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

RLAA Board Meeting Minutes for December 3, 2012<= o:p>

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

Call to Order at 7:04 pm
Approve the Agenda
Introduction of Board Members and Guests=

Present: George Schneide= r, Rick Stulac, Bill Kidder, Scott Roeglin, Luke Johnson

Absent: Mark Ellingson
No guests were present

Treasurer Report

Need to submit LIP reque= sts on DO Meter and APS (2012) projects.

Ge= orge to follow up with City via LQC/LIP requests this winter.<= /span>
Ne= ed to get paid receipt from FSS for APS. (George)

Homestead website annual maintenance request - $50.

Ap= proved unanimously by the board.

Currently have balance of $16,644 after making $2,000 payment to FSS for Aquatic Plant Survey. = No other bills are due at this time.

Old Business

Buoy storage – Stored at Schneider property over the wint= er.
Have a 2nd All Members meeting sometime

Do we still want to consider this idea? (Let̵= 7;s discuss again in 2013. This was not well received in 2012 and the meeting never took place.)

On-Going Business

Update on 2012 LIPs (Lake Improvemen= t Projects) (George)

Project	Total Est. Cost<= /o:p>	LIP Request	RLAA Cost<= /span>	Comments
DO Meter	$621.00	$300.00	$321.00	Already purchased; ne= ed to submit funding request by City.
Aquatic Plant Survey<= o:p>	$2,000.00<= /span>	$1,000.00<= /span>	$1,000.00<= /span>	Conducted in early Ju= ne 2012 by FSS; paid by RLAA. Need to submit funding request by City.

&m= iddot; = (George)

o   Bill Kidder will= be attending a stakeholder meeting on 12/12.

&m= iddot;      =

o   Hold off on purs= uing at this time.=

o   Local bowfishermen have been harvesting total of over 250 c= arp this past season.

New Business

Discussion of 2013 LIPs = (Lake Improvement Projects)= (George)

Project

Total Est. Cost<= /o:p>

LIP Request

RLAA Cost<= /span>

Comments

Channel Dredge

$6,000.00<= /span>

$1,500.00<= /span>

$4,500.00<= /span>

Rejected by single homeowner in 2011; will be pursuing this year (2012-2013)

Carp Removal

$7,000.00<= /span>

$3,500.00<= /span>

$3,500.00<= /span>

Postponed in 2011 due= to public access requirements; hold off for at least 1 more year until we ha= ve better idea of other watershed plans.

RLAA Calendar idea?

Resident photographer Bobbi Kiemen suggested this idea.

Can use photos from scenery around Rice Lake in a calendar format.

Create a revenue stream from proceeds of calendar sales.

Would we like to entertain this idea?<= /span>

Consensus among board was to not pursue at this t= ime.

RLAA Facebook exposure

Suggested by Rick Stulac to = see if we can host a Facebook page to allow residents to post their own pictures of Rice Lake. Benefit would be to provide more exposure to Rice Lake and for individuals to share their photos.

Rick to check into this furt= her as a possible RLAA media option.

Task Team Updates

Lake Management

None at this time. Plan on setting up a member meeting this winter.<= /o:p>

Membership<= /span>

Other Business

Shoreline tree trimming (navigation hazards)<= /o:p>

Elm Creek along Tristan Bay neighborhood – = plan for Winter 2012-2013 tree trimming, after getting homeowner consent.=

Adjournment at 8:05 pm

Minutes by George Schneider 12/12/12 &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         &= nbsp;       Rice Lake Area Association website =3D ht= tp://www.ricelakemn.com