The president, Ray O’Connor, called the
meeting to order at Upon motion duly made, seconded and passed
unanimously, the minutes of the special meeting of Upon motion duly made, seconded and passed
unanimously, the treasurer’s report was accepted unanimously, a copy of which
is attached hereto. Committee Reports were given as follows: Membership and Marketing: Mr. Morris reported a paid up membership of 3,180. A
copy of his report is attached hereto. The subject of refunding membership dues
was brought up. The Board informally agreed that there would be no change in
the association’s long-standing policy that refunds are
not given. Project 41: Robert Andersen reported for himself and co-chairman James Henry. The County is releasing some
contracts this week. So land clearing and sod moving will begin soon, then sprinkler
systems and curbing will be going in. The co-chairmen accepted the
responsibility of keeping up with the proposed office building and parking
garage going in between First Union Bank and the Public Relations: Richard Laughlin asked Board approval to produce two
issues of Straight Talk per year. He reported that our recent mailing and
survey generated 1384 "yes" votes and 71 "no" votes, and
that at least 500 mailings were returned to the PBPOA’s
office as "unable to deliver". He and Mrs. Scoville
will visit the post office to seek a better way to reach our members who go
north without leaving a forwarding address. He asked for publicity suggestions
and/or newspaper articles to be given to him 30 days in advance of publication. Mangrove Restoration: Mrs. Potter reported that she had accompanied Mr.
Bob Riley to the die-off area in Bay Colony to see his mangrove seedling
experimental plots and 95% of propagules are viable.
Her explanation of his planting method will appear in her Mangrove column in
the Pelican Bay Post. Liaison: John Domenie has attended
meetings of the Second District Association and staying up–to-date on their
interests, such as the proposed new hotel on Web Site: Dick Laughlin stated that John Iaizzo
has joined the Web Site Committee, and they will work together to get our
treasurer’s report on the internet. Security: John Iaizzo reported that
he is in contact with Pelican Bay residents whose property back up to route 41
and has contacted the County regarding the possibility of erecting a security
fence to protect these residents from trespassers who could enter their
neighborhoods easily form 41. He will draft a letter to these homeowners
explaining their options and the cost. The president will sign the letter. Community Affairs: Mr. Domenie was told by
the president that Don Spanier of the Peace and unity
Committee had requested that the Community Affairs Committee take over the task
of arranging meetings between the pro and con ordinance factions in Old Business: There was none. New Business: The president asked all committee chairmen to remain
for another year. All accepted. In addition he asked James Henry to remain on
the executive committee. Mr. Henry accepted. The president also appointed Mr. Seblatnigg to the Security Committee and Mr. Toomey as
assistant treasurer. Mr. Turner moved that the bill for the mass
meeting held at the Registry Resort on The next meeting will be held on The meeting adjourned at |