October 20, 2008 Minutes

EWM Committee meeting

Monday, October 20, 2008, 2008    6:30 p.m.

Barnes Town Hall

Ingemar Ekstrom called the meeting to order. Members present: Ingemar Ekstrom, Barb Romstad, Mitch McGee, Pamela Toshner, Stefania Strzalkowska, Gerald Gustafson, Patti Joswick

Absent: David Pease, Lee Wiesner, Jim Joswick

Agenda items:

1.      Minutes from the September Meeting

Minutes from the last meeting were reviewed. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Gerald Gustafson, seconded by Mitch McGee; approved.

2.      Water Chemistry

Pamela asked if we have the latest results on Lake Tomahawk water chemistry. The last report we have had is from the end of June. Pamela has a call out to John Skogerboe in attempt to get the data that was gathered in July.

3.      Clean Boats Clean Waters Program

Gerald Gustafson distributed information on the Clean Boats Clean Waters program for the last season. It is a record of volunteer hours, expenses, paid monitor and coordinator hours. It also listed the data collected at the landings, number of boaters contacted, boats inspected, etc. A second report also capsuled the Barnes AIS control grant volunteer hours. Some discussion followed and it was noted that the donations from the POA also need to be included in the amount submitted.

Getting the paperwork completed and submitted to the DNR should be done by the end of the month The Town board would like the funds or at least an amount of reimbursement as soon as possible. The 2007/08 needs to be closed out The Barnes AIS grant for 09/10/11 is 50% matching funds going forward. The town of Barnes is guaranteed a 50/50 grant for 2009 which is included in the AIS control grant. Some discussion followed concerning the new grants being offered that are a 75/25 match and have different guidelines.

A summary of the 2008 CBCW program is attached.

The annual reports of the Tomahawk Lake project from Army Corps should be available by year end.

4.      Musky tournament Boat Landing Coverage

On the Musky Tournament weekend, October 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th, all the boat landings were covered though there wasn’t coverage at Lower on the afternoons. Traffic was heavy at Middle on both days; Upper was heavy on the first day. The weekend went well overall and many local property owners were using the landings as well as the tournament participants.

5.      Well Testing

There were a few problems with the well testing project. Ingemar went door to door on Labor Day weekend advising residents about the process of having their wells tested. The week of September 15 the well testing was supposed to be done, but due to a problem the testing was not done until the week of October 7-9. Eight samples were collected and have been sent to the lab for testing.

6.      Winter Schedule of the EWM Committee

The October 20^th meeting will be the last for 2008. The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for February 16, 2009, 6:30 PM at the Town Hall.

Motion to Adjourn: Mitch McGee, seconded by Gerald Gustafson; approved.

Meeting adjourned at 8 P.M.

 Summary  of Town of Barnes Clean Boats Clean Waters program - 2008