LAUDERDALE ISLES CIVIC IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC.

                          MINUTES

            General Meeting, 18 February 1999

                        LIGM199902.TXT

Trustees and alternates present at the meeting (based on sign-
in sheet) are indicated by an asterisk (*):

TRUSTEES:
Randy Dunlap(RD)/Andros              *Ray Figueroa(RF)/Nassau
Neil Leibowitz(NL)/Bim               *Ann Guardino(AG)/Okee
                                     *Bobbye Atha(BA)/Sugarloaf
*Rick Cunningham(RC)/Duck            *Geri Connelly(Geri)/Tort
*Jay Hinchcliffe(JH)/Flam            *Harriet Hodgson(HH)/W Hbr
*Terry Simonds(TS)/Gulf              Betty-Ann Campbell(BAC)/RS
*Joan Sheridan(JS)/K Largo           Jim Whetsel(JW)/RN
*Don Mackaravitz(DM)/Marath

ALTERNATES:
*Patricia Coba/Flamingo              *Thomas Hamer/Duck
*Ginny Chaffinch/Gulfstr             *Keith Lindgren/Tort
*Joan Smith/Marath                   *Gill Martina/W Hbr

1. The meeting was called to order by President Guardino at
   7:37PM.

2. Lane Representation Tonight (based on sign-in sheet,
   including officers and trustees)

Andros........ 0
Bimini........ 0
Cat Cay....... 0
Duck (All).... 3
Flamingo...... 8
Gulfstream.... 5
Key Largo..... 3
Marathon...... 6
Nassau........ 8
Okeechobee.... 0
Sugarloaf..... 3
Tortugas...... 5
Whale Hbr..... 1
Riverland-N... 0
Riverland-S... 0
VISITOR....... 1
TOTAL = 43

3. President Guardino recognized all new trustees and officers
and thanked the previous board for their hard and effective
efforts in the past.

4. After discussion, it was MOVED and SECONDED that the
reading of the minutes of the November 1998 General Meeting be
dispensed with. The motion PASSED.

5. Keith Lindgren delivered the treasurer's report, in which
he stated we had a balance of $7745.69 after expenses (mostly
printing of newsletters) of $545.14 and dues income of
$1610.00.

6. BSO Deputy Joe Harris reported there had been a rash of
auto burglaries in the area. All vehicles burgled were unlocked
and valuables were in plain sight. He cautioned us to lock our
vehicles and put stuff where it can't be seen. Other than that,
he said the Isles had a very low crime rate last month compared
to other areas. He remarked that he would provide a sexual-
predator list to those interested, who should see him later. He
thanks us for our cooperation in helping identify individuals
and items that were stolen. Along these lines, he urged that
bicycles be registered and serial numbers on everything of
value be recorded. Kitty Stack brought up the fact that an
overwhelming majority of door-to-door canvassing and selling
done here in the Isles is probably bogus. She said that in
order to legally conduct door-to-door sales one must have a
vendor's license and an occupational license. If the vendor at
your door cannot produce these documents, call the BSO NON-
EMERGENCY number 765-4321 and report him. Get a good
description of the individual(s) and note direction of travel
when he leaves.

Regarding truants, Deputy Harris stated that BSO is aggressive
on truancy and we should call 765-4321 to report a youngster
not in school before about 3:30 PM (when the middle school lets
out). On this subject, Ed Berliner of Flamingo Lane remarked
that the kids trash his yard as they wait for the bus on
Riverland Rd. Deputy Harris agreed to keep an eye on this
situation. (A suggestion from the floor was to install a
sprinkler system near the bus stop and to set it to run during
the times the kids queue for the bus...)

Next, Deputy John Rolfe(?) of the BSO Marine Dept. addressed
the meeting. He said that on recent patrols up the canals he
noticed a great many gas cans, batteries, anchors, and other
valuables just sitting on a dock unsecured. These are
attractive items, he said, and they should be moved off the
dock/seawall or secured by lock and chain. He went on to say
that citations are down on the river and canals, and that's
good. There is a new manatee statute in place now, and he has
yet to test it with a citation!

