2024
Meeting Minutes

1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Chair John LaDue at 7:19 pm.

2. Roll Call: Jessie Bastos, Vice Chair Linda Greck, Chair John LaDue, Jacqueline LaDue, Mayor Judy Paul, and Frank Vidal. Adrienne Kaltman attended telephonically. Fred Segal joined by phone. Absent: Uri Tkacz, and Scott Weinstein. Also present: Michael Bartlett.

3. Minutes:Motion was made by Linda to approve July 16, 2024 Minutes, as corrected. Seconded by Jessie. Motion carried unanimously. There was no August meeting.

4. Treasurer’s Report: Fred sent report reflecting changes made at July meeting. DALT’s CD has $45,189.76 and Money Market has $5,146.46. John will discuss with Fred that a second signature needs to be added to the accounts. Frank made a motion to receive and file the financial report. Jessie seconded. The motion carried unanimously.

5. Old Business

• a. Website: Webmaster Michael Bartlett provided a review of the status of DALT’s website content. There is a public interest in the information provided. John has banker boxes full of old documents to digitalize. Michael will work with Jessie on this formidable project.
• Discussion: The website could have both public and private access. We want to generate interest, we have trails, parks and open space. There is traffic on the website. This is the time to expand the content, and to present and validate what DALT does in and for the community. It was agreed to include easement documents for public view. Michael said hardest part will be scanning. For anything large, Hollywood Digital Blue Print will be happy to help. PayPal and pay button were removed. Minutes will not be posted on the website.
• b. Status of Easement Monitoring Reports: We currently have the report for Zona West. Others are in progress and hopefully will be submitted by next meeting. By October we should have them all.
• c. Strategic Plan: As discussed previously, there is a need to be pro-active with future land development and be able to reach out to developers. Mayor Paul noted that Public Participation meetings are posted on the Town website, as are links to Public Participation Virtual Presentations. Once it gets to that point, it’s mostly a negotiation with the Town. Jessie questioned what the first point is where we could know a project could potentially take place. Linda pointed out DALT has been hard at work serving the community for twenty years, and yet not many people know about the Trust. The Town has always worked in collaboration with DALT and provides information and support.
• d. Annual Meeting Date: Fred called in. He will check with Farm Bureau to see what they are doing. November 9th-10th may be the big Davie Pro Rodeo weekend. He will check to see if the Davie Women’s Club is available November 10th for the Annual Meeting. It can be decided at the next meeting, if DALT wants to do it with the Farm Bureau. November 9, 16, or 17 were discussed as potential dates.
• e. Review of DALT Standards & Practices, Stewardship Fees: no updates

6. New Business

• Linda suggested a few board members should try to get on the Town Council Agenda to inform the public and Council about DALT’s work and achievements. A power point presentation was discussed. Adrienne suggests it could be used to establish a speaker’s bureau.

7. Motion to adjourn:Linda moved to adjourn at 8:35 pm. Frank Vidal seconded. Motion passes unanimously.

Respectfully submitted,
Adrienne Kaltman

December 17, 2024 - Annual Meeting

 

1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Chair John LaDue at 7:13 pm.

2. Roll Call: Present: Jessie Bastos, Vice Chair Linda Greck, Chair John LaDue, Jacqueline LaDue, Uri Tkacz, and Frank Vidal. Adrienne Kaltman attended by phone. Absent. Mayor Judy Paul, Fred Segal, Scott Weinstein. Also present: Michael Bartlett. The meeting was rescheduled due to conflicts on November 19.

3. Treasurer’s Report: Per report submitted via email by Treasurer Fred Segal our Money Market earned 4.34% interest for the prior month, with a balance of $5,201.19. Our CD annual yield was 5.25% for 10/25 – 11/23 with a dividend of $198.61 for a balance of $45,776.68. Chair John LaDue made a motion to receive and file the Financial Report. Jacqueline LaDue seconded. Motion carried unanimously..

4. Old Business

• a. Status of Easement Monitoring Reports: Monitoring is partially completed. Bristol Reserve and Oak Park remain pending.
• b. Website and Social Media: Webmaster Michael Bartlett updates website very quickly. There is no conflict of interest with Jessie Bastos’s appointment to the Planning and Zoning Committee. Others are members-at-large and not on the Board. Jacqueline LaDue is the DALT Facebook page administrator. DALT FB page has seventy followers. VC Linda Greck moved that Jacqueline create an Instagram page. Uri seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
• Our goal is to build a mailing list. Constant Contact works well. VC Linda Greck will investigate what the CC fees are for a 501c 3. Discussion whether board minutes should be posted. Pros: Minutes could be available for the public. Cons: Minutes of meetings are not usually posted but can be available upon request. Meeting agendas should be posted. Minutes can contain private or financial information that should not be shared with the public. Minutes are the only legal record of a meeting.
• c. 20th Anniversary Town Council Presentation: AThe power point presentation put together by three board members is excellent and was presented at the Davie Town Council meeting. We will investigate posting a link to it on our website. The board discussed presenting at council meetings for additional local municipalities.
• d. Status/Review of DALT Standards & Practices; Stewardship Fees: FWe developed our S & P based on other land trusts and adapted ours from them. VC Linda Greck reviewed them and recommended working on them further.
• e. Short (and long) term goals: VC Linda Greck researched other land trusts. At one point we were involved with the Land Trust Alliance. It might be a good idea to sit down with the Town planners to gain fresh insight in what would be beneficial short- and long-term goals, and what we can do.
• Discussion: We could participate in events like the Orange Blossom Parade and Festival at the end of February, and Water Matters Day, and get on the agendas of other municipalities.

5. New Business

• a. Election of Board: VC Linda Greck moved we retain the existing board. Frank Vidal seconds. The Motion carried unanimously.
• b. Election of Officers: VC Linda Greck moved we retain the existing slate of officers. Uri Tkacz seconded. The Motion carried unanimously.
• c. 2025 Meeting Schedule: VC Linda Greck made a motion to retain the same schedule and location. Seconded. The Motion carried unanimously.

6. Comments, Questions, and Suggestions: There were none

7. Adjourn Board Meeting:The meeting was adjourned at 8:02pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Adrienne Kaltman