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THE FRIDAY FLYER
POA NEWS AND NOTES
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
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meeting (and again Wednesday for City Council) Mark Norton, the Water Re- sources and Planning Manager for the Santa Ana Watershed Project Author- ity (SAWPA), announced another alum treatment is scheduled for September 26 to 30. Monitoring will take place be- forehand to assure weather and water conditions are conducive to a successful treatment.
Alum treatments first began in Can- yon Lake in fall 2013. Norton demon- strated through charts derived from of- ficial tests that the alum treatments have been successful in the Main Lake. The use of alum is not as successful in the shallower, stagnant East Bay coves.
He also discussed the closure of Can- yon Lake to bodily contact for a few days in August due to the presence of toxins released by blue-green algae. He explained the tests used to determine the presence of the toxins and the fact that this has been an issue for a number of Southern California lakes after the pro- longed drought.
In the business portion of Tuesday’s meeting, also known as “Board Action Items,” one of the items discussed by Operations Director Mike Morrow is the need to either refurbish the stage at In- dian Beach or to remove it.
Mike noted that the age of the stage is unknown, but a Reserve Study in 2014 showed that the stage had exceeded its “useful life” of 25 years. The stage is constructed of wood and is continuously requiring repairs. A total of $14,150 is set aside in Reserves for refurbishment; however, he notes, “There has been some concern that the stage is no longer used that much and is an eyesore. Staff
is requesting that the Board make a de- cision on whether they would want staff to invest Reserve money to refurbish the stage or demolish it.”
The Activities Department provided a list of clubs and groups that have used the stage. Now the Board requests that members weigh in on this subject by emailing projects@canyonlakepoa.com.
In other Board Action Items, the Board approved a contract with Willdan Engineering Services for the Parking Lot Pavement Management Program, with funding to be drawn from the Road Reserve. The engineering firm will de- termine a strategy to prepare bid docu- ments and assist with the management
of the project to repave Canyon Lake Dr. North, from Vacation to Cove View, as well as all parking lots within the gated portion of the community.
This led to a discussion of the Solar Project, which has been under review since last year and is about to begin. So- lar panel structures are scheduled to be installed at some of the parking lots.
Finally, with several Dog Park ad- vocates wearing red shirts speaking out during the Member Comments portion of the meeting, President Bruce Yar- brough announced that a decision had been made to abandon the previously- announced location at the back of the East Port launch ramp parking lot. He
The shaded area is the approxi- mate location
of the proposed Dog Park. It's across the lawn from the Activi- ties Building at East Port Park.
then announced that a portion of the grassy area at East Port Park soon would be fenced off for the Dog Park.
Advocates welcomed this decision as most of them already take their dogs to this location. Current rules state dogs must be on leashes in that location; how- ever, the new park will offer the oppor- tunity for dogs to run off leash within a fenced area.
The Board reminds members that they are urged to respond to the Long Range Plan Survey at www.canyonlake- poa.com. Thus far, only five percent of the membership has responded to this important survey.
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