CALL TO ORDER President Fetcher called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS There were no announcements.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES After discussion of the minutes of the January 12, 2006 meeting, motion was made by Borash and seconded by Bucheck to approve the minutes as corrected. Motion carried unanimously.

ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS Items were added to the agenda under Engineer - 2006 Water Quality Monitoring; and under Managers - Newspaper Article in Lake Elmo Leader regarding Eurasian Watermilfoil; and Watershed District Educator Contract.

PUBLIC FORUM Scott Smith, a resident of the Wildflower Shores development in Lake Elmo, and a member of the homeowners= association, was present to discuss with the managers the wetland issue at the Wildflower Shores site. He said the primary concern of the landowners is the length of time that it has taken to complete the wetland project. In the discussion, Vice President Bucheck explained to Mr. Smith that the developer and the managers have discussed the issue in the past, and that the issue involves wetland credits. Attorney Wolle was directed to determine the owner of the wetland bank site, and to draft a letter to the developer to include facts and dates and all information. Mr. Smith said he will provide Attorney Wolle with information that he has from the homeowners= association at Wildflower Shores.

SECRETARY=S REPORT Engineer Hanson had distributed the mail.

INSPECTOR=S REPORT Inspector Roemmich said there has been no activity since the last meeting.

ATTORNEY=S REPORT In November 2005 the managers directed Attorney Marshall to perform a search to determine if a drainage easement had been recorded in a VBWD approved permit in Meyer=s Pineridge development. No easement was found, and at this meeting Attorney Wolle said that she approved of a proposal presented by Emmons and Olivier Resources for surveying services to provide the legal description for an easement in Meyer=s Pineridge. After discussion, motion was made by Bucheck and seconded by Borash to hire Emmons and Olivier Resources for an amount up to $2,000 for surveying services within Meyer=s Pineridge in the City of Lake Elmo. Motion carried unanimously.

TREASURER=S REPORT Treasurer Borash distributed copies of the Administrative and Program Budgets for Fiscal Year 2005 dated 12/31/2005, and the Treasurer=s Report dated January 26, 2006. After discussion, motion was made by Borash and seconded by Bucheck to approve the Treasurer=s Report. Motion carried unanimously.

ENGINEER=S REPORT 2005 Basin Water Quality Monitoring Results Engineer Hanson had mailed to the managers a memorandum and a table summarizing the 2005 water quality monitoring results. The managers discussed the contents of the table, and thanked Engineer Hanson for the information.

Website Contact Information Engineer Hanson had mailed a copy of the existing contact information page that is on the VBWD website. He asked the managers to give him any necessary information to update the page.

Permit Tracking Engineer Hanson showed the managers a beta version of the permit tracking portion of the VBWD website. The managers agreed that this new manner of tracking permits will be very effective, and asked Engineer Hanson to also post grading plans to the site.

MS4 Annual Public Hearing Scheduling Engineer Hanson reminded the managers of the public hearing that is required prior to submitting the MS4 Annual Report to the Pollution Control Agency. The managers agreed to schedule a hearing for February 23, 2006, and directed Attorney Wolle to publish the required notice of hearing in the Lillie Suburban Newspapers.

Rules and Regulations Update/Revision The managers agreed to postpone discussion of the rules and regulations until the next meeting, when all the managers have reviewed the revised rules.

2006 Water Quality Monitoring Engineer Hanson reported that he has identified potential volunteers living adjacent to the lakes to be monitored, but hasn=t yet found all the volunteers needed for the monitoring.

MANAGERS= REPORT Next Meeting - February 9, 2006 The managers expect to have a quorum present at the next meeting.

Silver Lake Aquatic Plant Management President Fetcher said there was nothing new to report concerning the aquatic plant management in Silver Lake.

2006 Goals President Fetcher distributed draft copies of the 2006 VBWD Goals and Work Plan for the managers to consider. The managers agreed to send their comments to President Fetcher before the next meeting.

Lake Elmo Eurasian Watermilfoil At the last meeting, Vice President Bucheck said he had met with the editor of the Lake Elmo Leader newspaper concerning the report of Eurasian Watermilfoil in Lake Elmo. At this meeting, he said the article had been printed in the Lake Elmo Leader.

Watershed District Educator Contract President Fetcher and Attorney Wolle said they had concerns with some language in the contract to hire a Watershed District Educator. President Fetcher will contact Jay Riggs, with the Washington Conservation District to discuss the language.

OLD BUSINESS Tom Johnson Property on Valley Creek President Fetcher asked that the issue of the Valley Creek erosion be placed on the agenda for the next meeting.

ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Borash and seconded by Bucheck at 8:58 p.m. to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

Respectfully Submitted,

/s/ Don Scheel, Secretary

Don Scheel, Secretary

Minutes Approved by Managers 02/09/06