July 14, 2011

Chairman Gregg Cygnar called the July 14, 2011 meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the LGLP&RD to order at 6:00 pm.  Present: Township Representative Tom Zick, County Representative Mike Stoddard, Treasurer Dick Schneider and Secretary Renee Braun. Atty. Paul Rosenfeldt was invited guest. Forty-two residents attended.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA – Cygnar asked to move Unfinished Business – Phase II Update to the top of the agenda. Motion by Zick/Stoddard to approve the agenda with change. Motion passed.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES –Motion by Stoddard/Zick to approve minutes. Motion passed.

FINANCIAL REPORT – Schneider reported the account balances as of July 14, 2011. General Checking balance is $22,959.99 the Savings balance is $114,591.22, the Debt Service Fund balance is $12,962.33. Equipment Repair & Replacement Fund balance is $10,223.62 and the Building Debt Service Fund is $7,426.27. Net worth for 2011 is $168,163.43 compared to $152,759.54 in 2010. Mike Ross stated that the harvester needed six tires replaced costing $1,089.42. The payment will come out of the Equipment, Repair & Replacement fund. Motion by Zick/Stoddard to approve the financial report.  Motion carried.

SEWER REPORT – Mike Ross replaced the grinder on Park Road and landscaped an area on Pleasant Road where the grinder station had collapsed.  Ross submitted the reports for May and ending June 30, 2011. Balances were as follows: General checking is $3,057.35, sewer user savings account is $207,670.26 & MSB CD is $12,851.17.  The environmental fund loan is $1,089.643.63.  Motion by Braun/Schneider to approve sewer report.  Motion carried.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

GRANT APPLICATION – Cygnar reported that the District received a high score on the grant request for a second harvester.  He will give the final presentation for a second harvester grant request in August.  

PHASE II – Cygnar commented on an anonymous letter that was left in mail boxes in the Phase II area.  The letter indicated that the board was being pressured to implement Phase II.  The letter encouraged the Phase II residents to attend the meeting on this and voice their opinions.  Cygnar asked the board if any of them felt pressure regarding Phase II.  Dick Schneider stated that he did feel pressure from the Phase I residents to put sewer in the Phase II area.  Cygnar made it clear that there will be no vote to put sewer in the Phase II area tonight.  He updated everyone on the past events regarding the concern from Jerry Clark and other residents that there were failing systems in the Phase II (East Shore) area.  The District contacted the County to have the septic and holding tanks    checked in that area.  The County stated they would not check any systems unless there was a specific complaint on each system.  Atty. Paul Rosenfelt addressed the residents explaining that the District has sanitary powers meaning that the District could pass a resolution to put sewer around the entire lake.  The district would have to pass the budget including the sewer.  Therefore it would take a majority vote from the residents to pass a budget to put the sewer around the rest of the lake.  The vote which was taken in 1998 was considered advisory and was not binding. There needed to be a resolution and a budget including the cost of a sewer project.  Mike Ross will get the cost of the sewer project for Phase I. He stated that the East shore has 1dry well, 35 holding tanks, 21 conventional systems, and 24 mound systems. According to the County 15 had no information regarding a system. Dick McCormick stated the he thought the District is supposed to get a copy of the pumping report that is sent to the County.  Braun will send a letter to the area pumping business requesting a copy of their pumping report. Martin Kirst stated that years ago the systems were check with red die at the Districts expense. Discussion ensued. After and hour of discussion, motion by Cygnar/Schneider that Little Green Lake P & R will execute their power to commence the inspection of septic system and holding tanks in Phase II and III subject to approval of cost.  Motion passed.

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE – Aaron Gruenewald address the issue of harvesting the weeds as opposed to spraying them.  He explained that as our water gets clear by killing the exotic plants the native plants grow faster.  He believes the DNR will cut back on the permits for spraying the exotic weeds therefore needing to harvest more.  The harvester removes the biomass which lessens the prosperous in the lake.  Aaron handed out the completed Aquatic Plant Management Plan.

NEW BUSINESS:

GARBAGE – Mike Ross stated that Welks Landing Condominiums want the same garbage pick up as the lake business receive.  Ross stated that in the past the businesses got reimbursed by the District for garbage pick up.  He said that ceased five or six years ago and he believed that the business were paying for Welk’s garbage pick up.  Dick Schneider will contact Vielo Sanitation and the County to see if Welk’s is not paying for garbage pick up.

Motion by Schneider/Zick to send a letter to the local pumping companies requesting a copy of the yearly pumping report that they send to the County.  Motion passed.

The next monthly meeting is July 14, 2011 at 6:00 pm.  

Motion by Braun/Schneider to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed.

Meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Renee Braun