Minutes of Regular Meeting # 735 Held in the Lake Elmo City Council Chambers
Thursday, August 25, 2005

MANAGERS PRESENT:  Lincoln Fetcher, Vice President; Don Scheel, Secretary; Dale Borash, Treasurer; Duane Johnson, Manager

OTHERS PRESENT: Candice Kraemer, Sharon Schwarze, Grant City Councilpersons; Terry Bouthilet, Lake Elmo Resident

SECRETARY=S REPORT Secretary Scheel reported that he had distributed the mail.

INSPECTOR=S REPORT Inspector Roemmich reported on his activity since the last meeting.

ATTORNEY=S REPORT Attorney Wolle had nothing new to report.

TREASURER=S REPORT Treasurer Borash distributed copies of the Administrative and Program Budgets for Fiscal Year 2005 dated July 31, 2005, and the Treasurer=s Report dated August 25, 2005. After discussion, motion was made by Borash and seconded by Scheel to approve the Treasurer=s Report. Motion carried unanimously.

ENGINEER=S REPORT Lake Elmo Water Levels At the last meeting, Engineer Hanson was directed by the managers to draft a letter to the property owners on Lake Elmo who had discussed with the managers the low lake level and their difficulty in accessing the lake. At this meeting, the managers approved the draft letter that Engineer Hanson had mailed to the managers. Motion was made by Scheel and seconded by Fetcher to approve the letter with minor changes, and that Engineer Hanson should mail the letter to James L. Moline, spokesman for the Lake Elmo residents living on Lake Elmo. Motion carried unanimously.

Permit Revision Request: Bibeau=s Landing, Mahtomedi Engineer Hanson presented information to the managers regarding a permit approved by the managers in 2003, with amendments to the permit approved in 2003 and 2004. The current request is to fill a low area at the southeast side of a DNR-protected wetland that straddles Lot 3 and Lot 4. The proposal will also enlarge the wetland replacement site that has been proposed on the north side of the DNR-protected wetland within Lot 3. Engineer Hanson recommended that the managers approve the proposed plan revision with all of the previously approved permit conditions. After discussion of the water management concerns, the wetland concerns, and the erosion control concerns, motion was made by Borash and seconded by Johnson, to approve Permit # 2004-04, as recommended by the District=s engineer. Motion carried unanimously.

MANAGERS= REPORT Sunnybrook Lake Engineer Hanson reported that he had sent the letter to the Grant City Council, regarding the road raising issue, as directed by the managers at the last meeting.

ENGINEER=S REPORT (Cont.) Silver Lake Aquatic Plants Engineer Hanson reported that questionnaires concerning the future of Silver Lake in North St. Paul will be available for the public at the North St. Paul City Hall, Oakdale City Hall, and the City of Maplewood=s Public Works Building. The questionnaire will also be posted to the VBWD website. The questionnaire should be completed by October 10, 2005. The cities will enclose information about the questionnaire in the monthly utility bill or newsletter that goes to area residents.

VBWD 2005-2015 Watershed Management Plan Engineer Hanson had distributed a memorandum addressed to the managers from Karen Chandler at Barr Engineering, regarding the revisions to the watershed management plan. After Engineer Hanson explained the items in the memorandum and after the managers= discussion, motion was made by Borash and seconded by Fetcher to approve the suggested revisions to the draft 2005-2015 Watershed Management Plan for the 90-day review. Motion carried unanimously.

MANAGERS= REPORT (Cont.) Next Meeting - September 8, 2005 The managers expect a quorum to be present on September 8, 2005. President Bucheck will not be present.

/s/ Don Scheel, Secretary