Lake Lemon Conservancy District

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

Benton Township Senior Citizens Building

September 27, 2006

The September 27, 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 6:05 p.m.

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

I. OPENING COMMENTS (Mann)

· Mann thanked all freeholders for attending the meeting.

II. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES (Mann)

· Approval of August 19, 2006 Board Meeting Minutes.

CASSAL MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE AUGUST 19, 2006 MINUTES WITH SAID CHANGES. KELLY SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL “AYES.” MOTION CARRIED.

III. TREASURER’S REPORT (Friesel)

A. September Treasurer’s Report

· LLCD has spent $88,389 to dig out 5,700 cubic yards of sediment as of September 26^th, which has been paid for by DNR grant funds.

· Incomes and expenses have begun to drop because the park and boat ramp is less busy.

· LLCD has $114,000 in CD’s at this time.

· LLCD audit for 2001-2005 is now complete.

· The exit interview will be tomorrow (9/28), with only minor points needing to be fixed.

B. Approval of 2007 Public Budget Hearing Minutes

FRIESEL MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE 2007 PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING MINUTES AS WRITTEN. SECONDED BY RITTER. ALL “AYES.” MOTION CARRIED.

C. Approval of 2007 Annual Budget

FRIESEL MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE 2007 BUDGET AS WRITTEN FOR $365,732.00 FOR THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. SECONDED BY KELLY. ALL “AYES.” MOTION CARRIED.

IV. 2006 Vegetation Control Update – Nate Long, Aquatic Control, Inc.

· LLCD requested $45,200 from LARE, and received $25,200.

· More lakes requested money this year so many lakes received less grant money.

· 2006 Lake Lemon Vegetation Control Presentation (see attached).

V. Bean Blossom Watershed Management Plan – Rae Schnapp, Hoosier Environmental Council

A. E. coli data

· E. coli counts should not exceed 125 cfu.

· Most places along Bean Blossom Creek do exceed 125 cfu.

B. Septic Systems

· 30% of all Hoosiers have septics.

· 80% of Indiana soils are unsuitable for septics, however 15,000 new septics are installed each year.

C. Alternative Septics

· Alternative septics usually include an extra filtering step.

· Some examples include constructed wetlands and composting toilets.

D. How to get involved

· Identify priorities and critical areas.

· Do dye testing on your own septics.

· Attend educational workshops.

· Monitor water quality near your home.

VI. SEDIMENT REMOVAL PROGRAM – UPDATE (Madden)

A. Update

· SRP going well, however, one drawback has been the wet weather because material can’t be unloaded.

· Payne plans on digging through mid to late October, with approximately 4,000 cubic yards left to go.

B. Surveillance Camera Discussion

· Management will continue to monitor sediment removal for the rest of the dredging season.

· Alternative surveillance methods will be studied during the winter.

C. Discussion of 2008 Financing Options for SRP

· Additional funding will be used when grant money runs out in 2008.

· A tax increase will be required to pay for dredging operation.

· LLCD can finance in three ways:

· Special benefits tax – similar to property tax

· Exceptional benefits tax – pay for services rendered

· Additional fee – send bills for “dredging fee”

· The two taxing mechanisms are tied to freeholder property via liens.

· The additional fee option is not tied to property. The only recourse is to go through small claims court to ensure payment.

VII. DEFIBRILLATOR (Kelly)

· Kelly researched the “good Samaritan” laws regarding a defibrillator, which says that LLCD needs to notify local emergency response agencies that they own a defibrillator and also notify them when we use it. If notification is made, any user or organization is not responsible for death unless gross negligence is practiced.

· Approximate cost to purchase defibrillator is $1,400.00.

· Discussion of purchasing defibrillator:

· How do you get to victim quickly enough?

· Only have 5 minutes if victim’s in cardiac arrest and 25 minutes if they’re having a heart attack.

· May be too late by the time defibrillator could reach victim.

· At this time, the LLCD will not pursue the defibrillator issue.

VIII. FREEHOLDER ISSUES (Mann)

A. B. Kish (Absent)

· See attached letter.

· When B. Kish is ready to discuss shoreline permit requests, it will be put on a future agenda.

B. R. Clapper (Absent)

· R. Clapper put in a shoreline permit request to do the following modifications:

· Drainage tile from road to lake

· Cover area with topsoil and seed

· Repair storage shed and put in drain

· Gravel area around shed

· Put cover over patio

· R. Clapper formally requested LLCD to have B. Kish remove 6 feet of handrail and 4 feet of new fence, which he feels is on City property.

· LLCD uses the current GIS maps from CBU to show property boundaries.

· If R. Clapper feels that fence is on CBU property, he will need to have a stake survey done.

· Board will allow R. Clapper to make the requested changes.

IX. MANAGERS REPORT (Madden)

A. Dam Inspection Update

· The dam was inspected on September 25, 2006.

· Two engineers and three divers from DLZ, Inc. and 6 workers from CBU were involved with the inspection.

· Divers videotaped all cracks and seals, tightened bolts, and checked the intake pipe.

· The sluice gate was opened to full capacity and the dam and gate held up fine.

· If gate is opened 1/3 of the way and there is no rain, the lake will lose 1/10 of a foot per day.

· If gate is opened 2/3 of the way and there is no rain, it is estimated the lake will lose 4-6 inches per day (approximately 3 feet in 6-8 days).

· LLCD will get a report from DLZ, Inc. in 3-4 weeks.

· Once the report is received, LLCD will go back to CBU and ask for permission to open sluice gate more than 1/3 of the way.

B. 2005 Water Testing Results – Aunna Huber, LLCD Biologist

· Testing was done by Bill Jones, IU, SPEA.

· Sampling was done on three dates, April 21^st, June 8^th, and August 9^th.

· Sampling locations included Riddle Point Park, Reed Point, Beanblossom Creek, and the Chitwood area (fecal coliform only).

· Parameters measured included pH, alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, temperature, phosphorus, nitrate, ammonia, and fecal coliform bacteria.

· Results showed that water quality measurements at Lake Lemon are variable due to the large watershed compared to relatively small lake size.

· Lake Lemon is hypoeutrophic, which means that it is highly productive.

· Waters can become anoxic (no oxygen) in August due to the significant amount of organic matter on the lake bottom.

· This can cause fish kills in late summer.

· E. coli measurements tend to be high in the east end areas during summer months because of high temperature and little water movement.

· IU also tested for Cylindro from June 8^th to September 29^th last year, with highest counts being in August, when water temperatures were also the highest.

C. Cylindro Update – Aunna Huber, LLCD Biologist

· See attached graph.

· LLCD is not on contract with IU, SPEA to test Cylindro in 2006.

· Purdue University is still sampling for their own research purposes.

· LLCD has received counts from Purdue through August 2006.

· Cylindro in Lake Lemon is significantly less this year compared to 2005 counts.

· A wet summer and cooler temperatures are variables that might have caused the decrease in Cylindro.

· Purdue will continue to test through December 2006. It is unknown at this time if they will test in 2007.

X. PUBLIC COMMENT

· None.

XI. NEW BUSINESS / CORRESPONDENCE FOR FUTURE AGENDA

· 2007 Fees and Charges will be approved at the October meeting.

KELLY MOTIONED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. TAYLOR SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL “AYES.” MOTION CARRIED. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:35 P.M.

Meeting Minutes submitted by:

Aunna Huber, Board Recorder