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DLWA Meeting 11/30/09 – Denny Carlson’s 6:30pm

 

AGENDA:

A.  MEETING CALLED TO ORDER:  6:50pm by Art Lind.  Attendees were Dennis Carlson, Marshall Oelmman, Art Lind, Mike Fredeen and Chad Lovdahl

B.  APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: Motion by Denny 2nd by Marshall 

C.  SECRETARY'S REPORT: Reviewed by Art Lind and Board Motion to approve by Art 2nd by Denny

D.  TREASURER'S REPORT: Deer Lake Watershed Association

 

Treasurer’s Report 5 December 2009

Balance: 7 October 2009 (last meeting date) $5,060.46

Date

Deposit

Expense

13 October

200.00

Linder

3 December

45.00

dues

Current Balance $4,905.46

Current liabilities: $100 each to Minnesota Waters & Itasca Water Legacy

Members

Paid through 2009: 110 (includes 5 Life, 3 Comp)

Paid through 2008: 16

Paid through 2007: 17

Total 143

Potential members (landowners) 225

As a follow-up to our meeting, and to add to the minutes posted to the website,

I’ve attached a current treasurer’s report. I will plan to try to get these to all of you ahead of meetings when possible in the future.

p.s….The dues to ICOLA were actually paid as earlier noted (posted to bank on 11-04-09.)

Motion to approve by Mike 2nd by Art.

 

E.  OLD BUSINESS:

    1.  Cattail Progress (Denny): Denny cleared 200 feet from the culverts west towards Deer Lake with permits okayed by the DNR. Next spring we will have to get logs out of the creek to improve water flow. 

    2.  Pickerel Creek / Battle watershed cleanup: Checking with Erica Herr and the county to help in the summer. Maybe get a summer student job assignment for the county.

    3.  Newsletter: Brian Drendel’s pictures; Art, Denny and others to fill in articles and Denny will be putting it out soon. 

    4.  Contacting '2008 un-paid memberships. We will be contacting past members per the treasures report. 

    5.  Payment to Kermit Linder for DU Contract Beaver Trapping. Payment was sent to Kermit in the amount of $200 and Kermit sent a receipt of payment. 

    6.  Review progress on possible solutions to Pickerel Creek to Deer Lake sandbar problem. Chris Kavenaugh and Erica Herr (Hydrologist) will meet with Denny and anybody else available on 12/1/09 at 10am to look at the Pickerel Creek outlet into Deer Lake and explore options to re-open the channel.

Motion to go to new business by Mike 2nd by Art. 

 

F.  NEW BUSINESS:

    1.  Brainstorm possible projects, i.e., shoreline, lake quality, fisheries, and wildlife management projects.

There maybe a grant for shoreline management – Contact John McCoy to help write the grant. Do some brushing along shoreline on Deer for ringneck nesting areas.

Mike will check at Hib-tac and Maybe Art can check other mines for tromel screen pallets for shoreline projects.

Next Meeting is set for March 29th, 2010

 

2010 Officers

President- Denny Carlson

Vice- President- Jerry Blair

Treasurer- Marshall Oelmman

Secretary- Art Lind

 

Motion to Adjourn at 8:15 pm by Mike 2nd by Denny.

 


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