BEAA Board Meeting Minutes 7-8-24

by BEAA Group

Bald Eagle Area Association Board Meeting Minutes

Date/Time: July 8, 2024 at 6 pm.  Location: Carole’s house

Attendees:

X

Meg Rapheal (President)

 

Joe Boeser (Vice President)

X

Jack Jungbauer (Treasurer)

X

Brad Mason (Member at Large)

X

Laura Shepler (Member at Large)

X

Carole Moore (Secretary)

X

Sue Wade (Member at Large)  

X

Katie Philippi (Secretary elect)

 

Deb Donovan (Member at Large)

X

Jen Anderson (Member at Large)

 

6:12 Sue motion to start meeting. Jen Seconded

June minutes to be posted to website by Carole

Katie to add agendas to google drive

TREASURER’S REPORT by Jack Jungbauer

  • Jack: Taxes filed waiting to be accepted.
  • Jack reviewed budget
  • Booked Boatworks for Annual Meeting – Thursday Oct 17th.     Meg, Laura, and Katie to post save the date

 

PRESIDENT’S REPORT- Meg Rapheal

  • 2024 Annual meeting Oct 17.
    • Delisting Party will be part of meeting
  • Milfoil treatment - Steve will provide a proposal to treat/Rick prepared DNR permit. Last time treated 2018. 
    • Water Management District fund but cannot be used for EWM.  They may only be used for projects related to water quality and phosphorus loading.
    • Meeting with Rick Donovan to plan for treatment and thoughts for next year

-apply for a grant with the DNR to treat EWM

-apply for a variance to treat more than the 90 acres (this would be in April of each year)

-Working with Steve: 

-Steve reviews the lake in early Spring, we should ask him if we can join him on the lake review. 

-Steve also reviews the lake in early June, we should have an idea of our thoughts on the lake prior to his review and again ask to ride with him.

-Is there a later review date?  We should make sure we know Steve’s schedule.

-request the history of individual owner treatment plans (this may help provide us with support re: an increased acreage coverage request)

-do we have a “weed champion”

  • Treatment done July 2nd. Treatment communications
  • Meg saved all files on the Google drive
  • Zebra Mussel posting: Laura to reach out to Chris from AIS (Aquatic Invasive Species)
  • Art crawl on Bald Eagle – no updates

 

VICE-PRESIDENT’S REPORT- Joe Boeser

  • Lake association outreach for involvement: Joe Will reach out between May 1-15 to lake associations.
  • Discuss summary of actions BEAA has taken to get to a delisting status. Minnesota Bound article?
  • Shoreline restoration work transition from Carole. Joe to contact Carole

 

MUSIC ON THE LAKE REPORT (MOTL) – Laura and Jenn

  • Recap: event was a success! Attendees and band all had positive feedback
  • Free and Easy has been secured for next year! Bookmark your calendar for Saturday June 28, 2025, the concert will go from 2-5pm

 

GRAFFIC TRAFFIC ONLINE STORE – Laura

  • T-shirt sales update: all t-shirts sold except 2. Friday night selling by Sue and Meg was successful.

 

7:20 pm Sue motioned to adjorn.  Brad seconded

 

MEETING DATES ARE THE 2ND MONDAY OF THE MONTH UNLESS OTHERWISE INFORMED. 

Next meeting Sept 16 @ Katie’s 6 pm.  Following meeting Oct 7

 

 

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