1. Lower Nemahbin Lake Association 2017 Annual Meeting WELCOME
August 14, 2017

2. LNLA Annual Meeting 2017 Agenda
6:30 PM - Registration/pay dues
7:00 PM - Guest Speaker – Bradley Steckart
7:45 PM - Annual Members Meeting
8:30 PM - Social Time

3. LNLA Annual Meeting 2017 Guest Speaker
Bradley Steckart Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator Washington and Waukesha Counties

4. Lower Nemahbin Lake Association Annual Meeting
August 14, 2017

5. LNLA Annual Meeting 2017 Agenda
7:45 PM - Annual Members Meeting
President’s report
Board of Directors elections, 5 positions
Adopt 2018 budget
Approve Bylaw change
Committee reports
Old & new business
EWM (Milfoil) control efforts
Water quality
Volunteer opportunities
Member comments
8:30 PM - Social Time

6. LNLA Annual Meeting 2017 President’s Report
LNLA accomplishments in last year:
Continued increase in membership (66)
Milfoil efforts – fund raising, education, mapping, treatment, follow-up assessments
Spring social event, July 4th activities
First membership directory
LNLA participated at Village on Tolson development
Interactions with area lakes, DNR, others

7. LNLA Annual Meeting 2017 President’s Report (continued)
Near and long-term goals
Continue to increase membership
Control Eurasian Water Milfoil
Start a “Clean Boats – Clean Waters” program to reduce the spread of invasive species
Detect and respond to the introduction of new AIS
Expand water quality monitoring
Provide additional social opportunities

8. LNLA Annual Meeting 2017 Board of Director’s Election
The LNLA Board has 8 Directors, 4 of which are also Officers, each serves a two year term. The 4 Directors whose terms expire now are:
Chris Bering, Vice President
Matt Katz, Treasurer
Dan Jens, Director
Charlotte Voigt, Director
Plus, replacement for Nancy Cummens, remainder of term (8/2018)
Anne Wall, Director

9. LNLA Annual Meeting 2017 2018 Budget Adoption
Overall guiding principle:
Don’t spend money we do not have.
 Expenses and Revenues:
Assume the pattern of revenues and expenses remains unchanged for the rest of 2017 and 2018.
 Recommendations:
Spending - Plan spending on programs only with money raised in the past, not based on hoped for future revenue.
Dues – increase to $40 per year from current (original) level of $35 per year.
Reserves – maintain a modest reserve in the general fund and milfoil fund for unexpected needs.
Proposed Revenue $ 6125
Expenses $ 3726

10. LNLA Annual Meeting 2017 2018 Budget Adoption

11. LNLA Annual Meeting 2017 Bylaw Change
The Board of Directors recommend Member approval of one change to the LNLA Bylaws that would remove the specific level of dues:
Current wording is: Article III, Section 2: DUES. “Dues shall be $35 paid on a yearly basis and reviewed at each Annual Meeting”.
Strike the term “$35” from Article III, Section 2: DUES, such that it reads: “Dues shall be paid on a yearly basis and reviewed at each Annual Meeting”.

12. LNLA Annual Meeting 2017 Milfoil Control Efforts
Eurasian Water Milfoil (EWM)
Effort started in 2015
Education, mapping, hand removal, divers, fund raising
Efforts in 2016 and 2017 to date
Obtained DNR approval and hired a contractor to treat the worst dense areas of EWM. Treated about 3 acres each year.
Assessing success of treatment, looks promising. Will review and make decision this fall on future treatments.
Possible Future Efforts –
Joint work with Upper Nemahbin on adjoining sections of lakes.
AIS monitoring by volunteers, looking for new threats.
Start a “Clean Boats – Clean Waters” program here to reduce the spread of EWM and other aquatic invasive species.

13. LNLA Annual Meeting 2017 Water Quality
Volunteers have been taking regular measurements of water clarity and lake level.
Would like to start water sampling for several key parameters to better assess and track the health of the lake. To include phosphorous, chlorophyll, dissolved oxygen, and suspended solids.
Will seek DNR grant to cover costs of training and supplies, part of Citizen Lake Monitoring Network.

14. LNLA Annual Meeting 2017 Water Quality Lower Nemahbin – Trophic State Index Average summer (July-August) values for Secchi, by year. (From DNR Citizen Lake Monitoring Report)

15. LNLA Annual Meeting 2017 Water Quality Upper Nemahbin – Trophic State Index Average summer (July-August) values for Secchi, Chlorophyll A and Total Phosphorus by year. (From DNR Citizen Lake Monitoring Report)

16. LNLA Annual Meeting 2017

17. LNLA Annual Meeting 2017 Website Update
Update from Dan Jens, Chair – Website Committee

18. LNLA Annual Meeting 2017 Volunteer Opportunities
Milfoil Efforts
AIS Monitoring
Water Quality
Social Events
History of the Lake
Outreach
Communications (web page, Facebook, etc)
Membership Directory
Board of Directors

19. LNLA Annual Meeting 2017 Member Comments
Your turn.

20. End of Meeting, social time!
LNLA Annual Meeting 2017
End of Meeting, social time!