021

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Call to Order: Josh Geistkemper called meeting to order at 8:00 am.

Board Members present:  Josh Geistkemper, Tim Ehlers, Kevin Thie, Gail Scherr, Tim Ehlers Absent: JaneRoot, Andrew Phelps, Nikki Lynch  Also present: Laurie Helling Absent: Helen Schwietert

Members present: Don Niosi, Terry Denner, Doug Hintzman, Shauna Barton 

Minutes:   Josh G made motion to waive the reading of minutes. Gail S 2nd and all in favor.

Treasurers Report:  Since Treasurer, Helen S was not present, we did not go through a detailed report.

  • Helen did report we have a balance of over $100K, $25K inactive CD, and $1K in Money Market.
  • 2 Assessments are still to be paid. All the rest are submitted.
  • Josh made motion to approve Treasurers Report, Gail S 2nd, Motion approved

 BILLS Presented:

  • Monthly bills
  • Road Invoice
  • Invoices for Road Seal Driveways
  • Laurie (Secretary has bills to submit but will wait until next month)
  • Tree Removal at Boat Ramp: John Keppler won bid
  • Tree Removal proposal for Allyn, Neylan and island easement properties, proposal to split cost 3 ways
  • Letters sent to all parties.

Josh made motion to approve the bills, Kevin 2nd  2nd Motion approved

Building Permits:

  • No new permits at this time

Property Ownership Changes:

  •  None reported at this time

Committee Reports:

 Pond Committee:

  •  Aerator is installed and functional

OLD BUSINESS:

  •  Alliant has made the initial contact to island residents about future move of electric service underground.
  • Letters sent to residents of future plans in early August
  • This letter is VERY preliminary.
  • Discussion on some of the challenges to be discussed more at future meetings:
    • Who/how many electricians would be needed on island?
    • Negotiate a deal?
    • Where would shut-off need to be located? Any county codes?
    • Doug Hintzman:  The mapping is in very early stages (wooden stakes). This will move the process along but most likely will not take place for quite some time.
    • Cable/Internet providers would also need to be contacted
    • Would there be enough interest for fiber?
    • Strongly suggested to place this as Ballot items for 2022 Annual Meeting.
    • Discussion tabled
  • REMINDER: Donations to the Esmann Flag Project can still be given to Chip Flory! I’ve seen some of the designs and they look great!  Even a few dollars would be wonderful. Thank you to all that have donated so far!
  • REMINDER: Golf Cart Parade will proceed on Labor Day Sunday morning! Pot Luck lunch following at Pond Pavilion.

NEW BUSINESS:  

  •  Don Niosi brought forth a member concern of the dusty roads since reseal.
    • Is the company sweeping the road now or in the future?
    • Don had an invoice from several years ago of sweeping included in bid.
  • Terry Denner was present and said he didn’t think the company would be sweeping. The dust, unfortunately is most likely a by product of no rain this summer, and also not enough traffic (heavier vehicles) more than golf carts driving on the roads to press the loose gravel into the seal mixture.
  • Discussion held on at least contacting the road seal company, and also what options are there to get dust in check.
  • Topic was raised on speeding vehicles, both cars/trucks but also golf carts. This has been an ongoing concern, and again, temporary speed bumps were discussed.
    • Nikki Lynch, had researched the temporary speed bumps a year or so ago and we’d like to revisit that information.
    • Discussion held on where the speed bumps could make the most impact
      • Gates coming onto island from back road.
      • Entrance to Pond area
      • Others?
  • NORTH BOAT RAMP Concern
    • With river levels so low this summer, there is now a 2 foot hole on the south side of the new ramp.
      • A few boat trailers have incurred damage.
      • Talk to Friedlein about dumping some bigger rock in that hole for maintenance purposes
      • Josh made motion to fill in the hole. Tim E 2nd  all in favor. Motion passed
  • DOG ORDINANCE:
    • It was brought to the board’s attention that there were 2 incidents within 10 days of aggressive dogs on island.  Growling, off leash, running loose.
    • Esmann Island follows the county laws and the first time a dog becomes a nuisance or a safety issue, there is a written warning.
    • 2nd warning the dog must be removed from the island.
    • Any biting incident, the dog must immediately leave the island.

Next meeting is September 18, 2021 at 8:00 a.m.

Adjournment: Josh made a motion to adjourn for island tour, Tim E 2nd and meeting was adjourned at 8:39am.

Respectfully submitted,

Laurie Helling, Secretary

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