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Chair:
Tony Peleska
Secretary:
Gary Gerding
Board Members:
Aisha Elmquist
Linda Hansohn
Kathy Johnson
Susan Johnson
Gail Graff
Staff Liaison:
Todd Blomstrom
Karth Lake Improvement
District Board
REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday
January 15, 2020
1245 W. Highway 96
Arden Hills, Minnesota
55112
651.792.7800
www.cityofardenhills.org
Agenda
Board Meeting Convenes at 6:30 PM
CALL TO ORDER
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3. PUBLIC INQUIRIES
4. OLD BUSINESS
4.1 Funding Recommendations of KLID Board for Replacement/Repair of Pump and Control Panel (Option 1)
4.2. Communication plan regarding funding/assessment decisions /recommendations for Replacement/Repair of
Pump and Control Panel (Option 1)
5. NEW BUSINESS
5.1 Long Term Strategic Plan: Projects and Funding - Board
5.1.1 Maintenance of Existing Pumping System
5.1.2 Remediation of BMP #1 Site
5.1.3 Erosion Control at Pumping Site
5.1.4 Add Grit Chambers to storm drains that empty into Karth Lake and do not have Grit Chambers now
5.1.5 Add rain garden(s) on Karth Lake Drive when road is rebuilt as recommended in SW Urban Lakes Study
5.1.6 Remove silt from lake when grit chambers are installed at each storm drain that empties in Karth Lake
5.2 Near-term/annual strategic plan
5.2.1 Continue to monitor water quality annual through CAMP (Citizens Assisted Monitoring Program)
5.2.2 Continue to remove excess weed and debris from lake annually to the degree that residents support it
through donations
5.2.3 Maintain “Adopt A Drain” program: maintain storm drain stencils; recruit more residents to “Adopt a
Drain”
5.2.4 Periodically remove buckthorn from watershed
5.2.5 Periodically communicate best practices to residents to prevent nutrients from entering lake
6. NEXT MEETING
7. ADJOURN
Karth Lake Improvement District Board
Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting December 11, 2019
Call to Order/Roll Call
The meeting convened at: 6:30 PM
Present:
Board Members: Tony Peleska, Chair; Gary Gerding, Secretary; Linda Hansohn;
Kathy Johnson; Susan Johnson.
Staff Liaison: David Grant, Mayor; Todd Blomstrom, Public Works Director,
David Swearingen, Senior Engineering Technician; Jeff Frid, Public Works
Supervisor.
Karth Lake Residents: Renee Marino; Jason Rahn.
Excused: Aisha Elmquist; Gail Graff.
1. Approval of Agenda
The agenda was approved as written.
2. Approval of the minutes of the previous meeting: The minutes of the previous
meeting on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 were approved as written.
3. Public Inquiries: None
4. Old Business
4.1 Costs and Funding for repair of pumping system
4.1.1 Costs – Todd Blomstrom
Todd provided costs for four optional levels of repair for pump and control panel: See
the next 3 pages of Todd’s memo, attached. The Board discussed the pros and cons of
each option and unanimously agreed on Option 1. The Board decided that relocating
the control panel further back from the embankment was not worth the cost a long as the
City controlled the erosion at the existing site. We also agreed that upgrading the control
system so it would turn off if the pump overheated was also not worth the cost. Todd
thought overheating was unlikely because the pump is submerged, and a screen protects it
from clogging. The Board asked Todd what the warranty was on the pump. Todd said it
is typically one year. The Board thanks Todd and his staff for clearly defining and
getting quotes for the four options.
4.1.2 Funding Recommendations of City Council and KLID Board. Todd reported
that at the Nov. 18, 2019 Working Meeting of the City Council the following plan was
agreed upon:
1. The Residents on Karth Lake should pay for the replacement of the pump and
repair of the Control Panel through assessments over the 2 years of 2021 and
2022. [Gary calculates that to be about $310 total per resident for Option
1($13,002/42) or $155/yr. for two years.] The City will finance the initial costs so
the pump and control panel can be replaced/repaired by spring. Mayor Grant said
he felt the Council was adamant in believing the residents should pay for the
pump and control panel repair/replacement.
2. The City will take responsibility for stabilizing the slope and controlling erosion.
Todd pointed out that this is critical because the control panel and force main
could collapse if the existing structure continued to erode.
3. The City will continue to cover the cost of operating the pump, installing it in the
spring and removing it in the fall.
Susan Johnson said the City should realize all the hours and dollars the Karth Lake
Residents have donated each year to maintain and improve Karth Lake. This includes
donations to the K. L. Fund for removal of excess weeds and debris every year,
monitoring water quality every two weeks when the lake is open and stocking predator
fish to control algae as needed.
Gary said the residents contributed $6,600 in 2019 for removal of excess weeds and
debris as they have done every year since 2014 (costs were somewhat less in previous
years due to lower labor costs).
The Board said they were frustrated by the lack of action by the City in making the
necessary improvements to the watershed despite repeated requests ever since the South
West Urban Lakes Study done by the RCWD specifically recommended specific actions
to do so, e.g., BMP #1.
Todd said they would apply for two grants from the RCWD before the end of the year
deadline. One to stop erosion by the retaining wall and one to reduce erosion from the
parking lot runoff. Both grant applications require a 50 percent local match.
5. The balance of the agenda was tabled until the next meeting because it was late, and
two board members had to leave for other commitments.
6. The next meeting will be in January 2020. Todd and Gary will coordinate with the
Board to find a date when a conference room is available and most members can attend.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gerding,
Secretary