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the water level would go above Amble Drive. Since 1980, there has been 30 feet of water pumped out of Karth Lake. In other words, this is not strictly a problem of the people who live on the lake, it is the entire watershed. This really needs to be shared with the City Council. 4.2.3. Action: The report includes multiple pumping strategies and a small group has been assigned the task of reviewing the strategies with David Swearington to come up with a recommendation to present to City Council. The members of the Small Group are Joel Gerich and Kent Stennes. 4.3. Summary of Weed Removal project. Susan Johnson 4.3.1. Background: Lake weed removal was done this summer. This is an annual activity to help reduce the weed level in the lake. It is voluntary for homeowners to sign up for this service. 4.3.2. Discussion: Susan presented the results of the project. The lowest number of residents participated this year, There were only 18 households. The cost was almost $3000 more than the previous year ($9825 for 131 hours of labor). She was able to get the bill reduced but contributions were not enough and the extra funds came from the Arden Hills Foundation money that was available. If we do this project next year, there needs to be a minimum contribution for each household that participates. The final stats were 2.34 hours/bag at $175/bag. There was a total of 56 bags collected. 4.4. Bylaws review and possible modification. Susan Johnson 4.4.1. Background: A preliminary review of the bylaws causes there to be questions regarding who is a member of KLID, how elections should be run going forward, and who can vote 4.4.2. Discussion: Composition of the board is unclear as well as terms of office, Susan wrote a draft update to the bylaws and would need to send to the city attorney for review and then approved by the city council. The proposed bylaws indicate that there should be 1 ballot per parcel in the Karth Lake district and only 1 person per parcel to serve on the board. The city will mail out ballots to each property at least 2 weeks before the 2nd Tuesday in April which is the annual date for the election meeting. An observation that Susan made was that the City Council could just appoint members and not have an election. The Board approved a motion to go over the changes with the City Attorney. 4.5. Possibility of initiating a new study to identify status and refresh list of BMPs for future management of Karth Lake. Joel Gerich and David Swearingen (change title to reflect work that will be part of PMP for 2026) 4.5.1. Background: The most recent Karth Lake study and BMP identification was performed by the Rice Creek Watershed District in 2009. The board would like to identify a plan for a follow-up assessment of Karth Lake's current health and opportunities for improvement (BMPs). In April 2023, David Swearingen had described possible grant opportunities that the City of Arden Hills could pursue.