Board members Present: Dr. Bill Faber, Margaret Flolid, Pete Hanson, Darline Molde, Wally Pantzke, Tony Prozinski, Gordy Schenian, and Tom Trutwin

The meeting was called to order at 6:00 P.M. by President Bill Faber.

A motion was made by Wally, seconded by Tony, to approve the June 18^th Annual Meeting Minutes. Motion carried.

Margaret reported that the checking account has a balance of $5,359.05 and the Healthy Lake Fund has a balance of $2,328.44. The Treasurer’s Report was approved as printed.

The water level has gone down about 5 inches since the end of June due to the lack of rain. It was observed that the water is not flowing out of the Fish Trap outlet. Fish Trap officials will be contacted.

Dan removed bogs in front of the Lowry property, relocated and secured them.

The DNR has completed a survey of the exotic weeds growing in the lake, and on July 20th chemically sprayed a two acre area near the east end public access. There was no report of the secchi disc readings.

Night fishing (after 9:00 P.M.) reportedly has been excellent; walleyes have been biting!

The county has been swamped with applications for updates on septic systems around the lakes area.

Two weeks ago, letters were sent to 151 non-paid property owners. To date, our association has 289 paid members. A list of non-paid property owners will be given to Board members at the next meeting in order that personal contact might be made.

Bill will make the final edits, and upon completion, our association will receive $800.00. The plan will be posted on the web site, and copies will be mailed to those that requested them.

Bill is working on the form for the Aquatic \Management Plan. They are asking for a three year financial commitment from our association: $5,000.00 for the first year: $10,000.00 to $15,000.00 for the next two years. The Initiative Foundation has not yet made a promise to provide matching funds. There is also a possibility that our association could get a reimbursement of up to $6,400.00 from the DNR.

Sales have slowed down and there is more than ½ of the inventory left.

Suggestions were made that the speaker should be scheduled before the business meeting in order that more property owners would stay and hear the pertinent information.

Bill made a motion, seconded by Wally, to hold the 2006 Annual Meeting on June 17^th, 2006, at the Scandia Valley Town Hall. Motion carried.

Bill obtained a permit from the DNR to spray 20 acres on the east end. Pat Selter of the Professional Lake Management firm has agreed to spray for the cost of $300.00 per acre. The milfoil area from the Solid Rock Bible Camp bay to Mohr’s point is about 16 acres. Tuesday, August 2^nd, is the date scheduled to start the chemical spraying. Two Board members will accompany Pat and locate additional suspected milfoil infested areas (southeast of Haystack Island, off shore of the Severson property, and in the Blue Front Bay),with the hope that these additional areas could also be sprayed.

Curly leaf pondweed needs to be treated in the spring since it is a cold water growing plant.

Tony and Gordy will contact Chuck Forss and Tim Houle with the purpose of finding out more information. Reports indicated that it takes one to two years before implementation, and 40-50% of property owners approval needs to be obtained.

A motion was made by Pete, seconded by Wally, that Darline write a letter to the First Response Team, stating that we would like information concerning a specific needed equipment and its cost, in order to present it to our membership for their approval at the annual meeting. Motion carried.

It was noted that only $10.00 of a membership dues is allotted towards mailings, annual meeting, etc.

Margaret will make a budget with estimated expenses and expenditures for the calendar year 2006.

A motion was made by Tony, seconded by Gordy, to elect the following for Board Officers:

Bill Faber-------- President

Dan Surma-------Vice President

Darline Molde---Secretary

Margaret Flolid--Treasurer

Motion carried.

Wally has observed the very busy use of our public accesses on Lake Alexander. He proposed that a box with a brochure, stating our need for financial assistance in fighting the exotic weed infestation and asking that a donation be sent to our association, be placed at each of the public accesses.

A motion was made by Tony, seconded by Tom, that Wally contact the DNR to find out if this is feasible. Motion carried.

A mailing will be sent out to all association members after the next Board Meeting, with information containing the DNR’s survey and the milfoil spraying.

A motion to adjourn was made by Pete, seconded by Gordy. Meeting adjourned at 8:32 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,

Darline Molde, Secretary