Borough of Mountain Lakes

Lakes Management Advisory Committee Meeting

12/1/09

 

Present:

Chair:                          Susan Ferguson

Members:                    Bailey, Dewing, Linsenmeyer, Mesicek, Tippy, Wexler

Acting Borough Manager:       Robert Tovo

Council Liaison:          Charles Gormally

Allied Biological:         Chris Doyle

Cathy Harvey, Chair of Borough Environmental Commission

Non-member citizens

 

                        Meeting called to order @ 7:34 PM

 

Chair:

 

á      November Minutes of Meeting – Accepted

á      Discussion of the Mapping project.  Environmental Commission has enough money to do more than one lake. In the proposal from Allied Biological three lakes contracted at once cost about the same as two done separately.  Environmental suggests that Lakes and Environmental propose a joint item to complete mapping in 2010 budget. Discussion of funding.  Discussion with Council Liaison.  To be discussed at Council meeting 12/14/09.

 

Borough Manager:

           

á      Lake levels look good.

á      Mountain Lake dam repair waiting on placement of the temporary dam.  DPW working on other issues.  Weather should not be a problem if we can start in the near future.

á      Discussion of lake level management.

 

Allied Biological:

 

á      Presented 2009 year end report in PowerPoint.

o   Rainfall – tracked throughout year.  Correlated to issues in lake.

o   Discussion of individual lakes, aquatic plant and algae control, water quality.  With dissolved oxygen, clarity, phosphorus loading, coliform results, where applicable.

o   Bathymetric mapping of Birchwood might help explain the persistent pattern of low dissolved oxygen.

o   Discussion of each lake, treatments, biota, and results.

o   Discussion of coliform issues and goose control as a first step.

o   Discussion of lakes cleaning project, removal of unconsolidated organic material by hydro raking.  Discussion of Mountain Lake issues.

 

Old Business / New Business / Public Comments:

 

            × Discussion of 2010 goals.  Chair to disseminate to committee.

 

 

Next Meeting:  February 2, 2010

 

                        Meeting adjourned @ 9:33 PM