Minutes of the Oak Terrace Improvement Association-March 5, 2014
Board members present: Dina Lepczynski, Ramona Triebold, Jim Loring, Tracy Kleinschmidt, Dan Griffin, Greg Denny, and Colleen Hodges. Members at large: Ann and Ray Sipowicz.
The minutes of the December meeting were received by board members prior to the meeting. There was a motion to dispense with the reading of the minutes and to accept them as reported. The motion, made by Dina Lepczynski and seconded by Jim Loring, passed.
Dan Griffin gave the treasurer’s report and noted that there is a total of $30,505.20 in all accounts. He updated us on the effort to collect from residents in arrears. At present, there are three properties in litigation, three pr operties with large amounts owed that have not begun legal action, and eight properties with double lots, not combined, which have not paid on the extra lots. A motion was made to accept the treasurer’s report, as read, by Colleen Hodges, seconded by Dina Lepczynski. The motion passed.
Greg reported on the state of the stairway at Lakeview Park. The handrails have been removed from the stairway, but remain stacked in the park. The posts are still in the ground and the stairway is in a very unsafe condition. Ann will include a mention of the dangerous situation in the Acorn and the area will be cordoned off. We have one bid by Dave Garcia for the removal of the stairway; we will seek other bids for this project.
The old, wooden Hansen Park sign was received by Colleen Hodges and she will work to restore it for presentation to Rita Hansen. A new sign, one in keeping with those at the other parks in the subdivision, will be procured and placed at Hansen Park this spring.
Greg Denny reported that he has sent letters to the homeowners on Willow regarding the encroachment on OTIA and MPRD property. No further action has been taken at this time.
We will be pursuing bids for the painting of the sign posts recently installed at the street entrances of Oak Terrace.
Tracy Kleinschmidt reported on her meeting with representatives of the Mundelein Park and Recreation District. She and Radu Roman, along with Greg Denny, will be working with MPRD on environmental issues impacting Diamond Lake. She reported meeting with Margaret Resnick from MPRD and she stated that they would be willing to partner with us on the treatment of the lake. Their protocol is to go with the lowest bid received from a responsible bidder. She seemed open to allow us to be a part of the process and is willing to send out the bid request to any company we recommend. She did state the MPRD will have the final say in the company that will get the job. There was some concern that the spraying for invasive species was done too late in the season last year. Tracy and Greg will try to meet with Kelly Deem from Lake County’s Lakes Management Staff for more information on this issue. Some board members stated that treatment for zebra mussels and blue-green algae would be necessary, also. It is the board’s hope, that being more involved with MPRD in the process will produce better results.
Ann Sipowicz reported that spoke with Bill Grinnell, Fremont Township Commissioner of Roads, about the possibility of placing a speed hump near the beach entrance. She asked, if that was not possible, that there be some designation to slow down as children are often exiting the beach and it is a blind spot. She has witnessed many cars speeding past that area and feels it is a very dangerous situation.
We are in need of three to four new buoys for our swim area. The ones we have used for the last several years have served their purpose and need to be replaced. We will contact MPRD about the possibility of ordering through them. We will also be adding two new “No Wake” buoys by Lakeview Park. Greg will contact Dave Gnadt about exactly how many buoys we need for the swim area. Dave has handled the task of placing and removing the buoys for many years.
Greg shared some preliminary work on the Five Year Forecast we will be assembling for the financial future of the subdivision. Jim Loring offered to take Greg’s groundwork and flesh it out further. This process will be ongoing over the next several months.
There being no further business, Jim Loring made a motion to adjourn. Tracy Kleinschmidt seconded and the motion passed. The meeting was adjourned at 8:09pm.
Respectfully submitted by Colleen Hodges, OTIA Secretary
