November 8th Board Notes

President Larry Nokes brought the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The minutes were read and two changes were made. "Standpipe" should be changed to "hydrant" and the cost of the signs available for home address I.D. is $10, not $8. The rest of the minutes were accepted as read. The treasures report was accepted as read.

Woodcutting: We are still not able to get permission from Boise Cascade to cut slash.

Emergency Services : The annual Santa drive around is being set up and several people from the board expressed interest in helping with it. They will be working with Gerry to arrange the activities.

Signage: The anticipated work on the East Deer Lake Road did not happen.

Patrol Boat : The boat that some of our people were going to check out did not get checked. John did look at it on his own and reports he was not impressed.

Fire Boat : Brad Martin and D.J. Hill, from fire district # 1 were present to discuss what could be done in the Deer Lake area to improve the current fire and e.m.s. situation. They said staffing could be a problem with a fireboat. Maintaining it could also be a problem. The cost to keep up the boat could be high due to the type of equipment used on a fireboat.

With the need for mobility and the 70 to 80 percent e.m.s.usage, the fire dept. suggests using a small, fast boat used primarily for e.m.s.. The fire situations could be best served with a short, 4 wheel drive truck combined with hydrants placed in the more inaccessible areas of the lake. The fire dept. would like to see a building located on the west side of the lake to put a truck in for speedier access to the west side homes. It would need to be heated. Several board members said they would look at what might be available in the west bay area and other key places.

The rest of the meeting was dedicated to putting the newsletter together. This time was used to discuss other matters of a lighter nature.

The meeting was closed at 9:15 p.m.

Oct. 11, 2001 Board Meeting

The meeting was brought to order by Larry Nokes at 7:00 p.m.

The monthly minutes were read and accepted.

The annual meeting minutes were accepted with a few minor changes. Change Dave to Doyle and the EMS minimum training is 12 weeks.

4th July : There was more discussion on date of annual meeting. The parade will include anyone that wants to participate.

Fisheries: Bruce released 9,000, 6-7 inches long. He will get new batch early Nov.. Jim released 15,000. Triploids will be put in net after this batch goes in the spring.

Newsletter: A schedule was given out for all to follow. We need to remove some inactive people from the mailing list. Pete will work on a list. The cost of the newsletter was talked about. Tim will call some places to see if we can get a better deal.

Woodcutting: So far we are unable to get any help from Boise Cascade on wood to cut for the winter. It doesn't look like we will get anything this fall.

Fireboat: D.J. Hill came to discuss the fireboat and the needs of the Fire Dept.. It seems the F.D. thinks we have need for a new truck on Deer Lake more than a boat. The idea of dry standpipes set up in difficult to get to areas was brought up. Portable pumps would operate these. An addressing system for the lake would be very useful for emergency vehicles. Getting all residences identified by standardized signs would be the goal. The board thought that would be something we could do. Presently the cost is $8 per sign. Mr. Hill will put a priority list together for us to consider.

Flood Control : Consensus is the lake is at a normal level even though it appears to be low.

Signage: The Larrys and Dean will rebuild the east sign. There was discussion re: the cluttered look of the west sign area. There are too many signs of varying types. We will try to get the others changed to our type or get them moved to another location.

Water Safety : There is some concern about seaworthiness of the sheriffs' boat. There is another boat available that Bruce knows about. He thinks it might fit our needs. They will take it for a test ride.

Water Quality : It was passed that we could spend approx. $360 for some benchmark water testing this year and next.

New Business : Bruce suggested we look into letting the lake water flow back into the wetlands owned by The Salvation army and Terri Truax. There are several concerns about that suggestion. Bruce and Mike will look into the idea.

The status of our 20 acres in the narrows was brought up. The Fish and Wildlife Dept. is doing a good job of rebuilding the streambed and planting trees and shrubs along the banks. Bruce brought up the need to pull the old fence on our property.

