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Christmas Lake Homeowners Association

Christmas Lake Homeowners Association. Annual Meeting May 10, 2006 Excelsior Elementary School. Agenda. Welcome and introductions 2005 summary Website “Minnesota Waters” 2006 Events Curry Creek Farms update 501(c)3 status Treasurer report Milfoil discussion 2006 dues. CLHA Board.

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Christmas Lake Homeowners Association

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  1. Christmas Lake Homeowners Association Annual Meeting May 10, 2006 Excelsior Elementary School

  2. Agenda • Welcome and introductions • 2005 summary • Website • “Minnesota Waters” • 2006 Events • Curry Creek Farms update • 501(c)3 status • Treasurer report • Milfoil discussion • 2006 dues

  3. CLHA Board Harley Feldman, President Doug Punke, Treasurer Harley Feldman, Secretary (acting) Steve Midthun, Milfoil Committee Greg Swirtz, Curry Creek Farms Committee Ron Mason, Winter Fest Committee Jack Fess, Water Safety Committee Dan Fields Todd Novaczyk

  4. 2005 Summary • Memorial Day Fun Run/Walk • 122 entrants • Donated $2,395 to Intercongregational Community food shelf • Fourth of July • “Animated movies” theme • Decorated 7 boats and 12 docks • Party hosted by Novacyks • Winter party • 60 people, lots of food • Hosted by Masons, Fields, and Shneiders • Milfoil harvesting • ______ tons • $14,500 • Dues - $250 • 142 members – 112 paid (79%) • Bretton Way Pond fix • Formed 501(c)3 • Joined Minnesota Lakes Association (Minnesota Waters) • Created website

  5. Website • www.christmaslake.org • Current temperature and weather forecast • Latest news • Past newsletters • Lake pictures • Links to DNR, Minnesota Waters, etc.

  6. Minnesota Waters • www.mnwaters.com • Minnesota Waters promotes responsible stewardship of our water resources by engaging citizens, state and local policy makers and other like-minded partners in the protection and restoration of our lakes and rivers. We achieve our mission through watershed education, citizen monitoring, supporting conservation stewardship, influencing public policy and empowering citizen groups to manage their local water resources. • $100 annual dues

  7. 2006 Events • Memorial Day Fun Run/Walk • May 29, 9:00, Cul-de-sac, Christmas Lake Road • Winter Fest - TBA • Fourth of July • Boat parade 1:00 • Theme – “Disney Movies”

  8. Curry Creek Farms Update • Fall failure of upper section • Chanhassen repair of Bretton Way Pond • Bowen family wants to only deal only with City of Chanhassen

  9. Bretton Way Pond

  10. Christmas Lake HistoryMaureen Bruce

  11. 501(c)3 Incorporation • Paperwork prepared by Gray, Plant, Mooty • Filed as Minnesota Corporation on April 4 • Filed for tax exemption by IRS • By-Laws (on web site) • Annual meeting • Annual/special meeting quorum – 10% of members • Board of Directors – 3-11 members, 3 year term • Officers – President, Secretary, Treasurer from Board elected annually by Board • Indemnification of officers

  12. Treasurer’s Report

  13. Eurasian Milfoil • Harvesting summer 2006 • Applied for treatment grant - declined • Any treatment requires Lake Vegetation Management Plan • DNR plans vegetation inventory in summer 2006 • Discussion of facts to prepare for summer 2007 • Experts • Wendy Crowell, Eurasian Milfoil Program, DNR • Dick Osgood, Osgood Consulting • Tom Snook, Lake Restoration

  14. Christmas Lake • Aquatic plant distribution • DNR plans for 2006 • Control options • Aquatic Plant Management Permitting Process

  15. DNR aquatic plant surveyChristmas Lake, July 23, 2003 • Point – intercept survey, 104 survey points • 23 submersed species • Two water lily species • Two free-floating species

  16. Christmas Lake submersed taxa greater than 14% frequency SpeciesFrequency coontail 57% flat-stem pondweed 55% Eurasian watermilfoil 53% northern watermilfoil 40% wild celery 31% clasping-leaf pondweed 23% sago pondweed 18% water buttercup 18% muskgrass 17% Canadian waterweed 17% large-leaf pondweed 15%

  17. Future DNR aquatic plant surveys of Christmas Lake Point – Intercept survey planned for July, 2006

  18. Control Options • Curly-leaf pondweed control vs. Eurasian watermilfoil control • Harvesting • Herbicides • Endothall, fluridone, 2- 4d, diquat

  19. Aquatic Plant ManagementPermits • Balance riparian rights with protection of aquatic plants • Issued to control nuisances that are interfering with lake access • Are not issued for esthetic reasons

  20. A permit is required for • Any mechanical control in excess of the minimum • Any control of emergent vegetation • A weed roller • Any herbicide or algaecide

  21. Limits on Permitted Control • Only 15% of the littoral zone can be treated with herbicide • Only 50% of the littoral zone can be controlled mechanically

