BBR Lake Association
Annual General Meeting
Saturday, August 20, 2022 1:00pm
Draft Minutes
Executive Attendees:
Gilles Morin, Konrad Von Finckenstein, Melissa Aitken, Micheline Lapointe, Jean Louis
Breton, and David Aitken
Executive regrets:
Francois Leclerc & Paul & Mimi Yurack
- Welcome
At 1:02 pm, the president, Gilles Morin, welcomed the members and presented the
Executive. - Approval of the Agenda
Omit line 10 on the agenda as there were no elections this year. Jean Louis Breton
motioned to approve the agenda with the additions, seconded by Sandra McKenny.
Approved by all. - Reading of the 2021 AGM Minutes
The AGM minutes were not read aloud. Everyone was to have read the minutes
before attending. No additions or corrections were needed. Michelin Lapointe moved
to accept the minutes, seconded by Wayne Hart. Minutes were approved. - Treasurer’s Report
Micheline Lapointe provided a breakdown of the Association’s budget. Micheline
restated to newcomers that the fee period has now changed from January 1st to
December 31st. An explanation of the expenses was given such as maintenance on
our roads as well as the usual banking expenses for the association. It was
mentioned that 40% of members on Lac Bob road have not paid for road fees. - Environment
General: Walter Oppici gave us a reminder that we need to pump our septic systems
every 2-4 years. There was discussion on the reason all 3 lakes have really low water
levels.
Water testing: Lake tests showed that Ruthledge lake is a little high in phosphate.
The other 2 likes are showing clean results. The reasons for high phosphate could be
due to septic leaching, use of fertilizers or animal feces. The cost of re-testing is
approximately $120.00. Motion to retest the phosphate levels in lac Ruthledge was
motioned by Gilles Morin and seconded by Konrad .
Action: List the causes of high phosphate on our BBR website with a reminder to
empty our septic tanks every 2-4 years as per our bylaws. - Roads
Gilles gave us a colour coded map and explanation of which roads are municipal and
which are private. A discussion was had regarding the private Lac Bob road (green).
With fewer residents paying the $40 road fee, there are insufficient funds to properly
maintain the private road. Possible ways of relieving the association of this
responsibility include giving the road to the municipality, or forming a private group
made up of residents to manage summer road maintenance in a similar manner to
how the winter plowing is done. Many people shared that they were appreciative of
Jean Louis efforts in maintaining the roads.
Action: Gilles to write a letter to the residents along Lac Bob road asking for input
on how they’d like to proceed, recognizing that the status quo is not sustainable.
Possibly following up with a survey.
Action: Francois to add the coloured map to our website - Security
No security issues were reported.
There were a few bear sightings in the area - Website
Francois was absent, only action items such as the water test results and coloured
map to be added to our BBR website. - Revised Constitution
Konrad presented a revised Constitution. There were only 4 amendments to be made
to the 2010 revised constitution. Completed.
Action 1: confirm that the constitution is on the website - Varia
Green Fund:Walter gave us a quick update that we have applied for the Green Fund
but haven’t heard back from the Municipality
Cogeco: High speed fibre internet has been installed onto everyone’s properties. It is
unknown at this time the monthly cost for their service. - Adjournment
Gilles Morin thanked the vacating Executive Member. Meeting adjourned at 2:14 pm