The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About04-23-24 Agenda Packet Chair: Aisha Elmquist (2024) Secretary: Renee Marino (2024) Board Members: Joel Gerich (2024) Susan Johnson (2025) Gary Gerding (2025) Linda Hansohn (2026) Kent Stennes (2026) Staff Liaison: David Swearingen Karth Lake Improvement District Board REGULAR MEETING Tuesday April 23, 2024 1245 W. Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112 651.792.7800 www.cityofardenhills.org Agenda Board Meeting Convenes at 6:30 PM This is a public meeting and all members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting in-person at City Hall CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL 1. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of the previous meeting January 23, 2024 3. BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONS: Terms expire for Aisha Elmquist, Renee Marino and Joel Gerich 4. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND SECRETARY 5. PUBLIC INQUIRIES 6. OLD BUSINESS 6.1. Lakeshore owner outreach and education. Susan Johnson and Joel Gerich 6.1.1 Background: The KLIDB has reached out to KLID members in the past with flyers, events and door-knocking to increase awareness of what the KLIDB does, provide information to assist members in managing their shoreline and to recruit new board members. Several lakeshore properties have or are soon expected to have new owners that have not benefited from past communications and an update on the lake’s current status to continuing owners would be helpful. Action: Report on Love Your Lake party hosted by Susan Johnson in the first quarter of 2024. Discuss other communications ideas for 2024. 6.2. Karth Lake water level modeling and management process progress report. Renée Marino 6.2.1 Background: Hypothesis: a revision to the pump management policy can reduce water level bounce (i.e., range of high and low levels), which can improve lake quality and its environment while appropriately mitigating risk of damage to shoreline properties. Action: Provide updates, if any. 6.3. Bylaws review and possible modification. Susan Johnson 6.3.1 Background: A preliminary review of the bylaws questions who is a member of KLID, how elections should be run going forward and who can vote. Action: Provide updates, if any. 6.4. Open meeting laws update. Susan Johnson 6.4.1 Background: Susan reached out to David Perrault for guidance on process for involving board between meetings for urgent issues that arise between meetings. Action: Provide updates, if any. 7.NEW BUSINESS 7.1 Water quality monitoring for Karth Lake. Gary Gerding 7.1.1 Background: The KLIDB has participated in the Citizen-Assisted Monitoring Program (CAMP) with the Metropolitan Council by coordinating volunteer sampling of Karth Lake’s water quality since 2006. Action: Provide updates for 2024 sampling program and present 2023 sampling results if available. Karth Lake Improvement District Board April 23, 2024 Page 2 7.2 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 7.2.1 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. Action: Provide updates, if any, and background for new board members and attendees. 