RLAA Board Meeting Minutes for April 6, 2010 meeting

Location: Maple Grove Government Center (Room 105)                                                                              Time: 7:00 pm

Rick Stulac called in from Rochester, MN

Conference Room 105 speaker phone was on for incoming calls. Worked out well.

Call to Order at 7:20 pm

Present

George Schneider

Bill Kidder

Wade Quale

Scott Roeglin

Rick Stulac (via conference call)

Absent

Larry Bick (out of town on business)

Joy Roeglin (sick child)

Nika Rybinski (ill grandmother)

Approve this Agenda

No changes requested.

Introduction of Board Members and Guests

Guest

Bob Drag (Tristan Bay)

Treasurer Report

Current finances

No new members or dues payments since our last meeting

Income (dues) has been relatively flat the past few years ($6,000 per year)

Annual Meeting mailings - can we just use e-mail to our database (125+) and save money?

Reach others by signage. Pursue getting temporary signs (Scott) to advertise our Annual Meeting location/date.

E-mail those in our database and remind the to reach out to their neighbors to see if they are members.

Budget for 2010 vs. LIP projects

Projects #1 and possibly #2 will not be completed until 2011. Any funding opportunities from the City (LIPs) would be in the 2011 City budget year.

Priority

Project Name

Project Description

RLAA $

City $

Total $

Comments

1

Dredge Boat Ramp Channel

Sediment backfill has reduced clearance. Has not been dredged in past

$3,500

$2,500

$6,000

Estimate based on City sources

2

Carp/Bullhead removal

Netting by commercial fisherman

$3,500

$3,500

$7,000

Estimate s/b on high side

3

Zooplankton Monitoring

Determines capability for both improving water quality and young fish survival

$475

$500

$975

FSS Proposal which is in alignment with Lake Mgmt Plan

4

Dissolved Oxygen Meter

Measure DO without lab costs

$200

$684

$884

City is not able to provide us with regular readings with their device

Old Business

Rough Fish Removal project (All)

Jeff Riedemann wants to get out on the lake this open water season (2010) to check for stumps, etc. This would help him determine where to set nets during the Winter carp removal (2010-11).

Bullhead netting - Do we still want to pursue this for 2010? Is the cost worth it for bullheads?

Carp netting - Will be delayed until winter 2010-2011. May be able to take this out of 2011 LIP budget.

We need to put a time/cost constraint and have it in writing before moving forward.

2010 LIP pending approvals by City Council OK at April 5 meeting

Funding request was tabled in April 5 meeting for one councilperson who wanted a better explanation on the projects and funding process. Ken Ashfeld will provide the Council with more information to help them make an informed decision soon.

On-Going Business

Elm Creek Watershed TMDL Project Plan (George)

Stakeholders meeting not yet scheduled, but should be late spring/early summer

Randy Lehr (TRPD) to provide Elm Creek TMDL Project Plan at April 21 LQC meeting

Q1 2010 Newsletter - Should we get one done before Annual Meeting?

Would include Annual Meeting as feature story

Other topics to include?

"Green" update?

Membership update?

It was decided by the Board to concentrate on the Annual Meeting plans rather than produce a Q1 2010 Newsletter.

Storm Water Drain Inventory (Bill)

Communications with City Public Works continues.

Plan on reviewing inventory with City to gain better understanding how the current technology fits into our water quality situation.

New Business

Slalom Ski Course Permit request (George)

Board set three additional requirements to this request before voting.

Per request from the RLAA Board, the course will be set 200' away from shoreline (rather then minimum 100').

RLAA Board also asked the permit requesting party to display contact information on the floats in the event someone is interested in joining the club.

We need to make sure the permit request is submitted with the knowledge that the course is not submersible and will be above water during the boating season. (City permit states the course/floats must be submersible.)

Board will vote no later than Monday (April 12) electronically and provide results to permit requesting party. If approved, next step is for George to present at LQC meeting on April 21.

Carp Enclosure for 2010 - Can we include this project? (George)

Recommended to the Board to accept FSS proposal of $4,250 to create, support and report on 2 sites consisting of 2 plots each in 2010. Costs for this project (not currently in 2010 LIP) would be covered by RLAA. (Note: If Bullhead portion of Rough Fish Removal project is reduced/eliminated, may be overall cost reduction for RLAA, freeing up some funds for this project. Demonstrated to Board that RLAA balance will not go below $2,000 if this project is undertaken in 2010.)

Wade questioned some of the expectations of the proposal and will follow up directly with FSS.

Next step - Conduct vote by Board via e-mail by next week to decide on this project, based on information Wade receives from FSS..

4/8 - Wade provided Board with results of his conversation with James Johnson from FSS. He does not want to make a motion to move forward with the project at this time.

4/9 - George made motion to accept FSS proposal for 2 of the 3 projects submitted, plus a formal presentation amount:

$975 for Zooplankton monitoring in 2010

$4,250 for Carp Enclosure in 2010

$350 for formal presentation of all project results in 2010

4/9 - Bill Kidder and Scott Roeglin each 2nd the motion.

4/10 - Vote request sent to Board members

Monitoring Programs for 2010

CLMP+ program (West Bay only - includes DO monitoring device so we don’t need our own)

CAMP (East Bay only - chemical measurements done by George & paid for by Elm Creek)

Bottom line = Will be chemical monitoring to capture nutrient levels for both East and West.

Funding opportunities - Star Lakes project and how Rice Lake could benefit (Nika)

Nika wasn't present due to illness in family. Follow up later on this item.

Planning for 2010 Annual Meeting (Tuesday May 4)

Sundance Golf & Bowl with pizza buffet with soft drinks

Special guest?

City of Maple Grove representative? (Scott/Bill)

Stick with format from 2009 meeting with PowerPoint presentation on overhead.

Member Bob Drag was able to secure a projector for the presentation. Will deliver to George prior to the Annual Meeting.

Rick Stulac will provide his laptop to give the presentation.

George Schneider will draft up the presentation, to be approved by the Board.

RLAA Bumper Sticker program for 2010

Rick recommended continuing this effort.

New members are provided with a sticker to display on their boat/car/etc.

Year tags (2010) will be provided to existing paying members for their stickers.

Will maintain database for sticker & tag distribution.

Bill Kidder to assist Rick with Registration table as attendees join the Annual Meeting.

Project Updates

New Website redesign (George)

Plan to release by 4/15/10.

Board to conduct testing, including paying dues via PayPal page prior to final release.

Will advertise annual meeting, with new links to PayPal to pay dues on line.

Other lakes projects to keep track of (George)

Iron Filings on Eagle/Pike Lake for "nutrient control"

Lake Nokomis Bullhead control with Channel Catfish

No update yet on this project

Task Team Updates

Lake Management (George)

Looking for more members

Media/Membership (Rick)

Looking for more members

Other Business?

None

Next Meeting date

Should we do a practice run for Annual Meeting? Scott can reserve a room at MGGC if we need one.

George to follow up with Board members to plan a practice run at least 1 week before May 4.

Adjournment at 9:05 pm

Minutes Draft written by George Schneider 4/10/10

Finalized 4/12/10

Rice Lake Area Association website = http://www.ricelakemn.com