Meeting was held at Bill Lefley barn

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1. Bill Lefley called the meeting to order.
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2. Present - Bill Lefley, Gail Zandstra, Michael O’Connor, David Bernat, Joe Milaukas, Steve McKown, Anne Dooley. Excused - Tammy Cunnion, Mike Finn, Michael Flynn, Mimi Harris.
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3. Bill welcomed Bob Beauregard to the Board of Directors. He replaces Kathy Sarkasian, who resigned.
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4. Minutes - Gail Zandstra - The January 10, 2024, minutes were approved. The May 24, 2023, minutes were approved, as there was no quorum following the May meeting.

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5. Treasurer’s Report - David Bernat - A balance of $8.839.00. $5,850.00 new dues. D&O insurance $1,366.00. Website monthly expense $175.00. Credit card fee $104.00. This is down from last year. Steve approved the treasurer’s report. Bill seconded the motion. David talked about changing a few things on the website. It will come on the fall agenda.
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6. Membership - 117 members. Bill has a roster of member names and has given one asterisk to those who have not paid for 2024. Two asterisks are given for those who have not paid for 2023 and 2024. Bill has asked the board how to move forward on this situation. A dues notice has already been sent out 3 times. Suggestions were given. Another new notice will be sent to members. Bill would like to see the membership to 200 people.
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7. Marketing/Website - Bill Lefley, Anne Dooley - Marketing has changed to having everything on the website. Bill has updated the front page. Check the website for more redesigned sites. Under resources are informative local links, including a photo gallery. Old board minutes and insurance policies can be added to the website with a new gateway password. Anticipating getting ads for the website. Please support the ad contributors. Bill is asking for active board members to help create specific committees.

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8. Social - Michael O’Connor has all the months booked for the DLSA events. June 29, 2024, is the annual meeting and social event at the Lefley barn. The starting time is 5:30 PM. The meeting will run from 6 PM - 7 PM. The band starts at 7 PM. The tents are the same price as last year. It will be a potluck and BYOB for alcohol. Board members will provide the main course. A guest speaker was not asked for this meeting. Bill would like the board committee heads to talk about the progress and changes being made and what the board has been doing. At the October meeting, Piano in the Parlor and Lake Michigan Coalition will be invited.

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9. Private property signs will be able to be ordered at the annual meeting.
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10. Road, Beach, Erosion - Joe Milaukis, Steve McKoen, Michael Flynn - Steve brought pictures of erosion. This is new erosion coming from above. The road commission and the drain commission were both contacted. The drain commission responded, sent a crew out and found a kink in the line. There was a lot of discussion about more areas of erosion. Steve will document. Also discussed was possibly writing a letter from the board in the future. There is a feasibility report on the website.

11. New Business - The By Laws were reviewed and Steve pointed out inconsistencies that were discussed. After clarifying what the board wanted to change, by way of addition and deletion, Steve made the motion to approve the By Laws and Anne seconded the motion. Bill will make the changes.

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12. The meeting was adjourned

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13. Respectfully submitted - Gail Zandstra

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