Long & Crooked Lakes Association Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
April 3, 2018
Present
- Ken Bachofer, President
- Judie Manea-Baker, Vice-President
- Dan Torgersen, Secretary/Treasurer
- Bob Payne: Environmental Director
- Greg Koenigs, Immediate Past President
- Dave Weeres, Lake Management Plan Director
- Dick Nohner, Director at Large
- Tara Zieglmeier, Webmaster
- Randy Thole
1. The meeting was called to order by Ken at 6:34 pm.
2. The minutes of the January 9, 2018 Meeting were approved.
3. The Treasurer’s Report showed a Checking Account Balance as of 4/3/2018 of $4,763.80. The Treasurer’s Report was approved.
4. Old Business
a. Status report on application for Stearns County for No-wake zone in channel – Dan: The letter sent to Lieutenant Robert Dickhaus on January 10, 2018 was received and is in the process of becoming an ordinance.
b. AIS Update – Bob Payne (see attached)
i. Randy will try to attend one of the meetings (5/4. 5/11, 5/17 or 6/1) on how to identify AIS
c. LCLA Letterhead: Randy, Tara and Dave will submit designs by the next Board meeting. The winning designer will receive $50.00. In addition to being used on written correspondence, the Letterhead will also be put on the website.
5. New Business
a. Stearns County COLA meeting April 17.
i. Ken will attend the meeting at the Rockville City Hall
ii. There is no website, but information from last year’s meeting is available with the following link.
b. AIS Signs for access “We support clean, drain, dry” supplied by Stearns County Environmental Services. Ken has asked for three.
c. Spring Newsletter.
i. Ken will email a draft. If anyone has suggestions for content that should be emailed to Ken.
ii. Would like to hand distribute it in May.
d. New webmaster – Tara Zieglmeier
i. Tara will review the software used on the website and make a recommendation at the next Board meeting on what software should be used.
e. LCLA Social Event – Judie
i. Judie recommended the event be held in June
ii. Judie and Randy will have a plan at the next Board Meeting.
f. AIS Training, picnic – Randy Thole
i. Randy thinks that the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts might be willing to be at the access looking for incoming boats for AIS. If they see something, they would call someone who has gone through the DNR AIS training.
g. New Lynden Township supervisor, Dennis Niemi. Dennis replaced Jerry Finch.
h. Any new thoughts on lagoon condition?
i. Dave gave a summary of the history on efforts to re-establish the second outlet from Long Lake at the end of the lagoon.
ii. This topic will be discussed at the next Board Meeting.
6. Bob Payne announced his resignation from the LCLA Board. He indicated that he would be available should the Board or the new Environmental Director need help.
7. The meeting was adjourned at 8:19 pm.
