Goguac Lake Board

Goguac Lake Board Meeting Public Works Complex 150 S. Kendall Street Room 204 Battle Creek, Michigan, 49037 Thursday, January 10, 2013 4:00PM Present: John Avery, Jeffrey Domenico, Gerardyne Drozdowski, Kathy Sue Dunn Absent: Christine Kosmowski Others: Nelson Karre, Tony Groves, Ken Kohs, Steve Hudson (City Assessor) Call to Order: 4:10 PM Approval of Minutes: Dunn moved to approve the public hearing minutes regarding a special assessment project from October 11, 2012 as presented. Supported by Drozdowski. All yes. Motion carried. Minutes: Karre described special assessment project process. Another public hearing needs to take place for review of the special assessment roll. This is the public’s opportunity to comment on the roll. The Board members were encouraged to attend so that a Special Board Meeting can be held after the hearing. A quorum would be necessary to hold that meeting. The follow up meeting would allow for the roll to be confirmed. A motion was made by Dunn and supported by Drozdowski to hold a public hearing on February 21, 2013 in the City Commission Chambers at 5:00 PM regarding the special assessment roll. All yes. Motion carried. Groves went over the aquatic plant control project for the summer of 2013. It is not expected that there will be too many weeds because of the treatment of the Lake with Spectrum in 2012. No plant harvesting will be done because of the mess it has made along the shore in the past. The contractor that does the plant control was authorized to submit for a permit with the Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality to perform the work in Goguac Lake. It was discussed and decided that since the Board held this January 2013 meeting that it would not meet in March 2013 as usual. The meeting schedule for the rest of 2013 was set for June 6, September 5 and December 5 at 4:00 PM in Conference Room 204 in the Battle Creek Public Works Complex, 150 S. Kendall St.. A motion was made by Dunn and seconded by Drozdowski for this purpose. All yes. Motion carried. Kohs asked what to do if there was a significant weed problem along the shore of the Lake prior to the June 2013 meeting. He suggested that Gardner Brothers, who has been removing weeds for the past few years, be retained to perform a weed pickup. The Board agreed. Avery made a motion to approve the Public Hearing of the Special Assessment Roll be held on November 12, 2012, at 5 PM, in the DPW Building, Room 204. Support by Drozdowski. All yes. Motion carried. Public Comment: None Board Member Comments: None Adjourn: 5:00 PM