RLAA Board Meeting - Possible Agenda items for November 2009 meeting=

RLAA Board Meeting Minutes for June 8, 2011=

Location: Maple Grove Library (Room 105) = &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &= nbsp; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Time: 7:00 pm

Call to Order at 7:05 p= m

Present: Rick Stulac, = Scott Roeglin, Joy Roeglin, George Schneider, Bill Kidder, Larry Bick
Absent: Wade Quale
Guests: None were pres= ent

Approve this Agenda

Approved without chang= es=

Introduction of Board M= embers and Guests (George)

No introductions since= no guests were present

Treasurer Report (Rick)=

Curr= ent balance of $12,132 in Checking and Savings
$4,5= 00 dues collected so far (slightly behind 2010 collection)=
No outstanding bills at this time

Old Business= <= /li>
- Rough Fish Removal pro= ject (Larry/George)= .

Can Jeff provide us w= ith a contract for work next (2011-2012) winter for carp removal?
Do we want to track c= arp to get a count before/after netting? (George)

Researched this option and is too costly and/or difficult to manage for our association. May want to explore this option down the road if the watershed wants ownership.

Action at June 8 Board meeting:

Reviewed necessary requirements for this project to take place
Discussed timeline involved and parties impacted

Next steps= :

Larry to reach out to Jeff to set up a meeting.

See how Foster Lake (detai= ls below) does with their project with Jeff

Algae/Water Quality fo= r this past season (Scott)

·         What can we do to prevent/reduce impact in t= he future?

Emphasize Lawn Aeration - Scott to follow up with local providers in Spring 2011.

Scott learned that none of the companies was willing to offer a group discount for Rice= Lake reside= nts. RLAA still recommends lawn aeration as a positive environmental process, but we do not have any discounted group offers available at this time.

Slow/No Wake Signs (Sc= ott)

Request made by sever= al residents in the B= oat Ramp Bay about posting Slow/No Wake signs.

City of Maple Grove recommended we purchase these at Rolyan Buoys in Cedarsburg, WI.

Scott ordered 3 buoys, which have been received in late May and will be installed in June.<= o:p>

Next Steps=

Procure chain/clamps to secure anchors.

Create cement anchors (100 lb each).

Set buoys out in featured locations.

On-Going Business =

E= lm Creek Watershed TMDL Project Plan (George)

·         Next Meeting July 20 - Stakeholder Meeti= ng #5 at (TBD).

U= pdate on 2011 projects

·         Potential 2011 Projects for this season through early spring submitte= d to LQC for funding:

o&nb= sp;       Dredging out boat ramp channel

§      =    Follow ups with DNR Hydrologist and residents who denied project work.

o&nb= sp;       Plant Survey in 2011

§      =    Don't plan for one in 2011, but if we ne= ed to do one, request it then.

§      =    Base the decision on resident input of C= LP impact.

§      =    Early season reports are showing more CLP growth this year, although does not yet appear to be a nuisance for navigation/habitat/etc.

o&nb= sp;       Carp Removal in 2011

§      =    Keep this on the possibility list for 20= 11 (potentially in summer/fall, if not next winter).

S= torm Water Drain Inventory (Bill not present to discuss)

·         Plan on revisiting this next spring (201= 1) during open water season.

·         Scott asked if we could have the City ch= eck out the cistern on Elm Creek south of County Road 30 located between the No= rd and Grefe properties.

Action Item: George checked with the Ci= ty to get more information on it. Cistern is a Sanitary Sewer and not Storm Sewer. City Utilities department stated they will check into this u= nit to make sure it is running properly. Is actually part of a large fe= eder line from Arbor Lakes that = runs up towards County = Road 81.).

Next Steps

June 2011 - Find out what City Utilities determines with their unit rev= iew.

RLAA Ass= et Inventory (George)=

= Discuss next steps for relocating inventory at a non-public location.

Q= 2 2011 Newsletter (George)

·         Plan on writing one up in July.

·         Include RLAA Survey Results (see below).=

New Business=

Adju= st Water Level during dry periods (George)

Is = this a viable option to create flow during low-water times, especially when algae blooms are stagnant on the lake/creek?

RLAA Survey Results (George)

Rev= iewed summary of results from the 37 surveys received out of potential 205 participants.

Wor= k on responses to those who have unfavorable comments, but do not mention= names.

Cho= se a winning entry for the Red Lobster gift certificate using a Random Generator program.

Winner is entry #8 - Shane & Enid Mason!

Task Team Updates<= /o:p>

Lake Management (George)

= None at this time. Probably will not have another meeting until after Ann= ual Meeting in May.

Memb= ership (Rick/George)

Star Lakes grant opportunities - clarification on qualifications (Larry).

Other Business

Fost= er Lake meeting on April 11 with George, Bill Kidder and Jim Krause (Foster Lake).

= Background: Foster Lake is a shallow, 121 ac= re lake in Wright County by Ot= sego which has suffered severe algae problems in recent years. They have = been doing Alum treatments the past 3 years and are looking to hire a commercial fisherman to remove the carp from their lake, which are causing problems with water quality and plant growth.<= /b>

= Next steps: Will keep RLAA informed on their progress with commercial fisherman = and how the carp removal goes. They are looking at doing a fall removal (November) before ice is in.

Swimming in Rice Lake

Had= an inquiry from a resident on = 91^st Ave N. asking if it was OK to swim in t= he lake. This is just a reminder to be aware of others on the lake if boating.=

Have a 2^nd = All Members meeting sometime later in the summer=

Mea= sure how RLAA has been doing and plans for the upcoming season.

Good method to get feedback from membership.

Adjournment = at 8:50 pm

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M= inutes drafted by George Schneider 6/= 14/11 &nb= sp;            = Rice Lake Area Association website =3D http://www.ricelakemn.com