The Board of Directors of the Ericson Lake Corporation met on Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. at the Ericson Lake Corporation Building.
Present: Armstrong, Claus, Korus, Buhl, Laughlin, Smith, Wadas, Haase, Krohn, Lantis, and Cheryl Krohn.

Absent: Oseka and Belz

The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and roll call was taken by Cheryl Krohn. The minutes of the June 26, 2010 Board of Director’s meeting were approved as printed.

Buhl gave the treasurer’s report showing a balance of $5438 in the account. Several bills and deposits were presented. Motion by Laughlin, second by Haase to pay current bills; motion carried. Wadas and Buhl will go to the Ericson State Bank after today’s meeting to borrow funds to pay the Vlach bill of $10, 932 for spillway repair.

OLD BUSINESS:
· Motion by Arrmstrong, second by Kortus to elect Lantis as Board Secretary; motion carried.
· The ELC Carp Tournament scheduled for Saturday, August 21, 2010 was cancelled.
· A single board possibly from the Hoover Trail bridge was spotted in the river.
· It was noted that monetary support is needed from ALL PROPERTY OWNERS at Lake Ericson due to the expense of the repairs needed to restore the Lake falling on the shoulders of only ELC members.

NEW BUSINESS:
· Haase reported that Mitch Johnson of Complete Pest Elimination (CPE) of Newman Grove, NE did not charge the ELC for the chemicals used to spray mosquitoes for the Fourth of July, and charged a reduced rate for the spraying. He would be available to treat any cabins at the Lake for pests, and could treat several in one trip to Ericson. His contact numbers are: 1-866-314-7378 OR Cell 402-741-2021.
· Wadas suggested a sand castle party or a golf event in the sand for the Labor Day weekend as an ELC sponsored activity.
· A bulletin board for posting business cards should be available at the ELC Building.
· An informational meeting may be held on Saturday, September 4 concerning updates on lake repairs.
· Lynn Gumb will again be conducting the ELC Labor Day Auction on Sunday, September 5, 2010, at 1:00 p.m. The ELC is accepting donated items for the fund-raiser.

REPORTS:
Engineers from four different entities had surveyed the flood damage at the Lake and presented detailed information concerning their ideas for repairs to the dam/spillway and geotube.
· Presenting for JEO Consulting Group of Lincoln were Michael Placke and Brian Claycomb;
· Brian Mulinix and Darren Jack of Lincoln represented their firm, WLA Consulting, Inc.;
· John Zwingman of West Point, NE presented for his firm, Advanced Consulting Engineering Services; and
· Roger Helgoth of Omaha, President of Kirkham Michael was last to present.. Helgoth had previously notified the ELC Board of conflict of interest issues due to Kirkham Michael presently being under agreement with Wheeler County, and that he is also a member of a family partnership that is a member of the Ericson Lake Corporation.
· Wadas is also staying in contact with several different state and federal entities for any monies that may be available.

Following discussion on the four presentations and with time of the essence for finding monies available, Haase moved, with a second by Armstrong to hire JEO Consulting Group to proceed with a design for an emergency spillway and geotube repairs, along with pursuing funding for said repairs; and continuing with Helgoth of Kirkham Michael for the Nebraska Environmental Truast Grant application, adding the geotube repair/installation in the grant proposal. Motion carried.

A follow-up meeting will be held for specifics, and Wadas and Laughlin were suggested as the designated contact persons.

Motion to adjourn by Armstrong, second by Haase; motion carried.

Next regular meeting will be August 21, 2010 at 9:30 a.m.

Respectfully submitted by,
Cheryl Krohn, Recording Secretary


All members can be contacted at the following address: P.O. Box 21 Ericson , NE 68637