2018 Annual Dougherty Lake Business Meeting

2018 Annual Dougherty Lake Business Meeting

January 24, 2018, 7:00 pm

Des Peres Lodge, Oak Room

1.       John Steuterman Called the Meeting to Order

2.   Carel Reynolds Took Roll Call. Trustees John Steuterman, Rich Hall, James Lees, and Carel Reynolds were present. Mike Wardlaw was absent excused. Ron Nottmeier, Chairman of the Audit Committee was present.

3.  Carel Reynolds Asked for Approval of the Minutes from the last Annual Meeting and all approved.

4.  Report of the Trustees (Full reports attached)

                     A.  Landscapping:  Mike Wardlaw submitted a written report which was posted to our website. John Steuterman highlighted that a new landscape company was hired this year and that improvement of our entrance was in the plans.

·       A question from the floor was regarding the tree removal that Des Peres is doing and John Steuterman agreed to address it with the City of Des Peres.

                     B.  Lake and Light Management:  Rich Hall went over his report which was also posted on the website.

·       A question from the floor was regarding the lighting in the subdivision. It was suggested that a committee be formed to investigate options to improve the lighting. Rich Hall and Carel Reynolds will solicit members of a Lighting Committee.

                     C.  Communications:  Carel Reynolds went over her report which was posted on the website. No comments from the floor.

                     D.  Finance:  James Lees went over the Finance Report which was also posted on the website. He stated that the 2018 assessment will go out in June.

·       A question from the floor was exactly how much will the assessment be. Jim responded that we will follow the Consumer Price Index which will result in a small increase.

                     E.  President:  John Steuterman reported that his President’s report is posted on our website for all to see.

                     F.  Audit Committee:  Ron Nottmeier shared his report which was also posted on our website. There were no questions from the floor.

5.   Amendment of the Agenda

·       Jim Gruenewald, Crandall Rogers and Angela Hunt asked to add an item to the agenda.

6.   Old Business

                     A. Report of the Lake Development Committee

·       Carel Reynolds went over her Lake Development Committee Report that she posted on our website.

·       A question from the floor was to ask us to send out a survey to all homeowners asking if they want a lakefront development or not. Carel and her committee will investigate further.

                     B.  Report of the Indenture Committee

·       Ron Nottmeier summarized his report which was also posted on the website for all to see.  There were no questions from the floor.

7.   New Business

                     A. Election of Treasurer

                               a. Whereas, James Lees did accept the position of DLS Treasurer subsequent to the resignation of the previous Treasurer/Trustee,

                                b. Whereas, James Lees possess the necessary skills and knowledge for the role of Treasurer,

                             c. Whereas, the position of Treasurer/Trustee is now open for a three (3) year term,

·       John Steuterman asked if there were any other interested residents and no one stepped forward.

·       John asked for a motion to accept James Lees as our new Treasurer and motion was made.

·       John opened the floor for discussion but there was none.

                               d. Resolved that, James Lees be voted as the new Treasurer/Trustee of DLS for a term of three (3) years at the DLS 2018 Annual Business Meeting.

·       John asked for a second and the motion was seconded. All approved.

B. Amendments of the Agenda

·       Jim Gruenewald asked why we were allowing a truck and trailer to be parked in a neighbor’s back yard. John Steuterman replied that we were in the process of working through the issue with the City of Des Peres and that all will be resolved soon.

·       Crandall Rogers wanted to let everyone know that she has seen someone walking through the woods behind her house late at night and to keep an eye out.

·       Angela Hunt asked why the City of Des Peres is aggressively removing trees from Dougherty Lake. John responded that he will contact the City of Des Peres and get an answer for everyone.

8.   John Steuterman Adjourned the meeting.   

Respectfully submitted by Carel Reynolds, Communications Trustee

2018 January 24 BOT meeting Treasurers Report DLS 2017 STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS, DISBURSEMENTS AND CASH BALANCE 2018-01-12 INDENTURES SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT Lake Management Report 2017 vFinal (1) Street Light Report 2017 vFinal 2018 President’s Report Doughtery Lake Subdivision 2017 Audit Committee Report DL Landscaping Report 2018 Communications Trustee Report for 2017 Lake Front Development Report