Barnes Lake Management District

BARNES LAKE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT MEETING MINUTES Online via Zoom Wednesday, May 11, 2022 6:00 PM 1. Call to Order 2. 6 PM – Introductions and Agenda Review Committee Members: Gary Bodeutsch (Chair), Linnea Madison (Vice-Chair), Lalani Shelton, Dana Day, Kathy Peterson, Jody Keys, Rusty Weaver, Judith Loft, Dave Kangiser (Water Resources Specialist), Dan Smith (Water Resources and Sustainability Director). Member Tom Sparks was excused. Guest: Tom Oliva 3. Approval of Minutes a. March 9, 2022 Steering Committee Meeting Member Peterson motioned to accept the March 9, 2022 meeting minutes as written. Member Day seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. 4. Public Comment LMD Member Tom Oliva offered public comment: “World Migratory Bird Day is the second weekend in May and is a day to focus on migratory bird routes and challenges birds face while migrating on their routes. Light pollution is the emphasis for 2022.” Member Oliva suggested that the background of charts in the meeting information be changed to clear for printing purposes. 5. Member Comment Vice-Chair Madison offered member comment: The beaver population is exploding. Beavers have been very active and affecting the floating islands by channeling between beaver lodges. A large chunk of the larger island broke free and floated away. 1 May 11, 2022 Barnes Lake Management District Steering Committee Meeting Minutes  Staff provided some educational material to the LMD Steering Committee to protect landscaping from beavers and nutria. Nutria are contributing to vegetation destruction by eating vegetation roots. The LMD nor the City has a permit to manage beavers on Barnes Lake. No formal request was made for managing beavers in Barnes Lake at this time. 6. Lake Management a. NWAES Update (Dorling) Notices for spraying have been sent. Anticipated dates for treatment are from May 25, 20022 – June 25, 2022. Residents can contact NWAES directly to coordinate private treatment. b. Lake Levels (Kangiser) Air and water temperatures have been cool this spring. Lake levels have remained high and the overflow device at the berm is still conveying water. c. Water Quality Monitoring (Kangiser) Specialist Kangiser discussed the elevated lab costs for water quality sampling this season. The estimated lab costs for the six month sampling season are about $2,000.00 for Total Nitrogen, Total Phosphorus and chlorophyll analyses. The LMD has a budget of about $500.00. Specialist Kangiser and Director Smith previously discussed an alternative sampling strategy that included a reduced number of samples for Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus and eliminating chlorophyll. This strategy would still produce useable data and reduce costs to about $600.00. Member Oliva would be willing to find funding for additional testing if needed. Director Smith suggested if there are specific questions that the LMD would like to answer through water quality testing, considerations could be made for additional testing. Thurston County uses the Trophic State Index (TSI) to evaluate lake health. TSI is a classification system designed to rate individual lakes based on the amount of biological productivity occurring in the water. Total Nitrogen, Total Phosphorus, chlorophyll and secchi disk measurement data is used in the TSI rating matrix. Specialist Kangiser will send out notification for future sampling events. 7. General Business a. 2022 Work Plan (Smith) Director Smith reviewed the work plan. Role of Rates and Charges on track for adoption June 7 and take effect June 8. 2 May 11, 2022 Barnes Lake Management District Steering Committee Meeting Minutes  b. 2022 Budget (Smith) Director Smith reported that there were no expenses and no budget update. c. Barnes Lake Assessment Fee Increase Update (Smith) Director Smith shared the presentation given to council on why rate increases are needed. The public comment period produced 10 letters of support and 1 notice of opposition. There was a discussion about the assessment appeal from Lake Terrace Dr. resident. The Steering Committee requested a copy of the opposition letter. The Steering Committee will need to form a response to the appeal. 8. Adjourn: 7:30 June 8 - Next Meeting agenda items:  Mayor Debbie Sullivan Introductions  Member Peterson asked if the meeting could be recorded  Regular business  Walk about date (September timeframe)  Form a response for the request to appeal assessment as “lake front property” to “property with view.” 2022 Steering Committee Meeting Dates January 12 February 16 March 2 March 9 March 17 (PW May 11 (Listening Committee) Session) June 7 (Council) June 8 September 7 – September 14 November 9 (walk about) (tentative) (tentative) 3 May 11, 2022 Barnes Lake Management District Steering Committee Meeting Minutes  4 May 11, 2022 Barnes Lake Management District Steering Committee Meeting Minutes  5 May 11, 2022 Barnes Lake Management District Steering Committee Meeting Minutes  6 May 11, 2022 Barnes Lake Management District Steering Committee Meeting Minutes