Eagle Lake
Association
Board Meeting – 7:00 PM
Tuesday, June 02,
2010
at Bill Dale
Members Present: Bill Dale, Dave Knapper, Tammy Knapper, Erik Pentz, Norm Westby, Steve Kuchta, Glen Simons
Members Absent: Dan Tepfer, Kim Baker, Chuck Walsh, Marlyn Tebben
Call to Order: President Erik Pentz at 7:09 pm.
Committee Reports:
1. Glen reported that chlorophyll A has been in the high 20’s. The last clarity reading was 7 feet. Current water temperature is 71. Last year at this time it was 58. Algae blooms react to water temperature. We have had green blooms, then blue-green and green again.
B. Events –
1. June Social – Set for June 9 at Knapper home. Plates, napkins and forks are set.
2. Boat Parade – Dave will get the prizes for floats. We will package them after the social in June. Suggested we spend $100.00 total for 3 prizes for Patriotic, Creative and Children theme winners. Coolers for adults with items inside.
3. Annual picnic – See if Bob Fader will provide water. Check with Nathan Reed for Schwann’s ice cream. Contact Ethan Jenzen to attend to speak to shoreline issues.
4. Garage Sale – 48 homes had sales this year. We should have the sale on the second Saturday of May each year and be consistent with that.
C. Membership –
1. No new residents to report.
Old Business:
A.
Eagle Lake T-shirts – T-shirts
are yet to be ordered. Dan should also
look into the price of hats.
B. 2010 directory – Soliciting potential advertisers for the directory is moving forward. We should have the advertisers for the new directory on board by the end of June.
C. KCLA – The education program continues for washing, draining and checking boats coming out of lakes by DNR representatives at accesses. Local newspaper articles and also TV advertising is part of the program to bring the issue to the public.
New Business:
A. Our Water Choices - Erik went to meetings with DNR and the county to review shoreline rules. Effort is to maintain natural shorelines. Skip Wright & Ethan Jenzen spoke. Concerns were that impervious rules were not being properly followed within the county
B. Shoreline restoration – Emphasis is being made to encourage restoration around the lake.
C. Welcome Boat - No new residents to report.
D. July Newsletter - Tammy review the outline for next newsletter and will have greater detail in July.
E. Starlakes.org – Glen has an application whereby we can receive a designation for our efforts with monitoring water and having a lake management plan. Suggested that Glen move forward with it. Grants may be available if we receive the designation.
Meeting Adjourned:
Motion to adjourn by Dave. Second by Bill.
Next Meeting: At Marly Tebben at 3260 North Eagle Road on Wednesday, July 7 at 7:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Norm Westby, Secretary