ANNOUNCEMENTS There were no announcements.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES After discussion of the minutes of the August 14, 2008 meeting, motion was made by Scheel and seconded by Borash to approve the minutes as distributed. Motion carried unanimously.

ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS No agenda items were added.

PUBLIC FORUM There was no discussion in the Public Forum segment of the meeting.

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

INSPECTOR=S REPORT Inspector Roemmich reported on inspections that he has made since the last meeting.

ATTORNEY=S REPORT Attorney Wolle provided Vice President Bucheck and Secretary Scheel with the Washington County Agriculture Society Stormwater Maintenance Agreement for their signatures. Vice President Bucheck and Secretary Scheel signed the document.

TREASURER=S REPORT Treasurer Borash distributed copies of the Administrative and Program Budgets for Fiscal Year 2008 dated 7/31/08, and the Treasurer=s Report dated August 28, 2008. After discussion, motion was made by Borash and seconded by Scheel to approve the Treasurer=s Report. Motion carried unanimously.

WASHINGTON CONSERVATION DISTRICT No one was present representing the Washington Conservation District. No report was given.

CHANGE IN ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS At this time Vice President Bucheck authorized a change in the order of agenda items.

ENGINEER=S REPORT Permit Request: Armstrong Farm Pond, Lake Elmo Engineer Hanson had mailed to the managers information on a project located at 8281 - 15^th Street North, Lake Elmo in part of the northwest quarter of Section 28, Township 29 North, Range 21 West. The purpose of the project is to replace a corroded galvanized grade control/pond outlet structure and pipe with a HDPE

After discussion of the stormwater management concerns, the wetland management and buffers, and the floodplain management, motion was made by Scheel and seconded by Borash to approve Permit # 2008-18 with the engineer=s suggested site-specific conditions and standard conditions, and the addition of a suggested site specific condition to provide a rip-rap size calculation prior to approval, and also to waive the permit fee and the surety. Motion carried unanimously.

Vice President Bucheck suspended the meeting at 7:35 to hold the public hearings for the ravine stabilization projects on Valley Creek.

PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR RAVINE STABILIZATION PROJECTS Vice President Bucheck opened the public hearing at 7:35 p.m. and asked for public comments on the stabilization projects on Valley Creek. Hearing none, Vice President Bucheck called for a motion to close the hearing. Motion was made by Scheel and seconded by Lucksinger to close the public hearing. Motion carried unanimously.

The managers= meeting was called back to order at 7:37 p.m.

ENGINEER=S REPORT (Cont.) After-the-Fact Permit Request: Washington County Culvert Replacement,

Lake Elmo Engineer Hanson had mailed to the managers information on a project located north of 50^th Street North and south of Highlands Trail along DeMontreville Trail (CAR 1B), Lake Elmo in the NE 1/4 of SE 1/4 Section 5, T 29 North, Range 21 West. The purpose of the project is to replace existing culvert with equal sized culvert.

After discussion of the stormwater management concerns, the wetland management and buffers, and the floodplain management, motion was made by Borash and seconded by Lucksinger to approve Permit # 2008-16 with the engineer=s suggested project-specific condition and standard conditions. Motion carried unanimously.

Permit Request: Discovery Center Improvements, Oakdale Engineer Hanson had mailed to the managers information on a project located at 4444 Hadley Avenue North, Oakdale, in parts of the south quarter of the northeast quarter and north quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 7, Township 29 North, Range 21 West. The purpose of the project is to reconstruct an existing parking lot and site access and construct a 1,000-foot long 8-foot wide bituminous trail, a storm sewer system, and a 1,100 square foot rainwater garden.

After discussion of the stormwater management concerns, the wetland management and buffers, and the floodplain management, motion was made by Scheel and seconded by Bucheck to approve Permit # 2008-17 with the engineer=s suggested project-specific condition and standard conditions, including the normal easement requirement. Motion carried unanimously.

Permit Request: Mahtomedi Well House No. 6, Mahtomedi Engineer Hanson had mailed to the managers information on a project located south of Long Lake Road, West of Lincolntown Avenue, Mahtomedi, in part of the southwest quarter of Section 31, Township 30 North, Range 21 West.

