Big Bald Lake Cottagers Association Annual General Meeting - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Big Bald Lake Cottagers’ Association Annual General Meeting September 23, 2017

Agenda • 2016 AGM Minutes • 2016-2017 Financials • President's Report • Membership Report • Lake Water Quality Testing Report • Social Committee Report • Photo Contest Winners • Volunteers Needed • Issues • Election • Questions / Other Issues

2016/2017 Year-Ending Financials 2016/17 General Operating Fund 2015/16 2014/15 Beginning Balance 13,934.60 15,883.68 12,173.98 2014/15 Memberships - - 3,780.00 2015/16 Memberships 35.00 3,255.00 1,085.00 2016/17 Memberships 3,080.00 1,730.00 - 2017/18 Memberships 1,260.00 675.00 - 2018/19 Memberships 545.00 60.00 - 2019/20 Memberships - - - Raffles, Donations, Bank 135.35 70.00 50.00 Directories 385.00 190.00 Total $ 18,989.95 Total $ 22,058.68 $ 17,278.98 2016/17 Expenditures 2015/16 2014/15 FOCA Membership 573.50 653.37 531.25 FOCA on line fees 107.55 0.00 0.00 Website Domain/Advertise 156.76 180.57 95.88 Insurance 2,097.36 999.00 0.00 Water Testing 300.00 710.00 0.00 Safety Signs 0.00 689.30 0.00 Directories -1,910.00 2,027.22 0.00 Meetings, Postage,Supplies 61.92 20.27 0.00 Donations 814.50 1,060.00 0.00 Spring BBQ 0.00 430.00 101.40 Regatta -640.46 1,238.62 245.96 Movie Nite 147.86 40.73 0.00 Paddleboard Seminar -75.00 0.00 0.00 Land Between 1,480.00 0.00 0.00 Welcome Baskets 591.31 0.00 0.00 Sign Board 97.29 0.00 0.00 Photo Contest 83.80 0.00 0.00 Winter Carnival 80.00 75.00 420.81 Total $ 3,966.39 $ 8,124.08 $ 1,395.30 Total BBLCA Assets $ 15,023.56 $ 13,934.60 $ 15,883.68 As of June 30, 2017 As of June 30, 2016 As of June 30, 2015 Cash Balance To-Date $ 16,321.10 $ 18,882.52 $ 14,151.03

2017 Calendar Year Expenses 2017 2016 2015 FOCA Membership 573.50 579.84 615.85 FOCA On-line fees 106.42 Website & Domain 0.00 180.57 95.88 Website Advertising 156.76 -35.00 0.00 Insurance 1,048.68 1,048.68 999.00 Water Testing 300.00 300.00 410.00 Safety Signs 0.00 0.00 689.30 Directories 0.00 -267.78 0.00 Meetings, Postage, Supplies 82.59 20.27 0.00 Boyd Island Donation 0.00 1,000.00 0.00 Donations -1,004.00 0.00 0.00 Land Between Starter Kits 1,000.00 0.00 0.00 Sign Board 97.29 0.00 0.00 Prizes 0.00 135.00 0.00 Spring BBQ 0.00 0.00 395.96 Welcome Baskets 804.28 0.00 0.00 Pot Luck 147.37 0.00 0.00 Paddleboard Seminar 662.00 0.00 0.00 Hot Dog Cooker 659.29 0.00 0.00 Regatta 532.44 41.54 2,040.02 Movie Nite 174.98 178.85 40.73 Winter Carnival 280.00 0.00 420.81 Total Expenses $ 5,621.60 $ 3,181.97 $ 5,707.55

President’s Report Held an on-line auction and raised $2,500! Thank you to Bob & Laura • Saunders for donating their cedar strip canoe and to Dave Stanyar for his generous bid. We obtained $1300 in sponsorships to pay for regatta t-shirts. • Hosted a shoreline gardens workshop and planted a demonstration site • with native plants. We worked on grants with The Land Between to obtain funding so that there was no cost to the association. We obtained funding from BEAN, the Biodiversity Education and • Awareness Network to pay for 12 of our 37 native plant starter kits which we distributed to workshop participants on Big and Little Bald Lakes and to demonstration site volunteers on Buckhorn Lake. Sponsored a stone on memory lane to help raise funds for the new • Cenotaph at the Buckhorn Community Centre. Surpassed 300 likes on our Facebook page. • We presented at the FOCA conference last November. • We attended the public quarry meeting and met with quarry • representatives re expansion of the Stonescape quarry.

