In attendance were Willie Robison, , Henry Lawson, Marie Bidney, Clint Martin and Jim Moss. Absent: Joe Mosley, John Peterson and Sherrie Weller

Staff Attendance was Toni Fassbender.

The meeting was called to order by President, Henry Lawson.

Invocation by Jim Moss followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Minutes were not approved due to the absence of the secretary.

Committee Reports:

Finance: No report. Treasurer absent. The complete report for the month of May is on file at the office.

Architectural: The complete report is on file. There have been 199 violations and 126 have been resolved.

Buildings and Grounds: John Peterson is absent. No verbal report given. The complete report is on file.

Communications: Jim Moss. The newspaper is steadily being improved and thanks go to Tomasina Werner. The web site was down for several weeks due to a lighting strike which caused technical problems in addition to getting a new host and revision of the site, making it a lot better. We had some other issues in getting it live, which were internal and personal and cannot be discussed at this meeting. It is almost certain we will be making one more website change but we do have a professional host as well as the proper people working to upgrade to make the site what it should be.

On the entrances, if anyone had bothered to notice they have been moving quite along. The two entrances on Main Street were completed with the exception of the completion of the landscape and signing, which could not start until this week because of the lack of power. Both those sites have energized as of today and I personally went with both the City and Riviera Utilities. Both sites have sprinkler systems. The Lawson/Ridgewood intersection is progressing nicely and we hope that it will be finished by mid July. I have received several suggestions about the names of the entrances. I will only say that this was not done arbitrarily by people. The original recommendation for name changes came from a consultant from the City of Daphne. Her name escapes me at the moment but also changes were recommended by George Lieb, chairman, and two other members. Following their advice, the Improvement Committee voted and the names were selected. However, in the design, we did look ahead and when we designed the signage, we used an attachment to the structure and it is a very simple matter of removing that attachment and changing it. Right now, with all the stopping and starting once upon a time, because of influence from others, with the City, I would not entertain anything until the City finishes what they promised to do and we done, finished, and all lit up and landscaped. At that point, if anyone is not happy with the name, I recommend getting a petition or whatever you want to do. But the consultant, who was a $1,000 per day, and the City loaned her for a few hours, which she spent with us, stated if you are going to get this place up-to-date, wipe out the old stuff.

Food and Beverage Report: Sherrie Weller is absent.

The complete report is on file. Tony Fassbender gave the report noting that several people were on vacations and the report is not as complete as she would have liked.

Yacht Club sales, costs, and labor was over budget for the month. The Yacht Club operating expense was under budget for the month. The 19th hole sales, cost, and labor, and operating expense was over budget for the month. Bayview sales, cost, and operating expense was under budget for the month, however, labor expense was over budget.

She commented that the budget was prepared for a four week May and a five week June for compensation. All of the figures for compensation will be higher. We had 12 functions in May and June and it seems pretty consistent. We have been doing a lot of activities down at the Yacht Club. There have been once-a-month type events coming in and last Friday night was a really good night. We were one person short, as Debbie was on vacation. The boaters were in, the deck was full, the Karaoke people were in and those who come early and leave stayed.

Greens Committee: Willie Robison.

Income, cost of goods was under budge for the month of May. Labor, maintenance labor, and maintenance expense were over budget for the month. There are 37 family memberships, 94 single memberships, and 17 non-voting memberships. There were 77 trail fees. The full report is on file.

Lake Report: John Peterson is absent but prepared a written report. Toni Fassbender read the report synopsized below:

Tiawasee Project: The Lake Chairman made a presentation to the Project Implementation Committee (PIC) of the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program (MBNEP). The presentation was for a proposed project on the Tiawasee Creek area in Lake Forest. The proposed will consist of three elements: 1) Restore or dredge five to seven acres of the lake that has been filled in over the years to six to eight feet. 2) Provide a streambed restoration for approximately 2,600 linear feet of stream that runs along the side of the golf course. It will consist of meanders, pools, ripples, and wetland plantings. This area will be set aside as a conservation easement. 3) The project will establish an open water area just upstream of the restored stream. It will provide for sediment, entrapment, and removal on a long-term basis. It may also be used for irrigation purposes. This should provide a more manageable water hole on the Lake Number 1. The presentation was well received and we are currently seeking a consultant to help with this project.

