Annual Meeting, June 19, 2009
Meeting Minutes
The meeting
was scheduled as part of the June TGIF.
Guests were invited to the TGIF dinner at 6:30 PM. Members who were unable to attend the
TGIF for dinner were invited to come for the meeting and dessert at no charge.
Carl Bonar, Country Club President, called the meeting to
order at 8:03 PM.
Ruth
Chaney, Country Club Secretary, called the roll. A quorum was achieved via 41 proxies and
52 people present. The minutes were
approved as written.
A moment of
silence was observed for Millie Kiernan, Sandy Weber and Barbara Jensen who
have passed since our last meeting.
No new community members were present, although house closings have
taken place or will take place very soon.
The Ruesser, Wawczak
and Weber homes have recently sold.
Mick Merenda, Bar Chair, reported that the house Sauvignon Blank
was no longer available and he had a replacement at the bar for consideration. Samples were available upon
request. Again, any community
member having any requests should let him know. Phil Van Kirk thanked Mick for
his Ògreat serviceÓ at keeping the bar stocked and current.
Karen Sabol, Social Chair, ran down the list of social activities
for the year apologizing for not getting all the events covered. She said the ChildrenÕs parties were all
very successful and in particular the Open House which combined adults with
children was successful. The use of
email is her means of communicating with the community because it can be done
at late hours. Work and family leave her limited time to accomplish this during
the day.
Chris Allyn said she did an excellent job of incorporating as
many people as possible in our social events. The guilt is not hers if people have not
stepped up to the plate and volunteered.
The Social Calendar for 09-10 begins with a TGIF in August and the Labor
Day Party. An easel with signup
sheets has been placed in the back of the room so when the meeting is adjourned
members can check what activities they would be willing to work on.
Carl Bonar
discussed the treasurerÕs report prepared by David Dietz. The ChildrenÕs Halloween Party appeared
more expensive this year than the past several years because in previous years
a donation had been given for the express purpose of the party by Ian Varney
and Bob Noftel.
For the 2008-09 planning year the Country Club will contribute $1000 to
MKL.
Thanks to
the Association, we have seen several improvements to the clubhouse: All
interior trim has been painted as well as the kitchen walls, new trash
containers have been installed on a concrete bed, outdoor lighting has been repaired in
some cases and totally new lighting installed for better evening visibility. An ice maker will be installed behind
the bar as well as rearranging the locked cabinets to allow for easy reach of
liquor for the bartenders. The
ladies room sinks will be worked on next as well as window treatments for the
main ballroom (noise abatement).
The basement heating pipes were insulated to prevent heat lose and
monetary savings! After reviewing
all of the clubhouse projects Carl asked for, but did not receive, any new
ideas for projects.
New
Business: John Murray reported that
the bridge on 202 connecting Morris and
Somerset
Counties is scheduled to be closed for replacement for six months. The present plan is to reroute all
traffic down BaileyÕs Mill to LeeÕs Hill to
Jane
Kendall chaired the nomination committee.
Ruth Chaney reviewed the slate of candidates because no nominating
committee members were present: David Dietz (incumbent), Nancy Barrett,
The
election results were given:
Without further business, the meeting was adjourned at
9:00pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Ruth Chaney