DLPOA Board Meeting, 11/14/02

The meeting was opened at 7:00 p.m. The minutes were read and accepted.

Roads: Jim Whitbread reported that East Deer Lake Rd. is going to be rebuilt this summer. This grant can't be used to build the gravel portion of the road in the narrows. A contract will be set up with the state and a private contractor to do the work this summer. The full width will be paved to 28 ft.. The north end of the road doesn't look good to be done due to the width requirements.

Guardrail repairs are not set in the budget. The county is mapping out the locations of needed repairs. They plan to put money into the budget next year.

The county does not know the easement width of a lot of the county roads. The question arises out of the things being done along the edges of the road. The engineer will look at the situation on N. Deer Lake Rd.

The turn around at the end of East Deer Lake looks like it is being encroached upon. Jim will look at it again and address the problem. Getting it plowed may be a problem with the new fence. There will be public meetings re: transfer station. We thanked the county for all the work they have done with tree removal, signage and snow removal.

Fish And Wildlife: Lisa Langelier of Fish and Wildlife is starting the process to buy the DLPOA property at the end of the lake. We are looking at a $20,000 selling price. It probably will take until early 2004. There is a discreprency in the lines as drawn. We need to look at a lot line adjustment as needed. Bruce will look into it.

Tony Delgado : The county is setting the budget. The jail advisory committee is looking at all the problems with the jail. The Stotts situation was looked at by many people. The placement of the house next door to him was not placed properly in relation to the houses on each side. The reasonable setback was not addressed at the time it should have been.
We will set up a committee to show the planning dept. where they could have done a better job then and in the future. Larry Twitchell will take pictures and write a letter in regards to this situation.

Russ Armstrong : Address signs are being looked at. He found 17 signs that need placed. Loon Lake donated $1,000 to help get many signs into place. He is looking for a work crew. A motion was made to give money to get the job done. Approved. Approx. $200. We have 5 fire volunteers in place on Deer Lake. Russ thinks they will put burning regulations in place. He thinks we need the same rules in place for everyone.

Sallye Clark : Report on problems with DNR. She brought maps and letters from previous meetings. DNR is making demands on 3 homeowners and threatening 75 other properties they say they have control of. There are some legal questions as to whether or not the DNR has the right to do this. There has been nothing concrete said by the DNR to say what their intent is. The DNR is including Loon Lake in this situation. The supervisor in Colville that is causing the problem was told to back off by his boss but didn't. There will be more interesting letters and conversations with regard to this whole situation.

Larry Nokes advises there is a problem with the title on the property for the proposed fire station. There is no title transfer from the former owner to Gardners. We are going to look into finding a solution to this.

Newsletter: Those in attendance put the newsletter together after the regular meeting.

Board Meeting, 10-10-02

The meeting was brought to order at 7:05. The minutes were read and approved.

Tony Delgado gave a report on the county happenings. He said things went slow during the summer. Waste Management and the county are working together to improve the bottlenecks at the waste transfer station. Some of the possible changes would be to open different days or build a second scale or both.

Mr. Stotts came to us with a situation that he wanted our opinion on. He said the house next to him that was built this summer is not set on the lot the way it was supposed to be. The County did come look at it when it was laid out but the owner expanded on the size after the permit was given. There was discussion on the situation with Tony. Mr. Stotts said he is going to go after the county with a lawyer. We, the board, are being asked to go look at the situation and report our opinions at the next meeting.

Skip Wells a retired half time resident of Deer Lake gave a talk on a his qualifications to help our lake have better fire fighting capabilities. He offered to design extended water sources of some type. He is willing to work with the fire dept., P.U.D. and insurance companies to develop a plan to make our lake properties safer in the event of fire. He said he could bring a plan to the Jan. meeting. We thanked him for his help.

4^th of July : A few suggestions for next year are: Only licensed drivers. Vehicles will park outside West Bay. No restrictions on age.
Boat: Pete says he will fill the boat with water to see how many holes there are.

Fisheries: 15,000 fish were released in Sept.. A regular batch is in now with a batch of triploids coming in the spring. The general opinion is that Mackinaw are overtaking the lake judging by the fish caught this summer. We need to look into why there are so many shrimp in the lake and if that is having a negative impact on the fish balance.

