The Christmas Lake Properties Association 34th annual meeting was held June 10th, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at the recreation center.

President Don Vogel called the meeting to order. He noted that the meeting was being taped and there was a quorum.  Present were Jim Hicks, Angela Vanover, Don Vogel, Rex Stevens, Steve Webb, and  Elva Scholebo.  Milton Pledger, Judy Carter and Steven Lee were not present.

The following resolution was made by Fred Kanzler.  “Be it resolved that all acts and resolutions of every kind and character of the Board of Directors of Christmas Lake Property Owners Association for the year covering the period of time from the annual meeting of membership held in June of 2006 down to and including this date be ratified, approved and confirmed in all things by the membership of the Association.” The motion was seconded from the floor and adopted unanimously.

The minutes of the 2006 annual meeting were read by Secretary/Manager Mark Kroeger.  A motion to accept the minutes, as read, was made by Steve Webb and seconded by Bill Cherolis. The motion carried unanimously. 

At this time, President Vogel excused Rex Stevens and the Nomination Committee to tally the ballots and proxies, which had been delivered by Melvin Held, CPA. 

Steve Webb gave the Treasurer’s report.   Total income at this time was $628,966.00.   Total expenses were $251,843.00.  Total monies on hand were $736,535.47.  Steve
noted that there was a C.D. due at the end of the month.  Jim Hicks made a motion to accept the report.  The motion was seconded by Elva Scholebo.  The motion carried.  Secretary/Manager Mark Kroeger followed with a collections report. 

The report of Secretary was read by Manager Kroeger. 

Mark Kroeger gave the Manager’s report.  There are 801 homes in the Village. There has only been 1 new start so far this year and that was early June.  There have been more room additions than usual.   Although the First subdivision has a set of court designated covenants and restrictions, work is still underway to unify Covenants for the entire Village.  There is a committee from the First subdivision, currently working on a revised document to accomplish this goal.  Some of the improvements made this year are at Holly Park.  The Shelter house has been upgraded and new playground equipment has been installed.  There are new metal roofs on the shelter houses and the recreation center.  Street signs are being replaced.  People have taken advantage of the leaf vac and the mulcher.  Also, people are beginning to use the leaf pile as compost.  The summer concert program began in April and is scheduled to continue through September. The new e-newsletter has had a positive response.  If we do not have your e-mail address you can send it via e-mail (clvillage@psci.net) or by stopping by the office.  If you do not have e-mail, there will be hard copies available at the office. The September newsletter will be an e-newsletter and the December edition will be mailed. A couple of programs are being provided in the community again.  One is CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) and is being planned for North Spencer County.  An organizational meeting has been held.  For more information about these programs, e-mail or call Manager Kroeger.  A Neighborhood Watch Program is also being planned.  It is a volunteer program and a good way to get involved in the community.  An informational meeting will be held June 12, at 6 pm, at Town Hall.   Manager Kroeger expressed his thanks to the staff.  He also thanked the directors for their service to the community.  He thanked the three board members whose terms had expired.  They are Judy Carter, Milton Pledger and Elva Scholebo.  He stated that he looked forward to working with the new board as well.

Report of President was given by Don Vogel.  He thanked Manager Kroeger for a tremendous job.  He also expressed thanks to the office staff and Maintenance Foreman John Keller and his crew.  He thanked Jennifer Mayhall for her work on the newsletter and for planning and organizing the Concerts In The Park.  He thanked the board members whose terms had expired.  Elva Scholebo was present, Judy Carter and Milton Pledger had other commitments.  President Vogel noted that he and Vice-President, Jim Hicks have been meeting with a self appointed committee from Subdivision 1.  They are working to get the situation settled.  It is not something that can be worked out overnight.  There will be many stages and steps.  At this time the lawyers are working on the final drafts for the first stage of them coming into compliance with the rest of the village.  He noted that when this is cleared up, it would be due to the committee of six people and no one else.  That committee is William Andrews, Jeff Blackwell, Artie Eachus, George Lindauer, Tom Polster and Reid Taube.  There are 18 original property owners that will be categorized as a pioneer group.  The original agreement will be honored until the deed changes or the account becomes delinquent.  At that point they will be put in the same category as the rest of the property owners. This plan was proposed by the committee and the board accepted and approved it at the May meeting.  He has heard a lot of positive comments about the leaf vac and the chipper.  Those two services are greatly appreciated.  He also commented that he hoped people had taken the time to check the new e-newsletter.  New technology is changing the way we do things.  By e-mailing the newsletter twice, the association has saved $3600.00.  There are hard copies available, at the office, for anyone who does not have access to the internet. There have been several updates at Holly Park.  He encouraged people to participate in the Concerts In The Park.  They are the fourth Thursday of the month, through September.  It’s a good way to meet your neighbors.  He encouraged the people to become more involved.  He mentioned that he was disappointed with the response for the Festival of Lights.  If participation does not improve, 2007 could be the last Festival or Lights.  Hopefully, within the next couple of months, the total ownership of the lake will be resolved.  He concluded his report with a statement from one of the new property owners that moved to the village three years ago. They searched Indiana for six months before settling here.  They stated that this is the best place to live, in Indiana.

President Vogel opened the floor for discussion.  Some concerns and special interests of the members present included; Bill Cherolis asked if the restroom project at the Rec Center, which had to be deferred, President noted that it should be in the 2008 budget.  Kay Bertl asked if there was a Plan B for the First Subdivision.  Vogel replied that there was not.  Crystal Sadler asked if services would be re-instated in the First Subdivision. Vogel replied that they would not be re-instated until an agreement is met.  Bob McGowen thought that the Association should be maintaining the roads and right of ways in the first subdivision.  Vogel stated that the Association would clear the roads as a safety measure, but that was all.  Wayne White was present and mentioned an interest in serving on the board in the future.  Molly Susnjara wanted to thank Manager Kroeger for such a quick response time when they needed a fire truck and another time when they needed a first responder.

The Nomination Committee Chairman, Rex Stevens returned with the results.  Over 10% of the proxies were returned.  The newly elected members are Gene Allen, Jeff Stillman and Jim Davidson, as a write-in candidate.

There being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made by Elva Scholebo and seconded by Steve Webb.  The meeting was adjourned at 1:57 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Don Vogel, President