Minutes of Regular Meeting
# 726 Held in the
Lake Elmo City Council Chambers
Thursday, April 14, 2005
MANAGERS PRESENT: Lincoln Fetcher, Vice President; Don Scheel, Secretary; Dale Borash, Treasurer; Duane Johnson, Manager
MANAGERS ABSENT: Dave Bucheck, President
STAFF PRESENT: John Hanson, Barr Engineering; Ray Marshall, Attorney; Ray Roemmich, Inspector; Karen Schultz, Recording Secretary
STAFF ABSENT: None
OTHERS PRESENT: Chuck Taylor, Citizens Advisory Committee
CALL TO ORDER Vice President Fetcher called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS There were no announcements.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES After discussion of the minutes of the March 24, 2005 meeting, motion was made by Scheel and seconded by Borash to approve the minutes as corrected. Motion carried unanimously.
ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS There were no additional agenda items.
PUBLIC FORUM There was no discussion in the Public Forum segment of the meeting.
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chuck Taylor had mailed his report on lake levels, and discussed it with the managers at this meeting.SECRETARY
=S REPORT Secretary Scheel reported that he had distributed the mail.INSPECTOR
=S REPORT Inspector Roemmich said there has not been much activity since the last meeting.ATTORNEY
=S REPORT Attorney Marshall provided copies of contracts between VBWD and the Washington Conservation District for Vice President Fetcher and Secretary Scheel to sign. The contracts are updated versions of the contracts signed at the last meeting. The updates include water quality monitoring at Lake DeMontreville and Lake Olson through the Metropolitan Council=s Citizen-Assisted Monitoring Program.TREASURER=S REPORT Treasurer=s report will be given at the second meeting of the month. Treasurer Borash asked that the per diems and expense reports be submitted.
ENGINEER=S REPORT Permit Request: 11051 Stillwater Blvd., Lake Elmo Engineer Hanson presented information on a permit request for a project located at 11051 Stillwater Boulevard (directly east of Gorman=s Restaurant), Lake Elmo, in the northwest 1/4 of the southwest 1/4 of Section 13, Township 29 North, Range 21 West.
The purpose of the project is to construct a 4,000 square foot addition to the existing building, reconstruct and expand the parking lot, and create a shallow area to manage the site=s runoff on the 0.8-acre site.
After discussion of the wetland management concerns, the water management concerns, and the erosion control concerns, motion was made by Scheel and seconded by Borash to approve Permit # 2005-07 with the engineer=s suggested site-specific conditions and standard conditions. Motion carried unanimously.
MANAGERS
= REPORT Next Meeting - April 28, 2005 The managers expect a quorum to be present on April 28th. Vice President Fetcher said he will be absent on April 28th.Sunnybrook Lake Engineer Hanson distributed copies of a letter he had received from Robert L. Kisch, a resident in the Sunnybrook Lake area. The letter contained a suggestion for the managers to consider when finalizing the Sunnybrook Lake project. The suggestion was to hold off on replacing the culverts under Jocelyn Road until it is determined they are necessary.
After the managers discussed the suggestion, Vice President Fetcher directed Engineer Hanson to draft a response to Mr. Kisch for the next meeting.
2004 Annual Report Draft and Goals for 2005 President Bucheck had prepared a draft list of VBWD goals for 2005, and Engineer Hanson mailed the list to the managers. At this meeting, the managers made changes and additions to the goals. Motion was made by Fetcher and seconded by Scheel to approve the goals as written, and further edited at this meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Silver Lake Vice President Fetcher reported on a meeting held on March 29th in North St. Paul concerning the situation of Silver Lake. Representatives of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Ramsey County spoke, as well as Vice President Fetcher, representing VBWD. Vice President Fetcher said there was a large crowd in attendance. Discussed at the meeting were the problems with geese in and around the lake, weeds in the lake, and storm water management. It was suggested that a Silver Lake Association could be established. Another meeting will be planned for further discussion.
ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Borash and seconded by Fetcher at 7:58 p.m. to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully Submitted,
Donald Scheel, Secretary
Minutes Approved by Managers 04/28/05