Newsletter: Articles are due this meeting. The newsletter will go out after the Nov. meeting.

Roadside Cleanup : The turnout was disappointing with only 19 people at the chili feed. There was a couple that lived at Deer Lake Resort during the summer that cleaned the roads on the west side of the lake. When we went out to clean it, it was 95% done. The Spring cleanup will be May 17^th. The Fall date is Sept. 13^th.

Annual meeting : The idea of an evening meeting was brought up combined with entertainment. No decision was made. The meeting date is June 14^th, 2003.

Fire and EMS: There is a government-funded program that will thin and trim trees and bushes around homes to help prevent fires from burning structures. It is free. Yes free. No strings attached. This program is good until 9-2003. A contact person is Don Stragis, 233-2710 or Skip Wells, 233-8285 or 467-8955.

Water Safety: We intend to get the boat into shape, set up a patrol schedule and possibly hand out flyers. We will address buoys in the spring newsletter.

The bar at Sunrise Point was discussed. We will check out buoying this area.

Fire Station Property: In process. We will have to apply for a conditional use permit. This process will cost about $500. Larry N. will pursue grants to build on the property. A very rough estimate is $75,000.

There was a motion to sell the narrows lake property to the Fish and Wildlife Dept.. It passed.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 p.m.

Board Meeting, 9-12-02

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

Honorary member Tony Delgado gave a report on the state of the county. A Waste Management committee was formed to address the congestion problem at the transfer station. The jail is not adequate for the needs of the county. No other jail will take the overflow from Stevens Co..

Russ Armstrong gave a report. He says the Springdale station is now open.

Loonsday donated $ 1000 to the fire sign program to be used by both lakes. Russ is handling that program.

Larry N. discussed the available property at 3863 N. Deer Lake Rd.. Russ said the fire dept. would like to put a 4x4 and medical response vehicle there. The Chief is excited by the possibility of a station on the north side.

Jerry Allard works for the United Way and would assist in writing a grant proposal for the funding of the building. A meeting is scheduled at Larry Ns house on Monday. (7 pm) DLPOA will put together a proposal to present to Ivy Shaw for the piece of property owned by the Gardner family. They plan on donating that property for the purpose of a fire station.

There was considerable discussion on the type of hydrant needed for water availability in case of fire. There probably will be more discussion on this subject.

Larry would like to invite the Sheriff and candidates for that position to our next meeting so we can address our concerns and needs to them. There was agreement by the board members so Larry will try to schedule them.

4^th July: The activities on July 4^th were successful. The parade went well but the congestion at the end in West Bay was a problem that will need to be worked out.

Fisheries: Bruce let fish out July 4^th at 5 ½ inches.

Newsletter: Articles are due at the Oct. meeting. Pete thought a later fall letter would coincide better with the calendar year dues push.

Woodcutting: Boise gave us Sept. and Oct. to cut in the Blue creek rd. area.

Signs: Signs are in good shape. We need more letters for the info boards.

Boat: The condition of the boat is not good. It leaks. There was discussion about a citizen's patrol and who would do it. Pete made a motion to get the cost of repairs and get the boat repaired before winter storage. Chris seconded the motion and it passed.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 pm.

Board Meeting, April 11, 2002

The meeting was brought to order by Larry Nokes at 7:02 pm. Visitors were Mike and Carol Larson, Tom Shreiner and Russ Armstrong. The minutes were read and accepted as read.

Treasurer's report : Pete is keeping enough cash to take care of the expected expenses of this year. Over 400 members have paid their dues. Some have paid 2 or three times due to the envelopes being sent with the last newsletter.

Tony Delgado; commissioner : A water conservancy board was set up in Stevens Co. Without it the time to get a water permit was 7-9 yrs. Now it is 3-5 months. The Dept. of Ecology will take care of their permit in 45 days. This will help the economy of the county.

This county is by itself when it comes to building permits. It allows a person to build his or her own house without a permit. There was a lot of response from the community when the hearings were held regarding the possible establishment of a building permit requirement. The commissioners decided not to require a permit.

Tim Deschaak said the county would be cleaning the storm debris from the roadsides this summer. The county will use the Airway Heights prison crew to help do the cleaning.

