RLIA Meeting Notes
10/9/2002

Present: Johanna Chworowsky, Patricia Cicero, Jim Colgrove, Pete Ebbott, Kevin Lehner, Stanley Smoniewski, Milt Strauss, Karl Vonderohe
Meeting called to order at 7:00 P. M. by Johanna.
New Members
Johanna welcomed new board members Jim Colgrove and Kevin Lehner.
Secretary’s Report
Secretary’s report of the Minutes of August 24, 2002, (Annual Meeting) was accepted as printed.
Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer’s report was distributed and reviewed. It was suggested that the treasurer revise the report by separating donation revenue and membership revenue. The organization now has 137 memberships.
Committee Reports
Fishing: Karl commented on the article he had written that appeared in the Leader.
Korth Park: Patricia reported that three architect’s design drawings were presented to the public for comment and that the “stacked” alternative seemed to draw the most favorable response.
The construction site is expected to be located between the red shed and the old barn location. She also reported that native plants and trees will be planted along the shore in 2003.
Adopt-a-Lake: No report
Joint Rock Lake Committee: Pete reported that the committee had recommended against adding 9 more boat lifts to Sandy Beach and that it would start discussing lake traffic concerns at its next meeting. The committee will recommend that PWC operation hours be identical to the hours for water skiing—10:00 A. M. to 7:00 P. M. New rules would require new signage at the launching sites. He also discussed the Town pier ordinance.
Website: Stan said that minutes of the RLIA meetings will be put up on the website.
Grants, etc.: Patricia reported that the Lake Enhancement Project would make recommendations to several agencies on a shoreline package.
Lake Regulations: Milt said that he had attended the Park Board meeting and spoke against adding boat lifts to Sandy Beach. The Park Board voted to recommend that the city deny the request for more lifts.
Making Waves: Johanna asked for volunteers to write articles for the Leader and to make suggestions for future articles. It was agreed that board member’s names could be included in the articles for public reference.
Old Business
Review of Annual Meeting: No action
New Business
WAL correspondence: WAL requested that donations be made to the organization because of the high cost of legal fees incurred during the dockominium court case.
Motion by Karl, second by Pete that RLIA donate $250.00 to WAL. Motion carried.
Rock River Basin: It was suggested that Dave Marshall and/or Susan Graham be invited to speak to the board regarding a Eurasian water milfoil study. Patricia will call Ruth Johnson (DNR) regarding storm water runoff into the lake.
Meeting adjourned at 8:45 P. M.
Next Meeting
Next meeting is scheduled for 7:00 P. M., November 6, 2002 at the Library.Submitted by:________________________________
Milt Strauss, Secretary