PGOLID Meeting Minutes
Saturday September 24, 2005
9:00 a.m. Cormorant Town Hall
ATTENDING: Ostbye, Jenkins, Duemeland, Peltier, Robinson, Manuel, Stueness
ABSENT: Engkjer, Poolman
GUESTS in attendance: Dave Majkrzak
Pledge of Allegiance
Welcome by Chairman Ostbye to new board members Jenkins, Peltier and Manuel
Minutes of past meeting
Minutes from reorganization meeting of August 20th accepted and approved.
Motion made by Peltier, seconded by Robinson. Passed unanimously
Finance
Finance report by Manuel including review of expenditures. Motion
to approved expenditures made by Stueness, seconded by Duemeland.
Passed
unanimously.
Walleye Support
Reviewed the proposed $1000 budget item (introduced from the
floor and approved at the Annual Meeting) to reiterate/clarify
is will
be for payment
for habitat
improvement/enhancement.
Boat Inspection
Based on comments received from Dave Majkrzak (from recent
DNR meeting) it was decided to request that the DNR supply
qualified/trained
interns
for
the coming
summer season to inspect boats launching into Pelican Lakes
with specific concentration on prevention of Eurasian Milfoil
introduction.
A motion
was made by Jenkins
and seconded by Stueness to allocate up to $4000 to pay
these interns for their work at the two public accesses during
the 2006 season.
Passed unanimously.
Curly leaf Pondweed Spraying
Duemeland reviewed plan for early spring spraying (approved
at Annual Meeting) for curly leaf pond weed. Three bids
were reviewed
and a
motion was made
by Duemeland and seconded by Robinson to accept the bid
for $11,120 +/- 10% from Minnesota
Shoreline Restoration Inc. (Nisswa, MN) for early season
spraying and late-season progress/review services. Passed
unanimously.
Duemeland agreed to provide details for a story to be
used in the next lake newspaper.
DNR Meeting
Dave Majkrzak reported on a recent meeting sponsored by the DNR on water quality
(and other) issues. A motion was made by Peltier and seconded by Stueness
to employee Steve McComis of Blue Water Science to provide PGOLID with a
written evaluation/overview of the EAW submitted by the developers of Echo
Bay to Otter Tail County in relations to potential impacts to water quality
and/or safety. There was a range of $1000 to 1500 set for the project. Passed
unanimously.
Buoys
In Poolman’s absence, Ostbye said he will assure that the buoys are properly
removed from lake in a timely manner.
Pelican-Cormorant Water Agreement
According to Dave Majkrzak the DNR will likely notify of us a meeting (likely
next spring) at which time a new agreement will be presented concerning flow
issues from Cormorant and Ida to Pelican.
Septic System Inspections
Following a detailed discussion led by Peltier on current status of septic
systems around the lake, it was decided that PGOLID would fund inspections
of approximately 20 septic systems identified as being 30 or more years
of age and 10-15 newer systems. The cost of these inspections is expected
to
average $150 per property. The plan includes sending letters to identified
property
owners to ask for voluntary participation. There would be an overall report
of findings at the 2006 Annual Meeting. The testing amount budget will
not exceed $3000. Motion was made by Robinson, seconded by Stueness. Passed
unanimously.
Summer Lake Coordinator Recommendations
Presented by Peltier as received from our lake coordinator intern of this
summer.
Continue/institute:
•Stream Monitoring
•Lake monitoring
•Water quality reconstruction from Fossil Diatoms
•Historical documentation
•Exotic aquatic plant control
•Source identification
•Septic regulation
•Continue lake coordinator position
Motion made by Duemeland and seconded by Jenkins to approach a local farmer
(identified as having a potential run off problem affecting Pelican
Lake) to discuss possible government sponsored programs that could assist in
remedying the problem.
2006 Meeting Schedule
Tentative plans:
March 11
May 6
June 3
July 8
August 19 – Annual Meeting
August 19 – Reorganization meeting
Sept 23
Dec 9
Plan to move meetings to the new Dunn Township Hall
11:20 a.m.
Regular meeting recessed to accommodate Mosquito Abatement Board meeting
Mosquito Abatement Board Meeting
Stueness reported that he has received many, many positive comments about
the effectiveness of this year’s spraying.
Stueness noted he has sent requests for proposals for the 2006 spraying season to three businesses. He expects to have received written proposals prior to the Dec meeting. He has offered all three businesses an opportunity to address the board at the Dec. meeting. He requested that the board be prepared to act on the proposals and make a final decision at the Dec. meeting.
Mosquito Abatement Board Adjourned at 11:40 a.m.
Regular Board Meeting reconvened 11:41 a.m.
A motion was made by Jenkins to adjourn the meetings, seconded by Peltier. Passed unanimously.
Respectfully Submitted by
Norm Robinson