2022 Objectives and Activities

Membership PLA Lead Director: Laurie Conzemius

• Continue to increase membership with a 2022 goal of 160. Focus on getting all new residents to be PLA members 
• Continue the Neighborhood Captain’s Program. This program has been instrumental in increasing year over year participation and remains a key method in reaching our residents
• Continue working toward being a more welcoming organization by engaging with new and inactive members for opportunities to participate in PLA programs
• Release 2022 membership dues/AIS donation letter and registration form by end of January
• Electronically inform/thank members when we receive their dues/AIS donation

Neighborhood Captain’s Program: PLA Lead Director: Mike Vold

• Identify new lakeshore owners and provide them with information about the lake and the association 
• Expand our Neighborhood Captains Program to insure we visit with each lakeshore owner before the annual meeting
• Mail hard copy of Newsletter to all lake residents.  Hand deliver hard copy of the Potato Laker  to those lakeshore owners who do not receive one via USPS
• Insure Neighborhood Captains have knowledge about PLA plans and objectives and can answer most questions from lakeshore owners; Emphasize AIS prevention actions and lakeshore protection
• Work in conjunction with the membership committee to insure we reach our 2021 membership goal 

Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Prevention Efforts PLA Lead Directors: Bob Berdahl, Bill Gorrilla, and Ken Grob

• Complete 1500 hours of watercraft inspections per established plan and schedule
• Secure funding from Lake Emma Township and Hubbard County consistent with 2022 inspection plan
• Secure supplemental funding from lake residents and NMF to support 2022 inspection program
• Conduct AIS early detection including vegetation, Zebra mussel veligers, and Spiny Waterflea monitoring
• Work to have an organized AIS lake monitoring program with committed and trained monitors. Enroll some members in COLA AIS ID Monitoring program.
• Participate in COLA/State  Starry Trek monitoring for Starry Stonewort
• Communicate current AIS information from DNR and COLA to lake residents 

Lake Management Plan PLA Lead Directors: Ken Grob 

• Review the Lake Management Plan developed in 2006; If new information supersedes the content of the current plan, modify it as appropriate
• Update members at Annual Meeting

PLA Charitable Fund PLA Lead Director: Chuck Diessner

• Continue to support donations to the fund; both for AIS inspections and for the Endowment fund
• Provide AIS Watercraft Inspection funding, as needed, to supplement PLA supplemental funds

Communication PLA Lead Directors: Kolt Ringer and Laurie Conzemius

• Continue to provide timely information to our members via newsletter and through informal communication
• Maximize the capability of the Neighborhood Captains program
• Publish one hard copy, multi-colored Potato Laker annually
• Insure our website has both timely and accurate information
• Continue to promote the electronic lake resident directory

Fisheries PLA Lead Director: Jim Miller

• Continue to communicate with DNR staff so that we understand the fisheries plan for the lake
• Insure fisheries plan is available to members via website, newsletter, and other communications

Loon Program PLA Lead Director:  Bill Gorrilla  (Bob Berdahl)

• Place loon nesting platforms in lake at ice out
• Monitor loon activity including numbers, nesting sites, and chicks
• Complete annual DNR loon survey and communicate it to members via website and newsletter.
• Participate in Hubbard County Loon Monitoring/Reporting Progarm

Land Use and Zoning PLA Lead Director: Exec Committee 

• Seek to protect the environs of the lake using best practices of land use management
• Monitor various land use applications and make recommendations to the PLA board regarding input to applicable government groups
• Proactively consult with resort owners who may be considering a transition to a Planned Unit Development (PUD).
• Seek out potential conservation opportunities including conservation easements

Social PLA Lead Director:  Jan Vold

• Plan and organize PLA social events
• Encourage direct participation of PLA Directors
• Encourage inactive or non-member participation
• Publish and communicate via website, newsletter and email

Hubbard County Coalition of Lake Associations (COLA) PLA Lead Director: Ken Grob

• Actively support the work of COLA
• Participate as members of COLA Executive Board (Ken Grob)
• Communicate the focus, programs and activities of COLA to PLA members.
• Insure we have attendance at all COLA meetings.
• Proactively communicate COLA information to the Water Quality Monitor (Rich Rothermel) and AIS Veliger Monitor  (Bill Gorrilla)
• Proactively communicate information from DNR, MAISRC, and COLA “Eyes on Water” Initiative
• Participate in Wave monitoring program with US Corp of Engineers (if selected by COLA)

PLA Administrative Initiatives:  PLA Board

• Complete annual registration of  PLA with State of Minnesota (Non-profit) by December 2022
• Maintain Kiosk signs at watercraft accesses
• Conduct Hwy 40 clean up event in May and September
• Provide Outreach to lake residents as needed
• Organize and conduct annual PLA Meeting in August
• Establish President position succession plan 

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