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Hater Structures and Knvironment Committoe Nov^imber lb, 1991 • • i • =■ rf- i' (■5 i' N-:: t: 1. Reduce the total number of access points to just a few higher quality accesses. There are 26 accesses listed in the Arndorfer report. This plan would propose blocking off all except long term accesses and spread the accesses around the Lake. There would be about 6 high quality accesses with parking or shuttle buses. 2. Man these accesses up to 24 hours a day depending upon the access, the season and the weatlier. Block tliem off during periods that they are not manned. 3. License cooperating marina.s and car washes, to operate an approved system for boat cleaning that will clean.se a boat of any potential for introducing the mussel to the lake. 4. For a fee. boats to be launched are cleaned. and a certificate issued. 5. Certificates are turned in at launch points. certifying that the boat has been cleaned x>/ithin a specified period prior to launch. The certificate would be valid for launcliing only on the day issued, details to be worked out. 6. Process applies to all boats to be launched in the lake, including lakeshore homeowners. 7. Boats are checked at access points for milfoil when leaving the lake. 8. Restrict live bait use in tlie lake. Foster added that the DNR controls where the water for bait tanks come.s from. 9. Greatly increase the number of available boat rentals of all types. 10. Increase the number of rental slips on tiic lake. Reese said he has developed the plan in response to the expectations of a number of groups that the LMCD will come up with a plan. Rendall is developing a plan to control exotics from the source. Rendall encourages development of a plan by other organizations. Reese proposed di.scussion by the committee and forwarding the draft to the Board. The goal would be for tiie Board to instruct staff to finalise a plan to include staff, dollars and timing. ... . j Slocum noted the added problem of the mussel being carried into the lake by water fowl and float planes. Babcock acknowledged the good thinking behind proacti«pn. He believes the plan would reduce the risk of large infestation. Penn sees the need for a pro-active stance. He recognizes that there may be parts of the plan LMCD can and cannot do. It is preventative maintenance. Foster said controlling the zebra mussel is more difficult than milfoil. He believes there has to be a weighing of the nature of the disaster with the radical nature of prevention as the draft plan proposes. He sees milfoil as a greater problem than zebra mussel. He questioned the cost of 24 hour access inspections. Foster also expressed concern about the fishing tournaments and suggests inspection and treatment should be required in their special event permit provision. He is also concerned about funding being taken away from the milfoil program.