RLIA MEETING MINUTES
January Minutes 2009
ROCK LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATIONBoard Meeting Minutes Jan. 12, 2009
Lake Mills Municipal Building, 6:30 p.m.
Call to Order: Present - Milt Strauss, Johanna Chworowsky, Larry Clark, Jim Colegrove, Scott Johnson, Margaret Krueger, Tom Pezzi and Patricia Cicero. Guests were Janet and Jeffrey Jenrich.
Secretary’s Report: Minutes of Nov. 10, 2008 were approved.
Treasurer’s Report: Jim said as of Dec. 31, 2008, account balances were $6,921.24 in RLIA Checking and $4,215.33 in RLIA Savings for overall total of $11,136.57. He also distributed a yearend report for 2008.
Correspondence: Membership requests were received from Wisconsin Association of Lakes and Rock River Coalition. A motion was passed to renew memberships in both organizations. Correspondence was received from Gerald Miller of County Trunk B in regard to the ATC transmission line and consequent temporary closure of Upper Rock Lake Park.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Joint Rock Lake Committee: No report
Publicity Committee: Johanna said plans are underway to prepare and mail the annual membership brochure to residents in the Rock Lake watershed, city of Lake Mills, and on County Trunk B.
County Report: Patricia said the osprey platform will be installed in Korth Park on Jan. 31 through the help and support of numerous individuals, businesses and organizations. The Jefferson County Parks Committee is considering the purchase of land on the north side of the lake. The Lower Rock Lake Park parking lot project has been completed.
ONGOING PROJECTS:
Adopt-A-Lake: No report.
Management Plan for Rock Lake: No report
OLD BUSINESS:
Lake Planning Grant – Larry said letters were sent to bidders who were not selected to write the grant proposal. Milt, Larry, Patricia and grant writer Dave Marshall of Underwater Habitat Investigations LLC walked the stream flowing into the channel adjacent to Cedar Lane. They also talked with property owners Beth Shropshire, LeRoy Scheel and Denise and Dale Smith. Marshall has prepared a draft of the grant proposal. A motion was unanimously passed to apply for a $10,000 lake planning grant from the Department of Natural Resources. The deadline is Feb. 1. Grant recipients will be notified by April 1.
NEW BUSINESS:
Website Update: Stan Smoniewski asked Johanna to report on possible links to add to the website—links to research that substantiates the benefit of no-phosphorous rules and graphics used in the display. Board agreed. Listing commercial sites that sell no-phosphorous fertilizer was not approved.
Adjournment: 7:45 p.m.
Next Monthly Meeting: Feb 9, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Building.
Submitted by Margaret Krueger, secretary.