Classic Car Rally, Lake Geneva

GENEVA LAKE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
Minutes of the January 20, 2011
Board of Directors Meeting

Present: C. Workman, P. Kenny, D. Bowman, M. Fesenmaier, T. Peters

  1. Meeting called to order by Chair at 7:02pm.
  2. Motion by P. Kenny to accept the minutes of the December 9, 2010 minutes. CU
  3. After Peters discussed the financial position of the GLEA as of the beginning of 2010 vs. the end of 2010 and point out some comparison of actual with budgeted M. Fesenmaier moved to accept the treasurer's report. CU
  4. Staff Reports:
    1. Nothing to add to the director's report.
      C. Workman moved to accept the director's report. CU
  5. Old Business:
    1. The board was brought up to date about the Groundwater I&E Project.
      1. Peters went through the new Groundwater I&E program timeline and costs
      2. The memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Linn Sanitary District was sent out prior to the meeting. It was discussed with the mention that the LSD had approved and signed the agreement.
        Motion by M. J. Fesenmaier to accept the MOA and to have the GLEA sign the agreement. CU
      3. A draft of the first information flyer was passed around and discussed with comments from the board
    2. There have been no new developments with YEEP
    3. Discussion on the upcoming summer intern included noting that UW-Whitewater's Marketing Department and Gateway has been notified
    4. Peters went over his summer involvement with Aurora's MATL program and his commitment to co-teach an Oceanography/Limnology class from June 20 - July 1. He will use one week of his vacation and asked the board for approval to work with the class schedule and the GLEA during the second week by coming in early and working late. There was a consensus to have him do the same as he did during the summer of 2009
  6. New Business:
    1. GLEA has been asked to be a participant in Aurora's IMS Partnership for the Summer Workshop/Institute. Aurora is applying for a grant from Illinois State Board of Education for program implementation and they would like to have the GLEA on board. Peters stated that he was asked to sign a letter of commitment to help develop and implement the program. This will be much the same as he has done in the past with the 2009 - 2011 MATL program. There was board consensus for involvement
    2. Peters asked off for Jan 28th to attend the WOWRA Conference in St. Point and the WAL conference on April 12-14. The board approved
    3. Peters showed a letter of support that he drafted for the GLEA to the Town of Geneva in their pursuit of a grant for the preparation of an Aquatic Plant Management Plan
  7. Car Rally:
    1. A considerable amount of time was spent on discussion of the upcoming and future Car Rallies. Peters discussed the Poker Stops, Fri. reception, Sat. Parade, poker run, and Sun. car show. It was suggested to consider co-opping the Sat night dance with the boat show. Peters will investigate.
    2. Discussion on future car rally's and the role of the GLEA was discussed. It was felt that with anticipated changes especially with GLEA staff and the amount of work needed to take the Rally to the next step, the GLEA can no longer host the rally without significant assistance from some other group or groups. Further it was pointed out that the GLEA has been very successful in its donation the last two years and that a fund raiser may not be the best use of resources. Options were discussed, with a general consensus of the board present to agree. Peters will explore options and report back to the board next month. The GLEA is committed to hosting the 2011 event.
  8. C. Workman mentioned that there will be some new food establishments in a recently abandoned new building. Fontana will have some public meetings for input into their shoreland zoning upgrades. The Chamber building expansion in Lake Geneva has been taken off the table.
  9. Next meeting set for Feb. 17, 2011
  10. Motion by P. Kenny to adjourn at 8:14pm

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