RLAA Board Meeting Minutes for November 9, 2009
(DRAFT)
Location: Maple
Grove Government Center (Room 115) &=
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p; Time:
7:00 pm
- Call to Order 7:10=
- Present: Joy Roeglin, =
Scott
Roeglin, George Schneider, Rick Stulac, Nika Rybinski, Bill Kidder, W=
ade
Quale.
- Absent: Eric Lind=
- Guests: Brad Westenberg
(commercial fishing partner of Jeff Riedmann); James Johnson (Freshwa=
ter
Scientific Services)
- Approve this agenda
- Agreed to have Brad
Westenberg to discuss fish removal first, as he needs to leave the
meeting due to his work schedule.
- Rough Fish Removal=
- Brad was invited by Ni=
ka to
give a quick update on their intention to net carp this winter on Rice Lake. They will not be doing=
the
early bullhead netting as originally discussed. Want to insure that t=
here
is an adequate access point onto the lake for equipment to haul off
netted carp.
- Board agreed with Brad=
/Jeff
the best access point may be at south end of Glacier at the end of the
cul-de-sac on east side. Would need to clear out some trees for about=
a 12'
wide path onto the lake and maybe some Class 5 fill for a ramp. Need =
to
find out property owners for this land so we can pursue necessary
modifications to accommodate the fish removal.
- Brad did not expect to=
have
any issues with DNR permit; they have been operating fine under the
current statute.
- Next Steps<=
/span>
- Scott Roeglin will ch=
eck
into ownership and let us know who the owners are and what we can do=
to
make the area feasible for an access point.
- Lake Update from James Johnson on =
Plant
Survey results and recommendations
- 2009 Aquatic Plant Sur=
vey
o&nb=
sp;
James provided a formal presentation on his computer
reviewing the key points found on the 2009 Plant Survey (=
http://ricelake.homestead.com/files/Rice_Lake_2009_SAV_Report.pdf).
§=
; =
West Bay is a good source for plants, which can be
transplanted if desired. Healthy coontail population and more variety.=
§Key Findings (page 3 of report ()) include:=
1.&n=
bsp;
Sparse plant growth and low =
native
plant diversity in main basin and northern channel (Elm Creek), with
dramatically higher plant growth and native diversity in the western bay.
2.&n=
bsp;
Widespread, but sparse, curl=
yleaf
pondweed and Eurasian watermilfoil growth in shallow areas of the main basin
(<4.5 feet) in June (no dense surface matting). Eurasian watermilfoil gr=
owth
highest along the southwestern shoreline of the main basin.
3.&n=
bsp;
Very little plant growth obs=
erved
in the main basin in August, but continued high plant density and diversity=
in
the western bay.
§
James reviewed the native vs. non-native plants found =
in
the lake with photos and brief descriptions of each.
- 2007 Rice
Lake Monitoring on Elm Cre=
ek/Rice
Lake report<=
/li>
- James also reviewed t=
his
report, which he conducted with the City of Maple Grove to help demonstrate =
that
Elm Creek exceeded TMDL standard. This report helped get Elm Creek on
the MPCA's 2009 Impaired Waters List; Rice Lake
will be on the 2010 list.
- High levels of phosp=
horous
coming in from Elm Creek into the lake need to be addressed (farmla=
nd,
new development, etc). This increases the load in Rice Lake.
- There are also high =
levels
of phosphorous leaving Rice
Lake.<=
/o:p>
- Go to (http://ricelake.homestead.com/files/Ri=
ce_Lake_Monitoring_2007_by_CAMP.pdf) for complete report=
.
- General
Recommendations/Observations
- Need to continue moni=
toring
West Bay
vs. Main Basin and Northern Channel =
to
help understand why plants grow well in one area and not the other.<=
o:p>
- Need to improve water
clarity for plant growth. Major contributors to address:=
- Reduce phosphorous.=
- Remove rough fish.<=
o:p>
- Introduce game fish=
.
- 2009 was exceptional=
ly
dry, which means less water introduced into the lake (flushing). Mo=
re
rains usually result in increased clarity as the water turns over a=
nd
exchanges through the lake.
- James recommended
checking Secchi readings against Precipitation totals over the yea=
rs
to see if there is direct connection (improvement) with wetter yea=
rs.
Use the Minnesota State Climatology site for precipitation info.