8. NEXT MEETING 9. ADJOURN Draft Minutes for Karth Lake Improvement District Board Regular Meeting 6:30 PM, Tuesday, January 23, 2024 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL The meeting convened at: 6:30 PM. Present: Board Members: Aisha Elmquist, Chair; Renée Marino, Secretary; Linda Hansohn; Kent Stennes; Joel Gerich Staff Liaison: David Swearingen, Public Works Director Visitors and Karth Lake Improvement District members: Jim Elliott Jr. 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: The agenda was approved as written. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the previous meeting on September 26, 2023 were approved as written. 3. PUBLIC INQUIRIES: None. 4. OLD BUSINESS 4.1. Lakeshore owner outreach and education. Joel Gerich and Susan Johnson (not in attendance). 4.1.1 Background: The KLIDB has reached out to KLID members in the past with flyers, events and door-knocking to increase awareness of what the KLIDB does, provide information to assist members in managing their shoreline and to recruit new board members. Several lakeshore properties have or are soon expected to have new owners that have not benefited from past communications and an update on the lake’s current status to continuing owners would be helpful. Action: Report on flyer sent to KLID members in the fall of 2023. Plan for a Love Your Lake party hosted by Susan Johnson in the first quarter of 2024. Discuss other possible communications ideas for 2024. Discussion: Flyer for fall clean-up is attached to these minutes. It included Joel’s contact information for any questions but Joel heard no response. Kent suggested that it would be nice to have a welcome package for new lake shore property owners. Kent and Joel have individually met and welcomed new neighbors on their streets. Joel said he would to reach out to them again. Love Your Lake Party: Susan has volunteered her house as the venue. It can be a board-sponsored event as long as no business is conducted at the party. That will be fine. David agreed that a party flyer could be included with the city mailing about the April elections. Kent suggested a party could be at the Cummings Park pavilion, but that would be better for a summer event. For a summer event, we could include tours of BMP #1, buckthorn pulling demonstrations, etc. Decision is to go ahead with a winter party for now and consider summer events later. This Love Your Lake Party date was set to February 18 from 3-5 pm. Joel offered to work on the flyer with Susan and Renee. David agreed to have the City mail it. 4.2. Karth Lake water level modeling and management process progress report. Renée Marino 4.2.1 Background: Hypothesis: a revision to the pump management policy can reduce water level bounce (i.e., range of high and low levels), which can improve lake quality and its environment while appropriately mitigating risk of damage to shoreline properties. Discussion: Renee presented charts showing preliminary application of lake level hydrology model to recent lake level data (attached). Here are some observations: The model’s current inputs include month, daily rain amounts and pump status. Renee extended the model from a single period to 30 days. Rain data from Linda’s internet-connected gauge is fair but not perfect. For example, there was one time when the lake went up but there was no recorded rain. Air temperature matters. For example, the lake level dropped faster