Borough of Mountain Lakes

Lakes Management Advisory Committee Meeting

11/2/10

Present:

Chair: Susan Ferguson

Members: Bailey, Dewing, Mesicek, Tippy, Wexler

Borough Manager: Barry Lewis

Council Liaison: George Jackson

Allied Biological: Glenn Sullivan

Borough DPW Director: Mark Prusina

Member of the public Bill Albergo.

Meeting called to order @ 7:34 PM

Chair:

4October Meeting minutes – Accepted

4Discussion of annual walk.

4 Discussion of December Meeting and Allied Biological presentation.

Borough Manager:

4 Discussion of dam work.  Fiberglass spillway boards due tomorrow. Council Liaison asked when the Mountain Lake dam would be done.

4 Manager discussed lowering of lake levels now proceeding. Some delays due to siphoning issues.  Discussion of permit wording that allows reduced level maintenance until December 1.

4Discussion of Canal clean-up.  DPW Director discussed issues of access, damage to access properties, removal of items accumulated in Canal, disposal of spoils, all related to the Canal.  All weather dependent.   Council Liaison asked whether the Director had access points arranged.  Council Liaison asked whether the Borough had a priority list by cost, focused on Grundens Pond.  The Manager answered that he anticipated that the entire project could be done within budget.  Some budget discussion followed.  Council Liaison asked that the Manager bring the Council up to date on budget and priorities.  Return to discussion of dam work.

Allied Biological:

4Brief discussion of Allied Biological equipment in cleaning tasks.

New Business: 

Old Business:

4The Cove as part of the Centennial projects.  Remove invasive barberry etc.  Discussion of process.  Suggestion of emergent plants as well as the barrier plants.  Discussion of need to prevent erosion and runoff.  Allied Biological said that the ideal for the local micro-biome and wildlife would be water around the boulders at the edge of the land and emergent vegetation on the lake side.

Discussion of vegetation at the Birchwood/Crystal spillway.  Borough to discuss issues with Converse engineering.

Next Meeting: Decmber 7, 2010

Meeting adjourned @ 8:31 PM