Lake Pocotopaug Commission
Regular Meeting
June 21, 2007
Eaton E. Smith Meeting Room - Town Hall
Minutes
1. Call to Order & Roll Call
Chairman Hart called the Lake Pocotopaug Commission to order at 7 PM.
Members Present: Chairman Bob Hart, Vice Chairman John Ciriello, Irene Curtis, Jack Solomon, Jim Smith, and Tom Wells.
Others Present: Recording Secretary Kamey Ahrens.
Motion by John Ciriello requested adding the discussion on meeting locations to the agenda. This Motion was seconded by Irene Curtis. Vote passed 6-0-0. Item was added to New Business 10F for discussion of alternate meeting locations.
2. Approvals of Minutes, May 17, 2007: Motion by John Ciriello to approve the meeting minutes dated May 17, 2007. Motion was seconded by Jack Solomon. Vote passed 6-0-0. 3. Public Remarks: None
4. Presentation – Bob Drewry, Superintendent of Public Works- Mr. Drewry was unable to attend the meeting tonight. The commission will reschedule.
5. Administrative Business & Communications:
The commission discussed the 2007 New England Lake Conference that members attended. There was material that was gathered and shared.
Chairman Hart received a letter from Mr. Larry Visco regarding an article on barley straw to restore lakes and ponds.
Chairman Hart shared the 2006 monitoring report received from ENSR.
The commission discussed upcoming events. John Ciriello will be in attendance at the New Hampshire Lake Conference and will report back.
Chairman Hart reminded commissioners that officers will be elected at the July meeting as required in the LPC By-Laws.
6. Commission Meeting Liaison Reports
A. IWWA Meeting – T. Wells reported on the applications that were discussed related to the Lake Commission. Minutes are on file for the IWWA in the Town Clerks Office.
B. P&Z Commission Meeting – 1st Wednesday T. Wells reported on the applications that were discussed related to the Lake Commission. Minutes are on file for the P&Z in the Town Clerks Office.
C. Water & Sewer Commission – 1st Tuesday Jack Solomon stated there was no issue that pertained to LPC discussion at this meeting.
D. Town Council Meetings – 2nd & 4th Tuesday, J. Ciriello reported at the previous meetings. Minutes are on file for the Town Council meetings in the Town Clerk’s Office.
E. Park & Recreation Advisory Board – 1st Tuesday John Ciriello stated there was no issue that pertained to LPC discussed at this meeting.
F. Friends of Lake Pocotopaug – Jack Solomon reported on the previous meeting.
G. Other
7. Committee Reports
A. Education Committee – Ciriello John Ciriello reported on the surveys that have been inputted. The next steps are putting the results onto a spreadsheet for further viewing. The commission is looking for final results for the next regular scheduled meeting.
Motion by Chairman Hart to have the education committee organize an educational conference / workshop on watershed development impact on future lake health with lake and development experts participating to educate town building department and land use board members that are involved in watershed development decisions and practices. Motion was seconded by John Ciriello. The commission discussed who would be invited and how the LPC could go about getting these individuals present at the workshop. The education committee would gather the information and some dates for the workshop to take place. Further discussion will take place at the next meeting. Vote passes 6-0-0
B. Monitoring Committee – Solomon Jack Solomon reported on the ultra sound units that have been placed throughout the lake. There was a handout provided with the measurement results to date.
There was discussion on the ENSR contract and the direction the LPC would like to take with the proposal. Members of the commission requested a copy of the ENSR contract for further review.
The commission discussed the monitoring that is schedule to begin on Christopher Brook. After a detailed discussion the LPC agreed to change the monitoring from Christopher Pond to Hales Brook. The change is to take effect immediately and the monitoring committee will report back.
Jack Solomon agreed to arrange for the town staff to send Skyline Development phosphorus data to the LPC; he will arrange for coliform count results to be sent from the Health Dept. to the LPC; he will arrange to have Columbia Labs send water sample analysis results to the LPC, c/o Jack Solomon.
8. Reading Assignment -
A. Review of April 19th Reading Assignment – “Lake Pocotopaug Lake and Watershed Restoration Evaluation”, ENSR International, May 2002, Doc. No. 08734-470 (posted on LPC website ref. page) to Section 7, page 70 to Section 13, page 129.
B. May 17th Reading Assignment – “Lake Pocotopaug 2002 In-Lake and Water Sampling and Algal Assay Results”, ENSR International, March 2003, Doc No. 8734-756-001”1, (posted on LPC website ref. page. Chairman Hart asked the commission members to read this assignment and will be discussed at the next regular scheduled meeting.
9. Unfinished Business:
A. Proposed No-Phosphorous Fertilizer Ordinance. This item continues to be reviewed by the IWWA.
B. In Lake Solution Trial Test Programs - Members of the commission expressed their concern for the amount of ultra sound units that have been purchased and the previous motion that was made regarding this discussion. Jack will bring the concerns to the Friends of Lake Pocotopaug for further discussion and discuss with Chairman Hart attending a meeting for further discussion of the concerns. Hart will look into SolarBee trial testing at St. Albans Bay, Lake Champlain.
C. ECS Proposal - The commission discussed the proposal the LPC has received considering analysis. John Ciriello thought having the second opinion of Bob Kortmann would be a value to the lake. The commission agreed to give further thought to this item, Chairman Hart will discuss with Chuck Lee, and the LPC will revisit in October.
D. Phoslock® (bentonite) In-Lake Treatment- Jim Smith will research the Phoslock® treatment method in place of alum and report back to the LPC members.
E. Remediation at South Wangonk Trail- Irene Curtis reported her concerns of the maintenance of the beach. The town has cleaned out the pipe recently which should help with the beach problem.
10. New Business:
A. Hale Brook and Christopher Pond dredging - Chairman Hart spoke to Alan Bergren on these issues and he is going to look into having them dredged.
B. Invasive Weed Prevention Program - Chairman Hart discussed creating a program to monitor and inspect to educate the public. A motion was made by Bob Hart, seconded by Jack Solomon for the LPC to create a program to monitor and prevent exotic weeds from getting into Lake Pocotopaug. Vote passed 6-0-0.
C. Fish Stocking Program - Chairman Hart received an email from Alan Bergren regarding the fish stocking program. Chairman Hart asked for Mr. Bergren to hold off on ordering the fish until we have had additional time to research. The LPC decided to ask John Jordan to research stocking with pickerel in place of walleye and follow up with the commission.
D. Lake & Watershed Regulations - John Ciriello provided the commission with hand outs for review and this item will be added to the next agenda for discussion.
E. Doggie Pot - John Ciriello reported on the possibilities of adding Doggie-Pot bag disposals in the Sears Park location. After discussion the commission did not feel this was a responsibility of the LPC.
F. Locations of the LPC Meetings - John Ciriello suggested changing some of the LPC meeting locations to Sears Park. The commission discussed and because of scheduling the times and locations in advance they would not be able to make this change this year, however will revisit when scheduling meetings for next. This is an option for special workshops and the LPC will visit this when able.
11. Public Remarks - None
12. Adjournment
A motion was made by Jack Solomon, seconded by Jim Smith to adjourn at 11:47 p.m. Vote passed 6-0-0.
Respectfully Submitted, Kamey Ahrens Recording Secretary
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