than the model’s prediction for September 2023. Since that was a hot month, she found that the predicted evaporation rate for August was a much better fit. The spread of rain throughout the month also matters. The model assumes that the first inch or so of watershed rain will be absorbed by the soil and the excess will run off into the lake. In one week when there was a small quantity of rain each day, the model predicted no change but the actual lake level rose. Conversely, when there was a large single day of rain in September, the model over-predicted the rise in lake level. The purpose of this project and the model is, of course, not to provide a perfect forecast of lake levels but, rather, to investigate the impact of pumping strategies in a flooding type of scenario. Karth Lake reached its highest recorded levels in 2002, so that year’s rain pattern should be a test case for evaluating alternative pumping strategies. A comparison of the 2023 rain pattern to 2002 daily rain data from NOAA is: total rain in 2023 was about 1.5 feet versus 2.75 feet in 2002. The maximum rain event in 2023 was around 0.4 feet in September versus two events (June and September) of 0.5 feet in 2002. Renee plans to do a couple of further steps before reviewing the model with its developers at RCWD and Houston Engineering. There followed a general discussion of this project’s history and goals. 4.3. Bylaws review and possible modification. Susan Johnson (not in attendance) 4.3.1 Background: A preliminary review of the bylaws questions who is a member of KLID, how elections should be run going forward and who can vote. Discussion: This topic is on hold. Susan asked Renee to report that she plans to follow up with Arden Hills’ counsel on this topic since she has not heard back from her earlier request. David said he could follow up, as well. Renee said she would put together relevant information for Susan from historical KLID records. 4.4. Open meeting laws update. Susan Johnson (not in attendance) 4.4.1 Background: Susan reached out to David Perrault for guidance on process for involving board between meetings for urgent issues that arise between meetings. Discussion: David offered that one option to address urgent issues is to call a special meeting. To do so, the chair of this board should contact David. He can schedule the meeting and arrange that the appropriate notices be made for the meeting. That process was recently used by the PTRC. Another option is for the board to establish a subcommittee at a regular meeting and direct the subcommittee to make any minor decisions necessary for between- meeting implementation of a decision made by the board at a regular meeting. Aisha said some types of decisions can be addressed this way. David was asked whether KLIDB has access to funding for small expenditures such as the purchase of stamps. He responded that committees such as the KLIDB don’t have a budget, but their role is to instead make recommendations for the city council to review. The city council would have to approve any expenditures before they are made. 5. NEW BUSINESS 5.1 Plan process for next election of KLID Board Members and Officers whose terms have expired. Board. 