RLAA Meeting Notes for June 20, 2006

Rice Lake Area Association Board members held a meeting onboard Eric Lind's pontoon boat on Tuesday evening, June 20th. There was a quorum present at the meeting (10 of 16 members); those present were:

Chuck Berger              George Schneider        Tom Dechmann                        Nika Rybinski

Eric Lind                      Mark Mitchell              Jim Kridel                    Molly Kridel

Joni Stulac                   Rick Stulac

NOTE: Results/action items from the meeting are in Bold Italics)

Dues revenue for 2006

Treasurer was not present at the meeting; Tom Dechman will get these details together after discussing with Steve Cady later.

Algae treatment plan

Signatures for approval

i.      Do they need to be from Lakeshore owners only? (YES)

ii.      How many do we have so far (need at least 51%) (Have 42 so far, but not all are Lakeshore owners. Will need to count them up later based on addresses.)

Bids

i.      Lake Restoration came forward with 20% increase from last year, due to increase in copper costs

·         $6,870 for entire lake treatment

ii.      Board voted to accept bid (10-0) in the amount of up to $6,870 for entire lake treatment

Delegate remaining To Do items among Board members

i.      Tom Dechman will get together with Steve Cady and build a list of those individuals who are Lakeshore owners and if they have signed the approval for the plan.

ii.      Tom/Steve will get back to Board Members with tally on signatures received and outstanding to reach the minimum of 51%

Weed Update

Steve McComas first visit 5/23 shows very little CLP growth

Not worth drawdown request, according to Steve

Give it another year and see what next year shows for CLP

Board members agreed no treatment necessary for CLP this year. Wait and see what next spring brings before deciding if Drawdown needs to be pursued for 2007-2008 winter.

Other Expenses for 2006

2nd Aerator will be needed before next drawdown (or DNR order to run one)

i.      DNR does have ability to require us to run winter aerator if O2 is low

ii.      Let's wait until next year to see if Drawdown will be necessary for 2007-2008. If so, we have enough time then to investigate a 2nd aeration unit.

RLAA Summer Party

i.      Thoughts on doing one this year

ii.      Location could be Tristan Bay Marina

iii.      Potluck? Cater?

iv.      Need volunteers from Board to form committee to investigate and report back to the Board Members

·         Joni Stulac, Molly Kridel and Nika Rybinski volunteered to serve on the committee. They will investigate some ideas and get back to the Board with findings and plan.

·         Party to be held in the month of August

Others?

Other Business

Is RLAA really a 501c3 organization? Do we have proof?

i.      Not any more. Used to be 501c3, but neglected to file the papers to reapply over 10 years ago.

ii.      Chuck Berger will research reapplying as a 501c3 organization

By-laws - Do we have them? Are they in electronic form and available to all Board members?

i.      Do not have them in Electronic format. Chuck has them in paper copy.

ii.      Chuck to provide RLAA Secretary (George) with paper copy of the by-laws so they can be scanned into electronic documents for all Board members to have their own sets.

Mark Lahtinen from City Engineering will do sampling on Rice Lake, but needs someone to drive him out on the lake during the week (weekdays). Do we have any volunteers to coordinate this effort with Mark? (Jim Kridel volunteered to take Mark on sampling tours. He will be getting in touch with Mark to set up visits)

i.      Some of the measurements he will be doing include:

·         DO

·         pH

·         Specific Conductivity

·         Temperature

·         Salinity

·         Secchi Disc

Fish population

i.      Carp not considered to be an issue, per Steve McComas visit in May

ii.      Other thoughts on what we have in the lake?

Stormwater Monitoring by James Johnson

i.      Should we listen to a presentation by James and get ideas what he can do for us?

ii.      Maybe we can have James do a presentation/discuss at our Annual Summer Party?

LQC LIP Submissions for:

i.      2006

LIP Description

Total Cost

RLAA Cost

City Contribution

Copper Sulfate (Algae)

$6,000

$4,500

$1,500

Aquatic Plant Surveys

$2,800

$1,000

$1,800

CLP Aquathol-KTreatment

$5,000

$3,500

$1,500

Cornmeal/Barley Straw (algae) *

$5,000

$3,000

$2,000

·         - Withdrawn for 2006 - actual cost would be many times greater ($35k 2 x per year)

ii.      2007

LIP Description

Total Cost

RLAA Cost

City Contribution

Copper Sulfate (Algae)

$6,000

$4,500

$1,500

Aquatic Plant Surveys

$2,800

$1,000

$1,800

CLP Aquathol-KTreatment

$5,500

$3,500

$2,000

Purchase Aerator #2

$4,500

$2,500

$2,000

RLAA recognition of Friends of Elm Creek (FOEC) Elm Creek Corridor concept plan. Jim Kridel drafted a letter to the City of Maple Grove showing the RLAA endorsement for the plan. (letter is attached to these meeting minutes)

Jim will e-mail the letter to Chuck Berger for his signature on Association letterhead

Chuck will send the signed letter to the City of Maple Grove

Adjourn