LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AGENDA 7:00 PM, Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Wayzata City Hall 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 4. CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENTS, Vice Chair Green Administer Oath of Office to David Lang- New LMCD Board Member (Minnetrista) 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- 10/8/14 LMCD Regular Board Meeting 6. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA A) Audit of vouchers (9/25/14 and 10/16/14 - 10/31/14) B) September financial summary and balance sheet C) Draft letter to be forwarded to LMCD Member Cities regarding Board appointments for 2015 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS- Persons in attendance, subjects not on the agenda (limited to 5 minutes) 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS- None 9. OTHER BUSINESS A) 2014 Final Eurasian Watermilfoil (EWM) Harvesting Program Report B) 2014 Lake Minnetonka Shoreline Boat Storage Count Report 10. UPDATE FROM STANDING LMCD COMMITEES 11. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT 12. ADJOURNMENT ITEM 6B LMCD MONTHLY CASH FLOW CHART SEPTEMBER, 2014 Administration 2014 General Revenue/Expense $80,000 $70,000 $60,000 $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $- Revenue (That Month Only) Expense (That Month Only) 2014 General Ending Cash $350,000 $300,000 $250,000 $200,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 $- General ending cash Budget (16% of 2014 Annual Admin. Expenses) ITffiM 6C LAKT KIi NJ h"$ TTON KA CONSERVATION DISTRICT 5341 MAYWOOI) FiOAD, SUITE 2OO " MOUND, MINNESOTA 55364 " TELEPHONE 952/745-0789 . FAX 9521745-9085 Gnegory S" ilJlybeck, EXECUTIVE DIREC1-OR October 24,2014 TO: LMCD Member Cities FROM: Greg Nybeck, Executive Director SUBJECT: Appointment of 2015 Board Members It is approaching the time of the year when terms for some members of the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD) Board of Directors will expire. Terms on the LMCD Board run from February 1't through January 3l't of the following year. The state enabling J-MCD legislation calls for Board members to be appointed by their respective member city for a three-year term. There is no applicable term limits for Board members. Because the application of the LMCD ordinances are inherently unique and it takes some period of time for new Board members to come up to speed, it would be difficult and undesirable to have all terms expire at the same time, possibly ending up with a completely, or mostly, new Board. The LMCD has, therefore, requested the 14 cities to stagger the terms by appointing five members the lhrst year, five the second year, and four the third year (5-5-4). We realize that some of the cities prefer to make all their appointments yearly: however. this is not consistent with the LMCD enabling act. The cities do have the ability to recall their member anytime and appoint another for the remainder of a 3-year term if the need arises. Below is a list of the cunent Board members; under which the year in January their term expires: 201s Dan Baasen-Wayzata Jay Green - Mound David Gross - Deephaven Ann Hoelscher Victoria Gary Hughes --Spring Park Anne Hunt- Minnetrista Andrew McDermott - Orono Fred Meyer- Woodland Jeff Monis- Excelsior Gregg Thomas- Tonka Bay 2016 Dennis Klohs- Minnetonka Beach Sue Shuff- Minnetonka 2017 Rob Roy- Greenwood Deborah Zorn- Shorewood In order to achieve the goal of staggering Board member appointments to the fullest extent possible, the LMCD requests the following cities appoint Board members for the terms noted. All terms will begin in X'ebruary, 2015: Deephaven Excelsior Minnetrista 1 Year 3 Years 1 Year Web Page Address: http://www Inrcd org i(l')i, 'r)iri i rofsltftet Waste " E-mail Address: [email protected] To protect and preserve Lake Minnetonka. LMCD Member Cities October 24,2014 Page2 Mound Orono Spring Park Tonka Bay Victoria Wayzata Woodland 3 Years I Year 3 Years 3 Years 2 Years 3 Years 1 Year No action needs to be taken by the Cities of Greenwood, Shorewood. Please advise our offrce if for some reason your records a spreadsheet that summarizes each Board member,s Beach, and lso, enclosed is September information is intended for review bv vour citv Your prompt attention and cooperation in processing this is appreciated. