Board of Directors
MEETING
KAWKAWLIN RIVER WATERSHED PROPERTY
OWNERS
ASSOCIATION
Meeting Minutes, 3-10-2010
1. President Tim Banaszak called the meeting to
order at 7:05 pm.
2. Roll Call/Excused Absences: Tim Banaszak,
Julie Kleinau, Jerome Bartkowiak, Mike Darbee,
Kevin Eickmeyer, Bob Rau, John Roszatycki, and
Glenn Rowley were present. Jeff Staudacher, Joe
Vogl, Dave Bledsoe, Bill Chernenko, Tim Mark, Ben
Ramsay, and Darryl Steiner were excused.
3. Secretary’s Report: The minutes for the
February 10, 2010 board meeting were distributed
in advance of the meeting. There were no additions
or corrections proposed. John moved to approve
the minutes as submitted, Kevin seconded the
motion. The minutes were approved as submitted.
4. Treasurer’s Report – Joe forward Tim a copy of
the report in advance of the meeting. Tim
distributed copies to the board members in
attendance. Highlights include 121 paid
memberships so far in 2010. 3 new members
signed up at the membership winter bonfire in
February. Income so far this year is all membership
dues. Joe is planning to talk to our proposed
auditor when Joe returns from vacation. John
moved to approve the Treasurer’s report as
submitted, Bob seconded the motion. The
Treasurer’s Report was approved as submitted.
5. Old Business
A. Bangor Township Property – no update.
B. River Restoration – There was a corridor
assessment meeting last month. Jerome & John
were both out of town so they were unable to
attend. Dave may have attended. We will need to
check with him at the next meeting to see what
transpired.
C. Winter Party – Feb. 20, 2010, bonfire on the
river near Darbee’s house. The event was very well
attended this year. People came from both
directions (around 60-70 people). Tim Beson
donated quite a bit of the food (hot dogs, bratwurst,
juice boxes, etc.). Julie will send a thank-you note to
Tim. People started arriving early and stayed late.
3 new members joined. The weather was ideal.
6. New Business
A. Tim reported that Charlie Brunner made a
small donation to the KRWPOA after his chili cook-
off fundraiser held recently for his upcoming
campaign.
B. Jerome initiated a discussion on who legally
owns road endings – there is some controversy
about the one at the end of State Park Drive by the
Bay City State Recreation Area, which has been
closed off. Since the previous owner of the
adjoining property was unable to close off the road
end, there is a question regarding how the state of
Michigan was able to close the road end without a
public hearing. It is Jerome’s understanding that the
road end was owned by the township or county, not
the state. Closing the road end has hurt area
businesses which benefited from the large numbers
of ice fisherman using the road end in the wintertime.
7. Committees
A. Memberships – Bill sent out a membership report
in advance of the meeting. There are 121 paid
memberships, which is down from last year’s total of
132 memberships. There are 111 renewals, plus 10
new members. Bill is sending out a reminder notice
to former members who have not yet renewed. In
addition to the new members from the river bonfire,
John has been talking to a few people who may be
interested in joining.
B. Weeds – Jerome, no update.
C. River Restoration – John & Dave, no update,
covered above.
D. Water Quality/E-Coli – Darryl – no update.
E. Safety – Kevin reported that he is expecting the
replacement channel marker lights later this week.
F. Fun Activities – The February winter bonfire was
a huge success. The golf scramble is schedule for
Memorial Day weekend. NAPA is going to be one of
our bigger sponsors, and will have 2 teams
entered. The NAPA rep is also trying to get us
some NASCAR paraphernalia to be auctioned at the
outing. There was some discussion about getting
additional hole sponsorships. The 2010 Annual
Membership meeting is April 20th at 6 pm. The
agenda will be similar to last year’s agenda. Ben
has arranged to have Bay Café cater the event.
Tim discussed whether we would want to consider
having beer at the annual membership meeting – we
would need two security guards and a special
liability insurance change to cover the party. Many
board members would prefer to leave the event
alcohol free.
