5 May Meeting Minutes

Phantom Lakes Management District May 15th, 2025, 6:00 pm Meeting Minutes Virtual Meeting APPROVED 1. Call to Order a. Meeting called to order by Chairman Joe Graczyk at 6:02 PM 2. Open Meeting Notice a. The meeting was notified and posted according to law. 3. Roll Call a. Board Members Present: Joe Graczyk, Jake Jagmin, Adam Miller, Scott Babinat, Ryan Fait and County Supervisor Darlene Johnon. Also Present: Dawn Wilson, Colleen Mutchler, Bob Brill, Lee Williams and Mike Humcke. 4. Open Forum a. Resident Mike Humcke submitted a letter about the invasive wild rice on Lower Phantom, to discuss during agenda item 9. b. County Supervisor Darlene Johnson stated that all the permits were approved for PLMD’s firework display on July 3rd, fees were waived. 5. Announcements & Correspondence a. Nothing to report 6. Secretary’s Report a. Secretary Jake Jagmin makes a motion to approve the March meeting minutes. County Supervisor Darlene Johnson seconds. Motion carried. 7. Treasurer’s Report a. Treasurer Adam Miller reads the report. County Supervisor Darlene Johnson makes a motion to approve the Treasurer’s report. Chairman Joe Graczyk seconds. Motion carries. 8. Harvesting Report a. Application for the Father’s Day parade has been submitted, candy and trinkets to be thrown. b. First week of harvesting successful. A few days were missed due to the wind. Both machines harvesting. c. Insurance claim submitted for a reported incident between a boat motor cover and the green harvester. d. Resident Lee Williams called in with concerns about water levels in the channels. Resident reports increasing amounts of silt in the waterway making it shallower and harder to navigate. The small harvester has been getting back to cut the weeds but the issue is the silt. A fallen tree was reported years ago and has yet to be successfully removed from the waterway. 9. Harvesting Permit Update a. Negotiations in progress b. Resident Mike Humcke discussed the many changes to Lower Phantom Lake since the 1970’s . Raised concerns on the wild rice and issues with the DNR since the 1990’s. The accumulation of biomass in the lake and raising silt levels. c. Frustration with the DNR and the timing of their visits. The DNR routinely come out in the early spring and fall before and after the weeds largest levels. 10. Legal Fees a. In process with Patterson Legal. 11. 2025 Fireworks a. Permits are complete b. Community has shown its support with donations to the GoFundMe page. July 18th is the last day for donations. c. July 4th clean up 12. Next Virtual Meeting Thursday July 24th, 2025, at 6pm 13. Adjournment a. Motion made to adjourn the meeting at 6:56pm by Secretary Jake Jagmin. Board Member Scott Babinat seconds. Motion carried.