Pelican Group of Lakes Improvement District Cormorant Town Hall Saturday, June 28, 2008, 8:00 am Directors Present: Ostbye, Peltier, Stueness, Tollefson, Wheeler, Uglem Directors Absent: Manuel, Duemeland, Jenkins Others Present: Moriya Rufer, Dave Majkrzak President Ostbye called the meeting to order at 8:00AM and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. As is customary everyone stood. The date of the prior meeting minutes as stated on the Agenda was corrected to read May 31, 2008. Uglem moved to accept the Agenda as corrected and to accept the minutes from the May 31, 2008 meeting, Peltier seconded the motion and the members approved the motion. Rufer reviewed the invasive weed species brochures which were produced with grant money, informed the Board about the increased bacteria in the Bob Creek area following rainfall, and presented information regarding flowering rush and the attempts to control it. She also reviewed a proposed 2009 budget of $21,000 for lake monitoring. Stueness moved to accept the proposed 2009 budget for lake monitoring. Rufer then proposed a Special Project for Shoreline Inventory with a budget of $18,831. This would update the last study which was done by Blue Water Science in 2003. Rufer reported that most organizations update their shoreline inventory every five years. Wheeler moved to accept the Special Project for Shoreline Inventory. The motion failed for lack of a second. Discussion regarding the contract with RMB Environmental Laboratories, Inc for the Water Resource Program Coordinator followed. The Board agreed that Rufer has been an invaluable asset in defining and implementing the objectives of the improvement district. Peltier moved to accept a $30,000 contract with RMB labs to fund this position. Tollefson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Rufer then discussed the Shoreline Restoration Grant Project. Five property owners have expressed interest. Peltier moved to cap the amount of the grant awarded for each property at $3000 and to prorate the award among the property owners if funds are not sufficient. Each property owner is expected to match the grant money. Wheeler seconded the motion and it passed. The current financial report from Manuel was presented. Stueness moved to accept it as prepared, Uglem seconded his motion and the board passed it. The mailing and notice requirements for the annual meeting and election were reviewed. The two candidates seeking the vacated Board positions are Gary Hart and Nick Valentine. It was agreed that Smith Accounting in Fergus Falls would again collect the ballots. The meeting was recessed at 9:57 AM and the Mosquito Abatement Meeting was convened. It was reported that the mosquito spraying continues every Thursday night and that because water is the carrier for the insecticide it still works when it rains. The Board Meeting was reconvened at 10:07 AM. The Shoreline Inventory Special Project was revisited. Tollefson moved that a decision regarding any update of that study be delayed until after the 2010 budget has been considered. Uglem seconded this motion and it passed. Stueness moved that the meeting be adjouned, Tollefson seconded and the meeting was subsequently adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Lisa J. Wheeler, secretary |