Mcleese Lake

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Mcleese Lake Recreation Commission
Regular Board Meeting Minutes

NOV 8, 2022

1

Call to Order at _6:35_ PM

Members Present:

  • Dana Crowley (Treasurer)
  • Malyna Apple Senger (Secretary)
  • Judy Boyetchko (Director & Events Committee Chair)
  • Kate McAlister (Director)
  • Ian Hicks (Vice President)
  • Eva Loewen (Director)
 

Members Absent and Reason:

  • Andrew Walker (President) – Work
  • Clint Engelhart (Director) – Work

 
Guests: none

Area Director: Steve Forseth (absent)

2

Additions or Deletions to the Agenda?

Additions to new business:

Planning Christmas Potluck

 

Motion to adopt agenda as amended:

First: Ian

Seconded: Dan

Motion is  _Carried_.

3

Adoption of Meeting Minutes from October 4 Regular Board Meeting

Any errors or omissions?

Motion to accept minutes: 

Unanimously adopted by board

 

4

Correspondence (Mail or Email) Secretary’s Correspondence: none at this time Treasurer’s Correspondence: 
  • New draft of the hall rental received by Coral to be reviewed by the board and approved and then posted on the website for 2023.
  • Bingo license likely to be approved.
  • Hoping to get to gaming grant application out this week (had waited for gaming account with the bank)

5

Treasurer’s Report

(Available upon request)

Summary of Accounts:

  • Bank Balance $ _55,175.91
  • Beautification $ _100.10
  • Capital Accounts Balance $ _39,611.18
  • Hall Rental Balance $ _14,876.84
  • Credit Union Equity Shares $ _299.00
 
Recent spending and cheques received discussed: 
Work will start in 2023. And Darren (CRD) will be notified. Lots of reimbursements: Parents and tots, maintenance and labour, signage, cleanaway, pest control, return of deposit, hall cleaning (Tana) between events, bank service fees.
 

Motion to accept treasurer’s report. 
First: Dan
Seconded: Eva
Motion is carried.

6

Monthly Reporting

a. Cariboo Regional District – presented by CRD Director, Steve Forseth (absent)

b. Mcleese Lake Fire Department  

– Dan is the new fire chief. First responder truck is at Dan’s. 

– Ambulance is also now ready. 

– Tank heater to be purchased. 

– Bottles for the fire department. 

– Firehall property to be discussed 

– motion to extend the timeline to build the firehall (ground breaking) 

First: Dan

Seconded: Eva

Motion carried.

 

c. Community Watch – more camera have been erected.

 

d. Hall Grounds Keeping / Maintenance

– Had a great 2022 season. Ty will be trained in the spring. 

– We need to change the oil in the brand new mower.

– Dennis (and Judy) is a rockstar. 

– Snow-plowing to be arranged

 

7

Old Business

a. Status of the MCLR Facility Rental agreement to be reviewed by MLRC Board for December

b. Provincial corporate land owners form that is due Nov. 1 is with the lawyers and being handled. Someone will be in contact from the corporate division. _DONE

c. Mcleese Lake Recreation Commission Events Planning

  i. Halloween Party in October with tailgate trick or treating, October 29th. 

   – The event was one of the best!!! (Ian Hicks)

  ii. Bingo – Is going awesome. A Saturday night bingo has been added. 

 iii. Christmas Potluck (December 10) planning for this year 

– The 27th Christmas Potluck. Two turkeys and three hams is provided by the hall. The rest is Potuck from the community. 

– Silent auction items to be requested and collected. (The 

d. Status of Signage for event usage and other items requested _DONE

  i. Portable fencing to section off the hall grounds (cancelled)

  ii. Create a holder for a post in the ground where we can put a sign pole in (_DONE)

  iii. Sandwich board sign is ordered and we are awaiting 6 of them.

g. Brianna – update on strong start event_DONE

Tots and parents event going well. 

 

 

8

New Business

 
 Christmas Potluck Planning Discussion:

– Expected to have 100 people

4:30 PM Start Silent Auction

5:00 Dinner – Christmas Choir

6:00 Santa and Mrs.Clause

7:00 PM done

Volunteers need for:

– Cooking Turkeys and Ham – Judy, Dana, Eva

– Goody Bags (about 30) – Judy

– Two people to host the silent auction. – Malyna Apple and Ryan Senger

– Trees and hall need to be decorated on Saturday the 10th – Everyone?

– MC’s: Dan and Ian

9

Discussions from the Floor / Community

Questions or concerns / announcements: none

 

 

10

Next meeting

December 6th, 6:30 PM

Meeting Adjourned at __7:15__ PM.