Lake Davis Fisheries Management

To: Lake Davis Steering Committee

From: Leslie Tigan, Secretary

Re: Draft Notes from the April 16, 2007 Lake Davis Steering Committee meeting held at Portola City Hall

Voting Members Present: Jim Murphy (City of Portola), Bill Powers (Plumas County), Steve Clifton (Leonard’s Market), Fran Roudebush (Lake Davis Coalition), Jerry Dollard (Dollard’s Market) , Terry Bergstrand (Plumas County Sheriff)

Agency Representatives Present: Ed Pert (DFG), Julie Cunningham (DFG), Ivan Paulsen (DFG), Betsy Magladry (DFG), Jerry Sipe (Plumas County Environmental Health), Lori Wood (USFS), Hank Foley (Plumas County Health Department), Chris Ericson (DWR) By Phone: Dave Spath (DHS), Doug Rischbieter (DWR), Ralph Hinton (DWR)

Acknowledged Guests: Ira Adams, Jack Gillespie, BJ Pearson

Public Comment: BJ Person requested to have someone report on the funds left in the trust account with Plumas County. Jim Murphy noted the passing of Greg Laurett.

Minutes: It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes. All members present voted in favor.

Project Directors Report: Ed Pert reported that by the end of the week a letter would be mailed to more than 700 property owners in the Lake Davis area inviting property owners with wells to participate in isotope testing. When isotope testing is complete all wells with positive tests will be included in a final testing program. The 1997 testing program will be completed for the entire ten year period as outlined in that monitoring program. The new project will develop its own monitoring program for the wells with positive isotope tests. He reported that the flyer announcing the next round of public meeting had been mailed and was being received by local residents. He continued with a report that a juvenile Bald Eagle had been found in a gill net at Big Grizzly Creek, gill nets would no longer be used in the streams.

Julie Cunningham gave a brief synopsis of material that would be covered at the April 25th public meeting relating to chemicals. Fran Roudebush noted that the public should be told the allowable standards of each chemical in the compound. Mr. Spath indicated that he would have a section on that at the public meeting and that he would also be speaking on the Prop 65 chemicals. There will be a comparison of the Nusyn-noxfish used in the 1997 treatment and CFT Legumine that would be used in the new project at the workshop. There was discussion on whether it would be valuable to conduct a fish tissue testing program.

Agency Reports:

USFS – Lori Woods reported that the appeal period for the EIS ended on April 2nd and nothing had been received. The boat launch at Honker is open and consessionairs are readying the campgrounds for opening. Residents will receive letters about forest closures in the near future.

DWR – Lake levels are at 5765.99 elevation, 52,289 acre feet, 5 feet lower than last year. Releases are currently at 23 cfs which will change to 10 cfs on May 1.

DHS - Working to issue approvals and permits.

City of Portola: Moving forward with the 6th and Pacific well.

Plumas County: Environmental Health will be working with the community in May on the isotope testing program. DFG will be funding $150,000 for a well for GLRID.

Economic Issues Working Group: Fran Roudebush reported that they were making progress, discussing property value estimates and the claim filing process.

Set next meeting date: The next meeting was scheduled for 1-3 pm on May 14 at City Hall.

Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 2:18 p.m.