Cedar Lake
Protection and Rehabilitation District
March 24, 2003
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Flom at 7:05 pm, March 24, 2003 at the Star Prairie Community Center. Commissioners present were:
Commissioners:
Doug Flom Bob Goodlad
Kent Rebeck Nolen Chew Jr.
Brad Johnson John Bonaprise
Old Business:
Administration:
The minutes from the February 24, 2003 meeting were read and approved. Kent Rebeck provided the Treasure’s Report. Kent stated the balance of the money market fund was $56,548.81 and the checking account balance was $511.45. The Treasure’s report was approved.
STATUS: (Closed)
Aerator Well:
Bob Goodlad stated the project was winding down and we are nearly operational. We still haven’t received the official certificate yet and the piping from the well to the cooler needs to be hooked up. Bob said Jim Brockpahler would do the piping work.
STATUS: (Open)
District Archives:
Doug Flom said he would contact Ms Daniels daughter to see about getting the past CLPRD records. Doug said he was confident we would have the archives soon.
STATUS: (Open)
Carp Virus:
The commission discussed this spring’s carp situation on Cedar Lake. Everyone agreed that there was no evidence of any large-scale fish kills on the lake after the ice went out. This situation is consistent with the DNRs assessment briefed to the board last month. Mart Engel, DNR, predicted that no significant kills would take place this year based on the fact that the carp left alive in the lake have been exposed to the virus, survived and build immunity to the disease. The situation is encouraging so far and we will continue to monitor it.
STATUS: (Open)
Star Prairie Land Trust:
Dennis Early addressed the board on behalf of the Star Prairie Land Trust. He asked the CLPRD to submit a letter of support for his grant application package. The commission agreed in principle to support the Star Prairie Land Trust with a letter of support for its DNR grant application package. Nolen agreed to work with Dennis Early to draft the letter. The draft will be forwarded to all the commissioners for comment. The board voted to donate $4,500.00 to the Star Prairie Land Trust for administrative expenses associated with the grant application. Nolen made the motion and Bob seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
STATUS: (Open)
Cedar Lake Management Plan:
Doug introduced the idea of a subcommittee to review our management plan and make recommendations to the board. Nolen and Bob volunteered to work with Doug on the Cedar Lake Management Plan Amendment published by the DNR in May 2001. Nolen said he would summarize the recommendations made in the plan and discuss them at the next meeting.
STATUS: (Open)
Spring Newsletter:
Nolen said he intended on putting out a spring newsletter focusing on the carp virus and other pertinent issues and projects. He proposed discussing the election procedures at the next meeting. That way we could include annual meeting information in the May Newsletter.
STATUS: (Open)
Next Meeting:
The meeting was adjourned at 8:59 p.m. The next meeting will be held on April 28, 2003, 7:00 p.m. at the Star Prairie Community Center.