- Continue to pursue
projects such as:
- Carp Removal (this =
has
worked in other places)
- Carp Exclosure (Jam=
es has
worked on these in the past and would assist)
- Chara (musk grass)
plantings in test plot areas
- Emphasize shoreline
buffer strips to homeowners.
- Aquatic Plant Monit=
oring
every several years
- Grant Opportunities
- There hasn't been much
response from members of the Lake Management Team that I have sent th=
ese
to - maybe we need to help get this moving along.
- Looking for volunteers=
from
Board to investigate grant opportunities and report back to Board.
- James Johnson recommen=
ded
checking into the S=
tar
Lake project.=
- Nika will t=
ake a
look into this project, which shows lake associations with a lake
management plan and direction increases chances for receiving grants=
.
- Treasurer Report
- We currently have a to=
tal of
$7,300 in the bank
- Need to file for 2009 =
LIP on
Plant Surveys by FSS; not done yet.
- George followed up wi=
th
James Johnson and he later sent paid invoices, which George submitte=
d to
the City for reimbursement of $1,775.
- Do we have enough to p=
ay for
Rough Fish removal (winter carp)?
- We have a few, but le=
t's
advertise for more to help reduce costs.
- Any more new members?<=
o:p>
- 2 total (88th Place and 89=
th)
- Ideas for how to get m=
ore
members on board.
- Still need to work on=
this.
Can use both Board members and general members.
- Newsletter for Q3<=
/o:p>
- Topic ideas:
- Page 1 - Overview on =
our issues
with water quality and things we can do to improve it.
- Water
quality issues and what you can do about them. Base this story on k=
ey
points from FSS Plant Survey (George/Bill?)
- Green Section - Things
residents can do now
- Buffer Strips
- No phosphorous<=
/o:p>
- Keep storm water dra=
ins
clean
- Write
up a 'Fun Facts' segment on things about Rice Lake
and how we can all help to improve it (Scott/Joy with Bill's Storm
Sewer info)
- Try to have the next i=
ssue
out before the end of November (electronic version only)
- Lake Management Plan up=
date
- I've started a formali=
zed
Lake Management Plan based on Minnesota Waters templates.<=
/span>
- This will be a very go=
od
tool if we can complete it and have it available when we want to apply
for grants or any external funding.
- Need to delegate some =
of the
specific portions of the LM plan to others on the Board to complete
writing.
- Decided by board membe=
rs to
reduce the first draft of this into a consolidated format so we have
something sooner to use as a basis for grant requests, etc. (George to
circulate a shortened version for board to adopt.)<=
/b>
- Other Business?
- Next Meeting date =
- Pick a general timefra=
me for
our next board meeting at a neutral site (MGGC OK?)=
- Board decided Monday,
December 7 at MGGC.
- Scott to reserve a ro=
om.
- Plan on inviting our
membership to attend and to help spread awareness about RLAA
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o:p>
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o:p>
To
Do list
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Project
Description
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Owner(s)
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Deadline
|
Completion
|
Comments
|
|
Investigate Glacier
Lane access for commercial fishermen for this
winter's carp removal
|
Scott
|
|
|
What is needed to make this work?
|
|
Reserve meeting room at MGGC for December 7 board meeting<=
o:p>
|
Scott
|
11/15/09
|
11/12/09
|
Mayor's Conference Room
|
|
Check into Star
Lake grant
opportunities
|
Nika
|
|
|
|
|
Continue contact with Jeff Riedmann for carp removal proje=
ct
|
Nika
|
12/1/09
|
|
Have an update for our December 7 meeting
|
|
Q3 Newsletter - Pull all together
|
George
|
11/30/09
|
|
|
|
Q3 Newsletter - Green Section (page 3)
|
Scott/Joy
|
11/27/09
|
|
Submit to George
|
|
Q3 Newsletter - Projects (page 1 & 2)<=
/p>
|
George
|
11/27/09
|
|
Use FSS major points
|
|
Q3 Newsletter - Recruitment/Treasurer
|
Rick
|
11/27/09
|
|
Can we add something about new member search (board and
general)?
|
|
Secchi and Precipitation trend charts
|
George
|
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|
Per James Johnson recommendation
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M=
inutes
written by George Schneider 11/14/09
A=
pproved
by RLAA Board 11/26/09