CALL TO ORDER Vice President Bucheck called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS There were no announcements.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES After discussion of the minutes of the February 23, 2006 meeting, motion was made by Johnson and seconded by Borash to approve the minutes as corrected. Motion carried unanimously.

ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS There were no items added to the agenda.

SECRETARY=S REPORT Secretary Scheel said he is in the process of distributing this week=s mail.

INSPECTOR=S REPORT Inspector Roemmich said that there is no activity to report.

ATTORNEY=S REPORT Attorney Wolle said she had the District Educator contract ready for signature. Motion was made by Bucheck and seconded by Scheel to approve the contract for a Shared Water Resource Educator program. Motion carried unanimously. Jay Riggs commented that as soon as he has all the signatures needed in Washington County, the position will be posted.

TREASURER=S REPORT Treasurer Borash distributed copies of the Administrative and Program Budgets for Fiscal Year 2006 dated February 28, 2006, and the Treasurer=s Report dated March 23, 2006. After discussion, motion was made by Borash and seconded by Scheel to approve the Treasurer=s Report. Motion carried unanimously.

PUBLIC FORUM There was no discussion in the public forum segment of the meeting.

ENGINEER=S REPORT Permit Request: James Kaufhold Grading, Lake Elmo Engineer Hanson presented information on a permit request for a project located at 9999 - 10^th Street North (northwest quadrant of 10^th Street and Keats), Lake Elmo, in the SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 Section 27, Township 29 North, Range 21 West.

The purpose of the project is to grade stockpiled soils to level the field for easier maintenance.

After discussion of the water management concerns, motion was made by Borash and seconded by Johnson, to approve Permit # 2006-02, with the engineer=s suggested site-specific conditions, and standard conditions. Motion carried unanimously.

Request for a Presentation to the Friends of Long Lake Engineer Hanson had mailed to the managers a request from the Friends of Long Lake, for a presentation to be made on May 18^th concerning the Long Lake watershed. Vice President Bucheck agreed that a manager will be able to make the presentation, and asked Engineer Hanson to assist.

2006 Water Quality Monitoring Silver Lake Watershed Engineer Hanson had mailed a memorandum listing five monitoring programs for Silver Lake recommended by Barr Engineering. After discussion, motion was made by Bucheck and seconded by Johnson to approve the monitoring of Silver Lake for an approximate cost of $75,000. Motion carried with the following vote: Bucheck, Yes; Johnson, Yes; Scheel, Yes; Borash, No.

2006 CAMP Monitoring Engineer Hanson has found residents to monitor many of the lakes in the District in 2006. He said volunteers for monitoring Lake Olson and Lake DeMontreville and other lower priority basins have not yet been located. He asked the managers if the District would want to hire Washington Conservation District (WCD) to monitor any of the basins at a cost of $1,060 per water body. The managers agreed to hire WCD to monitor Lake Olson and Lake DeMontreville if Engineer Hanson cannot find volunteers for the monitoring.

Silver Lake Outlet and Bioretention Berm Engineer Hanson said that President Fetcher has contacted the City of North St. Paul several times regarding the Silver Lake outlet. The outlet has been leaking periodically for years, and the City of North St. Paul is responsible for its maintenance.

Engineer Hanson said that President Fetcher has also noticed holes in the bioretention berm in Silver Lake. After discussion of the situation of the outlet and the bioretention berm, the managers agreed that Engineer Hanson should get in touch with a contractor regarding the two issues, and report to the managers at the next meeting.

Incentive Programs One of the managers= goals in 2006 is to plan two incentive programs: To encourage residents to implement best management practices, and to encourage developers to try new and innovative stormwater management techniques. Engineer Hanson said that the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District (RWMWD) has drafted a program that covers these goals. The managers agreed that Engineer Hanson should contact RWMWD about the drafted program and the managers= incentive programs.

Groundwater Monitoring Well Monitoring Well Ownership Engineer Hanson said a well was installed at Neal and 30^th Street in Afton for the LCMR groundwater study. Washington County has asked the City of Woodbury to take over the liability and ownership of the monitoring well. The City would prefer that some other entity owns the well, and has asked if VBWD is interested in owning the well.

The managers agreed that with the limited information they have, they are not interested in owning the well.

Additional Modeling Efforts The City of Woodbury is planning to add another well to their network. Computer modeling will be done to estimate the effects of pumping two wells at 2,000 gallons per well per minute for 90 days. Washington county does not want to finance the cost of the monitoring. The City of Woodbury would like to know if the VBWD would be willing to help fund the modeling runs. The managers agreed that they are not interested in funding the modeling runs at this time.

Rules and Regulations Update/Revision Vice President Bucheck suggested that the managers postpone the review of the revisions to the rules and regulations, until the next meeting, on April 13^th.

2005 Annual Report Karen Schultz distributed the draft copy of the managers= portion of the 2005 annual report for the managers= review.

MANAGERS= REPORT Next Meeting - April 13, 2006 The managers expect to have a quorum present at the next meeting.

OLD BUSINESS Erosion of Tom Johnson Property on Valley Creek Secretary Scheel said he visited with Tom Johnson about the erosion in Valley Creek on his property. He said that Mr. Johnson has not yet agreed to the stabilization options.

ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Borash and seconded by Johnson at 9:00 p.m. to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

Respectfully Submitted,

/s/ Don Scheel, Secretary

Don Scheel, Secretary

Minutes Approved by Managers 04/13/06