G. River Cleanup – June 5. The board discussed
the possibility of inviting TV6 or Jay Brandow to
come and cover the event. Bob requested
assistance from a volunteer to help get the t-shirts
made for the cleanup. Mike Darbee stepped
forward help Bob with the t-shirts.
H. History – Glenn is going to set up a meeting
between Tim & his dad to discuss next steps.
I. Newsletter – articles for the March issue are due
to Cindy on March 15th. The front page will be the
invitation to the annual meeting on April 20th. Tim
will write an article. There will be some pictures and
an article on the river bonfire.
J. Web Site – no updates until Carol gets back later
this month. She can’t update the page until she
gets back from Florida.
The next board meeting is April 14th. Annual
meeting final plans will be on the agenda.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:04 pm.
Board of Directors
MEETING
KAWKAWLIN RIVER WATERSHED PROPERTY OWNERS
ASSOCIATION
Meeting Minutes, 4-14-2010
1. President Tim Banaszak called the meeting to order
at 7:03 pm.
2. Roll Call/Excused Absences: Tim Banaszak, Jeff
Staudacher, Joe Vogl, Julie Kleinau, Jerome Bartkowiak,
Dave Bledsoe, Mike Darbee, Tim Mark, Bob Rau, John
Roszatycki, Glenn Rowley, and Darryl Steiner were
present. Bill Chernenko and Ben Ramsay were
excused. Kevin Eickmeyer was absent.
3. Secretary’s Report: The minutes for the March 10,
2010 board meeting were distributed in advance of the
meeting. There were no additions or corrections
proposed. Dave moved to approve the minutes as
submitted, Glenn seconded the motion. The minutes
were approved as submitted.
4. Treasurer’s Report – Joe provided copies of the
2010 Financial Report (to date) and 2010 Budget
report. Since last month’s board meeting 3 new line
items have been under revenues – some new
membership dues and a donation from Charlie Brunner.
Under expenditures there were expenses for the
membership mailing and our Saginaw Bay Underwriters
liability insurance. The association’s total account
balance is $16,227.38. On the planned KRWPOA Audit
(years 2005-2009), Joe met with Ned (the auditor) and
verified that he needs 13 informational items from us
from those years. Electronic records instead of paper
copies are acceptable for minutes over that time frame.
Joe is working to set up a defined set of accounting
practices for us to adopt – something that makes sense
for a small non-profit. The goal is to have all required
records together by May 15th, sooner if possible. Julie
will pull together the information on the minutes, board
member history, and a copy of the by-laws and provide
them in a .zip archive to Joe for forwarding to Ned. John
moved to approve the treasurer’s report as submitted,
Mike seconded the motion. The treasurer’s report was
approved as submitted.
5. Old Business
A. Bangor Township property – There hasn’t been
significant progress working with the township in this
area. Dave Bledsoe is going to help look into some
options.
B. River Restoration Grant – A meeting of the
subcommittees is coming up next Monday.
6. New Business
A. Annual Meeting –
a. Tim requested that Julie send an additional VIP
invitation to Kim Coonan (Bay County Commissioner) for
the upcoming annual meeting.
b. Ben informed Tim before the meeting that the
caterer (Bay Café’) is preparing to serve 80 people.
c. Board elections: We have at least one known
person running for Bill’s open seat, John Aguilar. 5 other
board members are up for re-election. Tim will acquire
an appreciation plaque for Bill Chernenko’s service to
the board. The ballot form will be similar to last year’s
format.
d. Tim will take care of printing off the informational
packets for members for the meeting. Julie will provide
Tim with an electronic copy of last year’s annual meeting
minutes for inclusion in the packet. Julie will also
reformat Bill’s updated membership list to Tim in a similar
format to what was used last year for inclusion in the
packet. There may be flyer on the fishing tournament
included. During the meeting there will be a brief
discussion with the membership to see if they want the
event to continue.
e. The agenda will also include brief verbal sub-
committee reports, as were provided last year – about 3
minutes in length per sub-committee.
f. Bob will contact Clara to see if she will be back
from Florida in time to help with the sign in table.
