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Regular Meeting – September 9, 2009 Chairman Dennis VanderWerff called the Regular Meeting of the Fox Lake Inland Lake Protection District Board of Commissioners to order on September 9, 2009 at 1:00pm at the District Town Hall office. Roll call: Present; Dennis VanderWerff, Kurt Heckl, Cheryl Witkowski, Timothy Meekma, and Edwin Benter. Motion by K. Heckl, second C. Witkowski to move into Closed Executive Session according to ss19.85(1)(g) conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved. All yes. Motion carried. Motion by T. Meekma, second C. Witkowski to adjourn closed and begin the regular meeting. All yes. Motion carried. Also present: Les Schraufnagel, operator; Attorney William O’Connor; Dr. Neal O’Reilly, Hey & Associates; Armond Alsteen, resident; Bev Connors, Fox Lake Representative; and Kathleen Rydquist, clerk-coordinator. Audience participation: Armond Alsteen stated that he had asked the Town to put aerators on the agenda for their next meeting. He believes that the helixors have outlived their usefulness and should be replaced. He had also spoken with the Sweetman’s and they agreed with his assessment. Information about aerators is available on the internet by typing in Lake Aeration. Motion by C. Witkowski, second E. Benter to approve the minutes as printed. All yes. Motion carried. Motion by C. Witkowski, second E. Benter to approve the financial statement as printed, subject to audit. All yes. Motion carried. Operators report: attached WCC: K. Heckl reported that MSA has stated that the 5 year “look back” number is a 79-21% split for replacement costs. He also stated that the Commission has hired an appraiser for the land purchase from Tom White for the enlargement of the WCC treatment plant seepage cell system. An appointment will be made with Mr. White. Clerk-coordinator report: 1] Received an email from Susan Graham. She responded to a letter form a district resident re the aquatic plants and herbicide treatment. The resident had signed up for treatment with Wisconsin Lake and Pond and questioned why they did not receive treatment be had to pay any way. He also stated that he has a serious problem with plants. Ms. Graham responded that she had inspected all properties personally and found little evidence of vegetation therefore denying treatment. The issue about payment is not her responsibility. She explained the criteria for treatment and offered websites re preserving aquatic plants. 2] The clerk did not get the grant application for the DO meter together in time and missed the grant deadline. She will reapply for the May 1 grant deadline. 3] Received an email from Greg Farnham re a fall meeting of the lakes group. November is a possibility. Regular Meeting – September 9, 2009, page 2 County report: 1] A report on erosion rates in the county states that the calculated rate for the county is 2.3 tons of soil per acre per year. 2] Cropping practices have changed and crops are not being rotated as in the past. This is largely due to the corn crop used for ethanol. 3] LCC will be placing emphasis on the northeastern part of the county as the northwestern areas have been their priority for some time. 4] The last Secchi disc reading was 1.7 feet. DO was 7 to 8. 5] DNR has asked if we want to do any other monitoring such as Clean water/Clean boats. 6] D. VanderWerff handed out a sheet from the Lake District Handbook that discussed operating a Lake District, general management activities i.e. understanding water quality and ecosystem issues, protecting habitat, maintaining water levels, and providing services such as sewer. We also discussed the powers, financing, public water and sanitation programs. Town: none Correspondence: The District received letters sent by property owners to local and state government offices. We also received copies of letters from Senator Scott Fitzgerald and Representative Jeff Fitzgerald, and Mr. Ramisch DOC. Received a flyer from the Bureau of Correctional Enterprise stating that a project consolidating the prison dairy farms at Fox Lake Correctional Institution and installing a digester that will use animal waste to generate electricity for the prison. Received a statement from Dale Paul re the sediment basin that has been constructed on his property and seeking financial assistance from the District. Old business: 1] Discussion and action to address plant expansion costs/MSA report at WCC. Some discussion during WCC report. Table. 2] Engineering inquires. Table. 3] Discussion and action re impact on surface/groundwater of FLCI herd expansion – Some discussion from correspondence and also in closed session. Tim Peterson, FLCI, spoke with the clerk and stated that representatives from FLCI would be attending a meeting on October 3rd at 9:30am at the Town Hall meeting room in response to the letters from Fox Property Owners. The public is welcome. 4] Discussion and action with government officials – This will be revisited at the appropriate time. 5] Discussion and action re special District meeting to amend tax levy in budget – A tentative meeting is set for October 24th. Any plans will be set at the next meeting. 6] Discussion and action re Advisory Committee – Tabled. New Business: 1] Discussion and action re bids for jetting. Motion by K. Heckl, second C. Witkowski to hire Great Lakes TV and Seal Inc. for a fall jetting project. Their price was considerably less that the other company. Motion to hire Great Lakes TV and seal – all yes. Motion carried. 2] Discussion and action re bog at County A Bridge. Tabled. 3] Carp – Kallenbach has the contract and chose not to fish here last year. He got too many game fish (northern pike and walleye) and it was not cost effective to cull the carp from the other fish. Regular Meeting – September 9, 2009, page 3 Motion to pay the bills – C. Witkowski, second T. Meekma. All yes. Motion carried. The next meeting will be October 14, 2009 at 1:00pm. Motion to adjourn E. Benter, second T. Meekma. All yes. Motion carried. **The Fox Lake Inland Lake District representatives to the Fox Lake Wastewater Control Commission may be present at the meeting to discuss the District’ wastewater collection system and its relationship to proposed improvement to the FLWCC Plant. Respectfully submitted, Kathleen Rydquist Clerk-Coordinator Meeting changed to Oct. 7, 2009 at 1:00pm