Minutes of July 12 Board of Directors Meeting

Marquette County Lakes Association

Board of Directors Meeting

July 12, 2012

Marquette County Agricultural Center

 Board Members Present:  Bob Krause, Dave Casper, Lee Vaughan, John Cotter, Mike Jacobi, Ron Sabel, and Al Rosenthal

Also Present:  Pat Kilbey

Meeting was called to order by President Ron Sabel at 1: 35 p.m.

Minutes of April 13, 2012 meeting were approved on a motion by Dave Casper and a second by Bob Krause.  Approved

The Treasurer’s report was given by Lee Vaughan.  Balance as of April 1, 2012 was $2309.09 and expenses were for Lotus Plant signs..$140.00, Rivers Edge for pizza for the Spring meeting…$88.77, Wisconsin Lakes..$100.00 for youth program and we added 3 more lakes with membership dues for $90.00.   The balance as of July 11,2012 was $2070.32.   We have 24 lake members.  Motion was made by Mike Jacobi and seconded by John Cotter to approve the treasurer’s report.  Approved

Spring Joint Lakes meeting went well, good attendance and positive comments on the program.

We will have the pledge to start our meeting in September and Al will have name tags available.

Water Elevations

Oral reports were given by Mike, Ron and Dave on their lakes and what has happen to the lake levels with the dry summer we have been having.  Kilbey Lake is without a gauge.  Pat said he would set some time aside and let us know when we can finish the water elevation gauges.  We also need 8 pad locks all keyed the same. Lee said he would look into what he might have available, and Al said he would check with his son about padlocks and being keyed the same.

Boat Safety Class

Al reported that we had 15 at our first boat safety class.  Mark Judas was the lead instructor with help from Anthony Rosenthal, Lori Killian and Al.  It was held on four nights, with each night being 2.5 hours long.  Marquette County Lakes Association sponsored the class, and would have bought a life jacket for anyone who had a 100% on the test.  Johnson Boat & Motors would provide the life jackets at a cost of about $50.00 per jacket.  Other costs of the class were rent for $30.00 for the Westfield Library, $47.00 for refreshments for the students, and $100.00 for mileage for the lead instructor. 

Fall Joint Lakes Meeting

The Fall meeting will be held on the 2^nd Thursday in September and the Spring meeting will be held on the 2^nd Thursday in May.

The Fall meeting will be held on September 13^th at 6:30 p.m. at the Marquette County Service Center

Bob Krause will contact Resa Evans, the Lake Specialist in Adams County and Lee Vaughan will contact Neil Diboll from Prairie Nursery to talk at our Fall meeting.  Board members will give an update on any legislative action that might be of interest.

New Business

Enforcement Officer for Tuttle Lake…..  No volunteers

Due to the dry conditions, the State will  allow farmers to take water from lakes and stream, but it will need to be approved by the DNR.

On a motion by Mike Jacobi and a second by Dave Casper the Marquette County Lakes Association goes on record of support for the Central Sands Water Action Coalition.  This group is champion sustainable water use in this region.   Approved.    The secretary will write a letter of support and send the Coalition.

Pat Kilbey brought up the work of the RC&D in the Golden Sands area of which Marquette County is a part of, but not a member of.  RC&D means Resource, Conservation and Development Council.  A motion was made by Al Rosenthal, and seconded by Lee Vaughan to encourage the Marquette County Land & Conservation Committee to become a member of the Golden Sands RC&D and that the Marquette County Lakes Association would provide a delegate representing Marquette County.  Approved.     John Cotter said he would be glad to volunteer as the delegate.

Meeting adjourned at 2:55 p.m. on a motion by Bob and a second by Dave.  Approved

The next meeting will be held on August  9^th at 1:30 p.m.

Minutes submitted by Al Rosenthal