Mount Kemble Lake Country Club

July 27, 2009 Board Meeting Notes

Attendees: Carl Bonar, Mick Merenda, Karen Sabol, Nicole Bridge

The meeting was held at Carl Bonar�s house and began at 7:30pm.

The board discussed the Country Club�s $1,000 contribution to MKL Association. On June 19, at the annual Country Club meeting, community members were invited to make recommendations about ways to use this money to better the clubhouse. No suggestions were offered at that time so the Country Club board agreed to contribute the money to the MKLA general fund and encourage completion of items on Bettina�s list of long-range clubhouse improvements. Most specifically, we would like to prioritize installation of �an automatic icemaker for the bar, and new sinks in the ladies� room, and window treatments. Nicole will prepare a letter for Lakeshore detailing the amount of the contribution and spending recommendations.

Mick Merenda will offer to organize the purchase and installation of the new icemaker with Bettina, but there are still some details that require attention: Where is the most appropriate spot for installation for the new icemaker? Can Mark Qualben confirm this for us? What size is needed? �Mick will discuss with Bettina and Mark.

To encourage volunteerism, Carl Bonar suggested we begin recognizing active community members on a monthly basis. Nicole will prepare a letter to Lakeshore recommending that they use the monthly TGIFs as a platform for recognizing stellar volunteers within the community. The honorees would receive a mention in the TGIF invitation and would attend the event gratis (to include drinks!). Mick will also mention this idea informally to Austin Godfrey this week. �

The social calendar through the spring of 2010 was discussed in detail. Some new themes have been suggested on the upcoming social calendar including a wine tasting and �Sing for Your Dinner� party. Karen will confirm the chair people and committees for TGIFs and other parties over the next week. She will then distribute a finalized calendar to all community members which will also include a cover letter with a callout for more volunteers.

Mary Van Kirk has raised a point about the �Labor Day Lobster Bash� mentioned in the current social calendar. Historically, lobsters have been a difficult meal to fund, prepare, and clean up. Karen will confirm that the committee for this party is prepared for such a big job! �However, the Board generally does not advise or prescribe re food choices; Committee Chairs have latitude to organize menus, themes, decorations of their choice. �The only direction generally provided by the Board is that the party should make a profit or at least break even.

The board discussed some of the recent suggestions from community members regarding the New Years� party. One idea was to hire a bus to take people to First Night in Morristown and back to the Clubhouse in time for midnight. It was noted that public transportation to a crowded (and �dry�) event might not be appealing to everyone. It was suggested that a New Years� �brunch� from 11pm-2am would afford community members the opportunity to celebrate together at the lake while also leaving them room to do what they like in the afternoon/evening with family and friends. Karen and Nicole are looking into possibilities for bright but casual music, perhaps an acoustic guitar player. However, no Chair has been identified as yet.

The present board members agreed that the current frequency of meetings is appropriate: 2-3 per year. They unanimously agreed that face-to-face is preferable to email!

The meeting adjourned at 9pm.

N. Bridge

Secretary

Cc: Austin Godfrey