RLAA Board Meeting Minutes for February 21, 2012=
Note:
Italicized text is new content added from our February 21 meeting.
Location: Maple
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nbsp; Time:
7:00 p.m.
- Call to Order =
b>at 7:00 pm
- Approved the Agenda wit=
h no
changes
- Introduction of Board M=
embers
and Guests
- Present: Rick, Luke, M=
ark,
Bill, George, Scott
- Absent: Joy=
- No guests were present=
- Treasurer Report (Rick)=
- $13,200 balance in RLAA
accounts; no change from last meeting.=
li>
- No new members or dues
contributions since last meeting.
- Old Business=
<=
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- Rough Fish Removal pro=
ject
- Plan for winter 2012-=
2013
possible Carp removal.
- Next steps=
:=
i>
- Still
need to appoint a key contact for Jeff Riedema=
nn
for possible future work.
- See
how Foster
Lake carp r=
emoval
project goes with Jeff this winter to decide next steps<=
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&midd=
ot; =
As of 2/12/12, Riedeman=
n
waiting for carp to school up before removing.=
- RLAA Member Appreciati=
on
event (All)
- Finalize plans for th=
is
event coming up on February 25 at Sundance Golf &Bowl.
- This event was cancel=
led
due to poor response (only 5 families, including board members).
- =
Maple
Grove Surface Water Fee (All)=
li>
- Terrie Christian from=
the
Medicine Lake Association discussed at the November LQC meeting how
their group encouraged the local watershed to charge a Surface Water=
Fee
for all residents in that watershed. Funds could be applied to proje=
cts
improving/maintaining water quality within the watershed.=
- Karen Jaeger from Ma=
ple
Grove City Council seemed interested in this concept. =
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- What can RLAA do to =
help
get the city to incorporate a Surface Water Fee for Maple Grove?<=
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- This is still an open
issue and may be best pursued by the Maple Grove LQC.
- Fishing along shorelin=
e in
NE corner of Rice Lake (Tristan Bay=
st1:PlaceType>
to County Road
30) this past fall (Bill)
- Suggestions for how to
handle this activity in 2012?
- Discussion about how=
we
need to make City Parks Department aware of the situation and impac=
t on
their property along shoreline.
- On-Going Business =
- H=
ave a
2nd All Members meeting sometime later in the summer
- Dis=
cuss
with membership at May 2012 Annual Member meeting<=
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- Let's bring this up at RLAA Annual Meeting to membership f=
or
ideas.
- E=
lm
Creek Watershed TMDL Project Plan (George)
·
No changes since last Stakeholders Meeti=
ng #6
held on October 26
·
Project is still in the data collection
phase through 2012
·
Next Meeting will be during the winter (=
TBD)
o =
Meeting set for Thursday, March 22 at th=
e Plymouth Ice Center
for all involved residents.
o =
Speaker Barbara Rad=
ke
from University
of Minnesota on how=
to
raise awareness and support from your communities.
o =
At least a few of the RLAA Board Members
plan on attending this meeting.
- U=
pdate on 2012 projects=
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·
Think about projects for 2012-2013 seaso=
n
·
2012-2013 projects will need to be submi=
tted
to LQC for funding before end of March 2012. They may include the following=
:
o&nb=
sp;
Dissolved Oxygen Meter partial reimburse=
ment
o&nb=
sp;
Dredging out boat ramp channel
§ =
Revisit with the homeowner who denied
request in 2011 at RLAA Annual Meeting.
o&nb=
sp;
Carp Removal in 2012-2013
o =
Aquatic Plant Survey (only if early CLP
growth appears)
o =
Storm Drain Medallions - May not be a ch=
arge
if inventory is on hand with the City of MG.
George to find out more.
- A=
MLAC
(Bill/Scott)
- Sco=
tt/Bill
provided the board with an update for the meeting they attended on
January 18th in Plymout=
h.
Objective was to raise awareness of the issues with Aquatic Invas=
ive
Species (AIS) and how residents want to have more control of how tho=
se
issues are addressed.
- =
Speaker
of the House Kurt Zellers and Representative Joyce Pepin both showed
interest in helping AMLAC approve Bill 12-4094. More to come later.<=
o:p>
- M=
N Waters Lake Management Plan for
Communities (Bill/George)
- RLAA
Consensus - Wait and see what the State of the Lakes project by the =
City
of Maple Grove
generates as interest and awareness within the community. Does that
warrant further research into joining the MN Waters Lake Management =
Plan
initiative.
