MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING MAY 12TH, 2008

MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING

MAY 12^TH, 2008

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30PM, COMMODORE BARKER PRESIDING. ALL BOARD MEMBERS WERE PRESENT.

OLD BUSINESS

DRESSLER MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE APRIL, 2008 MINUTES AS PUBLISHED, AND TO WAIVE THE READING, WHICH WAS SECONDED AND CARRIED.

TREASURER’S REPORT: GUARINO’S REPORT REGARDING PROFIT AND LOSS FOR APRIL WAS THE SAME AS THE REPORT TO THE BOARD ON MAY 5^TH, 2008.

SCECRTARY’S REPORT: DRESSLER THANKED PAUL HARDIN FOR A GREAT JOB IN DESIGNING THE TOURNMENT BROCHURE THAT WAS MAILED TO ALL MEMBERS WITH LAST MONTHS NEWSLETTER. DRESSLER THAN ASKED DAN BOEHMER TO SAY A FEW WORDS CONCERNING THE PROGRESS HIS COMMITTEE WAS MAKING IN SELLING BANNERS FOR THE TOURNMENT. DAN THANKED BEN DECOOK FOR HIS WORK IN THE PRINTING FOR THE TOURNMENT. BANNERS ARE STILL BEING SOLD, AND MUCH THANKS TO JOE (FISH) SAMAR FROM DEK ROOFING AND DON EWING FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN PURCHASING BANNERS. DAN THAN CALLED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP FOR ANY ITEMS THEY WOULD LIKE TO GIVE TO BENEFIT THE TOURNMENT. SUE FREEMAN THAN TALKED ABOUT THE WOMENS TOURNMENT AND HOW KELLY MCGOLDRICK WORKED ON THE DESIGN OF THIS YEARS SHIRT.

DOCKS AND GROUNDS REPORT: NELSON’S REPORT WAS THE SAME AS THE REPORT GIVEN TO THE BOARD ON MAY 5^TH, 2008. PLANNING REPORT: TERRY DECKER DISCUSSED THE UP COMING POKER RUN AND DREW MOORE’S RETIREMENT PARTY ON MAY 17^TH.

SOCIAL’S REPORT: KRESGE’S REPORT WAS THE SAME AS THE REPORT GIVEN TO THE BOARD ON MAY 5^TH, 2008. KRESGE ALSO ASKED FOR HELP WITH THE FISH FRY ON SUNDAY JUNE 15^TH, FOLLOWING SATURDAY’S TOURNMENT. BEGINNING IN JUNE A SUMMER SCHEDULE WILL TAKE EFFECT FOR THE KITCHEN. FRIDAY NIGHTS IN JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST, FOOD WILL ONLY BE SERVED ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH. HOWEVER, THE BAR WILL BE OPEN EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE KITCHEN WILL BE CLOSED ON MAY 30^TH. THE BAR WILL ALSO BE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS FOR JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST. THE CLUB HOUSE WILL ALWAYS BE OPEN FOR THOSE MEMBERS WHO WANT TO COME DOWN AND BRING THEIR OWN FOOD AND PURCHASE DRINKS FROM THE VENDING MACHINE.

VICE COMMODORE’S REPORT: O’ RIORDAN REPORTED THE RESULTS OF THE KID’S CANE POLE TOURNMENT. 1^ST PLACE BRIANNA SHELLY( COMMODORE BARKER’S GRANDDAUGHTER), 2^ND PLACE CHRIS SEROTTA, 3^RD PLACE LARRA LOGVIN, AND THIRD PLACE FOR MOST UNUSUAL FISH STEFFANY RAY ( WAYNE KABBES GRANDDAUGHTER). CHARTY PLEDGE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE CLUBHOUSE FOR ALL THOSE CONTRIBUTING TO THIS YEARS CHARITY.

COMMODORE’S REPORT: BARKER’S REPORT WAS THE SAME AS THAT GIVEN TO THE BOARD ON MAY 5^TH, 2008. THE COMMODORE THAN DISCUSSED THE PETITION FOR A BYLAW CHANGE TO ALLOW A MEMBER TO SPONSOR UP TO THREE MEMBERS IN ANY TWELVE MONTH PERIOD. COMMENTS WERE THAN MADE BY C. E. (STREECH) BRITTAIN IN FAVOR OF THE CHANGE TO ALLOW FOR MORE REVENUE TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE CLUB, FRED ROMANOWICZ TALKED IN OPPOSITION TO THE BYLAW CHANGE AS DID BILL PRESCOTT AND GLENN HORTON. THE VOTE WAS THAN TAKEN AND AND THE BYLAW CHANGE NOT PASS WITH THE REQUIRED TWO THIRDS VOTE. THE COMMODORE THAN ASKED THE MEMBERSHIP IF THEY HAD ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY OF THE REPORTS GIVEN BY THE BOARD. ROMANOWICZ THAN INQUIRED ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE PIT. NELSON STATED THAT THE PERMITTING PROCESS HAS PASSED THE REVIEW BY THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY, AND IS PRESENTLY WITH THE COUNTY . THE COUNTY HAS REQUESTED A LIST OF ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED INORDER TO OBTAIN THE PERMITS, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON. ADDITIONALLY, ALTERNATIVES ARE BEING DISCUSSED TO PROVIDE OUR NEEDS FOR THE DAD’S DOLPHIN DAYS FISH FRY.

NEW BUSINESS

SECRETARY’S REPORT: I REPORTED THAT LSBC RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ILLINOIS UNION INSURANCE COMPANY CONCERNING THE EXPIRATION OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY POLICY ON JULY 31^ST, 2008, AND THAT I WOULD BE REVIEWING OUR OPTIONS FOR OBTAINING COVERAGE.

DOCKS AND GROUNDS REPORT: NELSON REPORTED THAT THE FUEL TANK PERMITTING HAS PASSED PHASE ONE WITH THE AIRPORT AND THAT THE NEXT PHASE WILL BE WITH THE COUNTY AND THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON AS WELL.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT: BOB INGLIMA PRESENTED FIVE PEOPLE THAT WERE RE-INTRODUCED TO THE MEMBERSHIP AND VOTED IN THE CLUB. THE MEMBERSHIP OATH WAS GIVEN TO JOHN LIPKA, RICK ORIOL, JERRY MAGUIRE, ARTHUR KELLY, AND DALE SIEGEL. THIS MONTHS 50/50 FOR $115.00 WENT TO DREW MOORE WHO DONATED THE PROCEEDS TO THIS YEARS CHARITY. THIS MONTHS FISHING TOURNMENT: 3^RD PLACE, CARL PASCIAK WITH A 28LB DOLPHIN, 2^ND PLACE , WITH A 45LB DOLPHIN, CLIFF JENSEN, WHO DONATED HIS PROCEEDS TO DREW MOORE’S CHARITY, (THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION), AND, FIRST PLACE WITH A 47LB DOLPHIN, EJ SCHINSKI.

A MOTION TO ADJORN WAS MADE AND CARRIED.