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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/14/94 MINUTES OF THE LAKE ADVISORY cOMMITIEE December 14, 1994 I. CALL TO ORDER: The Lake Advisory Committee meeting was called to order on Wednesday, November 16, 1994, at 6:40 p.m. Members present were: Marianne Breitbach, Doug Larson, Tom Watkins, and John Wingard. Members absent were Bill Packer, Pete Patchin and Jody Stroh. City staff present were: Water Resources Coordinator Lani Leichty. Also present was Jerry Meysembourg representing the PUSL Watershed District. II. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: The first item on the Agenda was to approve the meeting minutes from November 16,1994. III. ~ IV. r-. MOTION BY WATKINS, SECONDED BY WINGARD, TO APPROVE THE NOVEMBER 16, 1994 MINUTES. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. EURASIAN MILFOIL MANAGEMENT PLAN: The next item in the Agenda was to prepare the 1995 Eurasian Milfoil Management Plan. Meysembourg brought the new members up to date on the current milfoil situation, what has been done in the past and where it currently is. Leichty provided a draft plan that was used as a guideline for the committee. After discussion among the members as how to approach this problem, it was brought up that the DNR has set up guidelines which would limit the possibilities that can be tried. The committee proceeded to go over each point in the draft plan. The following is a summary of the changes that were made to the draft: 1) Make it clear that the 15% littoral area that can be treated includes all nuisance weeds, not just eurasian milfoil, 2) Do not restrict the alternatives to be tried by listing specific rates of application of herbicide or the dates that treatment can be done, but leaving room for flexibility in these areas, 3) Leaving the area of public education to providing articles in the newspaper and the "Wave Length" and eliminating brochures for now, due to expense of preparing brochures and their effectiveness. Attached is the draft copy of the "1995 Eurasian Milfoil Management Plan" that Council will review at their workshop. OTHER BUSINESS: The next item of business was to review the 1995 Goals and Objectives for the Lake Advisory Committee. A draft set of goals was prepared by Leichty and discussed by the members. The major change in the draft was to reword Goal 5 from reading "Prepare a Long Term Strategic Plan for managing milfoil" to "Prepare a Long Term Strategic Policy for managing milfoil". The reason for the change was twofold: 1) managing milfoil is unique for each lake and is a fairly new problem to Minnesota lakes, there are a lot of variables involved which would make preparing a plan difficult, 2) the rules regarding treatment tend to change from year to year and new methods of treatment are currently being tested which may be allowed in the future. 16200 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Attached is a draft of the "1995 Lake Advisory Committee Goals and Objectives" that Council will review at their January workshop: v. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY BREITBACH, SECONDED BY LARSON TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8:40 P.M. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Respectfully submitted, The next Lake Advisory Committee meeting LS scheduled for Wednesday, January 19, 1995 at 6:30 p.m. LACM12 ~ 1995 EURASIAN MILFOIL MANAGEMENT PLAN GOAL: CONTAIN MIL FOIL IN LOWER PRIOR LAKE AND SLOW/PREVENT ITS SPREAD INTO UPPER PRIOR LAKE AND SPRING LAKE. GUIDELINES: 1. MAINTAIN A MAPPING RECORD OF INFESTED LOCATIONS. A. Show location, size and treatment history for infested areas which will be updated yearly. 