Pelican Group of Lakes Improvement District
Board of Directors Meeting

May 25, 2011 at RMB Environmental Laboratories, Inc

Directors Present: Hart, Tollefson, Kohler, Peltier, Johnson, Oksendahl, Wheeler, Uglem
Directors Absent: Valentine
Also Present: Moriya Rufer

President Oksendahl called the meeting to order at 7:10 PM. The Directors recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Peltier moved to accept the agenda. Hart seconded the motion and the Members passed it. The financial report prepared by Valentine was reviewed. Peltier moved, motion seconded by Tollefson, that the financial report be changed to read that $2010.00 was the expense for a DNR Intern not the expense for curly leaf pondweed. The motion passed. Tollefson  moved and Hart seconded that the financial report be accepted. The motion passed.

Moriya Rufer presented the Lake Coordinator Report. Applications are being accepted for the Lakefront Restoration Projects for 2012. Five properties will be restored during the summer of 2012. There will be an educational tour of the previously completed restoration projects this summer. The status of research regarding the eradication of zebra mussel was discussed. The areas of flowering rush will be identified and removed towards the end of June.  Certification of service providers regarding the removal and treatment of AIS was also reviewed. This summer there will be more hours of landing inspections by DNR interns. The public can volunteer and be trained to perform these inspections as well thereby increasing the hours and number of inspections. The training takes approximately 30 minutes. Any interested party should contact Moriya Rufer at RMB Labs.

The vegetation survey of the lake is now complete and 71 acres have been identified as possible treatment areas for curly leaf pondweed. The acreage treated will be determined by the DNR. Hart moved to authorize the treatment of additional acres up to $5000 over what has been allocated. Johnson seconded the motion and the directors passed it.

Mosquito spraying will commence on the 26th of May and continue through the summer. Individual properties can be treated at the owner’s expense. The dam is now number 16 on the list for repair by the State of MN. The watershed agreement was discussed. The directors confirmed that any agreement must include Lake Ida and Lake Cormorant. The buoys have been installed in the lake, three of which were replaced.

The upcoming election of the Board of Directors and the specifics of the annual meeting were discussed. Peltier moved that Norm Robinson be hired to do the requisite mailings and notices. Tollefson seconded the motion and the Board passed it. The annual meeting will begin at 9:00 AM. Voting will not commence until after the candidate statements have been read and nominations have ceased.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Lisa J Wheeler, secretary