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Regular Meeting – June 11, 2008 Chairman Gordon Ceskowske called the regular meeting of the Fox Lake Inland Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District Board of Commissioners to order at 9:00am on June 11, 2008 at the District Town Hall office. Roll call: Present - Gordon Ceskowske, Kurt Heckl, Cheryl Witkowski, Dennis VanderWerff, and Lionel Wagner. Also present: Les Schraufnagel, operator; Barbara Dutkiewicz, resident; and Kathleen Rydquist, clerk-coordinator. Motion to approve the minutes as printed K. Heckl, second L. Wagner. All yes. Motion carried. Motion to approve the financial statement as printed, subject to audit, C. Witkowski, second D. VanderWerff. All yes. Motion carried. Operators report: attached Additional remarks: 1] Two more inflatable plugs have been installed at the Duerr trail (fernco pulled apart) and the Mann property (leak). There is a leak at the Shaw property but they are still in Texas and we are having difficulty contacting them. 2] Lift Station #10 was inundated with water and the pumps couldn’t keep up. The question of assistance from Ipsen Plumbing was discussed as they have received the Confined Space Training needed to work with the District operator. Unfortunately, when we are having a rain emergency, chances are Ipsen is too. Also, they have not gotten their hepatitis shots yet. 3] The operator is to get bids from L W Allen and Ahern for the replacement of J-boxes. 4] Discussed the problem at the Korth property on DelBern Acres. The property has been foreclosed on and the electricity turned off. The basement sump pump is not working now and groundwater infiltrating into the basement has been emptying into the floor drain and then into our grinder pump. We contacted the Korth’s and the representative of the bank involved to tell them of the problem. Mr. Korth brought a small generator to the location and ran the sump pump for a time. A motion was made by K. Heckl, second L. Wagner, to notify all parties that at 12:00 noon on June 12, 2008 an inflatable plug would be installed at that location. All yes. Motion carried. Signs will be posted at the residence. 5] Motion by L. Wagner, second D. VanderWerff to have the operator request estimates for upgrades at Lift Stations 6, 7, and 10. All yes. Motion carried. 6] L. Wagner stated, and the rest of the Board agreed, that Les had gone over and above the call of duty in his efforts to keep from by-passing during the heavy rainfall last weekend. WCC report: 1] The contract re the sampler to be installed in LS #6 has been revised and is ready for approval. 2] Barb Fisher has the bids ready for installing riprap at a seepage cell. 3] The Public Hearing for the WCC Facility Plan is scheduled for June 26, 2008 at 6:00pm at the City of Fox Lake Council Chambers. Gil Hantzsch, MSA, will discuss the offered alternatives and explain that Option D – added seepage cells – is the most viable. The $1.8 million cost includes the previously discussed upgrades including sludge removal at a City – 76%/District – 24% cost split. According to the facility plan, all other costs are expected to be split 60-40. Clerk-Coordinator report: 1] Attended the Fox Lake Correctional Institution Community Relations Committee meeting on May 9. Department heads reported on their various projects and progress in the prison system. The District explained that we had applied for several grants to continue monitoring of the Regular Meeting – June 11, 2008, page 2 three main feeder creeks into Fox Lake. We asked for and received permission to cross FLCI property, if necessary, to reach sampling sites. 2] Met with Ken Denow and Dan Heim at DNR, Horicon on May 19 to discuss future spreading of industrial waste. They are setting up a program to notify Towns and Lake Districts when spreading is going to take place in their area. They want to send site maps via email so we know where wastes will be spread and give us the opportunity to check the site and report to DNR if we have any problems with the selected sites. Denow also stated that he is reviewing previously selected sites and has withdrawn permits from several of them. It seems that our local DNR is taking this problem seriously and agrees with our position re land spreading materials in the vicinity of lakes, wetlands, and waterways. 3] Attended Advisory Committee Meeting on May 20th. Discussed land spreading of liquid waste, herbicide treatment scheduled for May 27th, and further discussion on signage for the lake side of properties. 4] May 27th – Treatment Day – was called on account of wind. The treatment took place on May 28th. Only 5 properties were denied treatment. The water was still fairly cool and the milfoil, for the most part, hadn’t reached the surface. There was at least one rake toss at each property and the weeds didn’t seem very thick. 5] Spent a lot of time on the telephone and emailing this past month. 6] Received a bill for the rental of transmission lines from the City of Fox Lake. After 3 years of being charged $1,827.79, we were charged $3,538.08 this year. Motion by K. Heckl, second D. VanderWerff to not pay the bill for transmission lines rental at this time. All yes. Motion carried. County report: The Land Conservation Committee Meeting was very short. The committee is being reorganized and has two new members. Town report: L. Wagner stated that the lake is 19 inches high. The dam held, but the roadway and culvert on Highway P need to be replaced. Audience participation: none Old business: 1] Discussion and action to address infiltration and plant expansion costs – Discussed during WCC report. 2] Bioxide vs. ferrous chloride – resolved - take off agenda. 3] Procedures for lateral repairs – resolved – take off agenda. 4] Power & Light underground project – take off agenda until we receive response from Paul Worth, Alliant Energy. 5] Dissolved oxygen meter – purchase on hold until we receive variance from DNR. 6] Discussion and action on WCC lease re sampler –After reviewing the changes to the lease agreement with WCC, a motion was made by L. Wagner, second G. Ceskowske to approve and sign the new agreement. All yes. Motion carried. New business: 1] Discussion and action on CMAR resolution – The Board reviewed the report that had been sent to Doris Thiele, DNR. Motion by K. Heckl, second L. Wagner to approve the CMAR report and authorize the Chairman to sign the Resolution. All yes. Motion carried. Regular Meeting – June 11, 2008, page 3 2] Budget – G. Ceskowske, K. Heckl, and K. Rydquist met and put together a preliminary budget. The Commissioners went through the suggested budget item by item. Motion by C. Witkowski, second D. VanderWerff to approve a 4% raise for the clerk-coordinator and an increase of $75 per month for health insurance. All yes. Motion carried. The remainder of the items were approved to put before the residents of the District. The clerk-coordinator expressed dissatisfaction with the Board for not appropriating any money for the lake management area of the budget. She stated that with a possible expensive alum treatment looming in our future, not putting an amount in the budget now could make us pay more later. She suggested that the Board and Advisory Committee meet with our consultant to discuss the issue. Motion by K. Heckl, second D. VanderWerff, to hold a joint meeting of the Board and Advisory Committee on June18th. All yes. Motion carried. Neal O’Reilly and Dwight Osmon will attend and present a preliminary report on the lake conditions/some plant survey numbers, grants, alum costs, and a suggestion of a reasonable to include in the budget. Motion to pay the bills D. VanderWerff, second K. Heckl. All yes. Motion carried. Suggestions for the next meetings’ agenda: Rental of transmission lines. The next meeting will be July 9, 2008 at 9:00am. Motion to adjourn L. Wagner, second D. VanderWerff. All yes. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Kathleen Rydquist Clerk-Coordinator