After discussion of the stormwater management concerns, the wetland management and buffers, and the floodplain management, motion was made by Scheel and seconded by Borash to approve Permit # 2008-14 with the engineer=s suggested site-specific conditions and standard conditions. Motion carried unanimously

Valley Creek Stabilization Projects Engineer Hanson had mailed to the managers a bid tabulation for the bids on the Valley Creek Stabilization - Vegetation Establishment project. After discussion of the bids, motion was made by Bucheck and seconded by Scheel to accept the bid from Prairie Restorations, Inc., for the Valley Creek Stabilization - Vegetation Establishment project, in an amount of $42,255.90, to include the alternates, which are two years of additional vegetation maintenance. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Scheel and seconded by Lucksinger to approve the expenditure of less than $5,000 to add the Doyle property erosion stabilization project to the Upstream Valley Creek Stabilization Project. Motion carried unanimously.

Change Order # 2 - Valley Creek Downstream Stabilization - #23/82-423 Engineer Hanson had mailed to the managers Change Order # 2 in the Valley Creek Downstream Stabilization project, which changes the amount of the bid by $1,990 for removing rubble from the project. After discussion, motion was made by Scheel and seconded by Lucksinger to approve Change Order # 2 in the Valley Creek Downstream Stabilization project, in the amount of $1,990. Motion carried unanimously.

Change Order # 3 - Valley Creek Downstream Stabilization Engineer Hanson presented information on a Change Order # 3 in the Valley Creek Downstream Stabilization project, which changes the amount of the bid by $3,500 for moving excess material from the project. After discussion, motion was made by Scheel and seconded by Lucksinger to approve Change Order # 3 in the Valley Creek Downstream Stabilization project in the amount of $3,500. Motion carried unanimously.

Work Plan for Implementation of Habitat Monitoring Recommendations Engineer Hanson had mailed to the managers copies of the AWork Plan for Implementation of Recommended Habitat Management Actions@, prepared for the VBWD by Barr Engineering. Vice President Bucheck asked the managers to review the work plan and discuss it at the next meeting.

29 Pines Ditch Cleaning, Oakdale At the last meeting, the managers agreed to postpone the discussion of the 29 Pines Ditch Cleaning, until after the Oakdale City Engineer provided the managers with a specific cost request. Engineer Hanson mailed to the managers copies of an invoice for $15,890.02 that lists the labor and materials involved in the cleaning of the 29 Pines ditch. The City of Oakdale is asking if VBWD is interested in helping with that expense.

The managers agreed that the VBWD is not responsible for cleaning the ditch, and declined to provide any assistance in the cost of cleaning the ditch, and directed Engineer Hanson to forward that message to the Oakdale City Engineer.

Volunteer Recognition/Anniversary Event The managers agreed that the anniversary event should be held at the Lake Elmo Events Center, and directed Engineer Hanson to reserve the Center for Friday evening, November 14, 2008.MANAGERS= REPORT Next Meeting - September 11, 2008 The managers expect to have a quorum at the next meeting.

Walter Pechan Trees/Tapestry at Charlotte=s Grove Pond At the last meeting, the managers learned from Walter Pechan that he is requesting $3,500 for the cost of grading the existing swale through his property to improve the drainage from the pond in the Tapestry at Charlotte=s Grove project, and also $5,000 for 200 trees that he lost, due to the stormwater pond draining through his property. After discussion, motion was made by Bucheck and seconded by Borash to pay $8,500 to Walter Pechan for grading his property, and for the loss of 200 trees. Motion carried unanimously.

Discussion of 2009 Budget Engineer Hanson had mailed to the managers copies of the Administrative Budget and the managers agreed that the public hearing on the 2009 budget will be held on September 11, 2008.

Community BMP Cost Share Grant Applications Engineer Hanson had mailed to the managers copies of Community Cost Share Applications from the City of Maplewood for Silver Lake shoreline restoration work in Joy Park and from Afton Development for upland restoration work in the Cedar Bluff Homestead subdivision. The managers discussed both projects, and concluded that they could not fund the Cedar Bluff Homestead because the application included items that were required by permits and other items did not seem to be clear in achieving the goals of the BMP program. After discussing the Maplewood application, motion was made by Bucheck and seconded by Borash to approve the Community Cost Share Agreement for shoreline work in Joy Park in Maplewood, for not more than $18,750. Motion carried unanimously.

Consent Agenda Motion was made by Bucheck and seconded by Scheel to approve the consent agenda. Motion carried unanimously.

ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Scheel and seconded by Borash at 8:52 pm to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

Respectfully Submitted,

/s/ Don Scheel, Secretary