CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order by President Bucheck at 7:05 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS There were no announcements.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES After discussion of the minutes of the September 13, 2001 meeting, motion was made by Scheel, seconded by Borash, 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 had been distributed.

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

ATTORNEY=S REPORT Attorney Wolle reported that Washington County will not appeal the decision by the Appeals Court to reverse the decision by the Board of Water and Soil Resources that would enlarge the Brown=s Creek Watershed District and the Valley Branch Watershed District. She said that Washington County will seek alternative approaches, such as individually asking the affected Water Management Organizations to voluntarily agree with the enlargement of the watershed districts, or wait to see if the WMOs fail to do the proper reporting, and then disband the WMOs.

Attorney Wolle said the Washington County Board is not going to appoint any watershed district managers who don=t agree with the plan to enlarge the watershed districts.

TREASURER=S REPORT Treasurer Fetcher was not present. The Treasurer had informed President Bucheck that he had submitted the proposed tax levies to both Washington County and Ramsey County.

ENGINEER=S REPORT Sunnybrook Lake - Update Engineer Hanson reported that he has talked to Mike Regan, with the Indian Hills Golf Course, about the use of certain land for borings, and Mike Regan was agreeable to that. The borings should be done once crops are harvested.

Downs Lake - Update Engineer Hanson said he feels that a pipe, rather than a ditch, would be a better option for moving the water out of the golf course pond. He said a pipe would be more cost effective for many reasons: The utilities would not have to be moved, less maintenance would be needed for a pipe than a ditch, and a temporary easement would be necessary from 3M for a ditch; also, fewer trees would need to be removed and less excavated material would need to be removed.

MANAGERS= REPORT Next Meeting - October 11, 2001 The managers said they do expect to have a quorum at the next meeting.

2002 Budget President Bucheck said the budget has been finalized, and is ready for the hearing on October 11^th.

2000 Annual Report Recording Secretary Karen Schultz said she had made the final corrections to the 2000 Annual Report, and it is ready to go to the printer. Motion was made by Scheel and seconded by Borash authorizing the printing of the 2000 Annual Report. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Bucheck and seconded by Borash to accept the independent audit made by HLB Tautges Redpath, Ltd., for the year 2000. Motion carried unanimously.

ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Bucheck and seconded by Scheel at 7:43 p.m. to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

Respectfully Submitted,

Donald Scheel,

Secretary

Minutes Approved by Managers 10/11/01