CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order by Vice President Borash at 7:27 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS There were no announcements.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES After discussion of the minutes of the July 12, 2001 meeting, motion was made by Johnson, seconded by Scheel, to approve the minutes as corrected. Motion carried unanimously.

ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS There were no additional agenda items.

PUBLIC FORUM No discussion in Public Forum.

SECRETARY'S REPORT Secretary Scheel said the mail has been picked up and distributed.

INSPECTOR=S REPORT Inspector Roemmich reported on inspections he has made since the last meeting.

ATTORNEY=S REPORT Attorney Wolle reminded the managers that the 2002 Budget needs to be drafted soon, and that the public hearing on the budget needs to be scheduled.

TREASURER=S REPORT Treasurer Fetcher was absent. There was no report given.

ENGINEER=S REPORT 50^th Street Improvements, Lake Elmo - Permit Request Engineer Hanson described a project located at 50^th Street, between Stillwater Boulevard (T.H. 5) and Lake Elmo, the South line of Section 1/North Line of Section 12, T29N, R21W and South line of Section 6/North line of Section 7, T29N, R20W.

The City of Lake Elmo is proposing to pave the existing gravel road and construct an 8-foot wide paved bike trail. Several rainwater gardens are proposed. A small amount of wetland area is proposed to be filled.

After discussion of the water management concerns, the wetland management concerns, and erosion control concerns, motion was made by Scheel and seconded by Borash to approve Permit # 2001-20 with the engineer=s suggested conditions, and also an additional condition suggested by the managers. Motion carried unanimously.

Hilltop Business Park, Oakdale & Pine Springs - Revised Wetland Mitigation and Banking Request At the last meeting, the managers approved a permit for the Hilltop Business Park in Oakdale and Pine Springs; now the applicant is requesting approval of a wetland banking plan. No changes are proposed from the previously approved permit. Engineer Hanson said that approval of the banking plan is required prior to the construction of the wetland.

After discussion of the suggested special conditions, motion was made by Johnson and seconded by Scheel to approve Permit # 2001-21 with the engineer=s suggested special conditions. Motion carried unanimously.

American Polywater Corporation, Grant - Permit Revision and Renewal Request Engineer Hanson reported that Permit # 2000-4 had been approved by the managers last year, and the applicant is now requesting a permit extension because the District rules state that a permit is not valid if work is not initiated within one year of permit issuance.

The applicant wants to begin Phase I construction this year. After discussion of the renewal request, motion was made by Scheel and seconded by Johnson to approve Permit # 2001-22 with the engineer=s recommendation to reissue permit # 2000-04 as permit 2001-22. Motion carried unanimously.

Sunnybrook Lake Engineer Hanson said that he and President Bucheck and Secretary Scheel met with Mike Regan, Manager of the Indian Hills Golf Course on July 13^th. Engineer Hanson described the conceptual design to the managers, that he had received from Mike Regan. After discussion, Engineer Hanson said he will do a wetland delineation in the next two weeks, and will be better able to answer certain questions.

Silver Lake Bioretention Project Draft Workplan Engineer Hanson had mailed a memorandum regarding a draft work plan for the Metropolitan Council MetroEnvironment Partnership (MEP) Grant for Bioretention Treatment Implementation and Assessment dated July 20, 2001. The managers spent little time discussing the memorandum, and decided to wait until the next meeting when Treasurer Fetcher will be present to discuss the project. No action was taken on the issue.

Downs Lake - Topography Engineer Hanson said he has received the topographic maps from Washington County that he needs in order to make cost estimates in the Downs Lake project. In discussion, Attorney Wolle said only one or two easements will be necessary before the project is started. Engineer Hanson said that in receiving the topographic maps from Washington County, the District and Barr Engineering signed an agreement that the topographic information will not be released to anyone. Engineer Hanson asked the managers to ratify that action. Motion was made by Scheel and seconded by Johnson that the District has signed a licensing agreement with Washington County that the information on the topographic maps will not be resold to anyone. Motion carried unanimously.

MANAGERS= REPORT Next Meeting - August 9, 2001 The managers said they do expect to have a quorum at the next meeting.

ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Johnson and seconded by Scheel at 8:25 p.m. to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

Respectfully Submitted,

Donald Scheel,

Secretary

Minutes Approved by Managers 08/09/01