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Prior Lake, MN 55372
LAKES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
April 21, 2015
CALL TO ORDER:
The April 21, 2015 regular meeting of the Lakes Advisory Committee (LAC) was called to order at
4:50 p.m. Present were Members Celski, Kallberg, Rech, Shower, Vice-Chair Streefland, and Chair
Weninger, City Councilor Thompson, and City Water Resources Engineer Young.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
MOTION BY RECH, SECOND BY CELSKI, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 18, 2014
LAKES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING.
VOTE Celski Kallberg Rech Shower Streefland Weninger
Aye
Nay
Abstain
Absent
The motion carried 6-0.
HEARINGS: NONE
OLD BUSINESS:
5a. Community Outreach Opportunities
Young: Presented the staff report for the agenda item. Also provided an update on the status of
the Clean Water Clean Up event scheduled for April 26th. Asked for members to volunteer to be
liaisons to other organizations.
Weninger: Provided an update as LAC’s liaison to the Spring Lake Association (SLA). The SLA
recently held their annual meeting and had 75 attendees. Diane Lynch from the PLSLWD gave a
presentation that was well-received. SLA is actively using its Facebook page and an email list to
reach out to members.
Shower: Stated that he will continue to represent the LAC as liaison to the Prior Lake Association.
Young: Mentioned that there has been interest in storm drain stenciling projects. Encouraged
those interested to contact him for more information on completing a project.
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Shower: Stated that he would get more information on the annual Dive the Lake event . He will
coordinate with the Prior Lake Association and hopes to get others involved.
Rech: Asked about the status of the upcoming carp tournament .
Young: Stated that the carp tournament would be held at the Knotty Oar on May 30.
Shower: Asked if more volunteers are needed for carp tournament.
Weninger: Stated that the CAC is leading the effort and any volunteers can be scheduled through
that group.
Young: Mentioned that Lakefront Days planning would start soon at an upcoming workshop
session. Outlined how the 2014 event was planned. Mentioned the possibility of having a booth
at the 2015 fall community fest.
Weninger: Stated that the fall community fest is a worthwhile event to attend for the LAC.
Volunteers need to come up with more strategies to get information to attendees. Need to have
more than one person at the booth.
Streefland: Mentioned that the booths are split into sales booths and non -profits in different
areas.
Presentation item only; no vote was taken.
NEW BUSINESS: NONE
ANNOUNCEMENTS / CORRESPONDENCE
Streefland: Brought a Lake Service Provider Training manual to demonstrate what the DNR
requires of lake-related businesses.
Weninger: Noted that the State requires businesses to pass an exam to be certified.
Streefland: Recommended asking businesses for their certification before they perform lake -
related work. The DNR lists
Young: Provided an update on the Water Surface Use Management process. The City’s WSUM
website will be updated to reflect the current status.
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ADJOURNMENT:
With no further business brought before the LAC, a motion to adjourn was made by KALLBERG
and seconded by STREEFLAND. The motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 5:12 p.m.
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Pete Young, City Water Resources Engineer
LAC Staff Liaison & Secretary