12016 – Lien Foreclosure progressing. At this point the member is in Turkey and needs to be served; this could cost approximately $1,000 as the documents served must be translated. An option is to serve the documents without translation at a cost of approximately $450. The property is assessed at $20,000 and a mobile at $12,885; the current outstanding on the account is $3,214.14. Action Required.
At 50% of the year complete LISE has expended only 33% of the budget.

Jackie Granger stated that there were no bids received on the properties, Division 2, Lots 29 and 30. The Board could send these properties to the realtor, Jupe Johnson as the other LISECC properties have been or to hold onto them. Discussion followed. See motion 2001/7/5.

Jackie Granger explained the situation regarding account 12016. Discussion followed. Jackie Granger will research this matter further and report at the next Board meeting.
Jackie Granger read the Corporate Resolution of Authority as provided by Key Bank which the Board has to adopt.
 

(2001/7/5) M.  Barbara Myers  2nd  Lucy Bain  “ to extend the bidding time on lots 29 and 30 in Division 2 until the next Board Meeting, August 19.” Passed.

(2000/7/6) M. Lucy Bain  2nd  Laura Mork  “ accept this Corporate Resolution of Authority.” Passed.

Lucy Bain stated that a comment from a member was received regarding recreational vehicles and the applicability of the bylaws. Lucy will have to look into this further before any response is made to the member.

QUARRY:
Nothing to report.

MARINE:
Darlene Stoffer asked if Jackie Granger had contacted Marg Warner. Jackie stated that she has spoken with Marg but has not met with her yet. Darlene stated that the plexiglass in the marina sign has been fixed as it was bowing out.

SOCIAL:
Darlene Stoffer read the written report submitted by Leslie Quento as follows:

Another 4th come and gone............and what a success it was! More showed up for the potluck than we've had in a long time! The fireworks were another success. A big THANK YOU to John and Kevin.....they did an outstanding job of lighting off the fireworks. Lots of oohs and aahs......music to my ears!! The fireworks attendance was lower this year......I think because our display was on the 30th of June instead of in July. I had lots of people ask when the fireworks were going to be and I had to tell them it was over........I think next year we should keep it in July and also put it in the Tome so everyone knows exactly when we put on our show. Other than that, everyone had a good time!! See you all at the Salmon Bar-b-que on August 18th at 6:30p.m. Don't forget........mark your calendars!! A quick note: I have to be gone on the 18th (my daughter is flying to Ca. to see her Dad) and I could use some help on that day...........I won't be back until late, so I could really use someone to help Frankie with selling food tickets and raffle tickets and whatever else she may need. Thank you again, and see you all in August! 

Darlene stated that if anyone wanted to help to call Leslie and let her know.
 

OLD BUSINESS: 
Web Site: Barbara Myers read her written report, as follows:

Our web site is up and working and has been submitted to Yahoo, Alta Vista, MSN, Excite and I am working on AOL submission. All search engines are still accepting free listings but with no guarantee of acceptance.
We have 3 working e-mail addresses: jackie@lisecc.com, john@lisecc.com, help@lisecc.com
We also have an interactive form that is working and can be reached by going to the contact us page.
The Scrapbook and More Fun Pages will be added to by me and are looked on as a long term goal. The Our Members Page will be added to by Jackie when information is sent.
If you have any questions regarding the site please email Barbara@washingtonwebworks.com

Health Insurance: Darlene asked if the Board had read Bob’s recommendation regarding health insurance. Barbara Myers stated that Bob had asked for input from the Finance Chair. Barb stated that there are funds available set aside in benefits and from the contingency allowance. Laura Mork asked what percentage of insurance Bob’s recommendation represented. Jackie Granger responded that Bob’s recommendation was for 100% employee insurance and zero contribution for spouses and dependents. 

Parliamentarian: Jackie submitteded a written report as follows:
After speaking with Alice Regona, the chair of the Membership Examination Committee from the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP), I would estimate that the reading and study time required to complete the 300 questions supplied by NAP would be approximately 30 hours. Mrs. Regona estimated an average of five minutes per question plus reading time. I would like authorization from the Board for this amount of time during the coming months.
Darlene stated that we need to decide whether we are going to pay for Jackie’s salary while she studies this. Jackie is the obvious choice. Laura Mork asked if Jackie had any other reason to have this information. Jackie Granger responded she did not. Barbara Myers stated that this is a benefit to Scenic Estates, and thought she doesn’t want to spend the organization’s money frivolously this seems necessary for the organization. Laura asked for clarification of the function of the parliamentarian. Barbara Myers stated that it would be like an umpire in a game where when something was improper in the meeting then Jackie would step in and clarify or would make a ruling if asked. Discussion followed. It was pointed out that Robert’s Rules are stated for the Board meetings but a bylaw change for using Robert’s Rules in the Annual General Meeting failed. This item will be reviewed by the bylaws review committee and will report to the Board. See motion 2001/7/7.