B. Kayak/Canoe Race – Tim reported that we are
planning to move forward with this new event this
summer, presently planned for August 14th at 9 am, with
a brunch at Castaway’s, formatted as a fundraiser. Tim
reported the event is still in the planning stages, such as
determining how far people will want to race. There was
quite a bit of discussion of the potential route for the
race, with no final decision being reached. This event
will be run as a fun event, with no cash prizes. Our
present liability insurance will cover everyone
participating who is over the age of 18. There were
some additional discussions about the involvement of
Dive & Glide - Dave to talk to Keith about bringing a
kayak to the annual meeting again, or having a display
or demos at the Kayak/Canoe race. T-shirt
sponsorships could be considered for the canoe/kayak
race. Details will be discussed at future meetings.
C. New subcommittee recommendations – History
Committee - Glenn’s dad Carl Rowley wants to work on
the history committee as our historian and plans to have
newsletter articles on the topic as well as items posted
on the website. Newsletter subcommittee – Tim is
acquainted with Becky Swiecicki, a cartoonist at the
Midland daily news who is willing to do some artwork for
us which might help perk up the newsletter and some of
our other publications (flyers, etc). Tim will discuss the
idea with Cindy Kababik to get her thoughts on the
proposal.
D. Darryl mentioned that the Bay Area Storm Water
Authority (BASWA) would like our comment on a Storm
Water Pollution Prevention Initiative. BASWA will e-mail it
along with their recommendations to us for our review.
They would also like us to comment on our concerns
about things that are getting into the river.
E. Darryl reported that the DNR has a new green
boat, very fast, that they will be using for patrols this
boating season.
7. Committee Chairperson’s Reports
A. Membership – Bill provided his report by e-mail in
advance of the meeting. He reported that in early March
he sent out reminder notices to 41 2009 members that
had not renewed their memberships for 2010. From that
mailing, we received 17 renewals and 3 new members.
Our total membership is now 141 members with 13 new
members and 24 memberships from 2009 that have not
renewed. He attached his latest membership file with the
details to his e-mail.
B. Weed Control – Jerome, no update.
C. River Restoration – The river history statement is
in draft form (Dave is working with the Chippewa tribe on
this).
D. Water Quality/E-Coli – testing will probably start
in May.
E. Safety Issues – The channel markers are in. Julie
will send a note to Jeff Kart requesting inclusion of a
notice in the Bay City Times. The Welcome sign is also
in. This spring’s installation brought up the recurring
issue of needing one storage building and our own boat
to use for markers, along with tools appropriate for the
installation. There was concern expressed about
continuing to impose on John Korpal for his boat & tools,
and imposing on board members to store association
equipment on their personal property.
F. Fun Activities – Tim has been fielding questions
about the fishing tournament, which has historically been
a fun activity, not a hard core fishing enthusiast
tournament. Tim has spoken to a few people interested
in participating but perhaps as more serious
competitors. The fun committee stressed that they
prefer to keep the event fun – not ultra-competitive.
Note: a flyer for the fishing tournament could be in the
membership packet at the annual meeting. June 19th is
the proposed date for the tournament. (Two weeks after
the river cleanup). Glenn volunteered to have the
annual membership summer picnic at his house.
G. River Clean-Up – Bob & Tim are getting ready to
start soliciting sponsors. The Saganing Indian tribe HR
guy is interested in our organization and may be a
potential sponsor for some activities.
H. History, Newsletter, & Web Site – no updates
beyond what was already discussed.
8. The next board meeting will be Wednesday, May 12.
There will be a Board Reorganization meeting
immediately following the Annual Membership meeting on
April 20 in order to elect officers for 2010.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:29 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Julie Kleinau
Secretary, KRWPOA