Meeting Minutes March 27, 2025

CWLA Board Meeting

March 27, 2025

6:30 pm

Warsaw Town Hall

Attending: Tony Langerud, Terry Heimer, Lisa Sammon, Keith Valentyn, Melissa Lutz, Michele Voegele

Absent: Tom Nass, Tim Mathre

1. Approval of the Minutes

1. Motion/Approved

1. Board Membership

1. Motion/approved for Melinda O'Connor to replace Tim Mathre's spot on the board. This will keep the board at 8 people.

2. Members will reach out to Andrew Scott, Jeff Olson, and Pete DeGrood about

interest in a ninth spot.

1. ByLaws for CWLA.

1. Lisa will do research on the bylaws to bring a draft to the April meeting for review and discussion

1. 501c3 Non Profit Status.

1. Michele will research non profit status to get this back in place.

1. Treasurer

1. Motion/approved for Michele Voegele to become Treasurer. Michele will work

with Tim to get the banking information moved over.

2. Will have three board members on the checking account. Michele Voegele,

Melissa Lutz, Lisa Sammon

3. Will require two signatures on checks going forward.

1. Limnopro (Lake Management)

1. They are finishing the Lake Management Plan for CWLA. This will be done by

early April for our review. This will have priorities for us to tackle based on their

direction. This should be reviewed for board members for the April meeting.

2. Dan will attend the April board meeting to review, discuss, and develop priorities.

3. Initial direction includes:

1. Water quality sampling of total phosphorus, chlorophyll a and secchi

depth, once per month (May through September). (AW Research

Program $1,000 - $2,000)

2. Carp Survey (Carp Solutions $5000 ish)

3. Plant Sonar Survey (Limnopro $5000 ish)

4. Motion/approved to engage AW Lab for summer 2025 water quality testing up to $2,000. Keith Valentyn and Terry Heimer will lead this effort.

5. Chemical Treatments for summer 2025.

1. Need to determine the deadline for payment and permitting for the May treatment. Tony will follow up with Limnopro on timing.

6. Carp Solutions. Terry will reach out to Carp Solutions to get information for the April meeting.

1. Cormorant Shoot.

1. Request information from Dan at Limnopro on why they are not recommending to continue the shoot.

2. Motion/approved to pause the cormorant shoot program for the summer of 2025 to analyze the effectiveness of the program and utilize the monies elsewhere.

3. Terry will reach out to USDA to gather more information for the future.

1. Buoys for summer placement.

1. Need to obtain a permit. Michele will check with Brian Schultz on the permitting

process.

2. Need to determine what is required for liability insurance.

3. The buoys need to follow the required regulations.

4. Were the buoys purchased from the fundraiser in the summer of 2023?

1. Summer 2025 Events.

1. Moe/Michele/Lisa will meet to do summer planning in late April. Send out date to the committee for the planning to invite other people to help with the planning.

2. Motion/approved to buy a CWLA flag for flotilla and other events for under $100.

Next Meeting – April 17, 2025 6:30 pm

1. Topics:

1. Candidates for the additional board spot

2. IRS Non-Profit Status (Michele)

3. Bylaws/Term Limits (Lisa)

4. Lake improvement action items:

1. Limnopro (diagnosis/chemical treatment finalization)

2. Water quality testing

3. Carp Management