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MINUTES OF THE LAKE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
April 19, 2000
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:45 p.m, by Chair Warner. Members present:
Marianne Breitbach, Chuck Gerlach, Kate Haggerty, Paul Trapp and Rick Warner.
Members absent: Lauren Huntington and Roger Soderstrom. Others present: Lani
Leichty,
II. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
MOTION BY HAGGERTY, SECONDED BY GERLACH TO APPROVE THE MEETING
MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 16, 2000. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
III. DISCUSS COMPREHENSIVE LAKE MANAGEMENT PLAN (CLMP)
The committee reviewed public comments that were received about the plan since the
public informational meeting was held, Minor changes and clarifications were made
throughout the plan to help make it more readable.
The group first discussed the third goal in the water level management section. The goal
read, "Maintain future lake level fluctuations within historically observed frequencies of
1983 through 1999," There were several comments made during the public informational
meeting and letters about how and at what range in elevation to manage the lake. The
more the committee discussed this goal the more it became apparent that it should be
removed. The number one reason for removing it is that the City has no authority to
control the lake elevation. The other main reason is that the elevation is largely controlled
by weather patterns, not by manmade manipulations. Therefore, to have a goal as such is
misleading to the public that the City will maintain the lake at a given elevation.
The remaining of time that evening was spent discussing the implementation schedule.
There was unanimous consent that a position, in some form or another, needed to be
dedicated to implementing the plan. Otherwise it would be another document sitting on the
shelf. The committee questioned how the staff time in hours was arrived at for completing
the action items, Leichty mentioned that it was an educated guess on how long it would it
take. He said that there were many variables involved that could easily change the
number of hours spent on each item. The committee thought that these numbers should
somehow be verified before presenting them to the City Council. Leichty mentioned that
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he would try to have staff review and comment on the amount of time proposed for each
item.
Various ways of funding a designated position were brought up. Mechanisms such as
grants, part-time sharing with another city and fees were mentioned as sources of revenue
and ways of staffing a position. The committee asked Leichty to explain various funding
options in the plan.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business.
V. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION BY TRAPP, SECONDED BY GERLACH TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSL Y. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Lanai Leichty .
Recording Secretary
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