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retaining wall rebuild. The lake is essentially part of the storm sewer system. The PMP approvals are going to be reviewed by council on June 9. 4.2.3. Action: The task force needs to work with David Swearington to write a proposal to present to the City Council. The current process does not meet the DNR strategy. We need a proposal to improve how the city maintains the strategy. This new group is going to work with Renee Marino to discuss the document to present the reason to include the improvements along with the retaining wall rebuild. The members of this group are Joel Gerich, Kent Stennes with document review by Melissa Jannakos. This should be presented April 21 or May 12. 4.3. Bylaws review and possible modification. Susan Johnson 4.3.1. 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. 4.3.2. Discussion: Susan proposed the possibility of a change to the bylaws that has the City Council make appointments to the Board rather than an election. The elections have had little to no participation and seem like a waste of resources. The City Council already makes appointments to other commissions so it seems like this might be a reasonable change. 4.3.3. Action: We would need to modify the bylaws. The Board voted to continue with the bylaws and the election process as it is for now. The letter that goes with the ballot is a good opportunity to communicate what the board does that will benefit them. 4.4. 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) 4.4.1. 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. 4.4.2. Discussion: We would wait until after the PMP project is completed and then consider meeting with Rice Creek watershed to evaluate. That means deferring this until after 2026. 5. NEW BUSINESS 5.1. Status of log removal by DNR gauge 5.1.1. Background: There are some logs by the DNR gauge in the lake that have moved the gauge and need to be removed. 5.1.2. Action: Joel and Kent are planning to go down and remove the log with a chain saw. 5.2. Water quality monitoring for Karth Lake for 2024. Gary Gerding