2014 Annual Business Meeting Bass Lake Association of Wright County June 7, 2014 Camp Friendship Annandale, MN

Agenda Introduce current Board Members Officers & Committee Chair Assignments Open Board Member positions to be filled Review of last year's meeting minutes Treasurer's Report Auditor's Report Membership Stats & Pertinent Information Update on Association Registrations Boat landing monitor program (last year's results)

Agenda (continued) Grants, Permits, Surveys, & Curly-leaf Pondweed treatment activities Social Activity Schedules Summer Picnic details Hitching post social gatherings Membership concerns Election of new Board Members Election of new Board President Questions

Board Members & Officer Assignments Jim Dvorak – President – End of term Craig Laing – Vice President – End of term Lorene Force – Secretary Penny Nesbitt – Treasurer Tom Huffman – End of term Bob Strom – End of term Connie Crane Martha Reger Chris Rodriguez

Committee Chair Assignments Martha Reger – Membership Lorene Force – Entertainment/Social Activities Connie Crane – Healthy Lakes Penny Nesbitt –Communications/Membership Craig Laing – Auditor/Picnic Co-ordinator

2013 Business Meeting Highlights

Treasurer's Report

Auditor's Report Board of Directors May 24, 2014 Bass Lake Association of Wright County, Annandale, MN Ref: Auditor’s Report On this date I completed a review of the financial status of this association. Bank statements from June of 2013 to the present were reviewed and found complete and accurate. Comparison of the check register and all bank statements from Annandale State Bank found no discrepancies during the entire year. The current accounting method was acceptable and may continue for the next year without any significant changes.  Craig C. Laing Vice President, Bass Lake Association

Membership Stats & Pertinent Info 100 Properties/95 owners Year # Paid 2010 65 2011 70 2012 53 2013 67 2014 ?

The Top Ten Reasons to be a Member of the Bass Lake Association 10) Help promote the continued health of Bass Lake 9) Be involved and up to date on existing and new trends with respect to Lake Management 8) Help retain the value of your property 7) Meet others on the lake who share a common interest … BASS LAKE 6) Socialize and meet neighbors who can assist in the event of an emergency 5) Connect with others to promote protecting lakes 4) Helps establish valuable contacts for programs that can help aid the lake and your property. 3) Get educated on a wide variety of topics 2) Gets you & your family into the Annual Bass Lake Picnic free 1) And the number 1 reason is because IT’S TAX DEDUCTIBLE!

Examples of what Dues have helped accomplish in the past : *Muskrat Trapping *Treatment of Curly Leaf Pondweed and Associated activities surrounding it. *Annual picnic *Boat Landing Monitoring *Updated information book that has been provided to members *Membership in County/Statewide Organizations *Lake Studies and Lake Management Plan **If you know someone who is not currently a member, please invite them to join and share in our commitment to Bass Lake. **Also as part of your membership, please consider con-tributing to the Healthy Lake Fund. This contribution is also tax deductible and is used for a variety of Healthy Lake Initiatives.

Association Registrations & Renewals Renewed membership in Wright County COLA Renewed Federal IRS 501 (c) registration for 2014 at beginning of year Retained tax exempt status for Bass Lake Assn Retained tax exempt status for dues and contributions to the organization Renewed Minnesota registration with MN Secretary of State's office at beginning of year All required registrations or renewals are in place for calendar year 2014

Boat Landing Monitor Program (update from last year's project) Lake Monitor in place from weekend of July 6 – Sept 15. Contracted with Anchor Dock & Lift Weekend days only Just over 60 boat launches were monitored No major violations noted with regard to drain plugs, live wells, weeds on props or trailers 22 boat owners had been on lakes with known invasive species (zebra mussels, Eurasian mil foil, purple leaf strife, Asian carp, etc.) Only 4 of the 22 boat owners had power washed their boats and trailers

Boat Landing Monitor (cont.) Results of last year's program were disappointing Missed opportunity to provide training to boaters visiting the lake due to poorly trained monitor Data reporting was hand written, and detailed information missing from many reports Data was not submitted to the DNR Benefits of the program did not outweigh the costs In spite of this, the DNR maintains that monies spent on prevention is far less than the cost of reparation

Invasive Specie Update Muskrat population Remains under control for now 35 Muskrats trapped last Spring and Fall No additional trapping warranted this Spring Will monitor population to see if further trapping is needed this fall Lake residents encouraged to note where runs are located to facilitate trapping this Fall. Send info to Connie Crane (Healthy Lakes Chair)

Invasive Species Update Cont. Curlyleaf Pondweed Board Decision made last fall to treat the Curlyleaf this Spring Permit applied for and approved by the DNR to treat a maximum of 13.8 littoral acres Application for Grant Money Submitted in February 2014. DNR awarded Bass Lake Assn $1,440 grant to help off-set treatment costs Delineation Survey completed by Freshwater Scientific on May 16th. Point Intercept Survey to be done in August Lake Restorations Services, LLC applied Endothal to Zones 2- 6 on May 22 Total Cost of Survey & Treatment was $6,500

Delineation Survey Results

Surveyed Locations

CLP Rake Density Rating 1 = 1 to 2 stems 2 = 3 to 5 3 = 6 to 10 4 = 10 +

Curlyleaf Pondweed Rake Density Rating (0-4)

Social Activity Schedules Annual Summer Picnic – Saturday, Aug 9th at Camp Friendship Social Gatherings at Hitching Post Dates: June 28, July 26, August 23 Membership Recommendations Locations Food Raffle Silent Auction Other fund raising activities

Membership Concerns Muskrat nuisance Slow wake near shore during high water season Boating safety concerns (children on front of pontoons while underway) Boating safety in general Carp entry into the lake Fishing the channel during spawning season Need to check DNR reg's on this

Election of Board Members By-laws recommend a total of 9 Board Members 4 Board Members terms are expiring at year end Current volunteers Jim Dvorak Craig Laing New Volunteers needed to replace Bob Strom – end of term, not renewing Tom Huffman – end of term, not renewing Election of Board President Nominations to be determined by the Association Membership

Questions and/or Recommendations for the Board Membership suggestions: stocking the lake with walleye annual picnic on Bass Lake