Joint Rock Lake Committee

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Room #231, at City Hall 6:00 p.m.

1) Call Meeting to order

2) Notice Posted at the Town Hall, North End Boat Launch, and the cul-de-sac on Finch Bros. Rd and on the Town’s website: www.townoflakemills.org on February 2, 2012.

3) Roll Call

4) Adoption of Agenda

5) Approval of Minutes

6) Report

a) Town Board Report

b) City Council Report

7) Old Business:

a) City's zoning ordinance - The City will revisit the issue early in 2012. 

b)  Discuss RLIA representative attending JRLC meeting to review Rock Lake Management Plan        progress. – Andy Petrosek’s spreadsheet summarizing progress on recommendations has been          provided to all committee members.  Point by point discussion will be ongoing.

c)   Chloride Testing – The lake has turned, and samples were gathered on 10/3/11 by Glen and            Patricia Cicero.  Remaining samples will be gathered according to the schedule Patricia provided.     The State Hygiene Lab will perform the analysis, and the costs have been budgeted for.

d)  Discussion of requirements for removing sunken vehicles and vessels from the lake.  The                 state statute regarding littering pertains, and allows fines up to $500 and 30 days to remove the             vehicle or vessel, but the DNR advises people to act as soon as possible.  Town ordinance                 prohibits vehicles from operating on the ice between 9:00 PM and 6:00 AM, but is not actively                 being enforced.

e)   Discuss DNR advice on roadway snow removal practices with the intention of forwarding the         information to the Town and City with a JRLC endorsement letter.

f)   Discussion of methods to increase awareness of lake issues in the community.

g)   Review the two letters from the JRLC to the Town Board regarding swale cuts on Shorewood          Hills Rd and regulation of traffic on lake ice.

8) New Business:

a)  Discuss inviting a representative from the city to our next meeting to review the zoning ordinance.

b)  Discuss Progress on the following items of the Rock Lake Management Plan:

1. Reduce sediment and phosphorous inputs from City and Town Streets
2. Reduce sediment and phosphorous inputs from the west channel (adjacent to Cedar Lane)
3. Adopt Jefferson County's shore land zoning ordinance in the City of Lake Mills so that the rules are consistent for the entire lake.
4. Reduce the spread of Eurasian water milfoil.
5. Pass an ordinance in the Town and City or the County that would prohibit the use of phosphorous containing fertilizer.
6. Gain a better understanding of water level management for Rock Lake and take appropriate actions.

9) Correspondence and additional Public Comment and Questions

10) Adjournment

City Council, Town Board and Plan Commission members may attend for informational purposes. Joint Rock Lake Committee members may attend Rock Lake Improvement Association meetings for information gathering purposes.

Anything added to agenda will be posted in the Township by February. 3, 2012

Robin Untz, Town Clerk

• Apr 26, 2012 May Joint Rock Lake Agenda
• Feb 27, 2012 March Joint Rock Lake Com. agenda
• Jan 30, 2012 February Agenda