Wave Runners : We have not heard from the sheriff yet. Larry's' son in law built a wave runner storage ramp that he showed us in the parking lot. It seemed to be well thought out and built. The cost to us would be $400. If we get the wave runners we may purchase one or two to protect the boats from dock damage.

Emergency Services : Gerry introduced Russ Armstrong to the board. He is replacing Mr. Hill who went over the hill to Spokane to make more money. We discussed types of hydrants and where to place them. We need to get the number and cost of these hydrants for a possible grant. There was some talk of a hovercraft as a possible way to take care of emergencies on the lake or close to the lake.

4^th of July : The contract will be signed shortly for the fireworks. The committee will meet in the near future to set up the parades.

Fisheries: the suppliers of the fish have changed the rules. There will be more paperwork and various rules to follow if we want fish.

Membership: Pete is going to make a list of those people not paying dues. We will contact them to see if they want to pay. If not, they will be dropped from our newsletter list.

There was a motion to give the Larson's $1,000 to help cover the cost of oiling part of Southwood Shores Rd. The motion passed.

Woodcutting: There will be June woodcutting.

Flood Control: The lake may or may not raise enough to pass water into the culvert.

Signage: The board worked out some details on getting a new post for the east side. Some other small improvements will be made.

Docks: Doyle pulled out of the project but there were some ideas on how to get the job done anyway.

New Business : The website will be moved to a different provider by Dennis DeMattia. It will cost $150.

Larry T. went to the Loon Lake Property Owners meeting. He said it was a waste of time. There was too much infighting and nothing was accomplished. We will invite Jim Richardson to our meetings once in awhile to keep us updated on their activities.

Gerry B. brought up the possibility of people using the "do not resuscitate" system to help the fire dept. know who wants to be resuscitated and who does not. This system involves the use of a document kept in the refrigerator. The paramedics will look there first before attempting to help people.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 pm.

Board Meeting March 3^rd 2002

Larry Twitchell brought the meeting to order at 7:00pm. Larry Nokes was absent. The minutes were read and accepted.

Fire committee : The committee will look at possible hydrant locations.

EMS: Gerry reported the moving of Mr. Hill to Spokane. Russ Armstrong will replace him. He is capable of writing grants.

Flood Control : There is a gauging marker in front of West Bay. Nobody has a key to get into it. Bruce will check into who might have one. It seems people are being required to carry flood insurance if they are in the flood plain, thus the need to establish the flood level on Deer Lake.

Signage: Larry T. will check on the existing milfoil signs to make sure they are up and visible. When and if the weather breaks he will refurbish the signs.

Patrol Boat : We decided to raffle off the old patrol boat. We think we can make more money this way and someone will get a boat cheap. We need to sell 1,000 tickets at $5 each or the project won't happen.

Water Quality : The results of the fall tests showed slightly higher levels of contaminants in the public launch area vs. the other six areas tested. I will be doing another set of tests in the spring.

Dock Cleanup : George Renner came to the meeting to discuss the dock cleanup process. He related how Loon Lake handles its' annual dock cleanup. He is the chairman of the planning commission for Stevens Co. He told how Loon Lake and the County are trying to work out their fight over the use of shoreline properties. He suggests we send a representative to the meetings. Whatever happens with them could affect us. Larry T. said he would keep an eye on their activities to determine if we need to be there.

Newsletter: Articles are due April 14^th. We will be putting the current newsletter together tonight after the regular meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. The newsletter was put together and we left at 9:00pm.

Board Meeting Feb. 14^th 2002

The meeting was brought to order by Larry Nokes at 7:10 p.m.

There was discussion about putting dues envelopes in the newsletter. It was voted on and we will put them in during the next meeting.

4^th of July: Dean Crump read a letter that is going into the newsletter. It covers the plans for the 4^th of July activities. All agreed with the contents. John Gregerson and Jim Santora will be the contacts for the 4^th of July activities. There was discussion re: liability insurance for DLPOA. Larry is going to look into it. Dean brought a proposal for class C fireworks. Last years display was class B. The decision was made to go with the B fireworks. We voted to commit $4,000 to last years display contractors. Larry N. said he will work on getting the docks set out the day before but he has plans for the 4^th itself.

Fish: All doing well.

