Lake Lemon Conservancy District

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

Benton Township Senior Citizens Building

December 21, 2005

 

The December 21, 2005 meeting of the Lake Lemon Conservancy District was held at the Benton Township Senior Citizens Building and was called to order by Chairman Marty Mann at 6:05 p.m.

 

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:  Marty Mann, Rex Taylor, Dave Hobson, Bruce Cassal, Tom Kelly, Dennis Friesel and Larry Ritter.  ALSO PRESENT:  Bob Madden, Manager; Barbara Ritter, Board Recorder; Rachel Atz, CBU Representative, and LLCD Freeholders (see attached sign-up sheet). 

 

OPENING COMMENTS (Mann)

·        Mann thanked all freeholders for attending the meeting. 

 

I.                   APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 16, 2005 BOARD MEETING MINUTES (Mann)

 

TAYLOR MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE NOVEMBER 16, 2005 MINUTES.  CASSAL SECONDED THE MOTION.  ALL “AYES.”  MOTION CARRIED.

 

II.                TREASURER’S REPORT (Madden)

A.  Current Budget Comments

·        By the end of November, budget was underspent by $41,000.00 due to not having enough money in the bank to pay bills, which was caused by delayed tax checks from Brown and Monroe Counties.

·        Need to pay $32,000.00 in outstanding invoices by the end of the year.

·        If tax money is not received by the end of the year, the $32,000.00 in outstanding bills will have to come out of next year’s (2006) budget.

 

MOTION BY KELLY TO BORROW ON THE LINE OF CREDIT IF THE ANTICIPATED TAX REVENUES FROM MONROE COUNTY DO NOT COME IN BY YEAR END.  BORROWED FUNDS TO BE PAID BACK IN EARLY JANUARY 2006 WHEN TAX CHECK IS RECEIVED.  CASSAL SECONDED.  ALL “AYES.”  MOTION CARRIED.

 

·        Madden will explore getting a tax advance check (partial payment) from   Monroe County before the end of the year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

B.    Transfer of Funds

 

MOTION BY MANN TO TRANSFER $500.00 FROM ACCOUNT #6090              (PARK MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN) INTO ACCOUNT #6140 (MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES).  RITTER SECONDED.  ALL “AYES.”  MOTION CARRIED.

 

C.    2006 Fees and Charges

·        Mann, Kelly, Friesel, and Madden met with Lake Lemon Marina to discuss an increase in marina fees.

·        Lake Lemon Marina advised their business took a financial shortfall with the Cylindro Health Advisory. 

·        Recommendation is to defer the increase in marina/club fees.  Nothing has changed other than timing.  This issue will be revisited in 2006.

 

MOTION BY FRIESEL TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 12-05-03 (2006 FEES AND CHARGES).  SECONDED BY KELLY.  ALL “AYES.”  MOTION CARRIED.

 

III.             ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE UPDATE (Taylor)

·        Committee met with Jason Eakin, Monroe County Planning Department, on December 12th where he handed out a draft Zoning Ordinance for LLCD’s Environmental Constraint Overlay.

·        Ordinance discusses erosion control, water quality, open space, wetland protection, and lake preservation.

·        Committee is waiting for a second draft of the ordinance from Eakin.  Copies will be made for the Board. 

·        Monroe County Planning representatives will be at the April Board Meeting to discuss proposed overlay.

 

V.                 SRP COMMITTEE UPDATE (Mann)

·        At the last SRP meeting, Dr. Jeff Ehman from Image Matters gave a presentation on ArcView / GIS.  He showed how water levels and sediment volumes can be calculated using this program. 

·        Committee felt this technology was essential to the success of the SRP initiative.

·        Next step is to divide the lake into service areas.

·        Recommendation is to provide 4 ft. of depth at normal pool; use a nominal length of 60 ft. from shoreline; and to begin dredging 10 ft. out from shoreline.

·        The Board and SRP Committee will be given a spreadsheet showing a color-coded map of the lake with each service area.  Prioritization will be based on this information.

·        Grant application for $100,000.00 was completed on December 19th.  LLCD will find out if it is awarded this grant in February. 

·        LLCD will get on the CBU Board’s agenda to ask for their endorsement to start dredging around June.

 

VI.              BLUE/GREEN ALGAE DISCUSSION (Friesel)

·        The issue with Cylindro is not just at Lake Lemon.  It is Friesel’s opinion that LLCD should not be funding a research program on Cylindro.  Testing on Cylindro can still be performed, but LLCD should not have to fund it.  Testing is not administered throughout all lakes in the area.

·        Ritter mentioned that the Board of Health needs to set a standard.

 

FRIESEL MOTIONED THAT LLCD NOT CONTINUE TO PAY FOR ALGAE TESTING BY IU SPEA IN 2006.  KELLY SECONDED.  SIX “NAYES.”  ONE “AYE” (FRIESEL).  MOTION DOES NOT CARRY.

 

·        Madden will schedule meetings with all agencies that have an interest in Cylindro testing at Lake Lemon in 2006 and update the Board at its January meeting.

 

VII.           MANAGERS REPORT (Madden)

·        Election update

o       District VI:  Currently Rex Taylor, Taylor had the only nomination for re-election.

o       District II:  Currently Larry Ritter, Barbara Ritter had the only nomination.

o       There will be no elections this year.

 

VIII.  PUBLIC COMMENT

·        Cassal has been in touch with Insight Cable regarding cable service and high speed internet service to the LLCD office and North Tunnel Road residents.  Insight replied that they set up funding in January, and this project would need to be approved by their Board, which meets in February.

 

IX.              NEW BUSINESS

·        None.

 

CASSAL MOTIONED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.  HOBSON SECONDED THE MOTION.  ALL “AYES.”  MOTION CARRIED.  MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:15 P.M.

 

Meeting Minutes submitted by:

 

Barbara Ritter

Board Recorder