RLIA Meeting Notes
07/10/2002

Present: Pete Ebbott, Johanna Chworowsky, Stanley Smoniewski, Patricia Cicero, Karl Vonderohe, Russell Wagner, Ken Steffan
Absent: Hope Oostdik, Milton Strauss, Katie TraversCall to Order 7:01 p.m.
Secretary’s Report – Distributed - Accepted
Treasurer’s Report – Distributed – Read – Total Assets $5,320.11
Committee Reports
Nominating Committee
Discussion
∑ Board Members and Officers nominations
Actions
∑ Karl, Hope and Milt will develop the slate for the August Annual Meeting
Lake Monitoring
Discussion
∑ Guest – Laurie White
∑ The lake seems to be getting cloudier over the years
∑ At least 15 readings are taken each season
∑ Mud Lake, Wet Lands and South End runoff may be contributing to the cloudiness
Possible Actions
∑ Communicate with the City and the Town of Lake Mills. Approved unanimously
∑ Obtain a grant to do a lake study to identify the cause of the cloudiness
Actions
∑ Stan and Russell will comprise the Committee. Patricia to advise. Johanna to approve communications to the City Public Utility Committee and the Town
Canada Geese
Discussion
∑ Johanna coordinated the goose count.
∑ Goose count was conducted on Thursday morning, June 27, 2002
∑ Andy Krueger did not count at the Sand Hill Campground. He did estimated.
∑ Goose Count total was 347.
∑ The Golf Course and Setz are willing to contribute to a program to get rid of the geese
Actions
∑ RLIA to coordinate annual goose count
Fishing
Discussion
∑ 60,343 Walleye small fingerlings were put in Rock Lake. 8,000 more will be added
∑ Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel had an article on the large Bluegills in Rock Lake
Actions
∑ Karl will complete a Making Waves article next week.
Korth Park
Discussion
∑ 120 seedlings of prairie plants will be planted.
∑ The County is hiring a firm to develop 2 possible shelter designs
∑ A connection to Glacier Drumlin Trail is being negotiated.
Adopt-a-Lake
Discussion
∑ No Activity
Rock Lake Joint City/Town Committee
Discussion
∑ New Chairman – Pete Ebbott
∑ Pier Ordinance –City has taken it’s own path with a Pier “only” ordinance. The Town is in a “wait and see” mode.
∑ The buoys have be repositioned to their GPS coordinates. Three buoys were added to the Korth Bay line.
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Website
Discussion
∑ No Report
Homeowners’ Flyer
Discussion
∑ Flyer packet was completed and mailed
Actions
∑ Johanna will contact Milt to see how many more are need for Topels
Membership
Discussion
∑ RLIA Thank You ad was put in the free issue of the Leader again this year
∑ Tom, Leader editor, will print an article about the RLIA in the Chamber newsletter
Grants, Research, Studies, etc.
Discussion
∑ New form for State, Articles of Incorporation and By Laws
Actions
∑ Johanna and Patricia will review the new forms
Lake Traffic
Discussion
∑ No Report
Signage
Discussion
∑ No ReportOld Business
Annual Meeting
Discussion
∑ Reviewed possible presenter for the meeting
Actions
∑ Patricia will contact possible presenters Susan Graham, Dave Walz and Scott Irwin
∑ Patricia will present Rock Lake Priority Project
New Business
Zebra Mussels
Discussion
∑ Patricia went out on the lake with the DNR to check for Zebra Mussels. NONE were found!! They will go out again in the Fall.
WAL Newsletter
Discussion
∑ There is a section in their newsletter for Regional news.
Adjourn 9:01p.m. Next Meeting August 24, 2002