Lake Panorama Association
Board of Directors Meeting
May 27, 2025

The Lake Panorama Association Board of Directors met May 27, 2025, at 5 p.m. at the Lake Panorama Association Office. Board members in attendance were David Finneseth, Dennis Flanery, Steven Sidman, Sue Thompson, Rachel Waldo and Jackson Whiton.  

LPA Staff in attendance: Danna Krambeer, Corey Larsen, and John Rutledge. 

Joel Williams, LPA Attorney

Visitors in attendance: Alan Barnes, Todd Cook and John Miller.

President Finneseth called the meeting to order at 5 p.m.

Agenda Item 1 – Approval of the Agenda  

Flanery moved to approve the agenda. Motion second, carried unanimously.

No conflicts of interest were disclosed by the Board of Directors regarding agenda items.

Agenda Item 2 – Open Forum

Alan Barnes and Todd Cook presented request for variance of wall height on a detached garage under construction. 

Agenda Item 3 – Consent Agenda

Thompson moved to approve the consent agenda. Motion second, carried unanimously.

Consent agenda to include: 

a) LPA General Manager’s Report 

b) Approval of minutes from 04.22.2025 LPA Board Meeting 

c) Acceptance of the 04.30.2025 LPA LPN Consolidated Financial Statements

d) Confirm date for next board meeting 06.24.2025

e) Approval of minutes from the 05.10.2025 LPA BOD organizational meeting to elect officers 2025-26

f) Accept minutes from the 04.28.2025 LPN, LLC Board of Managers meeting

g) Accept minutes from the 05.19.2025 Water Safety committee meeting

Agenda Item 4a – Treasurer’s report

Flanery reported he reviewed the April financial statements, checking account and credit card statements with Krambeer. No issues of concern were noted.

Agenda Item 4b – Committee appointments  

The board discussed the recommendation for committee appointments and Board members for each committee. 

Building Committee Term Expires

Gary Geels 2028

Dirk Westercamp 2028

Andy Harrelson 2027

Barry Shull 2027

Gary Evans 2026

John Miller 2026

Terry Gebard 2026

Dennis Flanery LPA Board Member

Mark Jorgensen LPA Board Member

Water Safety Committee Term Expires

Mark Mertens 2028

Dan York 2028

Dave Nicholas 2027

Jake Martinson 2027

Therese McConeghey 2026

Todd Nevenhoven 2026

Marina Tenant – Phil Watson Continuous

Jackson Whiton LPA Board Member

Steven Sidman LPA Board Member

Appeals Committee Term Expires

Dale Behrends 2028

Julie Fulton 2028

Rita Brannan 2027

James Spradling 2027

Pam Johnson 2026

Land Sales Committee will be finalized for the June meeting.

Sidman moved to approve the committee member appointments, as listed with term dates. Motion seconded, carried unanimously.  

Agenda Item 4c – Sale of Lot 2340 

LPA received an offer from Eric Fitzgerald for purchase of lot 2340. Land Sales Committee recommends a price of $40,000. 

Thompson moved to approve sale of lot 2340 for sale price of $40,000 to Eric Fitzgerald. Motion seconded, carried unanimously. 

Agenda Item 4d – Proposal LPA rule change:  

Upon the recommendation of LPA management, the water safety committee reviewed and recommended section 5.1(q) of the LPA Rules and Regulations be replaced, in its entirety, with the following language:

5.1(q) Personal Flotation Device (PFD) Requirements

1. PFDs for Children Under 13

All persons under the age of 13 are required to wear a U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device (PFD) while on any type of vessel that is underway (defined as a vessel that is not at anchor, not made fast to the shore or dock, and not aground) regardless of the vessel’s size or type.

2. PFDs for Towed Individuals, Wakesurfers, and Personal Watercraft (PWC) Operators

a. All persons who are being towed, propelled, or carried on the water by the action, wake, or power of a vessel – including but not limited to individuals who are wakesurfing, wakeboarding, wakefoiling, tubing, waterskiing, or using similar equipment – must wear a U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device at all times, regardless of age.

b. All persons operating or riding on a personal watercraft (PWC) must wear a U.S. Coast Guard-approved PFD at all times.

3. Onboard PFD Requirement

There must be one appropriately sized, U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device on board for each person on the vessel. These PFDs must be readily accessible in case of emergency.

Thompson moved to approve rule change. Motion seconded, carried unanimously. 

Agenda Item 5 – Other Business

None

Agenda Item 7 – Closed Session 

The board entered closed session to discuss legal matters. Board exited closed session. 

Flanery moved to deny a retroactive variance request for detached garage. Motion second, carried unanimously.

Adjourn – With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:52 p.m.