The Annual Meeting was held on July 11, 2009 at the Scandia Valley Town Hall with approximately 115 members and 8 guests in attendance.  President Dr. Bill Faber called the meeting to order at 9:30A.M. and asked for a moment of silence for deceased members.

  Board Members present were Dr. Bill Faber, Margaret Flolid, Darline Molde, Gordy schenion, Chuck Schiemo, Alice Sunde, Dan Surma, and Tom Trutwin.  Guests that were introduced were Al Doty, Tom Wenzel, Tom Ploof, Glenn Erickson, Russ Nygren, Deb Gruber, mark Anderson, and Rich Collins.

  A motion was made be Ed Reichert, Seconded by Terry Elliason to accept the 2008 Annual Meeting Minutes and approve them as printed.  Motion carried.

  Margaret Flolid, Treasurer had a print-out of transactions from July 12, 2008 – July 11, 2009.  The checking account balance is &5947.58.  The Certificates of Deposit and Healthy Lake Fund have a total amount of $28,696.83 giving our association a total balance of $35,644.41.  A motion was made by Rich Ring, seconded by Matt Skjonsby, to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed.  Motion Carried.

  Dan Surama reported that the Lake Improvement District is in charge of bog removal and there are reports of several bogs that have been removed.  The Lake Improvement District has paid bills totaling $2,000.  Matt Galstrad has been hired to provide the labor, and he offers a reasonable and trustworthy service.  The water level of Lake Alexander is about average for this time of year due to the removal this spring of a beaver dam that was blocking water flow in the thoroughfare.

  Secchi disc readings, which measures water clarity, continue to be taken by Steve Sunde, Gordy Schenian, and Dale Ness.  Readings for the clarity of water on Lake Alexander have been averaging 18-21 feet of clarity this spring.  In the past several years the long term clarity average has been about 14 feet through the summer months.  Steve Sunde has also been taking water quality samples that measure chlorophyll-a, total phosphorus, and total water transparency.  Readings are monitored by the MPCA which has a website that reports the readings – www.MPCA.org.  Aquatic vegetation report was deferred to the LID meeting which followed our lake association meeting.

  The DNR Fisheries stocked 2.5 million walleye fry in the spring of 2009.  Walleye fry have an excellent survival rate of 3% in Lake Alexander.  Tullibees are not being stocked in the lake at the present time.  A complete lake wide assessment will be conduced in the spring of 2010.

  There is a new ordnance change that states all certificates of compliance for new septic systems are good for 5 years and certificates issued fo modification or alteration for an existing system are good for 3 years.  Several handouts are available including a list of local septic system designers, installers, and inspectors, Morrison County setback requirements, and shoreline alteration materials.

  Association membership reached 308 in 2009.  Before the annual meeting, membership numbered 261; several additional membership dues were received during the registration.  Dues notices will be sent out to those property owners whose dues have not been received.  There are approximately 450 riparian property owners on Lake Alexander.  

  Alice Sunde reported that the response was tremendous with near 100 residents bringing items for disposal.  All current paid association members received $10 credit, with the total cost of $1,025 for our association.  Plans are to repeat this project in the future as requested by property owners.  A suggestion was made to solicit the other local organizations and lake associations in regard to labor and financial support.

 

  The lake association will sponsor a 90 minute informal session concerning lakeshore preservation in August if there is adequate number of interested property owners that would attend, and if qualified representatives from the DNR and Water Conservation are available for doing the presentation.

  Gordy Schenian, Chairman of the Nomination Committee, reported that the committee nominated the three incumbents, Dr. Bill Faber, Margaret Flolid, and Dan Surma, each to serve another three year term.  There were no further nominations from the floor.  A motion was made by Don Holman, seconded by Tom Pavey, to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot to elect the three incumbents.  Motion carried.

  A motion was made by Rich Morphew, seconded by Ed Reichert, to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 10:25 A.M.

The Annual Meeting of the Lake Improvement District immediately followed the adjournment of the LAPOA.

Respectfully Submitted,

Darline Molde