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING ATTENDANCE RECORD OCTOBER 9, 2013 TO SEPTEMBER 24,2014 NUMBER MEMBER CITY BOARD MEMBER TOTAL MEETINGS MEETINGS AT'TENDED RATE OF ATTENDANCE Deephaven David Gross (1019113-1019/13) & (419114-9124114\ Kent Carlson (1113113 - 3126114\ 12 7 15 o 80% 78% Excelsior Jeff Morris (Ol9l13 - 9124114\ zc 25 100% Greenwood Rob Rov (019113 - 9124114\ 19 25 76% Minnetonka Sue Shuff n0l9l13 - 9124114\ 23 25 92o/o Minnetonka Beach Dennis Klohs (10/9/13 - 9124114\ 23 25 92% Minnetrista Anne Hunt (019113 - 9124114\ 15 25 600h Mound JaV Green (1019113 2a 25 IOOYo Crono Andrew McDermott (019113 - 9124114\ 24 25 960ft Mark Sylvester (10/9/13 - 2112114\ Julie Moore Ql26h4 - 2126114\ Deborah Zorn Bl12l14 - 9124114\ 7 2go/< Shorewood 1 1 1O0o/( 13 17 76%c Sprinq Park 3ary Huqhes n0l9l13 - 9124/14\ 25 25 100o/c Douq Babcock (019113 - 4123114\ Jeff Clapp (5114114 - 9120114 Greqq Thomas (9124114 - 9124114\ 14 79o/c Tonka Bay - 9124114\ Victoria Ann Hoelscher (1019113 - 9124114\ Wavzata Dan Baasen Woodland nu9l13 - 9124114\ Fred Mever (Ol9l13 - 1122114\ Ul23h4 - 9124114\ James Doak (2112/14 - 419114\ 1 10 70% 1 I 100% 18 25 72o/o 22 25 88% '13 18 7 100% 7 72o/a ! 6 o d @ :< >o ad' o € l\ t\ o+Z= \t V m o ilg o n .-r|s\qt "W ri' rf f'-B [ ' ! wE a=' +' Af \ \\ Fg // xB os /) \5? *- >t .r; 33 \o / / E \\\ \\ -C itE T\ H ,n + qE: Fi' tt ,F Fr <: e))" F6 @x )NR=/r< \o {3 Fs l) il f\ } - l- l- o6 =g g< rn= ?J .-) iF o E'v - E DO tD F|. tD $r=.o -)- - o 3? 1q @ <q) $ (Do =N -F o 35 =r :a EE> <<Y I -=h ;tD q - 9f !! o o =' * -l J GI ! o GI .t b-+ @ 3 -q< a 9) A y; 6 ITEM 9B 2014 LAKE MINNETONKA SHORELINE BOAT STORAGE COUNT 2014 Shoreline Boat Storage Count Page 3 The following percentages highlight the change in multiple dock licensed watercraft storage from the 2012 boating season (see “Conclusions/Trends” for further evaluation): Runabout 5% Cruiser -2% Sailboat -1% Pontoon 22% Houseboat 233% Charter Fishing PWC Aircraft Misc. -25% -2% -24% 0% 5% The City of Mound has communicated to LMCD staff that there were 514 watercraft stored within the Mound Commons Docking Program in 2014. The bays that the watercraft were located within are highlighted by an (*) in Appendix B and C. Further breakdown of the 514 watercraft are detailed below: Priest Bay Cooks Bay West Upper Lake Phelps Bay Black Lake 32 59 4 119 59 Emerald Lake Seton Lake Harrisons Bay Jennings Bay West Arm 1 34 149 53 4 The various watercraft stored for the Lost Lake Villas are included in the multiple dock count and outlined within the individual watercraft categories as that site has a separate multiple dock license that is managed by LMCD staff. Docks With Three or More Watercraft and Empty Slips: The LMCD initiated the documentation of docks with three or more watercraft and empty slips in 1999. Appendix D highlights the number of sites that stored three or more restricted watercraft, as well as those maintaining empty slips for the 2014 boating season: three watercraft (355), four or more watercraft (137), and empty slips (1,099). This compares to the 2012 statistics of 407 (-13% decrease); 218 (-37% decrease); and 891 (23% increase), respectively. Further comparison of the below statistics are offered under “Conclusions/Trends.” Year 2014 * 2012 2010 2008 2006 * 2004 * 2002 * 2000 1999 * Average 3 Boats 355 407 360 332 376 398 401 355 279 363 * High Water Declared 4 Boats Empty Slips 137 1099 218 891 207 773 188 1102 269 490 242 602 238 476 186 254 168 409 206 677 2014 Shoreline Boat Storage Count Page 4 Historical Multiple and Riparian Shoreline Storage: Appendix E highlights historical multiple dock and riparian shoreline counts conducted by the LMCD from 1971 to 2014. CONCLUSIONS/TRENDS The 2014 boating season offered an unusual year in