The Lake Panorama Association Board of Directors met on March 24, 2026, at 5 p.m. at the Lake Panorama Association Office. Board members in attendance were David Finneseth, Mark Jorgensen, Steven Sidman, Sue Thompson, Rachel Waldo and Jackson Whiton.
LPA Staff in attendance: Danna Krambeer, Corey Larsen, Lane Rumelhart, John Rutledge and Carolyn Wagner. Joel Williams, LPA Attorney, was also present.
Visitors in attendance: LPA Members Terry Gebard, Mark Mertens and Howard Natzel; Friends of Lake Panorama member Shanell Wagler.
President Finneseth called the meeting to order at 5 p.m.
Agenda Item 1 – Approval of the Agenda
Rutledge requested change in agenda to reflect item 4c, Updated LPA Collections Policy be moved to April meeting and addition of Item 6b, Friends of Lake Panorama, Shanell Wagler.
Thompson moved to approve the revised agenda. Motion seconded, carried unanimously.
No conflicts of interest were disclosed by the Board of Directors regarding agenda items.
Agenda Item 2 – Open Forum
Howard Natzel spoke to the board requesting board meetings be live streamed and for LPA management to review resources available.
Agenda Item 3 – Consent Agenda
Waldo moved to approve the consent agenda. Motion seconded, carried unanimously.
Consent agenda to include:
a) LPA General Manager’s Report
b) Approval of minutes from 12.16.2025 LPA Board Meeting
c) Acceptance of the 01.31.2026 & 02.28.2026 LPA LPN Consolidated Financial Statements
d) Accept minutes from the 12.15.2025 LPN, LLC Board of Managers meeting
e) Set date for April board meeting 04.27.2026
f) Approve notice of annual meeting, president’s letter, and annual meeting ballot
g) Lot 6507 – Quit Claim Deed to correct missing Mid Iowa Lakes deed
Agenda Item 4a – Land Sales – Offer on 3139
Buyer respectfully withdrew offer prior to the meeting.
Agenda Item 4b – Land Sales – Offer on Lots 1611
LPA received an offer for lot 1611 from Dan and Barb Wollner. Offer was in the amount of $30,000 with no contingencies. Buyers would combine with their existing lots adjacent to lot 1611. (1609 and 1610 combined).
Thompson moved to approve the sale of Lot 1611 for $30,000 to Dan and Barb Wollner, lot to be combined with existing owned lots 1610 and 1609. Motion seconded, carried unanimously.
Agenda Item 4c – Updated LPA Collections Policy
Item moved to future Board meeting
Agenda Item 4d – Revision to LPA Rules 5.5 (Clean-up obsolete language and references – No material changes)
The LPA BOD approved the elimination of guest boat passes in December 2025. At that time, some references to guest boat passes in section 5.5 were missed and needed to be removed. Additionally, we are cleaning up a reference to Coulter Panorama Marine.
5.5 INVASIVE SPECIES PROTECTION
(a.) Definitions:
5. Temporary Permits—Boat permits issued for LPN resort guests, timeshare guests, short-term home rental boats or guests of members of the LPA that are, by definition, only used during the designated periods less than a full season.
6.5. Resident Vessels—vessels that remain on or at Lake Panorama and/or the Middle Raccoon River. This may include trailered vessels used exclusively on Lake Panorama.
7.6. Non-resident Vessels—Any member or non-member owned vessels trailered and/or used at any water bodies other than Lake Panorama and/or the Middle Raccoon River.
(b.) All vessels that obtain temporary or full boat permits, whether member owned, timeshare, guest boats, resort boats, or fishing contest guests, or other temporary guests and all water-related equipment are subject to Iowa law regulating the transfer of invasive species, plus Lake Panorama rules and regulations.
2. NON-RESIDENT vessels owned by timeshare members, non-member resort guests, home renters, member’s guest’s boats, and any other guest vessels owners or operators must fill out the invasive species questionnaire, certify to the location of previous boating activity, and acknowledge the hazards of invasive species introduction. NON-RESIDENT vessels shall be issued invasive species stickers indicated by a basic red coloration and dated with the current registration year and must be current to the year of boat permit issuance. The boat permit application form may be substituted for a questionnaire/consent form/ brochure for member applicants.
4. Boats serviced by Coulter’s Lake Panorama Marine that are known to be from areas contaminated by invasive species may not be allowed lake access for testing unless the vessel has been certified to have been properly decontaminated by cleaning, draining, drying, and other accepted procedures and timing.
Whiton moved to approve the rule changes to LPA Rule 5.5, as detailed above, to delete obsolete language and references, and with no material changes being made. Motion seconded, carried unanimously.
Agenda Item 4e – Updated Banking Resolutions
Update LPA Banking resolution to authorize the following staff to have authority for transactions with Iowa Trust: Danna Krambeer, Lane Rumelhart, John Rutledge, Royce Shaffer, and Carolyn Wagner.
Thompson moved to approve the updated banking resolution authorizing signers and responsibilities for LPA banking accounts, all items in the resolution require two signatures. Motion seconded, carried unanimously.
Agenda Item 5a – Old Business – None
Agenda Item 6a –LPA Survey Results – Review
A brief review of the survey was discussed. LPA Management will continue to review the results and will be sharing with the membership through the weekly Prompt.
Agenda Item 6b – Friends of Lake Panorama, Shanell Wagler
Shanell Wagler introduced herself to the Board and explained she is in process of training with Susan Thompson, who will be retiring from the Friends Board as Director. Wagler thanked the Board for their previous support and is looking forward to the continued working relationship with the LPA. Wagler highlighted 2026 upcoming events; Beach Ball, June 12 and “20 Men Who Can Cook” event at the beach in late August.
Agenda Item 7 – Closed Session
The board entered closed session to discuss legal matters. Board exited closed session.
Adjourn – With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:10 p.m.