There was discussion about several vessels in questionable
condition that are docked in the Isles. Dep. Rolfe (?) said
that zoning codes are nebulous in these areas, he knows it, and
is working with Code and Zoning to get some definitive answers.
He stated there is no County ordinance at present that prevents
a vessel from being tied up or berthed in the canals or river,
regardless of its appearance. However, a vessel cannot occupy
more than 1/3 of the total width of the canal, measured from
the seawall--not from the dock. He stated that if complaints
are received on one vessel in particular, he is obligated to
enforce the law regardless of whose ox gets gored.

7. President Guardino introduced Steve Somerville director of
the County DNRP. Steve reported on several ongoing projects of
the DNRP: Everglades Restudy, BURT, storm-drain stenciling
(warning not to dump as drains runs to river), the Emerald
Award program to recognize environmentally responsible
businesses. He said that the ultimate goal of DNRP is to
totally eliminate the dumping of stormwater runoff being dumped
into the river through drains.

From the floor it was asked if the Dania cutoff canal is going
to be dredged, as at low water it is very shallow now. Steve
said he would check with Dania and let us know where they are
with their schedule.

Steve was asked it he thought it was safe to eat shellfish and
fish from the river. He said there is a commercial crabbing
concern on the North Fork, and the crabs are OK. He suggested
that a heavy diet of products from the river might not be all
that healthy, but an occasional meal is probably OK.

He mentioned that there is money available for sound-buffer
plantings along SR84/I595 and that DNRP could help.

8. Joan Sheridan announced that the County Commissioners
meeting on Tuesday, 23 Feb, will address a budget item
providing funds for the Riverland Woods project. She said
Bennett David is still negotiating and funds may become
available at Tuesday's meeting. She urged all to attend if they
could. Joan also said that the billboard's on the David tract
will be removed when the lease runs out in less than 15 months.

9. Ray Figueroa asked if there was a list of paid-up members
available. Keith Lindgren offered to put one together and Terry
Simonds will distribute it to all trustees.

10. Larry Chaffinch reported on the annexation-consultant
committee's work. He said he would speak with several other
areas to get a feel of how they fared with various consultants.
He cautioned that any study would be valid for only a year or
so and, even though we have until 2010 to make a decision, it
would probably not be a good idea to have a consultant do the
study for us now and then wait 5-6 years to move on the report.

11. George Counts mentioned that the best time to get
substantial buffer-planting done would be when I595 is widened.

12. President Guardino opened the floor for nominations for
Vice President, but none were forthcoming. She then called for
volunteers for trustee for Cat Cay, an alternate for Okeechobee
Lane, trustee for Riverland Rd. south, an alternate for Andros,
Bimini, and Sugarloaf Lanes, and Riverland Rd. north. Joan
Sheridan mentioned that Judy Burke might be interested in
serving as an alternate on Andros.

13. President Guardino announced that an auditing committee
would be formed at the May general meeting. George Counts said
he might know of someone who could do it for us.

14. President Guardino opened discussion of holding a raffle at
each meeting as a fund-raiser. She said that someone had
offered an item for raffle and that hopefully the May meeting
would be our first raffle.

15. Joan Sheridan announced the River Cleanup this year will
start at 9AM March 20 at the yacht club and run until about
1PM. There will be a party at Marina Bay afterwards for those
who participate.

16. Gary Starkweather mentioned that it would be nice if the
entry-way plantings were all mulched alike with cedar mulch. He
MOVED that $50 per quarter be added to the entry-way planting
budget for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a mulch
base in each lane's planting. The motion was SECONDED. After
short discussion, the motion PASSED.

17. Joan Sheridan stated that money has been made available for
a park in the old treatment site area across from the storage
facility on Riverland Rd. She could not give us a time frame.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
9:26PM.

Respectfully submitted, Terry Simonds, Secretary