KLA Board Members & Advisors Only

This email is going out to KLA Board Members, Committee Members, and advisors. Meeting details and documents is available on our website through this link (https://www.keokalake.org/boardmemberinfo). This information is not available to the general community. Please RSVP using the event link at the bottom of the Board Member page.

The Spring Board Meeting is scheduled on Friday, May 23 at 7:00 pm, ending at 9:00 pm at the Library.   Please read the documents prior to the meeting!  In order to allow time for discussion of 2025 plans, only issues requiring Board action will be discussed.  Please send your plans to me (blhambleton@gmail.com) by May 12 so that they are available for review by the Board prior to the meeting.

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If you are not able to attend in person we will be using Zoom.  We will send out details on how to connect later.

 

The meeting agenda follows. Documents in blue are available for download on the KLA Board Member page.

 

2025 KLA Spring Board Meeting Agenda​​

Call to Order at 7:00 pm

2024 Fall Board Meeting Minutes

• Action Item:  Motion to waive reading and approve minutes.

Treasurer's Report​

• Treasurer Commentary

• KLA50 Capital Campaign Final Report​

• KLA Financial Statements​

• Report on MCF investments

2025 Plans

All committee chairs should establish 2025 goals and provide plans for achieving those goals.​​  Please read these in advance and come with questions.  We need volunteers so be ready to sign up!

• 2025 Water Quality (CBI, Water Testing) Plan - Charlie Tarbell

• 2025 Plant Patrol Plan - Arne Kleppinger

• 2025 Stream Survey Plan - Kim Struck and T'ing Doore

• 2024 Membership Report & 2025 Plan - Paige Nalipinski

• 2025 Communications Plan - Brenda Hambleton (Volunteers needed)

• 2025 Merchandise Sales Plan - Joanne Eaton

• 2025 Water Safety Plan - Andy Tabor

• 2025 Loon Nest Refurbishment Update - Andy Tabor

• 2025 Upland Plan - Tom Hammett

Board and Officer Nominations:

Board members need to be active participants (attend meetings, engage in committees, etc.).  If you are unable to make that commitment, please consider stepping down.  Committee chairs and members do not need to be Board members to participate in meetings and communications.  Please consider stepping up to an active role in one of the committees asking for volunteers.  If you would like to step down, please let me know as soon as possible so we can plan for elections and the Annual Member meeting in July.

Current Board Member & Officer Terms

• Directors with terms ending in 2025:

  • T'ing T'ting Doore​

  • Brenda Hambleton

  • Riley Hasson

  • Arne Klepinger

  • Al Struck

• Officers needing re-election ins 2025:​

  • Brenda Hambleton, President​

  • Jonathan Hasson, Vice President

  • Elizabeth "Liz" Stockwell, Treasurer

  • Riley Hasson, Secretary

2025 New Activities (for Board discussion and approval)

• Watershed Engagement & Improvement:

  • KLA Stream Project Plan - Charlie Tarbell & T'ing Doore​

    • Data​

    • Brochure

  • Kedar Brook Improvement Plan - Jonathan Hasson

  • LEA Highland Research Forest - Tom Hammett

• Community & Youth Engagement​:

  • 2025 Education Plan - Ginger Eaton​

  • 2025 Lighted Boat Parade Plan - Bill Robichaud

  • 2025 Regatta Plan - Al Struck

  • 2026 KLA Day Proposal - Brenda Hambleton

• Programs that need volunteers in order to move forward:​

  • LakeSmart program

  • Waterford & KBC Outreach Programs

  • Online payment system

  • Online merchandise ordering

• New Business

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Previous Board Meeting Minutes​

 

Most of the meeting will be focused on planning for 2025. We will not be printing handouts for the meeting. Please have them available on your mobile device (the library has WIFI) or print them for your own use.

 

Thanks for your engagement!