Larry Twitchell brought a letter to go in the newsletter. It had to do with people following the law when building or remodeling along Deer Lake shores. Bruce reminded us to be cautious about becoming a watchdog type of association. There was discussion on the letter content and we voted to put it in as written.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m.

Sept. 13^th, 2001

4^th of July : Dean Crump is going to get a proposal from a person that does fireworks. This person may work with the people used this year. Entertainment wanted someone to train anyway. All reports from around the lake were positive re: the fireworks/boat parade. We will look into expanding with a bike race and or parade. Dean, Bruce, Gerry and Larry N. are the committee.

Fisheries: There will be no 3^rd net pen. Due to the heat we lost 1,000 fish. Bruce will release 9,000 fish soon. People that fish the lake regularly rate fishing at a 6 on a 1-10 scale.

Newsletter: Articles are due at the Oct. meeting.

Public relations : Don went to the nudist park at the far end of the narrows. He talked to the public relations person. They would like to be involved with the roadside cleanup and the 4^th of July activities. Boise Cascade is not cutting anywhere near the lake this year. It was suggested we get the sheriff to police the parade and fireworks next year.

Membership: The positive things we are doing are showing results in membership. More people are showing interest in what we are doing. We may concentrate our focus on non-paying newsletter recipients and new people in the area.

Woodcutting: Virgil says he is not getting any cooperation from the Boise Cascade person in charge of giving permits. Some of our board members say they will see what they can do.

Boat: We are still looking into the building of the fireboat. The committee is checking on funding possibilities.

Emergency Services : Gerry reports there will be no more pancake feed unless DLPOA helps by sponsoring and helping with it. The money made is going mostly to Helping Hands, which is helping needy people at Christmas time.

Flood Control : No water has gone out the ditch this year due to this being the second lowest rainfall on record. There was a lengthy discussion about how the lake handles the water it gets.

Signage: We are going to replace the post on the east sign. Larry T. will paint the signs again in the spring and paint the secondary signs then too. We are looking at remounting the reader boards to better location. Chris is donating some steel posts to the cause.

Patrol Boat : Several members are going to look at the boat to check out it sea worthiness.

Water Quality: The clarity of the water has improved over the last few years. We can now see about 30 ft. vs. 25 ft..

Road Cleanup : Details were worked out. All is in line to get the job done.

Dues: There was a motion to raise the dues to $15 from $12. The dues have been $12 from the beginning of DLPOA. The motion passed and is effective Jan. 1, 2002.

Board of Directors position : John Gregerson was nominated and voted onto the board. As of this date there are 16 members on the board thus filling all positions.

Commissioner Tony Delgado updated us on the county problems.

The meeting was closed at 9:30p.m.

DEER LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING

May 10, 2001

The meeting was brought to order at 7:05 p.m.   The minutes were accepted as read. The treasurer's report was accepted as read.

The newsletter is done and will be put together tonight.

Steering committee : Larry Twitchell accepted the vice president position for next year. The bylaws were corrected as needed. Money is coming in for the July 4^th fireworks. The reader boards are being built. The roadside clean up is set to go this weekend.

Fireboat: There have been no negative responses to the fireboat from the public. The boat will need to have emergency as well as fire capabilities.

Sheriff's boat: We need to take a second look at what is wrong the one we have before committing to a new one.

Emergency services: Gerry Block will take that committee. The fire dept. is taking a proactive approach to bicycle safety by taking a safety coarse to the schools in the area.

4th of July: The contract for the fireworks was signed.

Road Oiling: The South shore assoc. came to us re: road oiling and DLPOA helping with the cost. We voted to donate $1,000 to help keep the dust out of the lake.

Water Quality: Too many people are burning on the beaches and letting the ash wash into the lake. This practice is illegal according to the state RCW's.

Pollution is everyone's responsibility to stop. We voted to spend $1200 or less to have a weed survey done.

Signage: Signs are being put out by the county to show where East Deer Lake Rd. is from 395. The State DOT has not been contacted yet on 395 signage.

