Crystal Lake Improvement Association (CLIA)

Board of Directors Meeting

January 3, 2018

Call to Order

The meeting was held at Lakeview Bank on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, and called to order by Rick Bowles at 7:05 pm.

Board Members in Attendance

Rick Bowles, Beth Breeden, Mike Hughes, Chris Peterson, Kyle Bahr, Jon Vinovich, Greg Cardinal and Pat Leitschuh

September Minutes

A motion was made to approve the November meeting minutes by Mike, seconded by Greg and unanimously approved.

Business Meeting

  • Finance Report:
    1) Greg handed out Treasurer’s reports for November and December. Our beginning bank balance as of 11/1/17 was $57,346.52. After checks written of $1.918.48 and interest earned of $37.19, our current balance as of 12/31 is $55,465.23. A motion was made by Mike to accept the Treasurer’s reports, seconded by Chris and unanimously approved.

    2) Greg shared that there were 65 rebates for weed management processed in 2017 for a total of $6,331.07.

    3) Greg inquired as to whether the financials need to be audited. There have been no audits to date under the current board. Since the CLIA was set up as a 501c3 non-profit by Mark Zitzewitz several years ago, Rick will check with Mark to see if we are required to file any IRS documents as well as his recommendation on an annual audit of the financials.

    4) Kyle surfaced the idea at the October meeting of setting up the CLIA website to accept credit card payments for association dues, donations, etc. Charges for processing would be approximately 3% of the dollar amount and .30 per transaction. Greg followed up with Lisa from Lakeview Bank to see if the back had any additional fees or transaction limits. The bank will not assess any fees for automatic deposits from a third party. There also is no limit to the number of deposits that can be made. The board needs to make a decision on this proposal at the next meeting.

  • Communications/Website:
    1) Kyle needs titles, pictures and committee assignments to update board information for the website.

    2) Design for the website has been created but Kyle is missing some content. Kyle will send everyone a link to the website along with what information is needed and due date. The goal is to have this website ready to launch by the first week of February.

  • Annual Mailing:
    1) Rick will draft a letter for the annual mailing prior to the February meeting. Rick will reserve the bank for the 3rd Saturday of February (2/17) to compete the mailing.

    2) Beth will gather necessary supplies; Greg will purchase postage stamps. Pat will follow up with LMI, Lake Restoration, and city of Burnsville (J & N Harvesting) to find out timing of their weed management mailings and due dates.  

  • Annual Meeting
    1) It was proposed to move the annual meeting up to either Tuesday, April 17 or 24. Chris will reserve a room based on availability and update the board at our February meeting.
  • Park Clean-up
    1) Rick received a letter from the City of Burnsville asking the Lake Association for a 3 year continuation of the agreement to clean city parks on the lake. Rick will respond affirmatively.
  • Watercraft Inspection Grant:
    1) There is a proposal from Dakota County for grants to support watercraft inspections for 8 hours per day, Friday –Sunday from fishing opener to Labor Day. The board supported this idea and Mike will reach out to the city and Dakota County to inquire about potential contributions from the CLIA.

    2) Mike will check with Dakota County for a high resolution lake contour map we can utilize on our website as well as a replacement sign for the public boat launch.

  • Fish Management:
    1) Kyle, Rick and Pat met with the DNR in December to discuss fisheries management. The DNR will increase our e/o year tiger musky stocking by 50% and also add us to the list of lakes for surplus walleye stocking. Kyle is also inquiring about potential crappie stocking since our survey counts were low in 2017, similar to the 2005 survey which prompted crappie stocking in 2007.

    2) The CLIA is looking to fund walleye stocking at 1lb. per littoral acre (208 lbs.) beginning this spring. Estimated expense is $3.0-$4.0. Kyle will contact 3 fisheries for availability and pricing.
     

  • New Business:
    1) The City council work session to discuss extending hours for high speed boating is Tuesday, 1/9 at 5:30. Rick will be on vacation so Mike and Pat plan to attend. All are welcome to attend.

    2) Email was sent out in mid-December along with DNR guidelines to remind residents of unstable ice conditions after 2 people fell through the ice one week after ice formed on entire lake. Recommended that this communication is repeated every year after ice in date to prevent avoidable accidents.

Adjourn

The motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mike, seconded by Chris, unanimously approved and adjourned at 8:35 pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Pat Leitschuh
Secretary