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

RLAA Board Meeting Minutes for September 7, 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
Approve this Agenda

No changes made

Introduction of Board M= embers and Guests

Present: George Schnei= der, Bill Kidder, Rick Stulac, Scott Roeglin, = Joy Roeglin
Absent: Wade Quale<= o:p>
No guests were present=

Treasurer Report (Rick)=

Total of $13,200 in th= e bank (Savings/Checking)
No expected bills comi= ng up the next quarter

Old Business= <= /li>
- Reassign Rough Fish Re= moval project to another board member since Larry Bick resigned.
- Rough Fish Removal pro= ject

Last Action siince June 8 Board meeting<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>:

Larry contacted Jeff Riedemann and discussed contract needs, timing, commitment, etc

No plan for action at this time.

Next steps= :

See how Foster Lake carp r= emoval project goes with Jeff and decide next steps<= /li>

Slow/No Wake Signs

Buoys launched in Jun= e.

Only received one res= ponse from residents, which was positive.

Volunteer crew from t= he RLAA Board will plan on removing the buoys on October 1, 2011 <= /o:p>

Wi= ll tie off ropes to small plastic containers to mark the anchors for the winter.

Ge= orge to store the buoys with his pontoon over the winter.

On-Going Business =

E= lm Creek Watershed TMDL Project Plan (George)

·         Stakeholders Meeting held on August 23

·         Project is still in the data collection phase through 2012

·         Next Meeting in October - Stakeholder Meeting #6 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. (George)

§      =    Based on those conversations, see if we = want to pursue this project for next year.

o&nb= sp;       Plant Survey in 2011

§      =    There was not enough nuisance growth (Curlyleaf Pondweed) to warrant a plant survey for 2011. Wait and see if one will be necessary next year.

o&nb= sp;       Carp Removal in 2011

§      =    Keep this on the possibility list for the future.

RLAA Ass= et Inventory

Aerator motors (2) stored at Larry Bick's home.

Weed Cutters (2) stored at George Schneider's home; 1 more at Tim Zastipol's home.

Other winter aeration materials still stored at City garage on Fernbrook Lane.

Q= 2 2011 Newsletter (George)

·         Plan on writing one up in September/Octo= ber which will cover Q2 and Q3.

·         Topics to include:

o&nb= sp;       RLAA Survey Results

o&nb= sp;       Recognize those who have paid their dues=

o&nb= sp;       Projects completed this season (Buoys)

o&nb= sp;       Other?

New Business=

Offi= cially recognized the resignation of Board member Larry Bick

Lar= ry submitted his resignation August 10, 2011 in order to concentrate on other non-profit boards he was already committed to.

The= Board thanked Larry for his time and effort put in during his tenure with RLAA.

Recr= uit more board members

Dow= n to 6 members now; would be nice to have more representation.

Adv= ertise this need in the next newsletter.

Augu= st 30 Fish Kill discussion

Exp= ected causes

Low Dissolved Oxygen (DO)

Li= ttle rainfall

He= at

Act= ion taken

No= ne possible. Not enough dead fish to warrant an organized cleanup=

Can= we prevent in the future?

Not without knowing when it will happen. If there was any advance warni= ng, we could put out aeration units to introduce oxygen into the water.= But the changeover to low DO usually occurs too rapidly to plan anythin= g.

Simp= lify the projects we work on

Rat= her than tackle just long-term, slow moving projects, look into shorter = term projects which are more manageable.

An example would be the Buoy project, which did not take long (couple of months from time they were ordered until installation), provides a resolution (slow traffic; boater awareness) and is visible to all who visit the lake.

Ide= as for other projects to work on:

Plant trees along interstate to serve as noise buffer and beautify the area.

Spring cleanup along the shoreline by volunteer residents. Make a fun event by offering snacks and beverages after the activity.

Task Team Updates<= /o:p>

Lake Management=

= None at this time. Probably should have another meeting before the winter= .

Memb= ership

= Have not met since initial meeting last year. This could be a key driver = to help grow the association membership. Do we have any volunteers to h= elp chair/manage this team?

Other Business

Boating on Rice Lake

Rec= eived 2 different requests from residents who do not have lakeshore access asking if they can have a boat on the lake. When told they could not= if they don't own it, but we do encourage them to pay dues, they asked = why would they want to pay for something they can't enjoy.

May= be we need to rethink how we solicit dues from our potential members? Idea= s?

A= pplebees décor with Rice Lake photos

A designer (Melissa Hudson from Kansas City area) was asked to come up with a local décor for the Applebe= e's in Maple Grove. She asked about photos, which I forwarded to her in late August. Have not heard back from her if she got them or would use them.

Wai= t and see if any of the photos are displayed at the restaurant.=

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.

Do = we want to investigate having such a meeting before the winter?=

Pl= an to discuss at our next board meeting.

Adjournment = at 8:30 pm

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M= inutes George Schneider 9/16/11     &= nbsp;           &= nbsp;       Rice Lake Area Association website =3D http://www.ricelakemn.com