  22. Special Project Variances • Special Projects to protect natural resources • Projects which are done under a Lake Vegetation Management Plan • Experimental Treatments

  23. Lake Vegetation Management Plans • Contain information about a lake and the plants in the lake • Describe lake vegetation issues • Are written by DNR staff in cooperation with lake associations • Are updated every few years

  24. Lake Vegetation Management Plans • Provide information • Provide historical reference • Guide permit decisions

  25. Goals of Management Lake – Wide treatments Experimental • Reduce interference with lake use • Long term reduction of curly-leaf or Eurasian watermilfoil • Increase native aquatic plants • Reduce phosphorous inputs and associated algal blooms

  26. Permit Applications need • The reason for treating • Signatures of owners of all properties adjacent to areas to be treated • Map or description of area to be treated • Description of plants to be treated • Description of methods • Permit fee

  27. Permit Fees For chemical control • $35 per property up to a maximum of $750 • Off shore areas are considered one property, and cost $35 For mechanical control • $35 for the first acre • Plus $2 for each additional acre

  28. Christmas LakeLake Vegetation Management Plan Dick Osgood Osgood Consulting

  29. Why an LVMP? • Eurasian watermilfoil is now a lake-wide problem. • Past controls will no longer be effective. • Milfoil threatens the lake’s healthy native plants. • Milfoil threatens the lake’s overall health. OSGOOD CONSULTING

  30. Why an LVMP? • Lake-wide controls require variances to DNR rules. • Many lakeshore owners have concerns about milfoil as well as what types of controls might be used to control milfoil. • The LVMP was developed specifically for situations that are present in Christmas Lake. OSGOOD CONSULTING

  31. Limitations of Allowable Controls (w/o LVMP or variances) • Individual nuisance control • Individual control spotty & non-selective • 15% rule • Harvesting limited to 50% • Harvesting is non-selective • Lakewide control of milfoil not possible OSGOOD CONSULTING

  32. Proposal • Initial meeting w/CLA Board • Develop LVMP - Meet w/CLA Members - Review plant inventory results • Complete LVMP OSGOOD CONSULTING

  33. LVMP Content • Description of the lake and water quality • Aquatic vegetation • Public participation • Problems to be addressed • Goals for management of aquatic plants • Actions to achieve goals OSGOOD CONSULTING

  34. LVMP Content • Conditions of operations and permits • Responsibilities • Monitoring • Duration & review of LVMP • Preparation, approval, and distribution of the LVMP OSGOOD CONSULTING

  35. LVMP Content Attachments & Supporting Materials • Maps • File of plant inventory data • Voucher specimens • Additional information OSGOOD CONSULTING

  36. CLA Member Participation • Identify problems & concerns • Lake tour • Identify management goals • Review management alternatives OSGOOD CONSULTING

  37. Budget • Professional services, $5,980 OSGOOD CONSULTING

  38. Watch Out for Zebra Mussels! OSGOOD CONSULTING

  39. OSGOOD CONSULTING 22720 Galpin Lane Shorewood, MN 55331 (952) 470-4449 DickOsgood@USInternet.com Thanks OSGOOD CONSULTING

  40. Christmas Lake Eurasian Watermilfoil Treatment 5/10/06

  41. Eurasian Watermilfoil • Arrived in the US in the early 1940s. • Reproduces from fragments and spreads rapidly. • Mats on the surface. • Out competes native vegetation. • Large biomass rots and causes silt build up. • Transported mostly on watercraft trailers. • May be transported by waterfowl?

  42. Herbicide Choices • Diquat • Reward & Weedtrin D – non-selective, fast acting, must be at 60 degrees, 2 – 4 hrs. contact (does not control roots) and breaks down fast. • 2,4-D • Navigate & Aqua-kleen – selective, systemic 12- 24 hours contact time • Fluridone • Sonar / Avast – very low rates, 6+ ppb, selective, less expensive, whole lake treatments, 30 – 45 day contact time, being tested by WDNR • Aquathol K and 2,4-D

  43. Eurasian Watermilfoil Treatments • Harvesting or cutting • Reduces biomass • Expensive to own, rent, or hire out • Difficult to control for all homeowners, or areas, at same time • Fragmentation causes spreading • Grows at up to 1 foot per week • Herbicides • Effective control if large areas >1acre treated • No fragmentation • Fast application time

  44. Target Plants and Goals • Eurasian Watermilfoil (EWM) increase control in a high use area. Long term reduction in number of acres. • Individual homeowners on-shore areas.

  45. Bay Lake treatments

  46. Estimated Cost for Control • Pricing is dependant upon size and types. Size Types EWM 100# EWM/CU EWM200# • 8-25 acres $500 $549 $637 • 26-50 acres $384 $419 $610 Price per acre treated.

  47. Safety Concerns of 2,4-D = NONE (AquaKleen and Navigate) • All expert panels conclude that continued use of the herbicide 2,4-D poses no unreasonable risk to humans or the enviroment. Industry Task Force II

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