ROCK LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

Board Meeting           Municipal Building

Minutes, October 19, 2005

Present: President, Karl Vonderohe, Johanna Chworowsky, Patricia Cicero, Jim Colegrove,  Margaret Krueger, Stan Smoniewski, Milt Strauss, Katie Travers and from the Joint Rock Lake Committee, Melissa Fehrman.

Meeting called to order at 6:00 P. M. by Karl to allow review and discussion of the Long Range Plan at 6:30.

Secretary’s Report

Minutes of the September 21, 2005, meeting were approved. Motion by Milt, second by Johanna.

Treasurer’s Report     

New treasurer, Jim Colegrove, presented the report and discussed the revised format and showed detailed presentations of expenses and receipts of RLIA and the Long Range Plan account. RLIA checking account balance as of September 21 was $4125.17.

Committee Reports

            Publicity/PR Committee: 

Milt reported that RLIA entered the display at the Fall Festival in the park on October 2 and that there was considerable interest in the sample of zebra mussels that were obtained the day before from a pier at the south end of  Rock Lake.  He also said that additional work is still pending on the powerpoint presentation to be shown to local organizations. 

Joint Rock Lake Committee

Stan and Karl reported on the meeting held October 4, 2005, at which Ed Grunden, a teacher in the Cambridge School system said that an environmental club from the school has plans to publicize the programs of the group which will include lake issues.  He is requesting funding from the city and town of Lake Mills, but also asked RLIA to support the program if the city and town failed to contribute funds.  RLIA voted to contribute up to $600 if other funds were not available.

The town of Lake Mills plans to use salt instead of sand this winter on roads in Shorewood Hills.  Salt is more effective than sand and doesn’t create the cleanup problems in the spring that sand does.

 A replacement will be sought for Pete Ebbott who resigned from the committee.

Old Business

The fiscal year for RLIA is established as the calendar year.

Long Range Plan grant money checks will be signed by Jim.  Discussion regarding purchase of a dissolved oxygen meter resulted in a motion by Johanna, second by Katie to purchase a dissolved oxygen meter from the grant money. Motion carried. The meter will be used in the self-help lake water monitoring program.

New Business

Pete Ebbott resigned from the RLIA board and a replacement from the town will be encouraged to join the board.

Melissa Fehrman who is heading the soil phosphorus testing program reported that she will be testing area soils at six locations.  Soil samples will be sent to a lab for testing at a cost of $15.00 per sample.  Motion by Johanna, second by Stan that RLIA fund testing by U. W. Soil Testing Lab in the total amount of $90.00.  Motion carried.

Meeting adjourned at 6:35 P.M. to join discussion of the Long Range Plan.

Next Meeting

Next meeting is scheduled for 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, November 16, 2005 in the Municipal Building.  The meeting will adjourn about 7:30 to further review the Long Range Plan for Rock Lake.  RLIA board and Joint Rock Lake Committee members are expected to be at this meeting and Advisory Committee members have been invited to attend also.

Submitted by:  Milt Strauss,

 Secretary pro tem