2. IDENTIFY AREAS TO BE TREATED EACH YEAR. A. If state funds are to be used treatment must benefit the public as a whole. Areas that can be treated are public accesses providing access to open water. B. Only 15% of the littoral area of the lake can be treated, which includes all nuisance weeds. Total treatment of all weeds is limited to 15% of the littoral area. C. Create a map for the area to be treated with enough ties so that the area can easily be relocated for future inspections. D. Inspect the area prior to treatment, inventory the site as to the percent of weed infestation, plant size, etc. 1. Use volunteer divers to inventory the area to be treated and provide them with free air. E. Identify test plots which will be used to determine ideal application rates and overall results of various treatments for Prior Lake. 1. Try alternative application rates of herbicide on test plots to determine the optimum quantity. F. Use volunteer divers to follow up with a post-treatment data inventory to determine the effectiveness of the treatment. G. Identify a test plot for planting of monocots. 3. IDENTIFY THE BEST SUITABLE TIME PERIOD FOR HERBICIDE APPLICATION. A. Treatment should be done in late spring to early summer during the optimum treatment conditions. Water temperature should be near 10 degrees Celsius (50 deg. F.) before application is started. The desirable dates for application are before July 4th and preferably before June 15. 4. KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE TREATMENT PROGRAM. A. Place articles in the newspaper providing updates on the current practices and treatments of mi/foil. B. Place articles in "Wave Length" about the mi/foil plan. LACEMP.ENG lacal LAKE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Agenda Report Wednesday January 18, 1995 6:30 - 8:30 PM I. CONVENE II. APPROVE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 14, 1994 MEETING III. PREPARE A LONG TERM STRATEGIC POLICY FOR MANAGING MILFOIL A long term strategic policy should be developed to guide and direct future management decisions for managing mil foil. IV. DISCUSS ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1994 A draft of the LAC annual report has been completed. This agenda item has been added to allow members an opportunity to review and comment on this draft. It will also allow members an opportunity to discuss how it will be presented to the City Council. V. DISCUSS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR 1995 The 1995 Goals and Objectives should be reviewed and discussed. City Council has requested that the LAC meet with them at a joint workshop to discuss 1995 goals and objectives on Monday, March 6, 1995. VI. OTHER BUSINESS Letter of appreciation to Pete Patchin. VII. ADJOURN . The next meeting of the IAC is set for Wednesday, February 19, 1995 December 8,1994 Dear LAC Members: - City Manager Frank Boyles would like the Lake Advisory Committee to provide him with a copy of the 1995 Goals and Objectives prior to January 13, 1995. Frank would like to present these to City Council at their Annual Workshop scheduled for January 20 and 21, 1995. This means that we will need to discuss our goals for 1995 at the December 14 meeting. I have enclosed a copy of the 1994 Goals and Objectives to help you brainstorm before the next meeting. If you have any questions, feel free to call me at City Hall. Sincerely, Lanol L. Leichty, P.E. Water Resources Coordinator CITY OF PRIOR LAKE LLL:acj Enclosure LLLET5.ENG 4629 Dakota St. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER LACAR2.ENG LAKE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Agenda Report Wednesday, December 14, 1994 Council Cbambers 6:30 - 8:30 PM I. CONVENE II. APPROVE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 16, 1994 MEETING III. EURASIAN MILFOIL MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepare 1995 Milfoil Management Plan in cooperation with the Watershed along with a Long Term Strategic Plan. Identify means to be used to educate the public about past, present, and future milfoil activities. V. OTHER BUSINESS VI. ADJOURN ~\vie.ct e:" -=So~n wlrJ(yv-Js ~\CVoVty ~- L5 hi r>'t r. 1995 LAKE ADVISORY COMMITTEE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES December 1994 lac95g 1. Complete the Surface Water Management Plan which will be incorporated into the cities comprehensive plan. The plan will include a method for implementing water quality improvements for new construction and existing developed areas. Provide access sites that have been 2. ~~dL . public hearings for the recommended for vacation in the Lake 3. Monitor developer, city and county Water Management Plan. Both desi monitored. with the Surface 4. \\ 01/ \~erJ ~ ordinance.; shoreline. erosion control around the lake "--~_., . managing milfoil ifr-Prior- Lake in } j ./ ~_~""l 6. property owners to minimize lakeshore erosion. 