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Home My WebLink About09/20/00 MINUTES OF THE LAKE ADVISORY COMMITTEE September 20,2000 I. CALL TO ORDER The Lake Advisory Committee (LAC) meeting began at 6:50 p.m, Members present: Marianne Breitbach, Kate Haggerty and Rick Warner. Members absent: Chuck Gerlach, Lauren Huntington, and Roger Soderstrom. Others present: Lani Leichty, Water Resources Coordinator, Marv Mirsch and Dale Braddy of the Prior Lake Association, II. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES FOR AUGUST 16, 2000. A quorum was not present at the meeting; therefore, the previous meeting minutes were not approved and no motions were taken. III. NO-PHOSPHORUS ORDINANCE STATUS Leichty gave an update on the status of the no-phosphorus fertilizer ordinance. He mentioned that fliers were sent to local business's asking them to supply no-phosphorus fertilizer if they don't already. The question was asked, "What about crab grass? It's hard to find crab grass preventer without fertilizer in it." Leichty will check this out further to see if manufacturers supply a crab grass preventer without phosphorus in it. Mersch suggested placing an article on how the nutrients phosphorus and nitrogen impact lawn growth, Many people probably don't realize that phosphorus does not provide the "green" look that people want in their lawns. An article explaining this may go a long way in getting people to voluntarily comply with the new ordinance. Another suggestion was to publish a list of businesses that applied for licenses with the City next year. This would serve as a service to both those applicators who comply with the ordinance, and provide a list to the general public who are looking for a company to use. IV. SALT FILLED SAND MIXTURE DISCUSSION The liability of not using salt on some of the roads was talked about. It was mentioned that signs would need to be posted on roads to warn motorists that no salt would be applied to certain streets in order to change driving habits. The question that came up was, "What about those people from out-of -town that were not familiar with this new policy?" This issue will need further review from different aspects before any decisions could be made. Warner volunteered to check the Department of Natural Resources policy on this issue and try to find out if they have done any research on this subject. 16200 Eagle Creek Ave. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER V. REVIEW LAC BY-LAWS There was discussion whether or not to change the number of members from seven to five. The committee has had a hard time getting a quorum of members at this years meetings. Mersch strongly urged the LAC to stay with the current number of seven members. Because the committee will be two members short in October, and it will take a couple of months to get new members assigned, Braddy suggested that Council appoint a Prior Lake Association member on an interim basis so that a quorum could be attained easier to conduct business. Leichty said that he would mention this to City Manager Boyles. Warner suggested that we review the member replacement schedule. Advertising for new members should occur three months in advance to keep the committee in full membership throughout the year. There was also discussion about changing the meetings to every other month. An option suggested was that special meetings could be called if necessary, After debate, it was decided best to stay with monthly meetings. VI. REVIEW MEMBER STATUS Leichty reviewed the membership status with the committee. Currently there are two openings that need to be filled. VII. NEW BUSINESS Mersch mentioned that the annual Prior Lake Association (PLA) membership meeting is on Thursday, September 21, 2000. He also asked for the LAC's support in the effort to correct the erosion problem on the shoreline near Sand Point Park. Leichty explained that the City is working with the Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and the Department of Natural Resources on this. The SWCD will be applying for a grant from the DNR to help fund this project. Until the grant applications come out and projects are chosen by the DNR, it won't be known if this project receives outside funding. If this project isn't awarded a grant, it has been placed in the 5-year capital improvement program through the water quality budget for the year 2001. Mersch also mentioned that the PLA has signed up to monitor zebra mussels as part of a Sea Grant study. He suggested that an article about zebra mussels be placed in the next issue of the "Water Watch" . VIII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting ended at 8:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ~~. Lanol Leichty Recording Secretary T ----~._-----_.__._--_. CITY IS SEEKING LAKE ADVISORY COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER The City of Prior Lake is seeking applications from residents interested in serving on the Lake Advisory Committee. The Prior Lake Lake Advisory Committee (LAC) was created in November 1991 by an act of the Prior Lake City Council to: (1) research, study and make recommendations to the City Council on the information contained within the report entitled "Water Resource Management - A Guide For Balanced Future", (2) research, study and make recommendations to the City Council on the Lake Review Committee Report Work Program, approved by the City Council on June 17, 1991 and, (3) serve as an advisory body to City staff and City Council on the many lake management related issues being addressed by the various jurisdictions within the watershed. Meetings are held once a month on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Fire Hall. Members are expected to prepare and participate in committee proceedings and attend no less than 75% of the meeting. Terms are for three years. For an application contact: Kelly Meyer @ 612-447-9803, City of Prior Lake, 16200 Eagle Creek Avenue, Prior Lake, MN 55372. ADDLAC.DOC f.\1t~~ : ScPTe-mBE"tC ZO, ~ooo LAKE ADVISORY COmrnlTlEF ~b~. ' KCl-t-e... J.{dj5e4'tt 1. MfNV. rn~ - (JLA ~f\vt.al mee."btv''3 9~z/-CO. 5~o.t~tme- .st7Jb;~Wftn ~~ Jl1l)I\~f'I\~ $re/-t&c~ ~J. ~ir,t. w&zJ) ltue... LAC tD SuPftKt- cAts e-fJ-Port tf) CpTec:~ R;cJ.., LJCVIl er Mort Mmci DeALt- e:,r~ rwo!ner~ rQ.(l\ 60.. solu.HDflS~ ~ 00 - PhD5ph-aM -> W~e- tv Jvt;:t; a.,J. how -tJ; hOA,:}.IL crab "rass ? el~ w~~ ~\te ~ Ask ~-b"'v.e.- -tv yY\~'HOY\ ffi tle.. 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