06 June Meeting Minutes

Phantom Lakes Management District June 27th, 2024, 6:00 pm Meeting Minutes Virtual Meeting APPROVED 1. Call to Order a. Meeting called to order by Chairman Joe Graczyk at 6:00 PM 2. Open Meeting Notice a. The meeting was noticed and posted according to law. 3. Roll Call a. Board Members Present: Joe Graczyk, Adam Miller, Jake Jagmin, Joanne Tlachac- Hehn, Scott Babinat, County Supervisor Darlene Johnson, and Town of Mukwonago Representative Dave Dubey. Also Present: Colleen Mutchler, Dawn Wilson, Ryan Fait, Bob Brill, Richard Aaron, Dave Chyla, Joe Kirchner, Steve Todd, and Lisa Krewer. 4. Open Forum a. Board Secretary Jake Jagmin mentioned the Village of Mukwonago’s recent tax assessment and its effect on PLMD. Waterfront properties on average had a 200% increase based unlike the average Village property increase of 50%. A concern of the tax increase in the village and the PLMD tax line has residents feeling double taxed. Lakes can be maintained in one of three ways in Wisconsin; a lake management district, lake association or the department of public works. Secretary Jake Jagmin expressed concern over waterfront properties being taxed twice and was advised by County Supervisor Darlene Johnson to write a letter to the Town and Village. b. Resident Steve Todd expressed concern over the water level after recent storms and reached out to Director of Public Works Ron Bittner at the Village. Ron stated an issue with the dam that was corrected the next day. The dam at Indianhead Park has a spill gate issue that needs repair. c. Richard Aaron- nonresident- attended the meeting today seeking more information on running a lake management district. Chairman Joe Graczyk to call Richard Aaron to discuss. Richard Aarons microphone did not work during the meeting. 5. Announcements & Correspondence a. Nothing currently 6. Clean Boats Clean Water a. Employee Grace worked four days and quit, new hire in training. Grace and Steve Todd combined hours for the grant so far are 25, need to reach 200 by the end of the season to qualify. 7. Harvesting Permit Update a. DNR submitted a rebuttal, PLMD has since sent our response. b. July 8th, 2024 @ 1:30pm a virtual hearing will occur. Each side presents a case, and the judge will determine the outcome. 8. Secretary’s Report a. Secretary Jake Jagmin made a motion to approve the change in date on the April 26th meeting minutes, misprinted as the 25th. Town Representative Dave Dubey seconds. Motion carries. b. Secretary Jake Jagmin made a motion to approve the May 16th meeting minutes with additional corrections. Add to the open forum section about harvesting concerns from a resident and a spelling correction. County Supervisor Darlene Johnson seconds. Motion carries. c. Secretary Jake Jagmin made a motion to approve the Special meeting minutes from June 18th. Chairman Joe Graczyk seconds. Motion carries. 9. Treasurer’s Report a. Treasurer’s Report read by Treasurer Adam Miller. County Supervisor Darlene Johnson makes a motion to approve Treasurer’s report. Board member Joanne Tlachac-Hehn seconds. Motion carries. 10. USDA a. Quantity of 186 birds were gathered from Phantom Lakes permitted areas. 11. 2025 Budget a. Treasurer Adam Miller reviews proposed budget. Overall looking to cut some costs due to residential impact of TID #4. Proposing lowering the budget on the Clean Boats Clean Waters program, labor, fuel and possibly delaying the proposed bathymetric mapping. Another year of the wildlife relocation program is suggested to keep numbers down. Attention to the YMCA property and Wahl Avenue location needed. 12. Harvester Report a. Harvesting Manager Dawn Wilson reported. So far only a few issues with the new harvester, adjustments to speed and offloading issues have been corrected. b. New Employee Jeff has been training on the harvesters and truck, he will be working 2-3 days a week. Chad Klawitter to be on the vacation over the 4th of July week, Dawn will be driving the truck and assisting Jeff and Brandy. c. Brakes on the truck have been acting up, Dawn will be taking to Badger Truck for repairs. d. Dawn received a phone call from the Commissioner for Lake Tichigan. Commissioner was seeking information about a waste license and DNR guidelines. Lake Tichigans harvesting is currently done by a third party. 13. YMCA Barn a. No updates to the barn yet. Need a quote to divide the electrical meters. 14. New ILH-1000 Harvester a. The new harvester has been delivered and is in use. Paperwork for the other half form the grant needs to be submitted. 15. 2024 Fireworks a. An amazing amount of donations came this month for the fireworks show. 58 5” shells have been added to the grand finale, the display is set to last 18-20 minutes total. 16. Town Property a. No updates, the Town is waiting on the County. b. Port-a-potty needs some attention to better conceal. McDonough Septic offered custom colors with a three-year contract. 17. Next Virtual Meeting Thursday July 25th, 2024, at 6pm 18. Adjournment a. Motion made to adjourn meeting at 7:14pm by Secretary Jake Jagmin. Town Representative Dave Dubey seconds. Motion carried.