September 2022 marked the end of another great summer and it was a very busy month . . . Labor Day Boating activities & Patio Party, Scavenger Hunt, Garage Sale, Fishing Tournament, Baptisms in the Lake, and oh, by the way – the VVA hired a new Lake Manager.
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VVA Board of Directors Monthly Meeting Call to Order Board President Marvin McNabb, lot 28, called the meeting to order, held in the upper level of the Clubhouse, at 2:00pm. Board members present were: Troy Lesan, lot 576; Doug Winter, lot 46; Allan Slavin, lot 181; George Eshnaur, lot 505; Celeste Armanees, lot 62. Not present was Mike Booth, lot 2380. Troy Lesan led in prayer. Tony Gronniger, interim Managing Director, led the Pledge of Allegiance. Marvin welcomed new Lake Viking Managing Director Jeff Ferguson to the meeting. Guest Troy Slagle of Grundy Electric Cooperative (GEC), Inc. was introduced who spoke regarding installation of Internet services at Lake Viking & also in the city of Altamont, MO. GEC is seeking letters of support for the project to prove there is a need for enhanced/improved service. So far, they have 150-200 letters from individuals in the community supporting this project. Missouri is again this year offering grants for projects such as this, to provide Internet service to under-served rural areas. Forms will be at the Association office if anyone wishes to sign a form in support of the project. This project is expected to take 6-12 months to complete. The estimated cost is $5 million for the entire project, with Lake Viking’s portion being $2 million to be paid by the state of Missouri’s grant. Mr. Slagle indicated it will be year-end before they know if the project will go forward. Approval of Minutes Allan Slavin made a motion to approve the August 2022 Board Meeting Minutes. Seconded by Doug Winter; motion passed. COMMITTEE REPORTS Handbook Committee Report Celeste Armanees reported: There are 3
VVA LOT SALES As per the direction of the Board of Directors, until further notice, no VVA owned lots are for sale at this time.
proposed Rule changes, which will be discussed later in the meeting. Finance Committee Report Doug Winter reported: Most of the items in today’s Finance Committee Report are housekeeping items. Jeff Ferguson was again recognized as the new VVA Managing Director, who starts September 12th. Doug reported we will be changing from Westbrook to UH1 for our financial reporting & tax filing, at a considerable cost savings per month. On October 1st, we will switch payroll processing from Westbrook to A Payroll Company, also at a cost savings. We have also signed a contract with HOA software company Condo Control with a projected go-live date on January 1, 2023. Today we will make motions to update names on the investment & bank accounts to allow new employees access. The first motion was made by Doug Winter to add Doug Winter to the Morgan Stanley account as co-authority for action on the account. Seconded by Troy Lesan; motion passed. The next motion was made by Doug Winter regarding access to the BTC account to remove Tony Gronniger, and add Jeff Ferguson and George Eshnaur. Seconded by Tony Gronniger; motion passed. The next change was to add Annette Mathenia, Jeff Ferguson and Doug Winter to have on-line access to the BTC account. Motion was made by Troy Lesan. Seconded by George Eshnaur; motion passed. The final motion was made by Doug Winter to approve the Financial Reports. Seconded by George Eshnaur; motion passed. Strategic Planning Committee George Eshnaur reported: The Strategic Planning Committee is in the process of being reconfigured, and they are looking for new and existing Board members to be a part of the new committee. George will be the Board contact on the committee. He stated he expects to have a full report at next month’s Board meeting. Kenny Southwick (Committee Chair) stated that the 5-Year Strategic Plan was presented & approved by the Board in 2020. Kenny brought copies of the 5-Year Plan to give to the Board for review and revision. He read off the Plan’s Mission/Vision Statement & Strategic Goals & Objectives.
September 2022
Volume 35, No. 5
September 11, 2022 Activities Committee Celeste Armanees reported: The Fishing Tournament will be September 17th. We are also having a Wine Festival & Beer ‘n Brats combined event on October 8th. Fee is $20 per person. There will be vendors on site. Building Committee Allan Slavin reported: The Building Committee reviewed 15 permits in the month of August, one of those being a house. Fire Department Committee Tony Gronniger reported: The Fire Dept meets monthly, and the meeting time has changed to Friday mid-afternoon. The next meeting will be Oct. 7th. The Fire Dept has requested a bid on placing a fire hydrant on the Goose Court lots, to ensure there is sufficient water supply should they have to fight a fire. Campground Committee: Mary Hibler reported: The Campgrounds have a wait list of 3 for 30-amp spaces & 3 for 50-amp spaces. Mary reported one individual wanted to pay for replacing the wooden fence in front of the ladies’ shower/restrooms, so this project has been completed. Mary mentioned installing fences in Campground #1 to keep trash from blowing. The RFPs for replacing the electrical grid in the Campgrounds: Mary reported that Farmers Electric told them after the 7/4/22 electrical problems, the fixes were just a band-aid, that a complete re-wire was needed. Flint Hibler stated we have 1 bid for electrical wiring replacement & a 2nd bid pending. Lake Committee Troy Lesan reported: There have been 2 inspection sessions on the lake involving 2 boats in the water. The committee will meet one more time next week, to check for zebra mussels & check lots.
Managing Director’s Report Tony Gronniger (interim Managing Director) reported: -- Work is being done to provide Carl Hughes access to lots #403, 404, 405 is progressing -Continued on page 14