BLID Quarterly Board Meeting Minutes
February 19,
2020
7:00 pm,
White Bear Lake City Hall
Call to Order at 7:20 PM.
Members present
Dale Bacon, Terry Huntrods, Steve Laliberte, Ryan Hoops, Jorge Vega, and Deb
Vernon
1.
Approval of Agenda
Motion (Huntrods
/ Bacon) Move to approve. Motion carried.
2. Approval of Minutes
Motion (Bacon / Huntrods) Move to approve.
Motion carried.
3. Treasurer’s Report
Budget needs to be amended since we no longer have a harvester.
Cost for harvesting is $2650 for a 10 hour day plus $1000 for setup and launch. Expect it to take 3 to 5 days.
4. Status
Reports
a.)
VLAWMO
Successful
bid for filter on Otter and 4th, hoping for approval soon and done
this summer. Goal is to reduce the phosphorous going into the lake. Cloisters is starting on a 5 year plan to
improve the lake front.
b.)
Harvester update
Harvester was
sold for $2000. Signed a contract with
Lakes Aquatic Weed Removal. Dale will apply for 2020 permit.
c) Aerator
update
Had to replace
the aerator. Ryan will have the old one
rebuilt.
5. Action Items
a.) Secretary position
Jeff
Klosner has moved. Jorge Vega offered to
fill the position until the next annual meeting.
b.) Calendar review. Calendar for 2020 was reviewed
6.
Discussion
a.) Samatha
Crosby started the meeting with the proposed change to zoning. Biggest change is to encourage residents not
to use retaining walls or riprap or terraced landscape. This is only for new
projects. Setback from lake is 75’.
Preferred method is to use natural landscape.
b.) Goose
Lake is going to do ALM treatment. They
also want to try to get the city to get a harvester.
c.) Dale
recommended we spot treat with a chemical to stop the spread of the
milfoil. He also things we should try
not to cut those areas. Dale will talk
to DNR about this.
d.) Dawn
Tanner, Program Development Coordinator,
from VLAWMO would like to talk at the annual meeting. Terry will talk with her.
7. Adjourn at 7:58
Motion: (Huntrods
/Bacon) Move to approve. Motion carried
Next
meeting is April 15, 2020
