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Chair: <br />Susan Johnson (2025) <br />Secretary: <br />Linda Hansohn (2026) <br />Board Members: <br />Gary Gerding (2025) <br />Kent Stennes (2026) <br />Melissa Jannakos (2027) <br />Joel Gerich (2027) <br />Andrew Elmquist (2027) <br />Staff Liaison: <br />David Swearingen <br />Karth Lake Improvement <br />District Board <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />Tuesday, April 8, 2025 <br />City Hall <br />1245 W. Highway 96 <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br />651.792.7800 <br />www.cityofardenhills.org <br />Agenda <br />Board Meeting Convenes at 6:30 PM <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br />1.APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA <br />2.APPROVAL OF MINUTES of the previous meeting January 28, 2025 <br />3.PUBLIC INQUIRIES <br />4.OLD BUSINESS <br />4.1. Lakeshore owner outreach and education. Kent Stennes <br />4.1.1. Background: The KLIDB has reached out to KLID members in the past with flyers, events and door -knocking to <br />increase awareness of what the KLIDB does, provide information to assist members in managing their shoreline and <br />to recruit new board members. The Board agreed to consider another Ice Cream Social for Summer 2025. <br />4.1.2. Action: Consider sending out educational information and let folks know who to contact if they see something that <br />shouldn’t happen and what things are good for them to do to and plan for outreach to new residents. <br />4.2. Karth Lake water level modeling and management process progress report. Renée Marino <br />4.2.1. Background: Hypothesis: a revision to the pump management policy can reduce water level bounce (i.e., range of <br />high and low levels), which can improve lake quality and its environment while appropriately mitigating risk of <br />damage to shoreline properties. Renee made a detailed presentation in October and a subcommittee was going to <br />work with David to decide next steps. <br />4.2.2. Action: Discussion of subcommittee recommendations and communications with city council. <br />4.3. Water quality and impact of feeding migratory waterfowl as well as purple loosestrife mitigation <br />4.3.1. Background: Some people have been feeding geese and crows and this has been impact ing water quality in the lake. <br />A presentation was made to city council to tighten wording for restrictions for feeding migrating waterfowl. <br />4.3.2. Action: Discuss current status <br />4.4. Status of log removal by DNR gauge <br />4.4.1. Background: There are some logs by the DNR gauge in the lake that have moved the gauge and need to be <br />removed. The logs have been cut and the DNR gauge reset. The logs could not be removed because they were still <br />frozen in the ground. <br />4.4.2. Action: Has David’s team removed the cut up logs? <br />5.NEW BUSINESS <br />5.1. Board member and officer elections <br />5.1.1. Terms expire for Gary Gerding and Susan Johnson <br />5.1.2. Election of Chair and Secretary <br />5.2. Water quality monitoring for Karth Lake for 2025. Gary Gerding <br />5.2.1. Background: The KLIDB has participated in the Citizen-Assisted Monitoring Program (CAMP) with the <br />Metropolitan Council by coordinating volunteer sampling of Karth Lake’s water quality since 2006. <br />5.2.2. Action: Provide any updates for 2025 sampling program. <br />6.NEXT MEETING