- S=
tate
of the Lakes project (George)
- Report will be issued=
with
the Spring city newsletter.
- Maple Grove Spring
Community Newsletter included the 'State of the Lakes' project writ=
ten
by an intern (Rachel Stangel). Intentio=
n is
to build awareness among the residents of the value of our lakes and
how all of us can impact their water quality.
- R=
LAA
Newsletter
·
Last one published for Q1-Q3 2011 Newsle=
tter
which was released in October.
·
Plan next issue for Q1 2012 to be releas=
ed
in March/April after Membership Appreciation event=
- New Business=
- Maple
Grove Lake Improvement Project (LIP) applications=
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- =
Applications
for 2012-2013 projects are due by February 29 from each of the lake
associations.
- In =
2009-2010,
RLAA requested and received funding from City of Maple Grove for 2 projects: Sonic
Solutions ($2,400 of $3,600) and Plant Survey ($1,775 of $3,550).
- In
2010-2011, RLAA requested and received funding for 1 project:
Zooplankton monitoring ($500 of $975) (Carp Exc=
losure
project was too late for submission and paid 100% by RLAA).
- In
2011-2012, RLAA did not complete any of the requested projects (Chan=
nel
Dredge, Carp Removal, Aquatic Plant Surve=
y).
- Sug=
gested
LIPs for Rice Lake;
we can discuss these at this meeting:
P=
roject
|
T=
otal
Est. Cost
|
L=
IP
Request
|
R=
LAA Cost
|
C=
omments
|
DO M=
eter
|
$621=
.00
|
$300=
.00
|
$321=
.00
|
Alre=
ady
purchased
|
Chan=
nel
Dredge
|
$6,0=
00.00
|
$2,500.00=
$1,5=
00.00
|
$3,500.00
$4,500.00
|
Reje=
cted by
single homeowner in 2011; do we want to pursue in 2012-2013? (City reduced their contribution=
by
$1,000)
|
Carp=
Removal
|
$7,0=
00.00
|
$3,5=
00.00
|
$3,5=
00.00
|
Post=
poned in
2011 due to public access requirements
|
Aqua=
tic
Plant Survey
|
$2,0=
00.00
|
$1,0=
00.00
|
$1,0=
00.00
|
Only=
if
early Curlyleaf Pondweed growth is apparent
|
- Task Team Updates<=
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- Lake Management=
- =
None
at this time. Probably should have another meeting before the end of=
the
winter.
- Our Member Appreciation event may be a good recruitment
opportunity to get more members to this team.=
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- Memb=
ership
- =
Have
not met since initial meeting last year. This could be a key driver =
to
help grow the association membership. Do we have any volunteers to h=
elp
chair/manage this team?
- Our Member Appreciation event may be a good recruitment
opportunity.
- Other Business
- K=
uznik shoreline restoration=
project
- Pro=
ject
quickly completed in December 2011.
- Con=
cerns/feedback?
- Majority
of board still amazed at how quickly this was requested and approve=
d by
DNR.
- Shoreline tree trimming
(navigation hazards) (Scott)
- Can=
the
large branch overhanging the creek behind the G=
refe's
home in Tristan
Bay be trimm=
ed?
This currently interferes with boats passing on the creek.
- Action
Item: George Schneider to check with the Grefe's for their acknowledgement of the issu=
e and find out if they aren't willing to trim, are t=
hey OK
with RLAA volunteers doing so?
- Looks
like this will need to be done after ice is out in spring by boat.=
- Still
need to get homeowner approval for doing this task.
- Buoy deployment - Let'=
s plan
on putting them out in early April.
- 2012 RLAA Annual Dues =
- Let's
make them due at the time of the annual meeting. Previously, we have =
not
issued a "due date", which may have contributed to not as m=
any
residents paying them.
- 2012 RLAA Annual Meeti=
ng -
Decided to plan for Tuesday, May 1 at Sundance Golf & Bowl. Rick =
to
check availability and book if possible.
- =
March
2nd - Rick was able to book a meeting room for RLAA Annual
Meeting on May 1.
- Adjournment =
at 8:50 pm=
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M=
inutes by
George Schneider 3/17/12  =
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