Rice Lake Area Association 2007 Annual Meeting Agenda

Thank you for attending this year's Rice Lake Area Association annual meeting. We hope that this meeting will give you some useful information on how you can help improve the quality of our lake so we may all enjoy it.

AGENDA

·     Call to order   (Chuck)

·     Reports from Officers and Directors

·      Presidents Report   (Chuck)

·      Treasurers Report   (Steve)

·     Election of Officers   (Chuck)

·     5 terms expire (Berger, Cady, Schneider, Lind, Rybinski)

·     2 decided to resign (Von Lehe, Malone)

·        Elm Creek Channel Study Update (Joe Trainor?)

·         Progress report on Channel Study

·        Summer Picnic scheduled for Saturday, July 28 (Molly)

·        Check website for details

·        Lake Management Plan Highlights   (George)

·        Valid projects can be partially reimbursed by City of Maple Grove if warranted

·        Aquatic Plant Management Surveys

·        Required by DNR to authorize weed treatment (drawdown, herbicide, etc.)

·        City of Maple Grove no longer paying for surveys from Blue Water Science

·        2007 surveys proposal from Steve McComas of Blue Water Science

·        Vote by Directors to accept Steve McComas bid of $2,800 for 2007 surveys

·        Fish Survey proposal from Steve McComas for $4,500 for 2007

·        City will fund up to 50%

·        Will help determine if fish are causing water clarity problems

·        Vote by Directors to accept Steve McComas bid of $4,500 for 2007 fish surveys

·        CLP control - Looks very good so far.

·        Algae control - We've had to treat with Copper Sulfate past 2 years

·         What options do we have for proactive control?

·        Lake Quality Commission Report   (George)

·     Fishing update   (Wade)

·     Goals for 2007   (George)

·                 Increase membership

·                 Storm water run-off - Can city help monitor with RLAA?

·                 Phosphorous monitoring- Can city help monitor with RLAA?

·                  Collect support for Algae Treatment and Drawdown if necessary

·     Miscellaneous

·     Close

Rice Lake Area Association Board of Directors (as of 4/30/2007)

Title

Name

Term Expiration

President

Chuck Berger

2007

Treasurer

Steve Cady

2007

Secretary

George Schneider

2007

Director

Eric Lind

2007

Director

Molly Kridel

2009

Director

Jim Kridel

2009

Director

Rick Stulac

2009

Director

Joni Stulac

2009

Director

Wade Quale

2010

Director

Nika Rybinski

2007

Director

Jami Stromberg

2008

Director

Mark Mitchell

2008

Director

Matthew Coumbe

2008

Director

Tom Dechmann

2008

Rice Lake Website - http://www.ricelake.homestead.com

Quick Facts

Rice Lake is the largest of Maple Grove's lakes at 330 surface acres

Maximum depth is almost 12 feet

Elm Creek Watershed drains almost 100 square miles into the lake

Rice Lake ordinary high water (OHW) elevation is 891.5 feet above sea level

There are about 80 homes on the lake with shoreline property

There is no public access on Rice Lake (except for walk-ons)

Fish population includes: sunfish, crappies, bullheads, carp, northern pike, largemouth bass, perch

What does a Drawdown do to the lake?

Under ideal conditions (hard winter freeze with little snow cover early), a drawdown can kill out the Curlyleaf Pondweed seeds in the lake sediment, preventing growth the next year.

Can also kill out Eurasian WaterMilfoil.

Allows residents to clear debris from lake bottom and improve the shoreline.

Is an economical way to manage the lake's natural problems