5.1.1 Background: Three board member terms end in 2024: Aisha Elmquist, Renée Marino and Joel Gerich. As with past years, the City of Arden Hills will mail a letter to all KLID members announcing the election and asking for volunteers to be candidates for open positions. Action: Edit last year’s letter (attached) as a group and decide on other aspects of the 2024 election process. Discussion: Concern about achieving a quorum on the second Tuesday of April 9th resulted in the decision to set the election meeting to April 23rd. Susan had asked Renee to share that she has concluded from her review of the bylaws that ballots do not have to be mailed to KLID members prior to the election. She also concluded that voting at the meeting should be done by written ballot. If a KLID member wishes to vote ahead of time, they can deliver their choice in writing to City Hall prior to the meeting. The board appointed a subcommittee of Joel Gerich, Susan Johnson and Renee Marino to prepare and submit the letter announcing the April elections, as well as the Love Your Lake Party flyer to the City. David said the City would send both to KLID members. 6. NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 6:30 PM at City Hall. 7. ADJOURN ϵϯϮ͘ϴϵϯϯ͘Ϭϵϯϯ͘Ϯϵϯϯ͘ϰϵϯϯ͘ϲϵϯϯ͘ϴϵϯϰ͘Ϭϵϯϰ͘Ϯϵϯϰ͘ϰϵϯϰ͘ϲϵϯϰ͘ϴϯͬϮϱϰͬϰϰͬϭϰϰͬϮϰϱͬϰϱͬϭϰϱͬϮϰϲͬϯϲͬϭϯϲͬϮϯϳͬϯϳͬϭϯϳͬϮϯϴͬϮϴͬϭϮϴͬϮϮϵͬϭϵͬϭϭϵͬϮϭϭϬͬϭϭϬͬϭϭϭϬͬϮϭϭϬͬϯϭϭϭͬϭϬϭϭͬϮϬϭϭͬϯϬϭϮͬϭϬDŽŶƚŚͬĂǇ<ĂƌƚŚ>ĂŬĞůĞǀĂƚŝŽŶ͕EZ'ĂƵŐĞ;ĨĞĞƚĂďŽǀĞƐĞĂůĞǀĞůͿϮϬϮϮϮϬϮϯϬ͘ϬϬ͘ϱϭ͘Ϭϭ͘ϱϮ͘ϬϮ͘ϱϯ͘ϬϵϯϮ͘ϬϵϯϮ͘ϱϵϯϯ͘Ϭϵϯϯ͘ϱϵϯϰ͘Ϭϵϯϰ͘ϱϵϯϱ͘ϬϱͬϲͬϮϬϮϮϱͬϮϬͬϮϬϮϮϲͬϯͬϮϬϮϮϲͬϭϳͬϮϬϮϮϳͬϭͬϮϬϮϮϳͬϭϱͬϮϬϮϮϳͬϮϵͬϮϬϮϮϴͬϭϮͬϮϬϮϮϴͬϮϲͬϮϬϮϮϵͬϵͬϮϬϮϮϵͬϮϯͬϮϬϮϮϭϬͬϳͬϮϬϮϮϭϬͬϮϭͬϮϬϮϮϭϭͬϰͬϮϬϮϮϭϭͬϭϴͬϮϬϮϮϭϮͬϮͬϮϬϮϮϭϮͬϭϲͬϮϬϮϮϭϮͬϯϬͬϮϬϮϮϭͬϭϯͬϮϬϮϯϭͬϮϳͬϮϬϮϯϮͬϭϬͬϮϬϮϯϮͬϮϰͬϮϬϮϯϯͬϭϬͬϮϬϮϯϯͬϮϰͬϮϬϮϯϰͬϳͬϮϬϮϯϰͬϮϭͬϮϬϮϯϱͬϱͬϮϬϮϯϱͬϭϵͬϮϬϮϯϲͬϮͬϮϬϮϯϲͬϭϲͬϮϬϮϯϲͬϯϬͬϮϬϮϯϳͬϭϰͬϮϬϮϯϳͬϮϴͬϮϬϮϯϴͬϭϭͬϮϬϮϯϴͬϮϱͬϮϬϮϯϵͬϴͬϮϬϮϯϵͬϮϮͬϮϬϮϯϭϬͬϲͬϮϬϮϯϭϬͬϮϬͬϮϬϮϯϭϭͬϯͬϮϬϮϯϭϭͬϭϳͬϮϬϮϯ<ĂƌƚŚ>ĂŬĞůĞǀĂƚŝŽŶ;ĨĞĞƚĂďŽǀĞƐĞĂůĞǀĞůͿEZ'ĂƵŐĞĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐϱͬϲͬϮϬϮϮ͖^ĞĐŽŶĚƐĞƌŝĞƐŝƐƉƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌǇƵƐĞŽĨŚǇĚƌŽůŽŐǇŵŽĚĞůtĞĞŬůǇZĂŝŶ;ƌŝŐŚƚĂǆŝƐ͕ĨĞĞƚͿ>ĂŬĞ>ĞǀĞůĐƚƵĂů;>ĞĨƚǆŝƐ͕ůĞǀĂƚŝŽŶ&ĞĞƚͿ,ǇĚƌŽůŽŐǇDŽĚĞůWƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚ>ĞǀĞůZĞƐĞƚǀĞƌǇDŽŶƚŚDĂǇ :ƵŶ :Ƶů ƵŐ ^ĞƉ Ϭ͘ϬϬ͘ϱϭ͘Ϭϭ͘ϱϮ͘ϬϮ͘ϱϯ͘ϬϵϯϮ͘ϬϵϯϮ͘ϱϵϯϯ͘Ϭϵϯϯ͘ϱϵϯϰ͘Ϭϵϯϰ͘ϱϵϯϱ͘ϬϱͬϲͬϮϬϮϮϱͬϮϬͬϮϬϮϮϲͬϯͬϮϬϮϮϲͬϭϳͬϮϬϮϮϳͬϭͬϮϬϮϮϳͬϭϱͬϮϬϮϮϳͬϮϵͬϮϬϮϮϴͬϭϮͬϮϬϮϮϴͬϮϲͬϮϬϮϮϵͬϵͬϮϬϮϮϵͬϮϯͬϮϬϮϮϭϬͬϳͬϮϬϮϮϭϬͬϮϭͬϮϬϮϮϭϭͬϰͬϮϬϮϮϭϭͬϭϴͬϮϬϮϮϭϮͬϮͬϮϬϮϮϭϮͬϭϲͬϮϬϮϮϭϮͬϯϬͬϮϬϮϮϭͬϭϯͬϮϬϮϯϭͬϮϳͬϮϬϮϯϮͬϭϬͬϮϬϮϯϮͬϮϰͬϮϬϮϯϯͬϭϬͬϮϬϮϯϯͬϮϰͬϮϬϮϯϰͬϳͬϮϬϮϯϰͬϮϭͬϮϬϮϯϱͬϱͬϮϬϮϯϱͬϭϵͬϮϬϮϯϲͬϮͬϮϬϮϯϲͬϭϲͬϮϬϮϯϲͬϯϬͬϮϬϮϯϳͬϭϰͬϮϬϮϯϳͬϮϴͬϮϬϮϯϴͬϭϭͬϮϬϮϯϴͬϮϱͬϮϬϮϯϵͬϴͬϮϬϮϯϵͬϮϮͬϮϬϮϯϭϬͬϲͬϮϬϮϯϭϬͬϮϬͬϮϬϮϯϭϭͬϯͬϮϬϮϯϭϭͬϭϳͬϮϬϮϯ<ĂƌƚŚ>ĂŬĞůĞǀĂƚŝŽŶ;ĨĞĞƚĂďŽǀĞƐĞĂůĞǀĞůͿEZ'ĂƵŐĞĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐϱͬϲͬϮϬϮϮ͖^ĞĐŽŶĚƐĞƌŝĞƐŝƐƉƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌǇƵƐĞŽĨŚǇĚƌŽůŽŐǇŵŽĚĞů>ĂŬĞ>ĞǀĞůĐƚƵĂů;>ĞĨƚǆŝƐ͕ůĞǀĂƚŝŽŶ&ĞĞƚͿ,ǇĚƌŽůŽŐǇDŽĚĞůWƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚ>ĞǀĞůZĞƐĞƚǀĞƌǇDŽŶƚŚϮϬϮϯtĞĞŬůǇZĂŝŶ;ƌŝŐŚƚĂǆŝƐ͕ĨĞĞƚͿϮϬϬϮtĞĞŬůǇZĂŝŶ;ƌŝŐŚƚĂǆŝƐ͕ĨĞĞƚͿDĂǇ :ƵŶ :Ƶů ƵŐ ^ĞƉͲϬ͘ϱϭ͘Ϭϭ͘ϱϮ͘ϬϮ͘ϱϯ͘ϬϰͬϭϭͬϮϬϮϯϰͬϭϴͬϮϬϮϯϰͬϮϱͬϮϬϮϯϱͬϮͬϮϬϮϯϱͬϵͬϮϬϮϯϱͬϭϲͬϮϬϮϯϱͬϮϯͬϮϬϮϯϱͬϯϬͬϮϬϮϯϲͬϲͬϮϬϮϯϲͬϭϯͬϮϬϮϯϲͬϮϬͬϮϬϮϯϲͬϮϳͬϮϬϮϯϳͬϰͬϮϬϮϯϳͬϭϭͬϮϬϮϯϳͬϭϴͬϮϬϮϯϳͬϮϱͬϮϬϮϯϴͬϭͬϮϬϮϯϴͬϴͬϮϬϮϯϴͬϭϱͬϮϬϮϯϴͬϮϮͬϮϬϮϯϴͬϮϵͬϮϬϮϯϵͬϱͬϮϬϮϯϵͬϭϮͬϮϬϮϯϵͬϭϵͬϮϬϮϯϵͬϮϲͬϮϬϮϯϭϬͬϯͬϮϬϮϯϮϬϮϯƵŵƵůĂƚŝǀĞZĂŝŶĨĂůůŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽϮϬϬϮ;&ĞĞƚͿϮϬϮϯϮϬϮϮ