4-26-18_PLMD_minutes

Phantom Lakes Management District April 26, 2018 Meeting Minutes Town of Mukwonago Hall W320 S8315 Beulah Road 7:00 pm Approved Call to Order: Chairman Mark Carlson was absent. Greg Blohm made a motion in the absence of Mark Carlson to appoint Dave Dubey to chair the meeting. Darlene Johnson seconded it. The motion carried. Dave Dubey called the meeting to order at 7:02. Open Meeting Notice: The meeting was noticed and posted according to law. Board Members Present: Steve Verduyn, Kathryn Verduyn, Joel Kirchner, Dave Dubey, Greg Blohm , and Darlene Johnson. Also present at the meeting was Elise Lindmair, Krista Brookins, Bob Schmidt, Joanne Tlach ac-Hehn, Jane Zeman, and Carol Willick. Open Forum, Announcements & Correspondence: Elise Lindmair attended the Friends of the Mukwonago River 2018 Annual Member Meeting and a speaker on “The Fishes of the Mukwonago River Watershed: A special Place” that was held at Mukwonago Community Library on March 24. It was stated that the Mukwonago River is one of the healthiest rivers in the state. Receipt copy of Joanne Tlachac-Hehn letter: Greg Blohm was at the annual Town of Mukwonago board meeting and encouraged the Town of Mukwonago, if there are any concerns or complaints about the harvesting of the lakes, to direct them to the PLMD website under Lake News, for phone numbers and addresses for the DNR and other contacts. Greg Blohm made a motion to forward Joanne’s letter to the DNR, with the full support of the PLMD Board, Steve Verduyn seconded it. Motion carried. Secretary’s Report: Greg Blohm made a motion to approve the minutes of March 22, 2018 as is, Dave Dubey seconded it. The motion carried. Treasurer’s Report: Steve Verduyn presented the treasurer’s report with 2 bills totaling $ 1,473.27. One interest deposit of $6.53. One money transfer to the Equipment Reserve account of $11,800.00. Greg Blohm made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report with the correction of $11800 being transferred to the Equipment Reserve, not $118000, Darlene Johnson seconded it. The motion carried. Steve Verduyn made a motion to renew our CD with Citizens Bank for one year, Greg Blohm seconded it. Motion carried. Harvesting Report: A meeting was held with Heidi Bunk (DNR), Krista Brookins, and Elise Lindmair on April 20 th. Krista commented that Heidi will look at the data and Heidi is going to get back to us on Lane J and see if the PLMD can get back to its historical harvesting location or if there will be a change to it. Discussion was held. Need to get harvester loaded in the next month. Harvesting permit extension sent in for approval. Truck to be taken in for minor repairs before harvesting season. Fox River Summit: Elise Lindmair and Krista Brookins went to the Fox River Summit on March 23. Discussion was held. Boat Launch: The Village of Mukwonago is still looking to close the boat launch on Andrews Street around 9/15/2018 for renovations Review Town of Mukwonago ordinance Chapter 78, Section 78-7: Steve Verduyn forwarded the revised ordinance to Town Police Chief Tom Czarnecki. Steve Verduyn is going to send it to the Town of Mukwonago Board for final approval of the revised ordinance. Clean Boats Clean Waters: Finalized the CBCW 2017 paperwork and sent it in. Phantom Lakes Monitoring Project: Greg Blohm sent data to WEAL. Need to get the transducers into the monitoring wells. Lake Surface Water Grant: SEWRPC reached out requesting information. Insurance Carol Willick spoke on behalf of renewal/changes to our insurance. Steve Verduyn made a motion to except the insurance policy up to the total of $5,008.00, Kathryn Verduyn seconded it. The motion carried. Steve Verduyn made a motion to elect to not take additional coverages of auto medical payment and was seconded by Joe Kirchner. The motion carried. Accounting Software Update: No software update at this time. Website Renewal: Dave Dubey made a motion to approve up to $200 for one year, for our website renewal, subject to Kathryn Verduyn checking the package deal, Greg Blohm seconded it. Motion carried. Adjournment: Greg Blohm made a motion to adjourn at 8:05 pm, seconded by Dave Dubey. Motion carried. Any eligible voter may add a topic to the agenda by contacting a board member at least two weeks prior to the meeting. The Lake Management Board may take action on any item listed on this agenda. Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through appropriate aids and services. For additional information or to request this service, contact Elise Lindmair, PO Box 391, Mukwonago, WI (414-431-7018).