Barnes Lake Management District

BARNES LAKE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, March 09, 2022 6:00 PM 1. Call to Order 2. 6 PM – Introductions and Agenda Review Committee Members: Gary Bodeutsch (Chair), Linnea Madison (Co-Chair), Lalani Shelton, Dana Day, Tom Sparks, Kathy Peterson, Jody Keys, Rusty Weaver, Dave Kangiser (Water Resources Specialist), Dan Smith (Water Resources and Sustainability Director). Member Judith Loft was excused. Guest: Tom Oliva 3. Approval of Minute a. February 16, 2022 Steering Committee Meeting Member Peterson proposed the following edits:  include the March 2nd Listening Session to list of meeting dates  include information on maintaining lake levels for Listening Session topics  typo in 6.c - Lake Levels: Include “Water” to sentence discussing water temperature graph data. Member Sparks proposed the following edits:  Typo in 7.d.i - Listening Session Question Brainstorming: “Treatment” typo. Member Peterson motioned to accept the February 16, 2022 meeting minutes as amended. Vice-Chair Madison seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. 4. Public Comment LMD Member Tom Oliva offered public comment: The steering Committee should think about “public comment” as “rate payer comment.” Outreach is falling short of goal. An email that goes out to the listserv would help with a link to the packet to increase participation. An email the day of the meeting would help. 1 March 9, 2022 Barnes Lake Management District Steering Committee Meeting Minutes  Director Smith responded that communications staff time is limited for BLMD involvement. An email with LMD Steering Committee meeting information was emailed on 3/3/2022 for the 3/9/2022 meeting. A multi-year work plan would be helpful to understand rate increase rationale. Director Smith responded that work plan doesn’t change from year to year except the fluridone treatment every 4 years. The Integrated Aquatic Vegetation Management Plan (IAVMP) is on 5 and 10 year cycles. The Steering Committee should consider talking about the rate increase and LMD in general from another view point; the whole multi-year program is a $600,000 program. LMD Members have already invested $300,000 to restore the lake. 5. Member Comment Chair Bodeutsch has a 40’ long floating dock that is deteriorated and would like to remove it. Member Weaver has observed weird looking ducks that he has not seen before. The beak has a white stripe. Member Sparks says they might be widgeon. Conversations continued about waterfowl that are being seen. Chair Bodeutsch has a link for Cornell University bird identification tool that he could make available. 6. Lake Management a. NWAES Update (Dorling) Consultant Doling was not available for an update. b. Lake Levels (Kangiser) There were no updates from the previous meeting. Specialist Kangiser will try to email the video link of the flooding event from January. Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring will start in May. Specialist Kangiser will contact samplers Sparks, Peterson, and Bodeutsch to schedule first sampling event. 7. General Business a. 2022 Work Plan (Smith) Director Smith reviewed the Work Plan. b. 2022 Budget (Smith) Director Smith reviewed the Budget. The Budget will be presented to Public Works Committee on March 17, 2022. 2 March 9, 2022 Barnes Lake Management District Steering Committee Meeting Minutes  Director Smith updated the schedule to include updates of Roles of Rates and Charges. Comments about rate increases can only be done in writing. Member Peterson would like to submit a letter of support for the rate increase. Member Sparks was wondering if commenters would need to identify themselves as a rate payer. Director Smith replied that they would not need to but council would take that into consideration. In order for comments or objections to be considered, they need to be in writing or they cannot be considered by the Public Works Committee. There will be one public hearing before a rate increase is accepted by Council. May 3 is target date for adoption. Resolution R2005-013, Roll of Rates and Charges from 2005 was shared. A new document of Roll of Rates and Charges will be created after the rate increase has been adopted. The Barnes Lake Assessment Increase Matrix was shared. Member Sparks would like to include clarification that these are annual assessments, not monthly. Member Peterson motioned to move forward with the assessment increase. Member Weaver seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. c. Listening Session Debrief (Steering Committee) Comments from the listening session were shared. The general feeling among the Steering Committee is that the Listening Session went very well. Presentations from the listening session are posted to the website: https://www.ci.tumwater.wa.us/departments/water-resources- sustainability/water-resources/stormwater/barnes-lake-management- district/2022-blmd-proposed-fee-increase 8. Adjourn 7:01 2022 Steering Committee Meeting Dates January 12 February 16 March 2 (Listening Session) March 17 (PW March 9 Committee) TBD (Council) May 11 June 8 September 14 November 9 3 March 9, 2022 Barnes Lake Management District Steering Committee Meeting Minutes  Barnes Lake Management District – 2022 Work Plan For more information, visit: www.ci.tumwater.wa.us/BLMD.htm The following tasks are outlined by month. Unforeseen circumstances may delay completion milestones. January / February 1. Review 2021 Treatment Summary Report and update IAVMP and work plan as needed 2. Submit 2022 Annual Work Plan & Operating Budget for Council review and approval 3. Prepare, review and distribute Member Outreach materials to be distributed in March 4. Update and execute vegetation treatment contract for Northwest Aquatic Eco-Systems 5. Review SOP for volunteer monitoring program March / April 1. Host listening session for LMD membership to discuss proposed fee increase 2. Distribute outreach materials to LMD members relating to 2022 work plan, budget, schedule, and 2021 Treatment Summary Report. 3. Update/acquire supplies for water quality monitoring program 4. Complete training of volunteers for summer water quality monitoring program 5. Begin “Private Lake Treatment” opportunity outreach efforts 6. Conduct City Council reviews of proposed assessment increase. 7. Submit revised roll of rates and charges to Tumwater Finance Department, as needed 8. Communicate updates to finance for distribution of revised assessment letters. May / June 1. Conduct chemical treatment(s) on lake if possible (dependent on growth & water levels) 2. Contractor to provide floating mats to volunteer property owners for removal, as available. 3. Conduct aerial photo assessment of lake, as conditions permit 4. Review Steering Committee Appointments; announce vacancies as needed 5. Conduct May round of water quality monitoring 6. Conduct June round of water quality monitoring 7. Steering Committee’s Annual Lake “Walk About” July / August 1. Conduct shoreline treatment(s) on lake if possible (dependent on growth & water levels) 2. Conduct chemical treatment(s) on lake if possible (dependent on growth & water levels) 3. Conduct July round of water quality monitoring 4. Conduct August round of water quality monitoring September / October 1. Conduct follow-up aerial photo assessment of lake, as conditions permit 2. Deliver “End-of-Season” update outreach materials for LMD Stakeholders via web and US Mail 3. Conduct September round of water quality monitoring 4. Conduct final round of water quality monitoring 5. Update water quality summary report with 2022 data 6. Review permit compliance needs and requirements for 2023 7. Review budgetary needs for 2023 November / December 1. Develop 2023 work plan based on 2022 activities, LMD needs and available budget 2. Develop draft Operational budget for 2023 3. Finalize meeting schedule for 2023 4. Annual election of Steering Committee officers – Chair, Vice-Chair, Recorder 4 March 9, 2022 Barnes Lake Management District Steering Committee Meeting Minutes  5 March 9, 2022 Barnes Lake Management District Steering Committee Meeting Minutes  Barnes Lake Management District Listening Session Comments Submitted by Brianna Feller, Communications Specialist TO DO:  Make all presentations and charts available on the website. (Tom Oliva)  Post zoom recoding to website. (Kathy Peterson) COMMENTS:  Maybe collect fees in increments? Once in fall, once in spring. (Tom Oliva)  Apply for grant funds. (Tom Oliva)  Why are phosphorous levels increasing? What are the long term side effects of this? (Troy Patience)  When is the fee being put into place? (Mark Pree)  Is there a plan to address the new, larger floating mats? (Tom Oliva)  Bring in a tractor during extreme low lake levels to remove some of the mats? (Tom Oliva)  Plus so many praises!! (Everyone in attendance) 6 March 9, 2022 Barnes Lake Management District Steering Committee Meeting Minutes