Minutes of Regular Meeting
# 765 Held in the
Lake Elmo City Council Chambers
Thursday, January 25, 2007
MANAGERS PRESENT: Lincoln Fetcher, President; Dave Bucheck, Vice President; Dale Borash, Treasurer
MANAGERS ABSENT: Don Scheel, Secretary; Duane Johnson, Manager
STAFF PRESENT: John Hanson, Barr Engineering; Ray Marshall, Attorney; Ray Roemmich, Inspector; and Karen Schultz, Recording Secretary
STAFF ABSENT: None
OTHERS PRESENT: Jay Riggs, Washington Conservation District;
CALL TO ORDER President Fetcher called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS There were no announcements.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES After discussion of the minutes of the January 11, 2007 meeting, motion was made by Bucheck and seconded by Fetcher to approve the minutes as corrected. Motion carried unanimously.
ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS Added to the agenda under Engineer: Old Smith Dam; added under Managers: Continued Education for Managers.
PUBLIC FORUM There was no discussion in the Public Forum segment of the meeting.
SECRETARY=S REPORT Secretary Scheel was absent; Engineer Hanson had picked up the mail and distributed it.
INSPECTOR=S REPORT Inspector Roemmich said he had nothing to report since the last meeting.
ATTORNEY=S REPORT Attorney Wolle said there was nothing new to report.
TREASURER=S REPORT Treasurer Borash distributed copies of the Administrative and Program Budgets for Fiscal Year 2006 dated 12/31/ 2006, and the Treasurer=s Report dated January 25, 2007. After discussion, motion was made by Borash and seconded by Fetcher to approve the Treasurer=s Report. Motion carried unanimously.
WASHINGTON CONSERVATION DISTRICT Jay Riggs reported on several items: 1) Registration for the Stormwater U training session is filled to capacity; a second session will probably be planned. 2) The project to remove buckthorn from a property on Valley Creek is going well; $20,000 has been provided for grants by the Department of Fish and Wildlife for the purpose of removing buckthorn, including private residences. 3) Some residences along Valley Creek are interested in putting some of their land into conservation easements, and the managers might want to partner with the landowners.
ENGINEER=S REPORT Permit Request: Park Tool Expansion, Mahtomedi Engineer Hanson presented information on a project located approximately 1/4 mile east of Century Avenue and north h of Long Lake Road, at 6 Long Lake Road, Mahtomedi in part of the SW 1/4 of Section 31, Township 30 North, Range 21 West. The purpose of the project is to construct a 12,000 square foot warehouse expansion and a 200 cubic yard stormwater runoff infiltration area.
After discussion of the water management concerns, the wetland management concerns, and the erosion control concerns, motion was made by Bucheck and seconded by Borash, to approve Permit # 2007-03, with the engineer=s suggested site-specific conditions, and standard conditions. Motion carried unanimously.
Silver Lake Bioretention Site Sign Engineer Hanson reported that he has contacted the North St. Paul Engineer regarding the proposed sign at the bioretention site, and the City=s possible design requirements. The City Engineer asked to review and approve the sign before it is built.
2006-2007 Project 1007 Maintenance Project - Update Engineer Hanson said that Contractor Buelow has nearly completed the excavation and brush removal work. He did agree to remove the brush pile from Mr. Petersen=s yard, as discussed at the last managers= meeting.
BWSR Listening Session Engineer Hanson said he participated in a BWSR listening session regarding the evaluation and feasibility of streamlining mandated water resources programs. The managers discussed with Engineer Hanson and Jay Riggs the MS4 and NPDES permitting requirements.
CAMP (Citizen Assisted Lake Monitoring Program) Engineer Hanson said he will have the recommendations for lakes to be monitored, at the February 8th meeting.
VBWD Rules Engineer Hanson had mailed to the managers the proposed VBWD Rules, as they were sent out for comments. The managers discussed with Engineer Hanson and Attorney Wolle the managers= intent for maintenance responsibilities of stormwater management features.
PUBLIC HEARING ON VBWD RULES At 8:00 p.m. President Fetcher suspended the managers= meeting, and opened the Public Hearing in order to hear comments or issues concerning the draft VBWD Rules. Engineer Hanson reported that he had received no additional comments since the notice of hearing was published.
Hearing no comments or issues from the audience, the hearing was closed. Motion was made by Borash and seconded by Bucheck to close the public hearing. Motion carried unanimously.
Meeting Reopened President Fetcher reopened the managers= meeting at 8:05 p.m.
VBWD Rules (Cont.) The managers continued their discussion on the proposed rules, and motion was made by Fetcher and seconded by Bucheck to adopt the Rules as reviewed, and with minor clarification changes as discussed at this meeting, and based on the lack of input at the public hearing. Motion carried unanimously. The managers directed Engineer Hanson to complete a corrected set of Rules and forward it to the managers prior to publication.
Legislative Audit Engineer Hanson provided to the managers copies of a portion of the report on watershed management made by the Legislative Auditor. The managers briefly discussed the report and will review it in more detail individually.
Watershed District Handbook Engineer Hanson said that the Board of Water and Soil Resources has not yet sent a draft of the VBWD fact sheet.
Old Smith Dam Engineer Hanson said that the MnDNR suggested a meeting in February 2007.
MANAGERS= REPORT Next Meeting - February 8, 2007 The managers expect to have a quorum present at the next meeting on February 8, 2007.Continuing Education for Managers President Fetcher said he would like to schedule a presentation every three months at a regular managers= meeting, on issues of interest to the managers. The managers agreed that this could be possible, especially during a meeting with a short agenda.
OLD BUSINESS BMP Cost Share Program Vice President Bucheck reported that the BMP Cost Share Program will be discussed again at the next Washington County Water Consortium.
ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Bucheck and seconded by Borash at 8:43 p.m. to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully Submitted,
/s/ Don Scheel, Secretary
Don Scheel, Secretary
Minutes Approved by Managers 02/08/07