Membership • 72 Members in 2012; 86 Members in 2013 • 126 Members in 2014; 131 Members in 2015 • 138 Members in 2016 • 113 Members in 2017 • Activities are up / Membership is down • 140 members is a reasonable goal • 257 households (approx. 45% are members) • Over 200 subscribers on email dis tribution list

E.COLI TESTING FOR 2017 • THIS YEAR 5 SITES WERE TESTED ON 6 DIFFERENT DATES BETWEEN JULY 3rd AND SEP 5th • OVERALL, E.COLI LEVELS WERE VERY GOOD AT ALL SITES • ONE SPIKE IN SAUNDERS BAY AFTER LABOUR DAY LONG WEEKEND. WAS RETESTED SEP 11th BY TAKING 5 SAMPLES RETESTING RESULTED IN GOOD LEVELS •

TEST SITES

* Saunders Bay retested 5 times on Sept 11 th - Results were 3,10,4,2,6

FOUR OF THE TEN STREAMS ENTERING BIG BALD DO SO IN THE NORTHWEST BAY. MAY WANT TO CONSIDER THIS AS A TEST SITE FOR 2018 TO MONITOR RUNOFF.

Phosphorus Tester Needed Please consider volunteering as our Phosphorus Tester Duty Details • Test Phosphorus & Water Clarity • one location - mid-lake • once per month - May to October - starting 2018 • must have own boat • testing supplies received in mail from Lake Partner Program • mail samples to Lake Partner Program Training & Support • training is provided • procedures are posted to Kawartha Lake Stewards Association website • Kawartha Lake Stewards & Lake Partner Program provide support Importance of monitoring Phosphorus levels & water clarity • we need to track the health of our lake and take action before serious problems arise • high phosphorus levels increase algae and weed growth

Phosphorus and Secchi Depth Results Phosphorus and Secchi Depth testing is done from one location in the centre of the lake and results are available in the spring of the following year. Phosphorus levels exceeding 20 parts per billion (ppb) are of concern since at that point algae growth accelerates. We had some particularly high results in 2016. This may have been due to the hot summer, but we can all do our part to reduce phosphorus in the lake. Prevention of algae blooms, particularly blue-green algae, is critical if we are to have safe water for drinking and swimming. A wide variety of factors are linked to the formation of blooms, but the most significant ones are increased nutrient input to lakes, and a number of specific meteorological conditions such as high water temperature, low rainfall/precipitation and reduced wind speeds.

Shoreline Gardens Project Shoreline Workshop Demonstration Site Congratulations to Sue Flanagan who won our draw for the demonstration site . Fifty-two people attended the Shoreline Gardens Workshop at the Buckhorn Community Centre led by. Leora Berman, The Land Between . The RBC Blue Water Project funded the workshop and the BBLCA made a donation to TLB. Native Plant Starter Kit Distribution Leora Berman, The Land Between, designed the demonstration site, ordered the plants and coordinated the planting. A big thank you to our volunteers who came out to help Native Plant Starter Kits were with the planting, to John Boyce for distributed to workshop participants. picking up and delivering the plants We obtained a grant from BEAN – and to Sue & Paul Flanagan for Biodiversity and Education providing lunch for everyone. It was Network to pay for 12 of the 37 a beautiful day for planting. starter kits. The BBLCA donated 25 starter kits. This project was funded by the RBC Blue Water Project.

Social Committee Report 2016-17 New: Welcome Baskets: • Great success, basic costs are equivalent to a 1 year membership – encourages joining and community New moonlight walk on the ice New Contests • Find the Beaver Contest Won by Diane Gardner • Surpassed 300 likes on our facebook page – cookie from our welcome basket given as prize – Won by Catherine Selinger New Pot Luck for Canada Day replaced Educational Meeting • Small turnout but a fun gathering. New Season End bash added before Movie Night

New Paddle board lessons with SUP • After a no show on the original date a new date was arrived at and we refunded everyone. Fun event for all ages attending.

Social Committee Report 2016-17 On Going: Santa Claus Parade was moved to New Year’s Eve from Boxing Day – great turnout!

Winter Carnival • Finally warm weather, great turn out • NEW award for Chili Contest won by Bruce Wells •

Beaver Sinking Ice Contest • Won by Don Cuttell Philrick Road Cleanup • Greatly reduced debris and attendance so probably only need to do this every other year Regatta – the Bluebeards Won! • 13 t-shirt sponsors • Bought a hot dog maker from the canoe auction revenue • Marley’s donated the hotdogs

• New Water challenge • New Random Acts of Kindness • New getting our youth involved in volunteering so they don’t age out of the fun

Movie Night & End of Season Bash • NEW: Art project – what does the cottage mean to you? • NEW: Games for young and old • NEW: Location • Movie: The Great Outdoors