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Regular Meeting – February 13, 2008 Chairman Gordon Ceskowske called the regular meeting of the Fox Lake Inland Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District to order at 9:00am on February 13, 2008 at the District Town Hall office. Roll call: Gordon Ceskowske, Lionel Wagner, Dennis VanderWerff, and Cheryl Witkowski were present. Kurt Heckl was absent. Les Schraufnagel, operator, was on vacation. Also present: Kathleen Rydquist, clerk coordinator. At 9:00am, we began a telephone conference with our attorney, William O’Connor. At last months’ meeting, Mr. O’Connor stated that he would speak with Attorney William Buchholz (attorney for WCC), Assistant Attorney General Eggleson, and Ken Johnson, DNR. He asked permission of Mr. Buchholz to contact MSA (WCC engineering firm) re timelines referenced in the DOJ Stipulation. The difficulty is that WCC cannot proceed when the City plans have yet to be offered or accepted by DNR and DOJ. The District and City are being charged, through WCC, for ever increasing engineering costs that are accumulating because DNR seems to be holding WCC to a different standard than other communities. O’Connor spoke to AAG Eggleson and reminded her of her assurance that she would keep the District in the loop re issues with the City or WCC that would have an impact on us. We were provided with copies of correspondence that reflected this assurance. O’Connor also spoke with Ken Johnson who stated that he would contact Doris Thiele and Jim Congdon to flesh out his understanding of our situation. O’Connor stated that he would again be speaking with Mr. Johnson and would then re-contact Eggleson. Conference ended at 9:35am. Motion to approve the minutes as printed, D. VanderWerff, second L. Wagner. All yes. Motion carried. Motion to approve the financial statement as printed, subject to audit, L. Wagner, second C. Witkowski. All yes. Motion carried. Operators’ report: attached Also attached is a chart and explanation of current infiltration amounts. WCC report: 1] The new flow meters are installed and working. There may be a problem with the City meter reading i.e. stuck check valve or sloshing. If the problem cannot be corrected, the software might need to be changed. 2] WCC is discussing sampling. They are considering leaving the sampling as is and/or possibly have WCC pay for it. 3] WCC needs to file their report according to the Stipulation by March 31, 2008. Clerk-Coordinator report: 1] Handed out the letter from DNR to the District and Neal O’Reilly re the Departments’ review of the UW-Milwaukee study and the part of the extended lake management plan that deals with a possible alum treatment. Comments from several DNR personnel seem to be generally negative. There were some errors in the report that were noted and corrected by Hey & Associates. The short answer to whether or not we can do some kind of alum treatment, if needed, was no. We have been trying to set up a meeting to discuss the EA, alum treatment, and other issues since early December but have not met with any success. Will keep working on it. 2] Handed out copies of the Fish Survey from Laura Stremick-Thompson. 3] Received an email from WAL requesting that the District contact Rep. Scott Gunderson’s office, Assemble Natural Resource Committee members, and our representative, Jeff Fitzgerald in support of SB 197 without amendments. This bill deals with non-phosphorus lawn fertilizers. Motion by D. VanderWerff, second C. Witkowski to have the clerk write the requested letters of support. All yes. Motion carried. Regular Meeting – February 13, 2008, page 2 4] Received a copy of the FLPO meeting minutes of February 2, 2008 with the signed resolutions of support for lake planning grants that we are applying for. In their motion to support the District, they also stated that they “expect FLILPARD to assist the FLPO by providing changes in ownership of properties in the Inland Lake District.” The clerk stated that over years the District has supplied the FLPO with the Directory, address changes, printed labels, both changes and labels, and of late lists of changes. The clerk was instructed to send a letter stating that the District will send a new Directory annually after the Annual Meeting in August. 5] W-2’s and year end tax reports have been completed and mailed out. 6] Sent letters to residents re leaks. 7] Presented letter from Siemens re the raise in cost of bioxide. Tabled until next meeting. 8] The clerk will write a letter to The Shores (formerly Twin Shores) requesting that they change to a 50/50% sand/salt application to their parking lot. We understand their concern for the safety of their patrons, but felt they should be made aware that whatever salt is applied to their parking lot will end up in the lake. County report: 1] Dodge County sent a letter of support for SB 197 re non-phosphorus lawn fertilizer. 2] LCC signed the Districts’ resolutions. 3] The County will be hiring an administrator. Town report: 1] Aerators are on in Fox Lake and Lake Emily. Emily has some problems and was not responding to the aeration. 2] The Town Board approved and signed the resolutions of support for the District. 3] Lake Emily Association is trying to get a grant for lake study/survey. 4] The Lake Emily creel census is showing good results. Audience participation: none Old business: 1] Discussion of re-use DUE allocation – Mr. Osburn was not present to discuss the issue. The Board will continue as in the past. 2] Elmwood Development – no further information – Tabled 3] DNR vs. WCC – Discussed during conference with Attorney O’Connor. 4] The Clerk attended a 2-day Excel Workshop in Madison. The sessions were very intense and really show what you can do with the program. Spreadsheets and charts/graphs are easily handled………by the instructor. There were no computers and no hands-on lesson. The theory was there, but the practical experience was lacking. New business: 1] Advisory Committee appointments – Three terms expire this year – Ann Tepp, Kurt Heckl, and Orlen Braunschweig. Ann and Kurt would like to be re-appointed, while Orlen would not. D. VanderWerff suggested Sandy Meekma by asked to serve. Tabled 2] Bioxide vs. Ferrous chloride – Tabled 3] Signs for business restrooms – Several sample signs were shown to the Board and one was selected. The clerk will print them, write a cover letter, and send them out. Regular Meeting – February 13, 2008, page 3 4] Hey & Associates requested a resolution for a fourth lake planning grant application. This planning grant would help fund the Environmental Assessment required by DNR in order to go forward with any kind of emergency or long-term alum treatment. A Motion was made by D. VanderWerff, second L. Wagner to sign a resolution to make application for a lake planning grant to facilitate an Environmental Assessment. All yes. Motion carried. Motion to pay the bills L. Wagner, second D. VanderWerff. All yes. Motion carried. Suggestions for the next meeting: Purchase of pumps District Summery of progress to meet March 31st Stipulation deadline. Elmwood Island DNR vs. WCC Bioxide vs. Ferrous chloride Advisory Committee Appointments The next meeting will be on March 12, 2008 at 9:00am. Motion to adjourn, C. Witkowski, second L. Wagner. All yes. Motion carried.