Bylaws Enforcement: Jackie submitted a written report as follows:

Norma Bohl and Clay Wray at the last Board of Directors’ meeting had concerns regarding enforcement of the bylaws. In motion 2001/6/2 the Board authorized John, Kevin and myself to uphold the Bylaws. The issues regarding the enforcement of the LISE Bylaws are as follows: 
1. Interpretation: Some of the Bylaws are vague or open to interpretation, for example: Are travel trailers, recreational vehicles allowed for use in LISE? Nowhere in the LISE Bylaws does it specifically prohibit temporary use of travel trailers yet there are some who believe that the non-conforming properties Article applies to temporary use of travel trailers and RVs.
2. Consequences: The Board has the authority to levy fines to LISE members for any bylaw infractions. There was a standard fine set by the Board a number of years ago for dog violations: $25 for first violation (after written warning), and the fine doubles for each subsequent violation. There are no guidelines for other fines or time parameters for members to correct the situation or cease the violation.
The bylaw violations most often reported are: dogs roaming or on LISE community property (clubhouse, lake/cabana area), non-members using club facilities, living condition violations and unsightly condition of the property. Each of these has their own difficulties:
Dogs: identification (who owns them) and lack of responsiveness from the owner. This problem (dogs roaming) has seemed to quiet down in the past couple of years. In the last instance rather than fine the owner, the operations staff warned the owner, then turned the dog over to the County Animal Control. This might be the best alternative for this situation.
Non-Members using Club facilities: the facilities most often used by non-members are the marina (docks and ramp) and the lake/cabana area. The problem here is that often the non-member will cite a member’s name who they are the guest of. Clause 5.1.2.1. specifically states that when guests are using Club facilities they must be accompanied by a host member. Another similar problem is that there will be a large number of kids at the lake and they will all say that they are with the one member that is attending.
Living Condition Violations: these include full-time dwelling in RVs and travel trailers and dwelling in small uncontrolled structures. Some of these issues can be dealt with by Whatcom County. I have spoken to zoning and enforcement at Whatcom County and know the rules regarding these issues. One troublesome area is trailers that are being brought into LISE, used in camping situations and removed; Is this permitted?
Unsightly Condition of Property: A bylaw exists to deal with this area and the previous consequences have been to require the cleanup of the property in a specific amount of time and if this is not done then LISE will do it and invoice the member. Usually this is done on the basis of complaints to LISE about specific properties but could in fact be applied throughout LISE if standards were set.
Several decisions must be made by the Board prior to pursuing these bylaw violations:
1. Fines set for infractions.
2. Establish a policy regarding travel trailers and RVs.
On 7/5 I submitted a Citizen Inquiry Report to Whatcom County regarding Lot 97 in Division 3 regarding the full-time use of an RV as a dwelling, use of a small non-dwelling defined structure used as a dwelling and parking problems on a blind corner. I expect to receive feedback from the enforcement agents at Whatcom County regarding this and will keep the Board updated.
I took a drive through LISECC to review any violations of the LISECC Bylaws. Every instance of a Recreational Vehicle (RV) was noted unless the RV was obviously parked and used on the highway (not used as a dwelling in LISECC). These RVs are not necessarily deemed a violation but until a review of allowable situations for RVs is done it seems like a necessary notation. The following is a summary of this review:
Recreational Vehicles 41 (of these 3 are full-time living situations which is prohibited by LISE Bylaws)
Shacks 4 (2 of these structures have been built very slowly (without permits) and added on – they are reportable to the county; the others are: 1 is abandoned and unusable and 1 is used as a bunkhouse)
Junk on Property 5 (range from mobile in abandoned and unusable state, wood & plastic products strewn about yard, to unimproved property with old freezer and other miscellaneous junk)
Vehicles 4 (1 instance on a county road, 1 on a community road and one on the property)
Other Problems 4 (these include: storage of RV’s/Boats only, wood stored on road and a suspected building constructed without a permit)
I will report the 2 F/T Recreational Vehicles to Whatcom County if the Board believes this to be the next step. The abandoned vehicle on a county road can also be reported to the county, the others must be LISECC enforcement.

Health Insurance Policies: Jackie Granger submitted a written report.

In addition to the decision on which health insurance plan there are a number of policy questions that need to be put into place prior to completing the application for coverage. These questions are:
Hours per week employees must work to be eligible for benefits (must be at least 20)
Employees will be eligible for benefits upon: 1)Date of hire; 2)1st of month after date of hire; 3) 1st of the month following: 30/60/90 days or 6 months
Dependents are eligible to age: 19 or 21
F/T dependent students are eligible to age 23 or 25
Do you include domestic partners of employees as eligible dependents?

Quarry Committee: Darlene Stoffer asked if Janet Bonaparte would take on the Quarry Committee. Jan stated that she is not in attendance (on Lummi) all of the time and has enough on her plate already. Discussion followed. 
 

(2001/7/6) M.  Barbara Myers  2nd  Laura Mork  “ that Scenic Estates get the medical insurance as outlined in Bob Bowman’s recommendation effective immediately.” Passed.

(2001/7/7) M.  Lucy Bain 2nd  Barbara Myers “that we ask Jackie to go ahead with it and do her study for a maximum of 30 hours on the NAP 300 examination questions.” Passed.

(2001/7/8) M.  Laura Mork     2nd Barbara Myers “in regards to the insurance the employee be eligible for insurance if they work a minimum of 20 hours per week, a domestic partner is eligible which they (the employee) will pay for, regular dependent to age of 21 and full-time student in college to age of 25 which the employee will pay for and it will come into effect after 90 days of employment.” Passed.

Mark Meck stated that the children have complained of leeches in the swim lake. Laura Mork asked for a sample of the creature to send in for determination. John Graham will take the sample in and report back.

Darlene Stoffer stated that there will be an executive meeting after the August 19, 2001 meeting so the Board should schedule for that.

(2001/7/9) M. Barbara Myers 2nd Laura Mork   “that we adjourn the meeting” at 12:15 p.m.