A small news piece was aired on WKRG TV5’s five o’clock news. It featured Mr. Yeager from the MBNEP and John Peterson, the lake chairman. The piece focused on the problems of sediment contained in the runoff of development.

Derrick has been spraying for weeds as time and weather allows.
John Peterson met with Mr. Ben Ricks, a biologist with the Alabama Freshwater Fisheries Division, at the lake to perform seines and get a general feeling of lake health. Mr. Ricks stated that the bass population may be too strong and some may have to be removed. John Peterson would like to encourage the removal of bass when caught. This would allow the bream to grow larger. Otherwise, the fish are health and have spawned this year. They also discussed weed control. He stated that the spraying for weeds along the banks would reduce the amount of sediment that settles there. He encouraged us to spray all areas on the perimeter and on the sediment “islands” as well.

Everyone commented on what a great job John Peterson is doing with this project.

Recreation: Clint Martin - The complete report is on file. The first swim meet was held in Lake Forest with 200 kids on the team this year, which is very strong and we all ought to be proud with that. Clint expounded on the plumbing problems at the Swim and Racquet Club during the swim meet and the need to offer a better product for our home owners and guests. He encouraged the board and others to try to come up with some solutions to the problem at hand. Henry talked about that last year, the children stuffed toilet paper into the toilets and kept flushing until they over flooded. Clint stated that he thought the same thing happened this year and the need to have a staff member present during swim meets. Toni stated that the swim team will be bringing in portables for the children at no cost to the Association.

Tennis: Income and labor expense were over budget and operating expense under budget for the month of May.

Pools: Swimming started in late May, 2007. There was much confusion by the members about the annual memberships. Don Dockery is the new swim director effective May, 2007.

Marina Report Marie Bidney reported that the marina’s income, labor, cost and operating expense was over budget for the month. 34 out of 42 wet slips were rented and 77 out of 81 dry slips were rented. 876.1 gallons of gas was sold. She also reported that with the warm weather more boats will be using the facilities.

**General Manager’s Report:** Toni Fassbender reported that the web site had been down for three weeks and that a new name probably will be in place and will probably be www.lakeforestpoa.com. The auditors could not complete their audit and will return when the Jonas people reconfigure our system. Sandi has just spent a week in Tampa at a Jonas training class. The health department gave us a 90, which was better than before. Dan Dockery, new pool operator, has done an excellent job with the pools. All the members who have met Dan really like him and have commented on how good he is doing.

The survey was mailed the week of June 11 and most people received them by June 18.

We are having difficulty trying to find a painting contractor or hire temporary help. If anyone could send us a referral, it would be greatly appreciated.

The sign on Highway 98 has been erected. Kenneth broke his finger in the process of installation. Sea Cliff agreed not to charge us any electricity for one year and after that, we will pay them $25 per month for lighting.

Toni reported that there was some vandalism down at the Yacht Club with theft of fire extinguishers and spraying cars with them at Sea Cliff. Someone broke the lock on the Montclair Pool ladies bathroom, but no damage. Toni reported that she received the first check for restitution for damage to the golf course.

Toni also reported that total collections received from Reliant Business Solutions in May were $10,247.67. There is currently $283,126 in collections with them. We have sent 41 delinquent letters, filed 28 liens, and had 12 liens paid in full since her last report. The report is on file.

Member Comments:

OLD BUSINESS:

Scholarships: Joe Mosely is absent and but the scholarships lined up and ready to be presented.

Acquisition of Property: John Peterson is absent and this will be presented later.

Retention Ponds: Henry Lawson

House and Ground Rules: Willie Robison

Willie presented the corrections and updates for the House and Ground Rules. Corrections, additions, subtractions were made to the House and Ground Rules and approved at the meeting.

NEW BUSINESS:

Grand Point Apartments: Toni Fassbender, Grand Point Apartments is applying for a zoning change. Basically, they want to build more apartments. I asked John Peterson to get some background information on this. They currently have 180 units and are adding 124 new units which are supposed to be upper scale apartments. The land is adjacent to Number 1 on the Lake Course. We will be getting notification.

Voting Changes: Clint Martin and Henry Lawson, Clint stated that the election process we have is as fair as possible. He brought up the fact that the ballot used in the annual election in October could be forged upon soliciting with ballot in hand from house to house. He motioned that the voter’s initials be on every page of the ballot when the ballot was solicited door to door. This was approved.

The meeting was adjourned.

The Board went into Executive Session.