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August 22, 2009 Absent: Tim Podlin, Linda Matzke Karl Frickelton called the meeting to order at 10:40 AM. The Election of Board Officers was the first order of business. Motions were made and seconded to continue the current slate of officers: Karl Frickelton as Chairman Dan Schleiter as Treasurer Mary Gissal as Secretary All motions were passed unanimously. A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the Quarterly Meeting held on June 6, 2009. Motion was approved unanimously. The Lake Management and Advisory Group Reports were presented by Mike Backus. Mike will submit the revised Goals and Action Items of the Jordan Lake Management Plan to Reesa Evans at the Adams County Land & Water Conservation Dept.(LWCD) and discuss timelines for completing the 2010 Action Items. He will also request from Adams County the survey results that were completed in 2008 of “lakefront owners” and”public users” and publish them on the website. Mike also received from Justine Hasz of the DNR an 11 page Fish Survey Report completed by the WDNR in Oct. 2006. The complete report will be published on the website. Fish cribs were last built and placed around the lake in 1986 & 1987 with materials supplied by the DNR and labor by the lake residents. Additional cribs are needed on Jordan Lake to protect fish stocking efforts. Mike reported that a cheaper alternative to building cribs would be to sink discarded Christmas trees into 20 feet of water for fish to hide. $2500 has been included in the 2010 Budget for fish stocking. The Clean Boats Clean Waters (CBCW) initiative has been spearheaded this summer by Patty Devine and a team of 8 volunteers. As of August 22, 2009, eighty (80) boats had been checked at the landing and only 2 boats had some weeds. The boaters overall were very respectful of the volunteer’s efforts and thankful for their work. The majority had had their boats out of the water for 5 days prior to their use and were aware of current state laws. They had caught bluegills,bass, perch, and a few walleye and northern. They would like more stocking of walleyes, a rinsing station at the landing and a “larger” landing. Thanks Patty for your time & energy with the CBCW. Mike also reported on his water monitoring efforts. There were 120 consecutive days of shore to shore ice this past year from 12/7/08 (Ice On) to 4/5/09 (Ice Off). There were 7 readings of the water temperatures and clarity taken in the East & West Basins of the lake starting on 5/29/09. The best clarity reading was 16 feet on 5/29/09. The worst was 10 feet on 7/5/09. The current clarity was 12 feet on 8/21/09. Last year at this time the clarity was 11 feet. Regarding water temps, Mike reported the following: • Warmest at surface was 81.6 degrees on 6/26/09 • Coldest at surface was 62.4 degrees on 5/29/09 • Current at surface was 71.4 degrees on 8/21/09 The current water level on 8/21/09 was down 7 inches since 5/29/09. The mapping survey to detect the Eurasian Water Milfoil (EWM) was done on 6/15/09 and the first broadcast treatment was completed on 6/22/09 and 6/23/09. Conducting a trial process of hand harvesting the milfoil vs. spot treatment with chemicals was agreed upon by the Board and approved by the DNR as a revision to the grant. Zach Strack would be hired to hand harvest the milfoil in September, 2009. The Treasurer’s Report and 2010 Budget had been approved as presented at the Annual Meeting. It was unanimously approved to send a thank you letter and a $250.00 check to Adams County to help support the salary of a County Lake Specialist and the maintenance of the water quality monitoring equipment. Kyle Cassel reported that the County Lakes Association meets monthly, but takes a hiatus during the summer months, so there was nothing new to report at this time. It was agreed that the following be included on the website in the future: 1) Jordan Lake weather conditions/snow/rainfall/etc. and 2) An Invitation for all property owners to participate in the Advisory Group meetings held at 9 AM (1 hour prior to the Quarterly Meetings) at the Boondocks. A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 11:25 AM. Future Meetings at 10:00 AM at the Boondocks Oct. 24 2009 and--March 20---June 5-----August 14-----Oct.23----2010 |