PELICAN GROUP OF LAKES IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Lake Region Coop Directors Present: Ostbye, Peltier, Stueness, Tollefson, Wheeler, Zimmerman, Valentine ( by phone) Directors Absent: Uglem, Hart Others Present: Rufer President Ostbye called the meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Peltier moved and Stueness seconded that the agenda as proposed be approved. The motion passed. Stueness made a motion to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Peltier seconded the motion and it passed. Valentine presented the financial report. Tollefson and Peltier moved and seconded respectively that the report be accepted. The board then accepted the report. The proposed budget for 2010 was reviewed and discussed. The board decided to propose a budget of $149,000 for 2010. This amount is slightly less than the budget for 2009. The vegetation study is confined to Little Pelican, Bass, Fish and the west end of Pelican in the proposed budget. Peltier moved that the proposed budget for 2010 be approved. Zimmerman seconded his motion and the board passed it. Moriya Rufer presented her water resource coordinator update which included discussions regarding the SJ Rhombus waste treatment tour, the E. Coli samples from Bob Creek (increased following the rain in mid June), curly leaf pondweed, flowering rush, the 2010 monitoring budget and the shoreline grant restoration grant ( there is enough money for 4 new projects next year). Tollefson's report on curly leaf pondweed was also reviewed at this time. The meeting recessed for the Mosquito Abatement committee at 8:35PM Steepness reported that spraying is continuing but will not occur if conditions are not suitable. The Board meeting resumed at 8:40 PM The next meeting of the Board will be July 8, 2009 at 7:00PM. After discussions regarding preparations for the annual meeting and elections and the placement of the buoys in the Pelican River, Peltier moved and Stueness seconded that the meeting be adjourned. The meeting was adjourned at 8:55PM |