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. . . ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 3 Albert Nienaber, 1160 Amble Drive: Indicated that trecs have been threatened and enjoyment of the lake is less. Inquired about how long it would take to put a pelmanent solution into place. City Engineer Brown indicated putting together a package to bid and going through the DNR process (which would take approximately 60 days) means the pennanent solution would probably not be put into place until approximately spring of2003. Brown also indicated that is why the Council asked staff to pursue a temporary pumping situation. Bruce Johnson, 1220 Karth Lake Drive: Indicated he is in favor of pumping the lake down and doing so as quickly as possible to save landscaping and vegetation. Ron Lindmark, 1140 Amble Drive: Inquired about the responsibility of industrial or commercial properties namely, Fair Isaac's, and their contribution to the storm water run-off to Karth Lake. Mayor Probst responded that best management practices currently allow property owncrs, whether residential, commercial or industrial, to have storm water run-off rates no greater than previously existing conditions whcn developing or redeveloping. While the rates may remain the same for Karth Lake, there is not natural outlct, thus it continues to fill up. Eleanor Hartmark. 1280 West Highwav 96: Indicated that she has been a life long resident and has seen the level of the lake rise and fall depending on the weather. She indicated a concern with pumping. She wanted to be careful that the City did not drain the lake or bring it to a level that it would not be able to be restored. She indicated that she is not in favor of a permanent solution. Mayor Probst responded that the City would approach the pumping of the lake by drawing the lake dO'NTI to a level of 934'. This was indicated as onc of the previous high points of the lake but not to the normal water level of the lakc, which was 929' as detennincd by the DNR.