July Minutes, 2009

ROCK LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
Board Meeting Minutes July 13, 2009
Lake Mills Municipal Building, 6:30 p.m.

Call to Order: Present - Milt Strauss, Larry Clark, Johanna Chworowsky, Jim Colegrove, Margaret Krueger, Ron Niedfeldt, Tom Pezzi, Stan Smoniewski, Russel Wagner and Jefferson County liaison Patricia Cicero. Guests – Janet Jenrich, Peggy Vickroy, Nathan Pyles, Theodore Vickroy and William Vickroy.

Secretary’s Report: Minutes of June 8, 2009 were approved.
Treasurer’s Report: As of June 30, 2009, account balances were $4,756.91 in Lake Grant; $8,220.86 in RLIA checking and $4,239.87 in RLIA savings for a total of $17,217.64.
Correspondence/Public Comment: A donation of $100 was received from the Tyranena Ladies Club. A thank you card will be sent. A letter of support for the Glacial Heritage Area was sent to the Department of Natural Resources and a copy was sent to the Jefferson County Board.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Joint Rock Lake Committee (Stan) – Bottom ash report was sent to Lake Mills Town Board; the city has received a study of the dam and will eventually have to deal with the dam issues; navigational buoys are still on the agenda; lake “pyramids” are getting more media attention.
Publicity Committee (Johanna) – The Town and Country Days displays attracted a fair amount of interest. Annual newsletter is being prepared. Newsletters will be sent by postal mail and e-mail. WAL newsletter is available to members via e-mail; an article regarding annual meeting will be sent to area newspapers.
County Report (Patricia) – The county had a booth at the Jefferson County Fair; Installation of turtle enclosures are being studied to keep turtles off County Highway B; boaters are parking illegally in north end parking lot.
Nominating Committee (Johanna) – Names can be submitted at the election at the annual meeting.

ONGOING PROJECTS:
Adopt-A-Lake (Stan) – No report.
Management Plan for Rock Lake (Tom) – An article regarding aquatic plant removal is being written.
Lake Planning Project Update (Larry) – Sampling will be done during a rain event. Results of previous sampling are expected in the near future; intern is keeping track of her hours.

OLD BUSINESS:
Annual Meeting Program – Agenda was finalized.

NEW BUSINESS – Janet Jenrich has applied for a permit for a floating silt curtain in the Miljola Shores Channel. Dredging will take place in August. Spoil site is Arlie Wilke property on Airport Road.

Next Meeting: Annual meeting, 10 a.m. to noon, Aug. 22, 2009, Korth Park Shelter.
Adjournment: 8:30 p.m.
Submitted by Margaret Krueger, secretary.