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. . . ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JULY 14, 2003 5 Mr. Parrish read into the record the following letters and e-mail the City had received: E-mail dated July 14, 2003 from Steve Hobbs, Administrator, Rice Creek Watershed District. As we discussed on the phone today, the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) is very interested in assisting Arden Hills in developing a long-term solution to the Karth Lake issue. I have heard from a variety of landowners in the area, all with genuine concerns. I thought it might help if! could present the RCWD's position on the matter. Let me begin with saying that the RCWD's responsibility and jurisdiction centers on the quality and quantity of the water entering Rice Creek. Given that Valentine Lake (the lake we stated last year could be used to receive water from Karth Lake) can accommodate an increase in volume (within certain restrictions) and given that the water quality of Karth Lake is quite good, the primary concerns of the RCWD can be addressed. However, given that landowners in the area have stated that their property was negatively affected by the previous pumping to water from Karth Lake, we want to be certain, as I'm sure the City does as well, that any action to solve one problem does not, inadvertently, cause another. We would be happy to work with Arden Hills toward exploring all of the possible alternatives for a comprehensive solution to higher water levels in Karth Lake. We are willing to assist however we can with the hope that we can arrive at a solution there serves the environmental and economical needs of your community and one that weighs the cost versus the benefits of any proposed solution. Thank you for working with the RCWD and please do not hesitate to call if you have any questions. Letter from Paulina W. Li dated June 6, 2003: I am writing to ask City officials to revisit the high water problem ofKarth Lake. Thanks to a dry winter season, the lake water level looked good. Now that spring is here, after a couple of recent rainfalls, we gained back quite a bit of the water that was pumped out last fall. One week in May alone the water level went up several inches when we had only less than an inch of rain because of all the street run-offs. At this rate, we will be back to where it was last year in a very short time.