PRESENT

Eva Thaddeus, Susan Krim, Rachel Dretzin, Miri Navasky, Alfred Souza (remote)  

ELECTIONS

Miri moved that the board continue in the same roles as the previous year. Rachel seconded the motion.  The motion was approved unanimously.

The board will continue in the following roles, as noted:

• Eva – President
• Alfred – Vice President
• Susan – Treasurer
• Rachel & Miri – Secretary 

The board encourages all community members to consider board service for next year. 

POND

Discussion continued on short and long-term proposals to mitigate algae in the pond, weighing the importance of getting the pond swimmable, especially for the older people in the community, against the concern about the unintended consequences for the ecosystem of the pond. The board agreed that if copper is used, it should be the lightest treatment possible and don’t want to open the door to having the chelated copper done repeatedly. Eva raised the question of  it being so late in the summer.  Wonders as the weather gets colder will the algae disappear anyway.

The board decided to get a second opinion from another consultant as soon as possible. Susan volunteered to coordinate. Board will hold vote for second opinion, and then vote over email on short term solution, or call for an additional board meeting if more discussion is necessary.  

Susan moved to approve up to $500 for a 2nd independent opinion on the pond. Rachel seconded the motion.  Board was unanimously in favor.  Questions were suggested for second consultant: 

• Can you do water testing?
• What is the lightest treatment possible (is 1.2 gallon per acre foot the lightest?) 
• Is it a small enough pond that you can do in one treatment? 
• How quickly after treatment can you swim? 
• How quickly does it take effect?
• What happens to dead algae after treatment
• Do you also recommend Fishing out the fish? 

 [Note: Susan, Jenny and Bruno met with the second consultant on August 21. He will submit a proposal to Susan. As of Aug. 23, with colder evenings the algae has dropped to the bottom of the pond, and community members found the pond to be easily swimmable, with little visible surface algae.]

The meeting was held at the home of Anne Navasky. Minutes submitted by Miri Navasky.