| Bay Colony Marina Monthly Board Meeting |
May Board of Directors Meeting; June 25, 2024
Approval and web posting of Minutes from the May Monthly Board Meeting held on May 28, 2024.
Attendees: D. Degidio, M. Langager, P. Hekl
Upfront Items for Decision or Information
- Dredge permit update and dredge material off-site identified
- Update on neighboring Bay Colony resident damage
- Discussion on Marina replacement and Slip Owner multiple payment options
Marina Financial Update
- Review Marina Monthly Budget spreadsheet
- Slip transactions update
- Slips sold
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- New Slip Owner addresses
- Welcome email sent to new Slip Owners (Mike)
- Add email to Constant Contact (Don)
Marina Maintenance Update
- Completed Maintenance
- Turned on and systematically checked parking lot lights – left side and right side all working and well pump working
- Continued minor wooden dock repairs on decking holes
- Continue fixing rub-rails, pedestal lights, stain, and dock repairs (Dockmaster)
- Continue repair of Pedestal bases with stained cut plywood pieces
- New and Ongoing Maintenance
- Make dump run
- Trim Marina basin grass again
- Replace burnt out parking lot light bulbs
- Check underground wiring and junction boxes along parking lot
- Fix Security camera #2 on corner of porch – not working
- Paint concrete barriers gray color and speed bumps yellow
Marina Business Update
- Previous Business
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- Held meeting with Seagrass Plantation
- Continue updates of Slip Owner and Renter required documents; Secretary, Dockmaster, President
- Review Slips for Rent and Sale on Marina website
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- 0 x Slips for Rent
- 4 x Slips for Sale (C-24 $54K, F-08 $60K, H-31 $47.5K, H-34 $59.5K)
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- New and Ongoing Business
- Inquire with Sussex County Tax Office on what is actually assessed for a 25’, 35’, 37’, and larger slip and how the new Marina system impacts tax assessments
- Conduct drone fly-over video and pictures of Marina and marsh area – low and high tide (Dave D.)
- Constant Contact emails to send out
- Mid-Summer updates and reminders
- 4th of July Fireworks at Paradise Grill, Wednesday, July 3, 8:00PM
- Operation Seas the Day, September 4, 5, 6 boating dates
- Marina Dredge Plan Update
- Dredge Permit Contractor, Verdantas; David Small and Savannah Sipes
- Dredging company
- Previous Marina dredging conducted December 1-31, 2017, $100+K, Clarke Droney (estimate was $27 cyd)
- Current estimates for dredge companies range $65 – $120 per cyd ($266.5K – $492K)
- Clarke Droney available 2025 and 2026 to dredge
- Meetings with Indian River Aches, Brian Lisiewski, PE, to discuss their upcoming dredge plan; 10K cyds to dredge
- Upcoming meeting with Rep Ron Gray, PE, on dredging costs
- Finalizing dredge material spoil site
- Land owner – Chris Magee, Frankford
- Price is $3.25 per cyd (4,100 cyds x $3.25 = $13,325)
- Conduct 2024/25 bathymetric study on just the dredge area prior to dredging
- Review dredge date –wait one-year until 2026
- Operation Seas the Day, Boating Event Wed, Thur, Fri, September 4, 5, 6
- Volunteers and meeting
- Coordination with Fire and Rescue, food and water vendor, drone coverage
- Set-up
- Review Marina Monthly activity task list for July, August, September
Future Business
- Conduct survey of Slip Owners on Marina replacement and assessment
- 2024 – Plan and host Delaware Boater Safety Course conducted by the USCG Auxiliary Indian River Station. Slip Renter is Instructor. Cost is $20 per student
- Marina Replacement proposals; previous estimate August 2020 at $3.8M, and May 2023 at $4.35M (UPDATE)
- Review Capital Improvement loan information with banks
Next Monthly Board meetings;
- July – Tuesday, July 30, 9:00AM
- August – Tuesday, August 27, 9:00AM (Board Positions)
- September – Tuesday, September 24, 10:00AM