Huntsville - Lake of Bays Lakes Council

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HLC Minutes

Date: October 4, 2008

Location: Robinson Independent Grocer Community Room, Huntsville, ON

Present:

Tonia Di Sabatino - Chair - Oxbow Lake Cottager’s Associatio

Bill Somers – Past Chair - Lake Waseosa Ratepayers Association

Bruce Howlett - Treasurer - Lake Waseosa Ratepayers Association

Burr Atkinson - Secretary - Walker and Pells Lakes Area Association

Mary McCulley - Director - Chub Lake Property Owners Association

John Kenny - Director - Lake of Bays Association

Elaine Jackson - Director - Fox Lake Association

Ted Mercer - Director - Otter Lake Association

Dan McKeon - Director - Peninsula Lake Association

Shane Baker - Director - Tasso, Toad, Camp and Blue Lakes Association

Ian Hastie - Director - Lake Vernon Association

Jeanne O'Neill - Director - Harp Lake Association

Mike Greenfield - Director - Mary Lake Association

Michael Young - Director - Lake Waseosa Ratepayers Association

Peter Van Buskirk – Fairy Lake Association (Guest)

Don Baker – LEAF (Guest)

Lynn Sharer - Guest

Regrets:

Kim Small - Director - Hidden Valley Property Owners Association

Morris Eccles – Director - Lake of Bays Association

Wendy Olan - Director - Bittern Lake Association

Dan Kerr - Director - Mary Lake Association

Brian Markham – Director -Bella-Rebecca Community Association

Roger Staig – Director -  Clovelly Point Cottagers Association

Bill Jolley - Director - Buck Lake Ilfracombe Association

Rob Zingel - Director - Fairy Lake Association

 

 

1.      Call to Order: Chair, Tonia D., opened the meeting at 9:32 AM welcoming all members and guests.

      2. Approval of the Agenda: Motion by Ted M. and seconded by Burr A. that “the agenda be approved”. Motion carried.

3. Approval of the Minutes: Motion by Elaine J. and seconded by Bruce H. that “the amended Minutes of the September 6th HLC meeting be approved”. Motion carried.

 

4. Treasurer’s Report: Bruce H. – Bruce H. reported that 3 Lake Associations paid dues in September. Presently, 14 out of the 21 potential Lake Associations have paid dues. Bruce said that he would reissue invoices to the Lake Associations that have not paid their dues. Motion by Bruce H. and seconded by Dan M. that “the Treasurer’s report be approved”.  Motion carried.

 

5. Comments from the Chair;

                  A. Elaine J. attended a meeting of the Muskoka Watershed Council in September and a Report of the results of this meeting are posted on our Website.

                  B. Mary M. reported that the Environment Committee meeting was cancelled.

                  C. Mary M. has provided an excellent update on the ‘buoys’ and Tonia said that she would post that information.

                  D. Dan M. was asked by Tonia to circulate a petition he had to Premier Dalton McGuinty / the Government of Ontario regarding a request to fund the community based laboratory-testing services provided by MAHC so that the laboratory could remain in this area.

                  E. Mary M. attended a public meeting on September 22nd regarding the District’s ‘Development Charges’ and Tonia said that she would post Mary’s report, as well as a detailed report, of this meeting on our website.

 

6. Lake Association Concerns; Tonia requested that each of the Directors should forward, on behalf of their specific Lake Association, a brief summary to the HLC website of any information / issues they would like to share and feel would be of interest to other HLC members. She felt that the posting and updating of this information / issues is necessary, and allows other HLC Directors to be aware of any progress or hindrance of a particular issue on a Lake different from their own Lake Association.

 

7. Strategic Planning Session; Bill S. introduced the Facilitator, Lynn Sharer.

 

 

8. Meeting Adjourned at 12:05 PM

 

Next Meeting – Saturday, November 1, 2008

 

Prepared by: Burr G. Atkinson – (Secretary) October 27, 2008