Lake Lemon Conservancy District

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

Benton Township Senior Citizens Building

November 16, 2005

 

The November 16, 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, Dennis Friesel and Larry Ritter.  ALSO PRESENT:  Bob Madden, Manager; Aunna Huber, Board Recorder; Rachel Atz, CBU Representative, and LLCD Freeholders (see attached sign-up sheet).  ABSENT:  Tom Kelly 

 

I.                   OPENING COMMENTS (Mann)

·        Mann thanked all freeholders for attending the meeting. 

 

II.                APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 19, 2005 BOARD MEETING MINUTES (Mann)

 

RITTER MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE OCTOBER 19, 2005 MINUTES.  CASSAL SECONDED THE MOTION.  ALL “AYES.”  MOTION CARRIED.

 

III.             TREASURER’S REPORT (Friesel)

A.  Current Budget Comments

·        Income is limited this time of year.

·        No taxes are coming in right now – 2003 payable 2004 taxes from Monroe Co. are expected in late December.

·        Brown Co. is expected in late January 2006.

·        Friesel recommended to start paying back the line of credit when these tax payments are received.

·        A CD rolls over on November 17th, which will be reinvested at a higher rate.

·        2006 budget adoption (see attached):

§         Approved 9/21/05

§         Deadline was 9/20/05

§         Will have to go through an additional appropriation process in January to obtain 2006 budget approval.

 

IV.              AQUATIC CONTROL PRESENTATION – Nathan Long

·        LLCD received $50,000.00 from DNR for milfoil treatment in 2005.

·        Aquatic vegetation plan was updated last year.

o             Tier I and Tier II sampling was completed along with treatment.

·        Public meeting required to review sampling and treatment.           

o             Ecology

o             Plant management history

o             2005 Plan

o             Sampling

o             Future treatments

·        Plant Ecology (see attached)

o       Vegetation is naturally occurring and is beneficial to fish populations.

o       DNR funding was for Eurasian water milfoil.

o       Also have invasives such as curly leaf pondweed and purple loosestrife.

·        Plant Management History

o       1996 – 2004:  Treated 5 – 30 acres of lotus and spatterdock and 30 – 125 acres of milfoil and coontail.

o       Learned that milfoil can be treated with Renovate.

·        May Sampling

o             Tier I survey completed.

o             Tier I is a visual sample.

o             Shows where milfoil will be treated.

·        2005 Treatments

o             May 18

§                     105 acres milfoil

§                     21.65 pondweeds and coontail

§                     Heavy rains within 24 hours

o             June 8

§                     8 acres pondweeds

§                     8.5 acres milfoil

§                     14 acres mixed plants

o             June 16

§                     4 acres mixed plants

o             June 30

§                     2.5 acres coontail

§                     0.5 acres milfoil

o             August 4

§                     7 acres milfoil

o             August 25

§                     9 acres lotus and spatterdock

§                     8 acres milfoil

·        August Sampling

o             Tier II completed on the 16th.

o             Tier II sample is visual and using a rake.

o             Milfoil treatment was successful.

·        2005 Review

o             Controlled milfoil and native vegetation.

o             Had blue-green algae bloom and native re-growth in shallow areas.

·        Future

o             DNR funding for next year to treat milfoil.

o             Application due by January 15th, 2006.

V.                 BOARD MEETING RESOLUTION (Mann)

·        2006 meeting schedule

o             Still held on 3rd Wednesday of the month.

o       Exceptions are the July and August meetings, which are held at the park.

o       Annual meeting will be February 8th, 2006.

 

MOTION BY MANN TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION REGARDING THE 2006 BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE.  SECONDED BY RITTER.  ALL “AYES.”  MOTION CARRIED.

 

VI.              SRP UPDATE (Mann)

·        Discussed survey analysis.  See attached.

·        Frank Vilardo did an excellent job on survey.

·        DNR money can be used to purchase dredging equipment in year three.

 

VII.           MANAGERS REPORT (Madden)

·        Election update

o       District VI:  Currently Rex Taylor, Taylor nominated for re-election.

o       District II:  Currently Larry Ritter, no nominations at this time.

·        Drawdown

o                   Lake was down 2 feet until the rains on November 15th.

o                   Three inches of rain brought lake up about 2 feet.

 

VIII.  PUBLIC COMMENT

·        None

 

IX.              NEW BUSINESS

·        Lake Lemon Marina letter – attempt to have a meeting with sub-committee.

·        Decision on 2006 fees and charges will have to be made at next month’s meeting.

 

RITTER MOTIONED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.  CASSAL SECONDED THE MOTION.  ALL “AYES.”  MOTION CARRIED.  MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:30 P.M.

 

Meeting Minutes submitted by:

 

Aunna Huber

Board Recorder