Pelican Group of Lakes Improvement District Cormorant Town Hall Saturday, December 6, 2008, 8:00 am Directors Present: Gary Hart, Nick Valentine, Jeff Peltier, Denny Tollefson, Michael Ostbye, Jonal Uglem, Lisa Wheeler Directors Absent: Vance Stueness , Bill Zimmerman Others Present: Rocky Swanson, Moriya Rufer President Ostbye called the meeting to order at 8:00AM. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Peltier moved to accept the agenda as presented. Tollefson seconded that motion and the motion passed. Peltier then moved to accept the minutes of the last board meeting as prepared. Hart seconded the motion and it was passed by the Board members. Nick Valentine presented the financial report. Tollefson moved to accept the report as prepared. That motion was seconded by Peltier. The board passed the motion. Moriya Rufer reported that the 2008 stream monitoring results were consistent with historical averages and that no red flags were noted. She also reported that flowering rush is the most pressing issue for PGOLID presently and will remain so in the near future. The present plan is to physically remove any clumps found in Buck Lake and to continue multiple surveys and treat chemically if necessary. Additionally she reported that Upper Cormorant Lake has a large population of curley leaf pondweed and that they are planning to chemically treat it. Peltier reported on the public access areas. The cost for the boat inspections and surveys was shared by DNR. Fewer inspections were performed this year. A more complete report can be found on-line. Bill Zimmerman will be responsible for future public access issues. Hart reported that the buoys have been removed and that the cost was below budget. Tollefson presented the 2009 plan for treatment of Curley leaf pondweed. Ostbye discussed the mosquito control contract stating that it is essentially the same as last year. Tent caterpillars are also a threat for the spring of 2009. The Board thanked the retiring Board members----Skip Duemeland, Fred Manuel and Brent Jenkins for their years of service on the Board. The damn at Fish Lake was discussed. Peltier has been meeting with the stream habitat program head who is a proponent of natural habitat damns. This type of damn costs between $40,000 to $50,000, significantly less than a concrete damn. It was noted that the present damn is owned by the DNR and that they also prefer the natural habitat. Peltier will continue to investigate this possibility. The meeting schedule for 2009 was established and is published in detail on the web site. Mike Ostbye adjourned the meeting Respectfully submitted, Lisa J Wheeler
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