Barnes Lake Management District

BARNES LAKE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, January 29, 2025 Online via Zoom and in person at 2011 Mottman Rd. Olympia, WA SPSCC Campus Building 32 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call Lennia Madison (Chair), Tom Sparks (Vice-Chair), Jody Keys, Kathy Peterson, Carissa Parvin, Scott Conrade (Aquatechnex), Patrick Soderberg (Water Resources Manager), Dave Kangiser (Water Resources Specialist) 3. Introductions and Agenda Review 4. Approval of Minutes a. November 13, 2024 Steering Committee Meeting Member Peterson motioned to accept the November 13, 2024 minutes as amended. Member Keys seconded and the vote was unanimous. 5. Public Comment There was no public comment. 6. Member Comment There was no substantive member comment 7. Lake Management a. Aqautechnex 2024 Annual Update (Conrade) 2025 Meeting Dates January 29 April 9 May 14 Sept. 10 (5:00 walk about) October 8 November 12  Contractor Conrade and Manager Soderberg explained the benefits and drawbacks of Muckbiotic, a product designed to consume detritus on the lake bed to restore depth. The product would cause dissolved oxygen to drop, due to the increase bacteria that would consume the detritus. Aerating the lake could be a solution but would be logistically challenging. Other LMDs in the area have considered using the product. The 2024 annual report was reviewed. Contractor Conrade recommended treating the lake with Sonar (active ingredient is fluridone) for bladderwort and Clearcast (active ingredient is Imazamox) for white water lily and water shield in 2025. Contractor Conrade will submit an estimate for the treatment. A vote for the amended scope of work will be held in February. Member Peterson motioned to amend the current scope of work as discussed, to include fluridone as well as treat nuisance native lilies with Clearcast. Member Parvin seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. b. Lake Levels and Temperature (Kangiser) Specialist Kangiser collected data from the water level data logger but has not analyzed the data yet. c. Boat Launch Permitting Update (Kangiser) Permitting is still underway and a temporary solution for launching the boat might be needed for 2025. 8. General Business a. Newsletter Article Assignments (Kangiser) Tumwater’s Communication staff has been consulted for formatting the newsletter. The newsletter will include: • Member Shelton’s photos • A summary of the Aquatechnex 2024 annual report • budget information update • Lakeside perspectives - assigned to Member Weaver 2025 Meeting Dates January 29 April 9 May 14 Sept. 10 (5:00 walk about) October 8 November 12  • Lake stewardship (consult Grant Gilmore) Newsletter articles will be due March 1. b. Steering Committee Vacancy Updates (Soderberg) Sherri McAfferty from Daisy Lane has submitted an application for the Steering Committee member. Tumwater staff will invite her to the April 9 meeting. c. 2025 Work Plan (Soderberg/Kangiser) Tumwater staff reviewed the 2025 workplan. An IAVMP update needs to be included in the 2025 workplan. Tumwater staff will draft a Request for Qualifications for the IAVMP update. Chair Madison and Member Peterson volunteered to be in the interview panel for the consultant interviews. Member Peterson motioned to accept the 2025 workplan as amended to include the IAVMP process. Chair Madison seconded and the vote was unanimous. d. 2024 Budget (Soderberg) Manager Soderberg reviewed the budget with the proposed changes to reflect the amended scope of work. Vice-chair Sparks noted some discrepancies. Manager Soderberg will make the needed corrections. 9. Future Agenda Items 10. Adjourn 2025 Meeting Dates January 29 April 9 May 14 Sept. 10 (5:00 walk about) October 8 November 12