Borough of Mountain Lakes

Lakes Management Advisory Committee Meeting

4/5/11

Present:

Acting Chair: Jim Bailey

Members: Mesicek, Tippy, Wexler

Borough Manager: Barry Lewis

Council Liaison: Not present.

Allied Biological: Glenn Sullivan

Meeting called to order @ 7:36 PM

Chair:

4March Meeting minutes – Accepted

4Discussion of drain maintenance and DPW work.

Borough Manager:

4Discussion of Allied Biological having been awarded the annual contract by Council at a lower price. Allied discussed activities within the contract since the Committee had not seen the bids due to the meetings canceled by weather problems earlier in 2011. Alum treatments, hourly fees for hydroraking, other issues.

4 Discussion of Canal cleaning. DPW to address obstruction removal. Some discussion with the mosquito control commission. Clearing the overhead branches. Discussion of preparing the Canal in advance of July 4. Committee asked for a plan with actions and times; to be discussed at the next Committee meeting.

4 Addling program set. USDA contracted.

4 Discussion of Wildwood dam and benchmarks. Looking at more accurate managing of water flow.

4Discussion of aerator use and potential expansion of existing coverage.

4Manager discussed budgeting issues. Putting aside some amount for dam maintenance.

Allied Biological:

4Hydroraking at Grunden’s pond. Allied ready for 4/11 depending on confirmation from Borough. Discussion of spoil collection, parking of hydrorake, other logistics.

4The pollution discharge permit necessitated by recent court decisions (needing both normal permits and a pesticide discharge plan under the State’s permit) has been postponed until October. So this season is set, pending response from NJ DEP. The cold weather so far suggests that delays will have little impact on early Spring results.

4Surveys will begin soon.

4 First treatment will probably be alum in Wildwood. Since that does not require a permit, delays at the State will not affect alum.

New Business:

4 Question on whether there was any project which should be addressed before the more elaborate Federal permitting process came into play. Not really. The change is aimed at pesticides. So the permitting process can’t be done far in advance.

Old Business:

4Discussion of the Cove Project for the Centennial. Manager discussed progress, conceptual plans, bids received. Model in Library.

4 Next Meeting: May 3, 2011

Meeting adjourned @ 8:23 PM