Pelican Group of Lakes Improvement District

Cormorant Town Hall

Saturday, September 29, 2007, 8:00 am

Members Present: Tollefson; Duemeland, Manuel, Uglem, Ostbye, Peltier, Wheeler, Jenkins, Stueness

Also Present: Rocky Swanson, Dave Majkrzak, Moriya McGovern-Rufer, Vic Horne

President Ostbye called the meeting to order at 8:00AM. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Peltier moved to approve the agenda with the corrected spelling of Manuel. The motion was seconded by Stuesness and the board passed the motion.

The minutes from the July 7 meeting were approved on motion of Peltier, seconded by Stuesness.

Board assignments were made as follows: Lake Coordinator- Peltier, Public Accesses-Jenkins, Wheeler and Uglem—Annual Meeting, Ostbey-Watershed, Manuel- Accounting, Tollefson-Buoys, Stueness-Mosquito Abatement, Duemeland-Aquatic Weed Nuisances

The Financial Report was presented by Manuel. A motion to accept the report was made by Duemeland and seconded by Uglem. The board passed the motion.

The meeting schedule for the year 2008 was discussed. Peltier moved to approve the schedule as agreed upon following the discussion. Wheeler seconded the motion and it passed. The Board will meet at 8:00AM at the Cormorant Town Hall on the following days in 2008:

March 22, May 31, June 28, August 16, September 27 and December 6

Moriya Rufer reported on the water levels in Cormorant and Ida lakes. Vic Horne presented a brief history on the water levels and the agreement with Cormorant Lake. The need to include Lake Ida in any future agreement was discussed.

Rufer reported that flowering rush is now just south of Melissa and moving faster than originally understood. Manuel moved that $2000 be earmarked to confine the spread to the Buck's Mill area. Peltier seconded the motion and the motion passed.

Rufer stated that the in lake water monitoring has been completed for the summer. Echo Bay has the best water quality and is the most sensitive to changes.

Duemeland presented the bids for the control of curly leaf pondweed. Ronald Duy provided the lowest and best bid consistent with the work completed in 2007. Duemeland moved that Duy be awarded the contract. Uglem seconded his motion. Further discussion followed and Peltier called for the question. The motion passed.

The board then discussed the need for PGOLID to be a member of COLA if PLPOA is also a member. Peltier moved that PGOLID not be a member of COLA as long as PLPOA is a member. Uglem seconded the motion and the motion passed with the one dissenting vote (Manuel).

Tollefson reported that he consulted with Superior Lakeside and there were 36 buoys placed and 8 still in storage. Several of the buoys will need new chains and hardware and ID tags for the 2008 season.

The board then discussed the sewer abatement concerns. The county has inspected 142 sewer systems and concluded that 39 of those were seriously impacted the surrounding property and lake . Approximately one-third of the systems will be inspected in 2008. The State of Minnesota is currently working on new rules and regulations regarding sewer system requirements. Various alternatives to the present system were discussed. Manuel moved that $2000 be allocated for a study regarding cluster systems or other choices for homeowners. Wheeler seconded the motion. Additional discussion followed. Question was called by Peltier and the motion passed. Duemeland, Peltier, Ostbye, Majkrzak and Vic Horne agreed to serve on a committee to study various alternatives.

The meeting was recessed at 10:10AM and the Mosquito Abatement meeting started. Stueness reported that the cost for mosquito control for 2008 will remain essentially the same as for the year 2007. A contract was signed in mid August. However, if tent caterpillars appear in early May as anticipated the cost for spraying may be an additional $10,000.

The PGOLID meeting resumed around 10:15 AM and was thereafter adjourned by President Ostbye.

Respectfully submitted,

Lisa J Wheeler