7. Provide educational material to property owners on lawn care techniques and disposal of debris to improve water quality. 8. Work with Scott County Sheriff's Department on monitoring the surface water ordinance. 9. Work with Prior Lake / Spring Lake Watershed District on implementing the District Improvement Projects. EURASION MILFOIL MANAGEMENT PLAN LACEMP GOAL: CONTAIN MILFOIL IN LOWER PRIOR LAKE AND SLOW/PREVENT ITS SPREAD INTO UPPER PRIOR LAKE AND SPRING LAKE. GUIDELINES 1. MAINTAIN A MAPPING RECORD OF INFESTED LOCATIONS. A. Show location, size and treatment history for infested areas which will be updated yearly. _ 2. IDENTIFY AREAS TO BE TREATED EACH YEAR. A. If state funds are to be used treatment must benefit the public as a whole. Areas that can be treated are public accesses and 8A8f'1f'1egl(3 providing access to open water,...ete:- -w (hC4n . ' LJAtttta.ru)~j e:;; L( · d B. O~!l. 15% of the httora~ area of the lake can be treat~dJ ~' . '., q . rJ(AISClII Ct- l'Lke _ s. lo1qj T/e~.d.r"hJ ..,} ul/ ,.,;"<,,,,14 ,'7, 11l>1.I-W>fo /5 ~'? or tf...., /,rhr.J, ofec~_ C. Create a map for the area to be treated \IV~nenough ties so that the area can easily be relocated for future inspections. ~--..". D.: Inspect the area prior to treatment!inventoryth~.s;ite as to the percent of weed infestation, plant size, etc. 1. Use volunteer divers to inventory the area'to be treated and provide them with free air. S~ F",kif (r 1-/) E. Identify test plots which will bel1sed to determine ideal application rates and overall results of various treatments for Pri6rl..ake. ....,-r f Cl /f-efl1tJ:iVe. 1. Application rates o~.SO#i:lI'ld--feG# per acre should be tried on the test plots. 2. TI y vdduu~l.sr9'k:iide... 0" the I'I'Il!rl<~t tr.. .. ..:..:......., '" lI,,,,;, I!H~GtiveI'H!35 I!f'lel e1l:Jf8.ti.:., , ur l.\Jllhat ~'l;V\~rhv F. Identify a test plotfor planting of monocots. ~G. Use volunteer diverstoJollow up with a post-treatment data inventory to determine the effectiveness of the treatment. erce s conc ive vegetation. .n.L' -', [Or.,l'\ [ ) in f 3. IDENTIFY TH~ BEST SU,I!. ,'A. B. LE TIME..PE. RIOD ~OR HERBIC.. I~E ~PP~ICATI~~._!^ ~~i~;,.,it ~A . T( tw Iti",,-It l,t\~Il6\ it &v.t. ~{, il f;.., ~p.: (,'w (.:J ,/ C't41,\"W~J .....J\\\ J[A.l~ Dxc 'v,r, vI .~' ( :f'. -~(J..r A. Spring ~q.tment--jG-Qe-~drifing-the-'-months of April and May. Water Or \ ""lAM Iii Y\i0,,~. temperatur jfs1)r~aC%'at le~~f 15 degrees Celsius (50 deg. F.) before application could be started. Application after June 15 will not be allowed, except under adverse circumstances. ~tl' I",Flt 3REll:llel Be BeR^-ffi~il. fairly calm t!gr u'RQR V.iRe! 3p88B8 are ::; mph Oh I - 4. KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED ABOUT THE ONGOINGS OF THE TREATMENT PROGRAM. ~::~~'::::. ~':..~'~Iai",,"D ,,!I~QII _. ,0!l"o1o.' pl.", pllOt.l"'.~ntarld ^".)l Place articles in the newspaper providing updates on the current practices and treatments of milfoil. e.~. Place articles in "Wave Length" about the milfoil plan. Inter-Office Memorandum To: Frank Boyles, City Manager From: t)/ Lanol Leichty, Water Resources Coordinator Re: LAC 1995 Goals & Milfoil Plan Date: December 19, 1994 At the December 14, 1994 Lake Advisory Meeting the committee along with Jerry Meysembourg of the Watershed District worked on the 1995 Eurasian Milfoil Management Plan and reviewed a list of goals and objectives for the LAC in 1995. Attached is a copy of both for Councils review during their workshop. We would appreciate any comments or suggestions you or Council may have regarding either of these draft documents. 