Lake Quality Commission
Regular MeetingMaple Grove, MN · May 18, 2022
Minutes
MAPLE GROVE
LAKE QUALITY
COMMISSION MINUTES
May 18, 2022
CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Lake Quality Commission (LQC) was held on May 18, 2022 in the
Mayor’s Conference at the Maple Grove Government Center, 12800 Arbor Lakes
Parkway, Maple Grove
Chair Fahrenbruch called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m.
Commissioners Present:
Becky Fahrenbruch – Chair - Eagle Lake
George Schneider – Rice Lake
Brennon O’Callaghan – Fish Lake
Nancy Bergstrand – Weaver Lake
Steve Lane – Cedar Island
Sharon Martin-Kotula – Edward Lake
Joe Ruegsegger – At Large
Commissioners Absent:
Ben Zaker – At Large
Others Present:
Derek Asche, City of Maple Grove
Diane Spector & Katie Kemmitt - Stantec
AREA REPORTS Becky Fahrenbruch, Eagle Lake – Docks continue to be installed and waterfowl are
back.
Rice Lake, George Schneider – Rice Lake Area Association held their annual meeting.
Water is about 12” higher than normal and there is no visible curlyleaf pondweed.
Fish Lake, Brennon O’Callaghan – Dock and lifts are being installed. The
lake temperature is approximately 68 degrees. The Fish Lake Area Residents
Association held their annual meeting.
Cedar Island, Steve Lane – The lake level is continuing to bounce back to
normal levels. Curlyleaf pondweed was treated on May 17, 2022.
Edward Lake, Sharon Martin-Kotula – Lake clean-up event was completed.
Weaver Lake, Nancy Bergstrand – Weaver Lake held their annual
association meeting. Concerns were raised over whitestem pondweed excessive
growth.
At Large, Joe Ruegsegger – Joe’s daughter continues her success on the water and
her picture was featured in Maple Grove Magazine.
APPROVAL OF Minutes of the April 20, 2022 LQC meeting were presented.
MINUTES
MOTION TO APPROVE made by Lane, second by Schneider. With all in favor the
motion was APPROVED.
SHINGLE CREEK Diane Spector and Katie Kemmitt of Stantec were in attendance to present to the
4TH GENERATION commission and update on the progress of the Shingle Creek Watershed 4th
PLAN AND TMDL Generation Plan and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) updates. The presentation
UPDATES included priority concerns for Cedar Island, Pike, and Eagle lakes including elevated
internal nutrient loading, invasive plant communities, and the presence of rough
fish. The presentation also included possible 10-year plan activities including
subwatershed assessments and invasive species management. In addition, a
review of approved TMDL’s and the sources pollution including the watershed
(MS4), atmospheric, internal, and residual was provided.
INFORMATIONAL A reminder that the Maple Grove Days LQC booth will need to be staffed by LQC.
ITEMS It was strongly recommended each member take one shift. A sign up sheet will be
provided soon. Steve Lane is able to transport supplies to the Maple Grove Days
booth. Asche is working on supplies for the booth including signage, prizes and
water. O’Callaghan will provide a tent canopy.
FUTURE June 15, 2022
MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 7:53 pm.
Agenda
Lake Quality Commission Agenda
May 18, 2022
The Lake Quality Commission (LQC) meeting will commence at 6:30 pm at the Maple Grove
Government Center, 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway, Maple Grove, MN, 55369.
ITEM ACTION REQUIRED
CALL TO ORDER Call to order by Chairperson Fahrenbruch at 6:30 p.m.
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Introductions Introduce commissioners and students; 5 minutes for public
comment
2. Area Reports
3. Approval of Minutes Approve minutes from the April 20, 2022 LQC meeting
4. Shingle Creek 4th Presentation from Shingle Creek/West Mississippi
Generation Plan and TMDL representatives.
Updates
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
FUTURE MEETINGS: June 15, 2022
ADJOURNMENT
MAPLE GROVE
LAKE QUALITY COMMISSION
DRAFT MINUTES
April 20, 2022
CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Lake Quality Commission (LQC) was held on April 20, 2022 in the
Engineering Conference at the Maple Grove Government Center, 12800 Arbor
Lakes Parkway, Maple Grove
Joe Ruegsegger called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Commissioners Present:
George Schneider – Rice Lake
Brennon O’Callaghan – Fish Lake
Nancy Bergstrand – Weaver Lake
Steve Lane – Cedar Island
Sharon Martin-Kotula – Edward Lake
Joe Ruegsegger – At Large
Commissioners Absent:
Ben Zaker – At Large
Becky Fahrenbruch – Chair - Eagle Lake
Others Present:
Derek Asche, City of Maple Grove
Martha West – Eagle Lake
Connor McComas – Blue Water Science
AREA REPORTS Rice Lake, George Schneider – Ice went out on April 10th. Some docks were damaged
and there has been a fish kill.
Eagle Lake, Martha West – Docks and lifts are going in and there has not been a fish
kill on Eagle this year.
Fish Lake, Brennon O’Callaghan – Golden Pond west of Fish Lake had ice out but re-
froze. Ice went out on April 13th and some lifts are going in.
Cedar Island, Steve Lane – Ice went out on April 8th. Water is low but no fish kill.
Edward Lake, Sharon Martin-Kotula – Ice went out ~April 8th. There are lots of
swans, geese, and ducks. The water is low but no fish kill.
Weaver Lake, Nancy Bergstrand – Ice went out on April 10th and there is already lots
of wildlife present.
At Large, Joe Ruegsegger – Fish Lake temp is 42 degrees and Joe has already been in
the water.
APPROVAL OF Minutes of the March 16, 2022 LQC meeting were presented.
MINUTES
MOTION TO APPROVE made by Lane, second by Schneider. With all in favor the
motion was APPROVED.
LAKE Connor McComas was present to discuss the 2021 lake monitoring program. In
MONITORING 2021, seven lakes were monitored in Maple Grove by Blue Water Science. Several
PROGRAM parameters are included in the monitoring including total phosphorus, chlorophyll
A, water clarity, and chloride. McComas noted that the general trends were
positive toward water quality improvements although salt may be an issue in the
Arbor Lakes area.
WATER OBSTICLE Asche presented water obstacle permit applications for slalom courses on Fish,
SLALOM COURSE Rice, and Cedar Lakes.
APPLICATIONS
MOTION TO APPROVE made by Martin-Kotula, second by Bergstrand. With all in
favor the motion was APPROVED.
INFORMATIONAL A reminder that the Maple Grove Days LQC booth will need to be staffed by LQC.
ITEMS It was strongly recommended each member take one shift. A sign up sheet will be
provided soon.
FUTURE May 18, 2022
MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 7:44 pm.
LAKE QUALITY COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
TO: Lake Quality Commission (LQC)
FROM: Derek Asche, Water Resources Engineer
DATE: May 9, 2022
SUBJECT: Shingle Creek/West Mississippi 4th Generation Plan Update #2
The Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watersheds are beginning the process of updating their
watershed plans. These plans are updated every 10 years and as a part of the public engagement
process, representative(s) from the watershed will be in attendance to explain the process and
take feed back from the LQC. This will be the second of two meetings with representatives from
the watersheds.
RECOMMENDATION: None.
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