CWLA Board Meeting, November 20, 2024, 6:30 pm, Warsaw Town Hall

CWLA Board Meeting

November 20, 2024

6:30 pm

Warsaw Town Hall

Attending: Tony Langerud, Terry Heimer, Tim Mathre, Lisa Sammon, Keith Valentyn, Melissa Lutz, Tom Nass, Michele Voegele

Absent:    None

1. Approval of the Minutes

   1. Motion/Approved

2. CWLA Board Succession and changes.

   1. Tim will be moving to Lakeville sometime in 2025.  Tim will help CWLA through the spring activities, dues collections and harvesting. 

      1. There will need to be a new treasurer.  Accounting software is ZOHO - free web based software.  Michele is open to being the treasurer.

      2. Need to update the database as home ownership transitions; watch on Beacon.

      3. CWLA google drive has all of the documents saved.

      4. Need someone to take over the relationship with the harvesting/chemicals; including the permits, etc.  Could be a board member or a volunteer who is interested in helping with the harvesting.

   2. Would like to increase the board membership to nine people.  Individuals that have expressed interest:  Jeff Olson and Andrew Scott.  Goal to invite new members to begin in the spring.

   3. Consider a Vice Chair for spring 2024 who would be interested in becoming the future board chair.  Keith would prefer to step into a board chair seat versus Vice Chair.

   4. Action:  spring 2024 - create bylaws with term limits.

3. Follow up discussion on Limnopro items from last month.

   1. Cannon Rivers Watershed Joint Powers Organization is the recipient of the grants.  They select the lakes to get funding. 

   2. Motion/Second/Approval to move forward with Limnopro as our lake association partner.

   3. Motion/Second/Approval to spend up to $7,000.00 for Limnopro to do a Diagnostic Survey and Lake User survey.

   4. Get a proposal for Limnopro for the chemical treatment for summer 2025 for Diquat.

   5. Tim will handle communication with Limnopro and work on permits.

   6. Additional steps to move forward:

      1. Begin water quality testing in spring of 2025.  Need to start process in the spring.  Estimated cost $400.00.

      2. Contact the carp management firm to learn more for spring of 2025.  Estimated cost $5,000.

4. Consider options for the cormorant shoot for 2025 or future.

5. 2025 Board meeting schedule

   1. Begin spring meeting sessions in March. (March 20, 2025)

6. 2025 Spring mailing.

   1. Send out form and newsletter for the dues.

   2. Tim will put together the forms and the dues by the end of February and send to the board.

   3. Board to put together the mailing to send out in early March.

   4. Tim will send the mailing list file to create an excel file and create labels.

7. Formation of summer events committee(s).  Moe, Michele, Lisa will spearhead a committee and invite non board members via social media to participate.

8. Board social.

   1. End of February social (last 2 weeks of February)

   2. Lisa and Mo will organize

9. Website. Lisa and Mo will do another round of review and updating on the website with Holly Sobrack.

10. Social media/communications items. Will begin promoting summer 2025 activities.

11. Other.  Brad Behrens is our Rice County contact for Environmental Services things such as lake access and would put us in contact with other departments 

Next Meeting – March 20th, 2025 6:30 pm

1. Topics:

2. IRS Non-Profit Status (Tim)

3. Bylaws/Term Limits

4. Lake improvement action items:

   1. Limnopro (diagnosis/chemical treatment finalization)

   2. Water quality testing

   3. Carp Management

   4. Cormorant Shoot