Minutes for August 30th, 2025 Annual Meeting – Un-Approved

Board Meeting – Lake Lucerne Advancement Association

Meeting Minutes

Saturday August 30, 2025

Call to Order

Mark Orlovsky kicked off the meeting at 9:00 am

Roll Call

• Approval of the minutes from the June 14, 2025, Board Meeting
  • Sally Hickman motion to approve minutes with additions & with corrections, Sarah Austin second, all board members approved
  • All Board members vote

Jenny Criel – Yes

Matt Steeno – Yes

Jim Wienser – Yes

Jim Zach – Yes

Dano Schutlz – Yes

(for all other items there were approved in these minutes, board approval will assume all voted yes, unless otherwise noted)

Officers & Committee Chair Report

• Presidency Report – Mark Orlovsky
  • Summary of the 2025 Year
    • Special recognition for Jim Zach and Jim Wienser on all their attention and work on the Milfoil
  • Treasurer – Sally Hickman
    • $86,000 in the bank
    • Summary reports handed out
    • Patty Orlovsky motion to approve budget with additions, with corrections, Mary Kemp second, all board members approved
      • Added cost this year, internet to the building
      • Continue to coordinate with the waterski team to promote the events, etc.
    • Mark Motion to amend the budget to address the Milfoil as needed as well as to prevent future invasive species, Roy Conrad Second, all board members approved
  • Membership Committee – Mark
    • 169 members in good standing
      • Up from 152 last meeting
      • Down from last year’s annual meeting = 176
    • Community Support Committee – Jenny Criel
      • 3^rd Annual 5k-ish planning
        • Results for 2025 = $3,606.40
        • Great feedback of new race route
      • 4^th Annual 5k-ish Planning
        • Race will be next year will be July 29, 2026
        • Tom Austin, Motion to add the $600 budget for race expenses for 2026 race, Sue Zach Second, all board members approved
        • Lexanne Hitchcock, Motion to have Crandon Rescue as the receiving charity again for 2026, Roy Conrad Second, all board members approved
      • Social Committee
        • Fun Day: Mark Orlovsky
          • Report out for 2025
            • Raffle and Meat Raffle was a struggle and a change from paddle wheel, need to find help to organize/chair this
            • Basket/silent action – good
            • Need to advertise more
              • WXPR – get associated with this
              • Explore adding to North 32, signs at corner, continue in the Chamber of Commerce publication
              • Poster to specifically advertise raffle ticket sales at local establishments
              • Entertainment? What other ideas could we add to keep people here?
            • Getting ahead of Fun Day next year will be important
          • Fall Golf Outing
            • Around 22 signed up
            • Will be Tuesday Sept 2nd
          • Clean Boat Clean Waters – Matt Steeno
            • Still have most of September to volunteer
            • See Matt Steeno to sign up (or Patty Orlovsky)
            • CBCW hats/aprons/shirts available to volunteers – contact Matt Steeno
          • Ecology Committee Update – Jim Zach
            • Water Clarity – Neal Klemm continues to monitor, clarity is going down
            • Work on presentation of the evolution of the water clarity, educate on this and the lake management plan in our fall meeting
            • Milfoil Presentation – EWM Removal
          • Building and Grounds – Jim Wienser
            • Garage is almost empty – sold leftover auction items on Facebook, have made over $200, sales continue
            • Trees need to be cut down/trimming this fall
            • Address possible Kitchen updates
            • Great to distribute information to lake owner information on WXPR (events coming up, what is good, etc.)
          • Apparel
            • Displayed it for every event this year – went well
            • Will be working on a Christmas apparel link

Un-Finished Business

• Lake Study– Jim Zach
  • Volunteers to help with the lake study, see Jim Zach to help
  • 2/3 of the lake management plan is covered by grant
  • ¾ of the early detection/response action is covered by a grant
• Boat Ramp Update – Mark Orlovsky
  • The LLAA paid to smooth rock, due to them being displaced, will likely need to do it again
  • The LLAA needs to be careful to not take on any liability by addressing issues with the boat landing since it is not our responsibility to maintain the DNR owned ramp
  • Inquiring with legal council to better understand the right actions or any actions that should be taken

New Business

• Open Secretary role – Mark Orlovsky
  • Looking for help, contact Mark Orlovsky if you are interested
• Lake Boating Education– Mark Orlovsky
  • Reminders of what boat rules/regulations are
  • We need to continue to educate individuals
  • DNR boat distances: greater than 100 ft from shoreline, dock, raft, or swimmers unless going slow/no wake, 200 ft from loon habitat
  • Need to continue to educate
  • Final motion – Terry Coughlin – motion to conduct a survey of all LLAA members and all Lake Lucerne property owners, who are not members of the LLAA, to get their input on whether or not the Lake Lucerne should explore having local conditions on Wake Boats coming into the lake and operating in wake enhanced mode on the lake. Timing will be defined by the committee appointed to conduct the survey

Steve VanGuvens second, Membership approved

• Based on the results of this survey this could lead to an official vote on establishing rules
• Board Committee leader was appointed by Mark Orlovsky and will be Matt Steeno.
• All interested in being a part of the committee should reach to Mark Orlovsky, those that expressed interest at the meeting were: Terry Coughlin, Carol O’Keefe, Jenny Criel

Adjournment

Norm Hubner – motion to adjourn, Mary VanGrinsven second, all board members approved

Respectively submitted:

Jennifer Criel, Vice President

LLAA-Minutes-for-08-30-2025 – unapproved