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Pleasant Lake Association
Board Meeting Minutes 10-27-2005

Minutes of Oct 27, 2005 Lake Board meeting.
Present:  Chair Sedey, V Chair Markstrom, Sec Peterson, Board, V Lundeen, K Lundeen, J Bayer, M Iverson,  D Hausken, M Obinger

Appointment of new board and new officers.   Markstrom to Treasurer and Bayer to V Chair

Treasurer Report:   Checking $3,366  Savings $ 6,393.  New treasurer will look into CD interest rates.  Membership will not be a responsibility of the treasurer. 

Membership will be handled by Julie Sedey.  The directory will be up-dated and maintained by the membership committee.   Don Hauskens will be the Board liaison on this committee. 

Merle Anderson from CRWD shared info on the Foundation program.   Central Mn Community Foundation of St. Cloud will manage this program for us.  The board will find a way to share the purpose of this program with the membership.  

Shared also with the board were the Secchi Depth results of area lakes.  Along with clarity readings phosphorus and chlorophyl levels were also discussed.   Pleasant Lake  main source of  contamination is from stormwater runoff & septic systems.  Seining lake for carp was discussed.

Outlet was recently cleaned out by CRWD when it was discovered not to be flowing.  Any time  we feel there is a problem with the valve Merle directed us to notify him and they will have their maintenance crew dispatched.

Weed Control:  Markstrom reported on curly leaf  and weed management plan for lake that will  need DNR approval.  The west end is the area the board would like to see treated so that usage by more is possible.

Group examined sample shirts 1st Choice of Rogers, Mn. printed.  We will remove some of the letter printing and get prices before our next meeting.

The city sewer project was discussed.

Abandoned twin beds on northside of lake may need township attention.   Situation will be observed for another month.    

Hwy 24 project discussed.  Board member Obinger shared with group what MnDot plans on doing for the residents along 24.  This project is slated to begin July 1, 2006.  New wells and septics at no cost to residents have been discussed by MnDot.

Water Patrol will need new lead person with Tab Ashwill leaving the board.  Any volunteers for the patrol please let a board member know.

Mary Iverson will be the Loon project chairperson.   Help in preparing the nest this winter may be needed.

The dock situation at the westend private access has been resolved.

Joe Bayer will look into the News Letter project.  

The next board meeting will be in January.