Lake Lemon Conservancy District

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

Benton Township Senior Citizens Building

December 20, 2006

 

The December 20, 2006 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 6:10 p.m.

 

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

 

I.            OPENING COMMENTS (Mann)

·        Mann thanked all freeholders for attending the meeting.

 

II.            APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES (Mann)

·        Approval of November 15, 2006 Board Meeting Minutes.

 

KELLY MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE NOVEMBER 15, 2006 MINUTES.  HOBSON SECONDED THE MOTION.  ALL “AYES.”  MOTION CARRIED.

 

III.             TREASURER’S REPORT (Friesel)

 

·        LLCD received, in December, Monroe Co. taxes in the amount of $64,000.00 which makes Monroe County taxes current.

 

·        LLCD has $114,462 in General Fund CDs and $47,633.00 in cumulative maintenance CDs.

 

·        Brown County still owes $38,000.00 in back taxes from 2005 payable 2006.

 

IV.             SEDIMENT REMOVAL PROGRAM UPDATE (Madden)

 

A.    Recommendation for 2007 Dredging Sites

 

·        SRP Committee prioritized different areas around the lake to dredge.

 

·        Recommended to pick the number one site in District 6, which includes both sides (east and west) of Pt. Idalawn - service zones 131 and 134,

plus parts of service zone 110 (Ice Box Cove) in District 1. 

 

·        Will dredge three areas next year until the money runs out – service areas of 131, 134 and 110.

 

TAYLOR MAKES MOTION TO DREDGE PARTS OF SECTIONS 131, 134 AND 110 IN 2007 AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANAGER.  KELLY SECONDED THE MOTION.  ALL “AYES.”  MOTION CARRIED

                  B.  Neighborhood Meeting (see attached)

 

·        Letter was written by freeholders on Spillway Road who are being affected by the dredging equipment and disposal of sediment in their area.

 

·        A meeting to discuss homeowner’s concerns was held December 2, 2006. Mann, Hobson, Ritter and Madden attended.

 

·        Concerns were construction and equipment noise; Saturday working by contractor; increased truck traffic on Spillway Road; importance of finding east end disposal site due to increased activity of Ken Clark’s property; and that the time of year to dredge should be in the spring and fall.  Mann acknowledged concerns and stated the LLCD would continue  investigating an east end disposal site, but chances of obtaining, developing, and financing a site for the 2007 dredging season were slim.

 

·        LLCD agreed to:

Ø      Continue talks with the City regarding an east end disposal site.  In those continuing talks, the City has recommended:

n      LLCD should secure endorsements from the Sassafras Audubon Society and the city’s Environmental Commission.

n      LLCD to hire a recognized ecological engineering firm to develop a comprehensive plan prior to beginning any work on Little Africa and to investigate the levels of arsenic found in the soil on Little Africa in comparison to the levels taken from the lake.

 

V.                MANAGER’S REPORT (Madden)

           

A.    2007 Board Election Update

 

·        Dave Hobson, District VII, was unopposed and will be re-elected for another 4-year term at the February Annual Meeting.

 

B.    Winter Drawdown Update

·        Opened sluice gate on December 8th to 50%.

·        Will keep sluice gate opened until end of January.

 

C.  Recommendation: Fixed Asset Inventory Dollar Limit

·        State Board of Accounts audited books.

·        Still waiting for final report.

·        Supposed to do annual inventory of fixed assets, but have not been doing since LLCD has not bought any capital equipment for several years.

·        Auditor recommended doing an inventory of capital fixed assets over $1,000.00 in value at end of every year.

 

FRIESEL MAKES MOTION THE BOARD SET FIXED ASSET DOLLAR LIMIT SUBJECT TO INVENTORY AT $1,000.00.  MANN SECONDED MOTION.  ALL “AYES.”  MOTION CARRIED.

 

D.  2007 Sublease Agreement Update

·        LLCD attorney and City attorney said the 2007 Revised Sublease Agreement is fine.

 

KELLY MAKES MOTION TO APPROVE REVISED 2007 SURPLUS PARCEL SUBLEASE AGREEMENT AS SUBMITTED.  HOBSON SECONDED THE MOTION.  ALL “AYES.”  MOTION CARRIED.

 

E.  LLCD is trapping nuisance beaver and muskrat.

·        Muskrat season ends January 31st and beaver season ends March 15th.

·        Haven’t done any trapping since 2000 and have a fairly large beaver and muskrat population.

 

VI.             PUBLIC COMMENT

·        Spencer Leiter has questions regarding the 2008 taxes.  When does the money get to LLCD? 

·        Matter discussed and it is explained that the money comes available in 2008.  The tax rate is established in 2007 and is due and payable in 2008.

 

VII.          NEW BUSINESS / CORRESPONDENCE FOR FUTURE AGENDA

·        None.

 

HOBSON MOTIONED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.  TAYLOR SECONDED THE MOTION.  ALL “AYES.”  MOTION CARRIED.  MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:14 P.M.

 

Meeting Minutes submitted by:

 

Marilyn Stonecipher