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Chair: <br /> Aisha Elmquist (2024) <br />Secretary: <br /> Renee Marino (2024) <br />Board Members: <br />Joel Gerich (2024) <br />Susan Johnson (2025) <br />Gary Gerding (2025) <br />Linda Hansohn (2026) <br />Kent Stennes (2026) <br />Staff Liaison: <br /> David Swearingen <br />Karth Lake Improvement <br />District Board <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />Tuesday <br />April 23, 2024 <br />1245 W. Highway 96 <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br />651.792.7800 <br />www.cityofardenhills.org <br />Agenda <br />Board Meeting Convenes at 6:30 PM <br />This is a public meeting and all members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting in-person at City Hall <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br />1. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA <br />2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of the previous meeting January 23, 2024 <br />3. BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONS: Terms expire for Aisha Elmquist, Renee Marino and Joel Gerich <br />4. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND SECRETARY <br />5. PUBLIC INQUIRIES <br />6. OLD BUSINESS <br />6.1. Lakeshore owner outreach and education. Susan Johnson and Joel Gerich <br />6.1.1 Background: The KLIDB has reached out to KLID members in the past with flyers, events and door-knocking to <br />increase awareness of what the KLIDB does, provide information to assist members in managing their shoreline and to <br />recruit new board members. Several lakeshore properties have or are soon expected to have new owners that have not <br />benefited from past communications and an update on the lake’s current status to continuing owners would be helpful. <br />Action: Report on Love Your Lake party hosted by Susan Johnson in the first quarter of 2024. Discuss other <br />communications ideas for 2024. <br />6.2. Karth Lake water level modeling and management process progress report. Renée Marino <br />6.2.1 Background: Hypothesis: a revision to the pump management policy can reduce water level bounce (i.e., range of <br />high and low levels), which can improve lake quality and its environment while appropriately mitigating risk of damage to <br />shoreline properties. <br />Action: Provide updates, if any. <br />6.3. Bylaws review and possible modification. Susan Johnson <br />6.3.1 Background: A preliminary review of the bylaws questions who is a member of KLID, how elections should be run <br />going forward and who can vote. <br />Action: Provide updates, if any. <br />6.4. Open meeting laws update. Susan Johnson <br />6.4.1 Background: Susan reached out to David Perrault for guidance on process for involving board between meetings for <br />urgent issues that arise between meetings. <br />Action: Provide updates, if any. <br />7.NEW BUSINESS <br />7.1 Water quality monitoring for Karth Lake. Gary Gerding <br />7.1.1 Background: The KLIDB has participated in the Citizen-Assisted Monitoring Program (CAMP) with the <br />Metropolitan Council by coordinating volunteer sampling of Karth Lake’s water quality since 2006. <br />Action: Provide updates for 2024 sampling program and present 2023 sampling results if available.