PELICAN GROUP OF LAKES IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Saturday, May 30, 2009 Lake Region Coop Directors Present: Gary Hart, Jeff Peltier, Denny Tollefson, Michael Ostbye, Lisa Wheeler, Nick Valentine, Jonel Uglem, Bill Zimmerman, Vance Stueness Others Present: Moriya Rufer, Skip Deuemland President Ostbye called the meeting to order at 8:00 AM. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Uglem moved to accept the agenda as presented, Stueness seconded her motion and the Board subsequently passed it. Peltier and Tollefson moved and seconded respectively, that the minutes for the April 19, 2009 meeting be approved as written. The motion passed. Valentine reviewed the financial report. A motion to accept was made by Wheeler, seconded by Stueness and passed by the Board. Tollefson reported that the permit process for treatment of curly leaf pondweed will now be done by the Association instead of the Applicator. New authorizations have been secured and Moriya Rufer is taking over the permit application process. However, the lake was surveyed twice and no significant curly leaf pondweed was discovered at this time. There will be a charge for the survey. The need for a recent vegetative survey was discussed. The last one was completed in 2004. Uglem moved to include in the 2010 budget a point intercept vegetative survey. This motion was seconded by Zimmerman and passed by the Board. Zimmerman stated that the public access areas have been very busy this spring and that the boats are being adequately inspected and the personnel are attempting to educate the individuals about the inspection process and the importance of it. Hart reported that the buoys are in place and that the overall cost was slightly under budget. The need for additional buoys at various points around the lake for safety purposes was discussed. Stueness moved that three additional buoys be placed, for safety reasons, one each at Pelican Point, Haugen's Point and Wediman's Point . Tollefson seconded the motion and the Board passed it. Moriya Rufer presented the results of the water clarity tests. The water clarity is typical for this time of year. There was no increased bacteria in the water in the Bob Creek area following the last rainfall. A new water treatment system is being tested at another lake in the area. Board members will be invited to inspect it sometime during the month of June. The 2009 meeting schedule was discussed. A motion was made by Peltier to change the meeting day and time to Wednesday evenings and the place to Lake Region Coop. That facility has a conference call system to facilitate meeting by conference call for some of the Board members. The motion was seconded by Zimmerman and the Board passed the motion. The future meetings for 2009 will be on the Wednesday prior to the previously scheduled Saturday morning meetings with a meeting on July 8 if necessary. Wheeler and Uglem are up for re-election at the Annual Meeting. Other possible candidates were presented. Anyone interested should contact a Board Member. The meeting was recessed at 9:15 AM and the Mosquito and Pest Control Meeting was called to order. Mosquito spraying will continue every Thursday night. If property owners wish to have their yards sprayed they should contact Clark Mosquito in Clearwater, MN. There will be an additional charge to the property owner if the additional service is requested. Tent caterpillars have not appeared in our area at the time of the meeting. Because they prefer dry conditions it is unlikely that we will see them this year. The Board Meeting resumed at 9:35 AM. The next PGOLID meeting will be Wednesday, June 24 at 7:00 PM at Lake Region Coop. Peltier moved the meeting be adjourned, Uglem seconded and the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Lisa Wheeler Secretary |