The rest of the meeting was spent putting labels and stickers on the newsletter to get it ready for mailing.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.

DEER LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING

4-12-2001

The meeting was brought to order by Bruce Bassett at 7:03 p.m.

Treasurer's report: Membership dues coming in have increased. The report was accepted as read. It was suggested we have a signup table at the pancake feed.

Fisheries: The brookies were released by Bruce and Jim released the rainbows also.

Roads: The results of the lake road study will be discussed at an open meeting at the Loon Lake School on May 19^th at 2:00 p.m.

4th of July Activities : We have committed $3,500 to the fireworks display. The vote was unanimous. The plan is to have the boat parade around 7:30 with the fireworks to start at 10 or a little after. Decorated boats will meet at Deer Lake Resort.

Signage: We voted to spend $800 or less for two reader boards to go up at both entrances. The vote was unanimous. Larry T. said that one of the logs at the east entrance is rotted but it's not one of the supporting logs. He is making signs for the bottom of both signs to put the DLPOA name in prominent view. He also plans to stain and paint the existing ones.

Newsletter: The newsletter is going out in the very near future. All newsletters need to be turned in.

There was a motion to change DLPOAs year to a calendar year instead of a fiscal year. The vote passed with one no vote. The bylaws will be changed to reflect the motion.

Flood control : The ditch was cleaned up a little more and the weir was turned around and set in its proper place and secured.

Steering committee : Established a Special events committee and a Milfoil Committee.

New business : We voted Mark Kirkendall off the board and filled a position with Gerry Block.

We sent a check of $300 to the Loon Lake School to help with the athletic equipment. Since we use the school at no cost to us, we voted to help them out.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:22 p.m.

Deer Lake Property Owners Association

March 8th, 2001 Board Meeting

The meeting was brought to order by Bruce Bassett at 7:10 p.m.

The minutes were approved.

The treasurer was not available to give his report.

Jim Whitbread, Stevens Co. engineer gave a talk on the state of our roads and the overall condition of the county roads and the budget that is supposed to pay for their upkeep. In general the picture is not good. The chip sealing of N. Deer Lk. Rd. will not happen this year. He said there would be a meeting in the near future to discuss the results of the lakes road study done by an independent consultant. Southwood Shores road is pretty much out of the picture until further notice. He gave a review of where funding comes from. Questions: call 509-684-4548.

Dave Lamb, aquatic biologist talked about milfoil. He told us of a meeting of the Washington Lake Protective Association on April 7^th. He would like a representative from Deer Lake to attend. Mike Phillips will attend. Dave does weed sampling for AquaTechnex Co.. Nancy Wells with the Dept. of Ecology came with Dave to answer questions.

Tony Delgado talked about some situations in the county. He says the fairgrounds are going to need help, as the new road around town will cut off a few buildings, which will need to be replaced or moved. The jail was the other area of concern. The situation needs some close and immediate attention. The county has to spend a lot of money to transport prisoners to the Spokane jail then back to Stevens Co. for hearings and trial. The money would be better spent to build a better facility.

Dean Crump brought a video of a fire-rescue type boat. It is not what we need but has some good points we could use. The boat committee went to Bayview to look at their boat. It was not very impressive. We did learn some things not to do if we put together a boat. Backboard access needs to be built into the boat. Do not use steel…too heavy and high upkeep. The committee will be looking into the other problems. Ken Barker was there with some good comments.

Larry Twitchell told us where the signage stands. He needs to get permission from the county and state agencies to proceed. The improvements on our local signs are being worked on and will be done when the weather improves.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:15p.m.

DEER LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOC. BOARD MEETING

Feb. 8^th, 2001

The meeting was brought to order at 7:03 pm. by Bruce Bassett. There were 7 board members present and 5 visitors.

