Board Members Present: Dr. Bill Faber, Margaret Flolid, Gordy Schenian, Dan Surma, Tom Trutwin, Tony Prozinski, Pete Hanson, Darline Molde

The meeting was called to order at 6:05 P.M,. by President Bill Faber.

A motion was made by Margaret, seconded by Gordy, to approve the minutes as printed and posted on the web site. Motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report:

A motion was made by Gordy, seconded by Tony, to approve Treasurer Margaret’s printout of expenditures totaling $401.66 for the spring mailing to property owners. Motion carried.

Dan spent mega hours locating and removing a very large bog that had been floating around the south side of the lake for a few weeks. A permit was obtained from the DNR office for the removal and use of a mini-excavator. Property owners should manage small bogs; it was reported that Buck Simonet handled the removal of a small one on his shoreline.

The water level is down from early spring, but it is reportedly higher than the fall of 2004.

Tony reported that the 294 muskies that the DNR stocked in the lake in 2004 were down in numbers from previous stockings.

The Minnesota State Legislature passed a law last year that requires most lawn fertilizers used in Minnesota to be phosphorus-free as of January 1, 2005. When applied where it is not needed, it can move into the lake where it encourages the growth of weeds and algae. Any bag of fertilizer sold has a series of three numbers. The middle number indicates the phosphate content and should read “0”.

Darline reported that a total of 448 mailings were sent to property owners the first week in May.

Margaret stated that she had received 61 membership dues to date.

Tom has secured an official from the Professional Lake Management, a company that deals with exotic weed control, to do a presentation to our membership at the annual meeting. Dan will ask a DNR weed control official (Audrey Kuchinski or Steve Marod) to also speak to our membership.

Twelve dozen assorted donuts and rolls will be ordered for the coffee hour.

Letters, inviting state and local government officials to speak no longer than 5 minutes and/or to be available after the meeting for questions, will be sent. The recipients of letters will be the following: Senator Paul Koering, Rep. Greg Blaine, County Commissioner Tom Wenzel, Sheriff Michel Wetzel, Administrator Tim Houle, Assessor Glen Erickson, and Auditor Russ Nygren.

One ballot per membership unit will be issued for voting on all motions on the floor. A separate ballot will be issued to each membership unit for the purpose of voting for Board members.

A postcard will be sent to all property owners as a meeting reminder.

The Sheriff’s Department and the DNR denied the application for a permit to put no-wake buoys on the west end of the lake. They stated they would be willing to explain their actions to interested property owners.

Lake Alexander sweatshirts and T-shirts will be available for sale next week at the local restaurants and also at the annual meeting.

Tony will ask the DNR to send our Board copies of any permits that are issued for fishing tournaments on Lake Alexander.

Our association received a $500.00 check from the St. Cloud chapter of Muskie, Inc. for lake improvement use with no other stipulations. It will be deposited into our “bog fund”.

Wally was appointed as chairperson of the nominating committee. Pete and Tony were appointed as members of the committee. Darline, Gordy, and Tom’s terms on the Board expire this year; all three indicated a desire to be elected to another three-year term.

A motion was made by Pete, seconded by Gordy, to renew the liability insurance policy for one year, beginning August 1^st. The annual premium is $420.00. Motion carried.

Secchi Disc Monitors:

Buck Simonet, Dale Ness, and Tony Prozinski have been the ones to take the readings last year. They will be asked to continue their work for this year. The average clarity readings have been 14.5-15.

A motion was made by Pete, seconded by Tony, to adjourn . Meeting Adjourned at 8:00 P.M.

Respectfully submitted.

Darline Molde, Secretary