Newsletter: The newsletter will go out March 15^th.

Road cleanup : May 18^th is the day.

Signage: A letter has been submitted to the commissioners relating to real estate signs as discussed in the Jan. meeting.

Fire committee : Doyle will talk to Mr. Hill re: getting the grant started for fire related projects.

Water Safety: No volunteers have come forward for the water patrol deputy. Since we have a boat our lake will get more patrols from those deputies that are available. Since we will probably get wave runners too, the deputies will want to come to Deer Lake.  We will entertain bids on the patrol boat. An article will be in the newsletter regarding the offer of the boat.

LMD: the committee met last week with Jim Richardson to discuss what is involved in setting up the LMD. Another meeting is scheduled for March 5^th, 7:00p.m. at Larry N.s' house.

New Business : Larry T. is going to a county growth management and noxious weed meeting. He will report at the next meeting.

We voted to let Doyle put an article in the newsletter re: a picnic sponsored by the Lakeside Nazarene Church.

Larry N. told us that George Renner has volunteered to spearhead an abandoned dock cleanup. Dean C. said we could use his beach to collect them. Doyle said he would pull and transport. Mike said we could pile them in the S.A. field to be burnt in the fall. Anyone wanting firewood from the docks may ask Mike for permission to cut and haul. The date for removal will be determined later.

Larry N. would like to develop nice shirts and accessories with a Deer Lake logo to sell around the lake with the profits being split with the sellers and DLPOA.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m.

Board Meeting Jan. 10^th, 2002

The meeting was opened at 7:05 p.m. by Larry Nokes. The minutes were read and accepted. The treasurer's report was looked over by those present. Pete said we would not be asking for donations until the newsletter after the upcoming one. It looks like our expenses will be less than last year. The cost to put out the newsletter has gone down as we have found a less expensive printer. We will be reducing the number of letters by culling out those people that do not contribute or pay dues.

Tony Delgado, our local commissioner was present to inform us about the goings on of the county government. With the loss of ALCOA to the tax base and all the other tax income lost due to the slowing economy, the county budget is in a world of hurt. They balanced the budget but not without some pain to the different departments. There has been discussion about the cougar problem in the county and how to handle it. It can be handled locally but the State wants to be involved.

Public Relations : Don Newhall resigned from DLPOA. He has ongoing health problems from his accident a couple of years ago and spends most of his time in Spokane, thus he is not involved in the community as he used to be. We will not replace that committee person until such time as we have a need for it.

4^th of July : The committee will meet in the next month to set up activities for the Holiday.

Fisheries: All the fish are doing well as the lake has not gotten very cold. The game department stocked a couple of truckloads this fall. We think it is due the problems they were having at the hatchery. Jim Santori is volunteering at he Spokane hatchery.

Newsletter: Articles are due at next months meeting. So that we will know when things are happening, we set the road clean up on May 18^th (Saturday). The annual meeting is tentatively set for June 15^th at the Deer Lake Resort Lodge. The date and time will be confirmed by the next meeting.

LMD: There will be committee meeting on Feb. 5^th at Larry N. house at 7:00p.m.

Water Quality : There will be an article on milfoil with picture for the newsletter. The water has come up about 10 inches since its low level in the fall.

Wood cutting: Virgil was finally able to get a commitment from Boise Cascade to get firewood this year.

Fireboat: This committee has been changed to fire hydrant and fire building committee. No name for it yet. There are a couple of location possibilities for a building.

Water Safety : There is a possible boat to look at for a patrol boat but it will have to wait until spring to take it on the lake. They want an open bow boat with a strong engine that will go 50 mph plus.

It is possible to get wave runners this year if DLPOA will pay for any damages to them while in our use. There was a motion to do this. It passed. There was discussion on the availability of docking mechanisms that will make storage and launching easier on these craft.

Emergency Services : Gerry thanked all those that helped with the Christmas activities. There is a tremendous need for volunteers, both EMS and Firefighters. The big problem seems to be the amount of time it takes to train for these positions and the fact that they are volunteer.

Signage: There was a motion to send a letter to the commissioners to see what is involved in getting a ban on Real Estate signs that are not on the property being sold. Larry T. will draft a letter and Tim will take it to the weekly meeting of the board.

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