Minutes Tuesday — June 23, 2009
Attendees:
Ellen HewittGayle GarmanKevin StoopsRichard FlemingKris FullerPatricia HarrisKaren JohnsonMadelaine Carlson
UPDATES from Seattle Parks & Recreation – Kevin Stoops
- Warning signs on up about eating carp -10 are up; 20 have been made
- Soccer Fields #2 and #7 will go out to bid tomorrow ( June 24th). Mud in rain runoff from the fields gets to Green Lake and adds nutrients. SP&R believes artificial turf and underlying drainage improvements will control run-off from the fields.
- New Lights will be installed on field #7 (separate contract)
- Rob Zisette of Hererra Consulting will monitor field run-off at control sites 4 times a year ( in winter months). A final report will be due in the spring with testing for lead, copper, zinc, phosphorous and some hydrocarbons.
MONITORING – Richard Fleming
- There was lots of rainfall this spring
- We have not dropped into normal rainfall range.
- Temperature-the Lake has heated up quicker than usual.
- Secchi Disk- clarity has dropped quickly due to the spell of warm weather, but is still ok. See website for details.
FINAL PREP and Volunteer Training-X Lake Swim and Milk Carton Derby
- Volunteers are asked to read FOGL history and be able to share it with visitors.
- Gayle showed the volunteers the new tri-fold. Directions are to:
- bring chairs
- bring water
- put up banners-large at MC Derby, small at X Lake swim
- wear a FOGL t-shirt if you have one
- have drainage basin handouts
- FOGL flyers
- sell t-shirts: $10 for the old ones; $15 for the new
- have the sign up sheet for the e-mail list
- For the Milk Carton Derby, we will add the kids’ project-fish, lines, and poles
- The picnic will be July 28th near the Bathhouse from 6-7:30 PM
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
- Treasurer’s Report:
5/31/09 Savings $2,111.77 ($1.19 interest and $800 transferred to Ck acct) 5/31/09 Chking $1,032.40 ($800 from svgs and $17 from T-shirt and donation) TOTAL $3,144.17 - Baseball caps- we need to spend an additional $110.00 for a logo design set. The caps are $2.79 + $5.00 embroidery fee; to sell for $15.00. Gayle will do a final sample check this week.
- Webmaster Report – Ellen Hewitt
Ellen will update the monitoring charts, the fish report and seasonal photos.
501c3 REPORT – Gayle Garman
- The IRS is worried that we are more political than educational because we work Government entities (Seattle Parks & Recreation specifically)
- Gayle is working on showing that we are educational rather than political.
FUTURE PROJECTS/PROGRAMS
- There may be a report from a UW professor who checks for spice traces in water.
- We may want to contact Michael Oxman regarding doing a presentation on thetrees of Green Lake.
The meeting was adjourned at 9 PM.