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Karth Lake Improvement District Board Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting January 12, 2021 Call to Order/Roll Call The meeting convened at: 6:30 PM Present: Board Members: Tony Peleska, Chair; Gary Gerding, Secretary; Aisha Elmquist; Gail Graff; Linda Hansohn; Kathy Johnson; Susan Johnson. Staff Liaisons: David Grant, Mayor; Todd Blomstrom, Public Works Director Karth Lake Residents: Renee Marino; Jim Elliot; Jason Rahn. Absent: Gail Graff. Gary reported that: Gail has resigned from the board; Gail said she has enjoyed working with the board; Gail has made many contributions to Karth Lake, including serving on the board and taking CAMP lake water samples for the last few years. 1. Approval of Agenda The agenda was approved as written. 2. Approval of the minutes of the previous meeting: The minutes of the previous meeting on January 15, 2020 were approved as written. 3. Public Inquiries: None 4. Old Business 4.1. Status of Replacement/Repair of Pump and Control Panel (Option 1) - Todd Blomstrom. • Pump was installed and began running on April 15, 2020 • Pump was stopped on May 18 due to water level • Pump is generally the same size and capacity • New water level marker installed in May (see photo on following page) 4.1.1. Linda reported that she has seen people climbing on the pump station in the lake. Todd reported that the City found the entire pump station turned upside down. 4.1.2. The Board recommended that the City put a “No Trespassing” sign on the pump station. Action: Todd agreed to investigate that option. 4.1.3. The Board recommended if anyone sees someone disturbing the pump, they should call the Ramsey County Sheriff at 651-767-0640. 4.2. Communication plan regarding funding/assessment decisions/recommendations for Replacement/Repair of Pump and Control Panel (Option 1) - Staff and Board 4.2.1. Todd Blomstrom: Report of progress on setting up KLID page on the city website. The Karth Lake website link is on the following Arden Hills site page (see second photo below) and now looks like this (see third photo below). Gretchen Needham, the City’s New Communications Coordinator is the point of contact. Content should be Community focused. 4.2.2. Board: Plan for next steps. 4.2.2.1. The Board agreed that the KLIDB Secretary should be the Board’s primary point of contact with Gretchen and that all additions and changes in the KLIDB website should be approved by the Board. 4.2.2.2. The Board agreed the assessment for the Pump and Control Panel should be communicated by the City like all other assessments are communicated. 4.2.2.3. Action: Gary asked the Board members to give him their recommendations for what should be on the KLID website. Gary will consolidate these, and we will make some decisions at the next meeting.