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Regular Meeting – March 12, 2008 Chairman Gordon Ceskowske called the regular meeting of the Fox Lake Inland Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District to order at 9:00am on March 12, 2008 at the District Town Hall office. Roll call: Gordon Ceskowske, Lionel Wagner, Kurt Heckl, and Cheryl Witkowski were present. Absent: Dennis VanderWerff. Also present: Les Schraufnagel, operator; and Kathleen Rydquist, clerk-coordinator. Motion to approve the minutes as printed, L. Wagner, second C. Witkowski. All yes. Motion carried. Motion to approve the financial statement as printed, subject to audit, K. Heckl, second L. Wagner. All yes. Motion carried. Operators report: attached Motion by K. Heckl, second C. Witkowski to send a thank you to Jeff Ipsen for his assistance at LS 14 while the operator was on vacation. All yes. Motion carried. The clerk will send the thank you. WCC report: The City sent their plan for the use of Site #6 for a lagoon to the DNR. They are now waiting for approval. In their cover letter to DNR they discuss that the project will be completed subject to the availability of funding. The question as to how wastewater from this lagoon is to the Wastewater Treatment Plant was discussed at the District meeting. The Clerk spoke to Doris Thiele and in the course of conversation, Doris stated that it was the obligation of the WCC to tell the customer, in this case the City, the rules regulating acceptance of wastewater to the Plant. At the District meeting, the Clerk asked into which account the Board would like the True-up money deposited. A motion was made by K. Heckl, second L. Wagner to deposit the True-up into the Emergency Account. All yes. Motion carried. Clerk-Coordinator report: 1] Prepared and sent out newsletter. 2] Organized paperwork for 2008 Herbicide treatment. 3] Ordered flags. 4] Will be attending the WAL convention in Green Bay on April 17th and 18th. Made necessary reservations. 5] Continued making contacts re the spreading of industrial waste on lands adjacent to wetlands. 6] Prepared letters for DNR, Senator and Representative Fitzgerald re industrial waste. 7] Attended Advisory Committee on April 19. Introduced the newest member, Sandy Meekma, to the group. Discussed the herbicide treatment, alum treatment, and spreading of industrial waste on snow covered fields. The next meeting will be April 15, 2008 at 10:00am. 8] Will be taking a week of vacation the last week of March. 9] Sent letters of support of SB197 (p free lawn fertilizer) to Rep. Fitzgerald and the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. 10] Prepared multiple signs re “flushing stuff down the toilet” to business around the lake. 11] Received and signed the 3 grant applications for Cambra, Drew, and Alto. 12] Talked to DNR about a reported incident at the prison. We received a call stating the while digging in a new water line around the back of the prison, they dug through an old landfill. It was reported back to the District that there was hazardous waste (mineral spirits) buried in the area. Regular Meeting, March 12, 2008, page 2 County report: none Town report: 1] Armond Alsteen reported to the Town that the oxygen reading was up to 2 ˝. L. Wagner questioned the accuracy of the sensor and/or if it is being read correctly. 2] Louis Leizinger discussed the possibility of purchasing uniform address signs for the lake side of our properties. He was told that when the Town replaced the Fire # signs, the cost was about $20,000. Correspondence: Received a letter from TestAmerica. They have been bought out by another company and they want us to sign a paper to continue our contract. The clerk will inquire about any contract. Audience participation: none Old business: 1] Discussion re re-use of DUE’s – Cliff Krentz has retired a DUE (former beauty shop). Motion by K. Heckl, second L. Wagner, to permanently retire the DUE. All yes. Motion carried. 2] Elmwood Island Development – Tabled. Will have to go to Juneau to see the maps. 3] Problems with DNR vs. WCC – engineering issues – In a telephone discussion with Doris Thiele, she stated that it is up to the WCC to set up the rules for delivery of wastewater from the City’s proposed holding pond. Sent Attorney Bill O’Connor a copy of the report due DNR by March 31 to comply with our Stipulation. O’Connor has spoken to AAG Eggleson, and Kenneth Johnson, DNR about the time frame for the three entities as stated in the stipulation and how the extensions for the City affect the timing for projects at Wastewater. O’Connor stated that he is sure that both the DOJ and DNR understand our problem and will hopefully suggest meeting with us to set things to right. 4] The Board approved the appointments of Ann Tepp, Kurt Heckl, and Sandy Meekma to serve a three-year term on the Advisory Committee. 5] Discussion and action on Bioxide vs. Ferrous Chloride – Motion was made and seconded to eliminate Bioxide and go back to ferrous chloride. After discussion, motion and second were rescinded and the topic tabled to the next meeting. New Business: 1] Purchase of pumps – tabled. 2] Summary of progress/stipulation deadline – Les prepared the progress report as per the DOJ stipulation. Motion by K. Heckl, second L. Wagner to approve the report as written and authorize forwarding it to Doris Thiele, DNR. All yes. Motion carried. 3] Spreading of liquid industrial waste on farm fields/approval of letters – The clerk presented a draft of letters to the DNR Secretary and legislators for approval. The Chairman will sign the final copies. Also, the letter was shown to Dan Heim, DNR, to be sure the facts were correct. Motion to pay the bills, L. Wagner, second C. Witkowski. All yes. Motion carried. The next meeting will be April 9, 2008 at 9:00am. Motion to adjourn C. Witkowski, second K. Heckl. All yes. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted. Kathleen Rydquist Clerk-Coordinator