performing this inventory based on the additional minimum wake restrictions. Staff initiated the inventory of watercraft seven days later than usual to accommodate for adjustments in watercraft storage and dock structures that were taking place around the Lake. Based on the data collected from the 2014 Lake Minnetonka Shoreline Storage Count, the following conclusions and trends are offered: 1. The following highlights the percentage change in watercraft storage from 2012 for both the riparian and multiple dock storage counts (as compared to the individual counts provided above). Runabout Cruiser Sailboat Pontoon Houseboat • 2% -7% 0% 8% 8% Charter Fishing PWC Aircraft Misc. -25% 13% -28% 67% -12% Watercraft storage decreased by 517 (10,691 in 2012 to 10,174 in 2014). Based on the inability to operate above minimum wake, staff believed the reduction in cruisers and personal watercraft (PWC) made sense, as well as the increase in pontoons and fishing boats. 2014 Shoreline Boat Storage Count Page 5 • Although the houseboat, charter and aircraft make up less than 1% of the total watercraft stored, the percentages for houseboats and aircraft are higher due to their slight increase (11 and 2, respectively). The five aircraft documented were from riparian sites only. • In 2012, staff reported a large increase in miscellaneous watercraft, which was a result of the smaller sail boats being interpreted as a miscellaneous watercraft vs. sail boat (as typically documented). In 2014, staff returned back to the consistent way of counting that watercraft under the sailboat category. To this end, the 2014 miscellaneous watercraft count of 1,481 should more be compared with the 2010 count of 781 (a 90% increase) based on the recent popularity of paddle board use. Although miscellaneous watercraft, i.e., canoes, paddleboats, etc., are typically stored on shore and may, at times, be over 16 feet in length, staff counts them as an active miscellaneous watercraft regularly used on the Lake. This year offered many bright colored paddle boards (at times six to a dock), in which staff believed this contributed to a more normal increase in miscellaneous watercraft vs. a comparison to the 2012 data. 2. The current methodology has been consistently utilized since 1998 (i.e., use of a flyover survey in 1996, etc.). Taking those past years into consideration (19982014), the current total storage count of 10,174 is 4% higher than the ten year storage count average of 9,777. Statistics to this comparison is offered below: Year 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 1999 1998 Runabout/Cruiser 5611 5725 5369 5816 5982 5634 5977 5964 5380 5186 Average 5664 • Sailboat Pontoon Houseboat 627 674 25 627 625 14 674 558 13 693 521 12 629 574 20 655 557 17 728 560 24 773 490 25 719 477 31 720 461 32 685 550 21 Charter 15 20 21 22 17 15 30 29 26 20 Fishing 811 717 746 768 995 986 1007 764 785 732 22 831 PWC Aircraft 925 5 1284 3 1064 4 1062 2 1277 0 1015 1 1086 8 811 4 639 2 644 4 981 3 Misc. 1481 1675 781 1337 784 854 1089 659 738 809 Total 10174 10690 9230 10233 10278 9734 10509 9519 8797 8608 1021 9777 As of 2012, staff has been documenting the number of PWC within each bay, as well as the number of sites storing such watercraft and whether a site with three or four watercraft maintained one, two, or three PWCs. Of the 925 PWCs documented within the above chart, 862 were stored throughout 579 riparian sites (acknowledging 54 of those were categorized by the City of Mound within their Commons Docking Program). Additionally, of those sites that maintained three or four watercraft, 111 sites stored one PWC, 184 stored two PWCs, and 13 sites stored three plus PWC. 3. There was no significant change for sites storing three and four or more watercraft at a site. However, in reviewing the chart on page 3, you will note the consistency in figures between 2014 and 2008; specifically the number of empty slips. The 1,099 empty slips could well be attributed to the high water levels. Although high water
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