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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/17/96 MINUTES OF THE LAKE ADVISORY COMMITTEE July 17, 1996 I. CALL TO ORDER The Lake Advisory Committee meeting was called to order on Wednesday, July 17, 1996 at 6:40 p.m. Members present: Chair Jody Stroh, Marianne Breitbach, Doug Larson, and Rick Warner. Others present were Water Resources Coordinator Lani Leichty and Dave Moran of the Prior Lake - Spring Lake Watershed District. Members absent: Tom Kearney and Sally Schmidt. ~ II. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The first item on the agenda was to approve the Minutes of the meeting for June 19, 1996. MOTION BY LARSON, SECONDED BY WARNER TO APPROVE THE JUNE 19, 1996 MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. m. MANAGEMENT OF EURASIAN MILFOIL The Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with the watershed district was discussed in detail with Dave Moran, Prior Lake/Spring Lake Watershed president. The JP A has not yet been approved by the city council. Moran stated that he felt it was good procedure to have a JP A between two governmental units, especially when the transfer of money was involved. Moran thought the following two reasons were why the City Council didn't like the JP A: 1) the title of the document, and 2) some of the language in the document. Discussion occurred as to where to go from here with the JP A. The LAC agreed that they should meet with the Council and try to come to some understanding on this whole issue. In the mean time the Watershed should hold tight until the LAC receives further direction from Council. Moran stated that he would recommend to the Watershed Board that all LAC expenses occurred to date regarding managing milfoil be paid for. ~ Leichty showed the members the mapping of the 1996 milfoil infestation areas. Two areas in specific were pointed out that were quite different from the 1995 map: 1) milfoil was found in prominence along the north shore of Lower Prior between Sand Point and Kopp's Bay, and 2) milfoil was located in abundance in Upper Prior. Overall, in areas of Lower Prior that have had milfoil for several years, it appears that it has 162~~gwe Creek Ave. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER reached it's saturation point. The mapping shows that milfoil has not increased in density and may be leveling off in areas that have had dense stands in the past. IV. PUBLIC EDUCATION This item was briefly mentioned and will be discussed further at the August meeting. VI. NEW BUSINESS Breitbach mentioned that she will postpone inviting a water resources representative from her company to talk to the committee about channel diversion until a later time. VII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at approximately 8: 10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ~ Recording Secretary The next Lake Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 21, 1996 at 6:30 p. m. at fire Station No.1, 16776 fish Point Road. MINUTES OF THE LAKE ADVISORY COMMITTEE August 21, 1996 I. CALL TO ORDER The Lake Advisory Committee meeting was called to order on Wednesday, August 21, 1996 at 6:35 p.m. Members present: Chair Jody Stroh, Marianne Breitbach, Doug Larson, Sally Schmidt and Rick Warner. Others present were Water Resources Coordinator Lani Leichty. Members absent: John Blatzheim and Tom Kearney. II. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The first item on the agenda was to approve the Minutes of the meeting for July 17, 1996. MOTION BY WARNER, SECONDED BY BREITBACH TO APPROVE THE JULY 17,1996MINUTES. MOTIONCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. m. LAC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The committee discussed the proposed Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) by the Watershed District and the future direction of the Lake Advisory Committee. The LAC's position on the JP A is that it is a good idea to have a formal agreement in writing between the Watershed and the City that spells out clearly the duties and functions of each party involved. Also, the LAC was in the position that the proposed JP A does not give the City any additional responsibilities that it would not or has not already assumed. The future direction of the LAC was discussed next. The report entitled "Water Resource Management - A Guide For A Balanced Future" was reviewed. It was discovered that most, if not all, of the recommendations in this document have either been completed by the Lake Advisory Committee over the past several years or that legislation has changed that renders these recommendations purposeless. Three alternatives were proposed for the Lake Advisory Committee as follows: 1) Decommission the committee; 2) Serve as an ad hoc committee for the council meeting only as needed; 3) Produce a new set of issues to be examined by the committee in the future. The recommendation to council by the committee would be alternative #3. 16200 Eagle Creek Ave. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER ,- Some of the recommended issues to be looked at if alternative #3 were chosen are: 1) Review the Surface Water Ordinance; 2) Look at noise problems on the lake; 3) Review lake use activities and watercraft trends; 4) Review uses of non-vacated accesses; 5) Review ordinances for natural environment lakes; 6) Public education of water quality, lake issues, etc. IV. PUBLIC EDUCATION This item was briefly mentioned and was tabled until the September meeting. VI. NEW BUSINESS Appointment of Chair and Vice-Chair positions will occur at the September meeting. VII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:55 p.m. MOTION BY LARSON, SECONDED BY SCHMIDT TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Respectfully submitted, ~ ~~- Lanol Leichty Recording Secretary The next Lake Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 18, 1996 at 6:30 p. m. at Fire Station No.1, 16776 Fish Point Road. ",-