1995 EURASIAN MILFOIL MANAGEMENT PLAN LACEMP GOAL: CONTAIN MILFOIL IN LOWER PRIOR LAKE AND SLOW/PREVENT ITS SPREAD INTO UPPER PRIOR LAKE AND SPRING LAKE. GUIDELINES: 1. MAINTAIN A MAPPING RECORD OF INFESTED LOCATIONS. A. Show location, size and treatment history for infested areas which will be updated yearly. 2. IDENTIFY AREAS TO BE TREATED EACH YEAR. A. If state funds are to be used treatment rn.~$(benefit the public as a whole. Areas that can be treated are public accesses providiH$:::~~r.r:~S to open water. .......... ........... B. Only 15% of the littoral area of the,J~j{g canb~:tt~~ted. which includes all nuisance weeds. Total treatment of all weeds is:Hmited to 15%of.1heJittoral area. .. ........... ... ............ .... ............ D. Inspect the area prior ~Q~t~~lm~nt, inveQ~p.lY the site as to the percent of weed infestation, plant size, etc.:::::::. ..;.;........... ................. . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . ................. ................. ...... ..................,. ........ ..................... 1. Use volunt~~r:9iverstQ:jh\ll!lO'ofY1Hg area to be treated and provide them with free air. ...........................N ....................... ......... ........... ......... ......... .......... ......... ......... .......... ......... ........ .......... ......... ......... ......... ........ ......... ......... ........ ......... .......... ........ ......... .......... .....~. .,....... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . .......... ...... ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Identify test p@j'$.whictJWlH:b~ussaHo determine ideal application rates and overall results of various treatmeotsfbtPl'l6rLake. .................... .......... ................... ......... .................. ~....... ................. ....... ..... .......... ...... .............. ..... ..........,... .... ......................,. ',' ...............'.. ..'..................... 1.mrY~ltgm9tivggppJication rates of herbicide on test plots to determine the ()~mtnumqb~ht!~y. ............. ........... .......... ..........., ........ .......... ..'....... ............ '''" .... ...,......... ............ ........... ...... ............,..,..... ................" . .......... -- .... G. Identify a test pldFfgrplanting of monocots. 3. IDENTIFY THE BEST SUITABLE TIME PERIOD FOR HERBICIDE APPLICATION. A. Treatment should be done in late spring to early summer during the optimum treatment conditions. Water temperature should be near 10 degrees Celsius (50 deg. F.) before application is be started. The desirable dates for application are before July 4th and preferably before June 15. 4. KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE TREATMENT PROGRAM. A. Place articles in the newspaper providing updates on the current practices and treatments of milfoil. B. Place articles in "Wave Length" about the milfoil plan. 1995 LAKE ADVISORY COMMITTEE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 12/16/94 lac95g 1. Complete the Surface Water Management Plan which will be incorporated into the cities comprehensive plan. The plan will include a method for implementing water quality improvements for new construction and existing developed areas. Provide public access sites that Study. 2. Participate in public hearings to be held have been recommended for vacation in 3. Monitor developer, city and countyproects Water Management Plan. Both desi monitored. with the Surface 4. Review existing ordinancg<~nd current regulations erosion control to see if they meet intended use. 5. Prepare a Long cooperation managing milfoil In Prior Lake in 6. property owners to minimize lakeshore erosion. 7. Provide educational material to property owners on lawn care techniques and disposal of debris to improve water quality. 8. Work with Scott County Sheriff's Department on monitoring the surface water ordinance. 9. Work with Prior Lake / Spring Lake Watershed District on implementing the District Improvement Projects.