Stevens County Commissioner, Tony Delgado was introduced by Don Newhall. Mr. Delgado gave a brief review of his background. He has been in the area since 1976. He lives on Grouse Creek Rd.. He was a contractor before being elected to the board of commissioners. He said he is aware of the road situation in our area and that there is a study being done of the roads in the lakes area. Tony stayed during our entire meeting, commenting on some of our issues.

Fireboat: Dean brought some updated information on the tabled fireboat issue. He learned that the fire department would take care of the upkeep on the boat if we get one. Dean has been in contact with a group in Bayview, Idaho that has a fireboat they use to cover all the houseboats in the area. Their boat is 22' long and cost about $50,000. We have been invited to come look at and discuss all the details of their boat. Bruce, Dean and Doyle will look at it the first weekend in March.

4^th of July: Larry has been looking into fireworks cost. He says a minimal display costs about $5,000. Since we did not have a quorum, we could not vote on Larry's' suggestion that we commit a certain amount to the project, hoping to get donations from associations and individuals around the lake to increase the size of the display. He suggests a boat parade starting at 7:30 pm., with fireworks to start around 10:00pm..

New Business: It was suggested that we put up informational billboards at the two entrances to the lake. Tabled until the next meeting.

Flood control, flooding and low water were discussed with visitors that had questions.

It was suggested that we get a water line and hose to the public launch to wash boats and trailers off. This would have to be done with the help of the P.U.D. as they are the closest property with water. Tabled until next meeting.

The subject of wave runners or jet skis for the summer patrol was brought up. It was reported that Doyle is still in discussion with the Sheriff re: liability for damage to them.

I reported that the possibility of a boarding dock at the public launch would be discussed shortly by Mr. Villalobos at committee meetings he is involved in.

The membership committee is developing a welcoming letter. This letter would be sent by mail to those people we have addresses for. Jim Santora is going to work on a letter that can be handed out door to door to give information about DLPOA.

Bruce will write an article explaining where the DLPOA monies will go and some of the things we have done with it.

There was some discussion about the weir, possible fish gate and wheel after the culvert. We also talked about cleaning up the ditch.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 pm..

DLPOA BOARD MEETING
Jan 11^TH2001

Bruce Bassett brought the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. The minutes were read and accepted. The treasurer’s report was read and accepted.

The 4^th of July committee is looking at the possible cost of fireworks. The boat parade is being looked at also. The annual meeting will be held on the 4^th also if a place is available. Times are being worked out.

Boat committee: The board discussed the specifics of the fireboat. They said the length should be 22ft. With all the equipment needed, the total cost would be about $200,000. Doyle wrote on a board the advantages and disadvantages as brought up as the board brought them up. We then discussed some of them both pro and con. After the discussion there was a vote. It was 10 against and 4 for. Some of the members said they might change to “for” if a couple of the disadvantages could be overcome. The result of the discussion is to table it until more information is available.The committee is going to look into grant availability and the number of homes that could be served by the boat.

Fisheries: Both nets are full. We will be adding a third net in the future. We voted to provide money to do this.

Newsletter: Articles are due Feb. 8^th.

No shooting: This subject is tabled until interest increases for some reason.

Membership: There are 331 dues paying members so far. The total last year was 408.

Woodcutting: We are privileged to be getting a permit from Boise Cascade to cut wood on their land. Last year we only had 4 people take advantage of this permit. With the higher cost of heating, there could be more people interested.

Flood Control: The ditch needs to be cleaned, as there is some sloughing happening. We will hydro seed as soon as possible in the spring.

Public Relations and Signage: Larry gave a complete report on all road signs approaching Deer Lake. There is need to repaint and replace in some situations. Don wants the sign on East Deer Lake Road rebuilt. There was a motion to make those improvements at a cost of $200-300. It was voted on and passed.

PWC: There was discussion re: the small informational signs that Larry had brought up some time ago. It was voted to spend approximately $225 to have some made up.

Nominating committee : Bruce, Larry and Pete are on this committee. They will look into attendance of board meetings.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.