OLS BOG Meeting Monday 04/11/2022 Via Zoom
Board of Governors and Association officers in attendance: Matt Merritt (MM), Norm Yester (NY), Tom Annulli (TA), Jay Moynihan (JM), MaryKate Reynolds (MKR), Kathi Stickley (KS); Bryan Even (BE); Cliff Winkel (CW) (joined at 6:42pm)
Absent: Al Roy (AR), Joanne Gilland (JG)Member Guests: Approx. 26
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Meeting Call to Order: 6:32 PM
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Minutes for the BOG meeting 03/29/22-TA/NY approved and passed
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VOTE – OLSBA Contribution to the 75th Anniversary. Asking for 50% funding for half of event (or up to $1000) for food trucks – TA/ NY, JM, MKR, BE, KS all in favor.
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WPCA Update – Matt asked Dede if there is anything to update the board on. Nothing at this point. Focus is still on the collaboration with the Town of Old Lyme and getting potential grants submitted. Still a long shot. Kicking around an idea about doing a survey with community to get thoughts on next steps. Next WPCA meeting is mid-May. Would like feedback before then in preparation of June Spring Meeting.
KS – asked about town of Old Lyme meeting tomorrow night and if we had any insight. Dede believes the meeting is a state mandated ordinance, it is not specific to private beaches. Meeting came up quickly, OLS not involved in those discussions. This is specific to the Old Lyme town designated areas (not the private beach associations).
JM – concerned about language in the ordinance, who owns the pipe and roles of the different WPCAs. Seems generic.
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Sewer Solution Alternatives – Presentations (JM/KS) – Presentation of alternatives should project not able to go forward as is today. Covering other alternatives communities have done when faced in the same situation. (see attachments provided to Board)
Old Saybrook: Conventional septic system – roughly $40K, state funded. Negotiated settlement with DEP. Still in process of dealing with some of their districts.
Madison: has WPCA policy to be 100% septic, must pump out every 5 years Guilford and Westbrook: looking at passive nitrogen technology. Dede/KS to take conversation offline to make sure we weave the information in correctly and comparing alternatives appropriately and not confusing costs.
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BOG Openings (TA) – Will be connecting with KS and BS next week and discussing one potential board opening
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Safety Committee (BE) – Last meeting discussed Radar Signs and adding additional signs so we do not have to move street to street. Cost of three (2700/each +250), would be $9000. High level of new traffic flow plan, which would be to open two streets to help control volume of traffic. Goal would be to have the same number of guards and only have to add a few hours to the “floater”. Will have something at next meeting that would be closer to finalized.
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VOTE – Purchase of Additional Radar Signs. Discussion. (NY) – $10K for Capital Projects, so would fit if there are no other projects planned. (TA) – signs would most likely be set up as currently done, in gates, so would not be on personal property. (JM) – do we need to bid this? TA has done research; this company is lower in comparison. One year warranty on sign and solar part of sign. (KS) – confirming the three additional signs would bring us to four. TA made motion not to exceed $10K to purchased three signs, CW, KS, JM, MKR, BE, NY. No one opposed.
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Spring Meeting – June 18th – next meeting will be May 2nd, plan to have two more meetings before Spring Meeting.
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OPEN to Public Session
Paul Yellen, Billow Road: Do we have a property agent? (MKR) Maddy Pope took over from Kerry Eagan.Maddie Pope
Licensed CT Realtor® RE/MAX Home Team – Next Level Group 212 Route 32, Uncasville, CT 06382
C: (860) 857-0850; E: MaddyPopeRE@gmail.comPaul Graml, Brightwater: Question on radar sign. Had capabilities that we do not use. If we are not going to use those capably, lets try to buy one with out it. (MM) – the one we purchased does not have a camera, that would be additional cost.