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758 Mr. Roberts suggested that serious consideration should be given to the structure/design of the outlet to 759 Lake Owasso to significantly improve lake levels for Lake Owasso and address flooding of some 760 homeowners, noting that the GLWMO approved the design when it was initially installed; and the City of 761 Shoreview was responsible for maintenance of the structure. 762 763 Chair Eckman clarified that Mr. Roberts was seeking to have the outlet reconstructed. 764 765 Mr. Roberts advised that the well - qualified engineer speaking at the Lake Owasso Association meeting 766 was a resident of Lake Wabasso and on the Lake Owasso Association Board; and therefore had a genuine 767 interest in both bodies of water; and opined that the outlet should be re- evaluated. Mr. Roberts noted that 768 the Lake Owasso Association Board included representation from Lake Wabasso due to the connection of 769 the lakes; and noted that, even though recently changed, the original charter including residents of Lake 770 Wabasso on the Lake Owasso Association Board and the relationship was actively maintained. Mr. 771 Roberts advised that he brought up this issue as it was an important part of the objectives of the GLWMO 772 in terms of their management of water levels as well as quality, both for Lake Wabasso and Lake 773 Owasso; and should be part of any long -range planning by the group. 774 775 Discussion among Board members and Mr. Maloney included effectiveness of the existing structure, 776 particularly during the winter; and whether money allocated to study lake levels might be better used to 777 figure out the best design for the outlet. 778 779 Action Item 780 Chair Eckman asked that a copy of the Lake Wabasso Presentation PDF file be provided by Mr. Petersen 781 to all GLWMO Board members. 782 783 Public Disclosure and Campaign Finance Reports/Forms 784 Mr. Petersen alerted new Board appointees of the requirement to submit documentation and provide 785 public disclosure of campaign finance reports, per state requirements, when serving as a member of a 786 watershed district or WMO, in order to avoid conflict of interest issues 787 Chair Eckman advised that the forms were available online and easy to complete. 788 789 Chair Pro -tem Eckman recognized audience member Ferrington for additional comment, with Mr. 790 Ferrington, as a former member and Chairperson of the GLWMO Board, advised that to make Grass Lake 791 Watershed Management Organization Board member changes on the State's roster, the information 792 needed to be routed through Mr. Schwartz at the City of Roseville. 793 794 MPCA TMDL Study 795 Chair Eckman advised that she needed to sign a document from BARR Engineering to release them of 796 any future issues in their release, to the GLWMO Board, of the P -8 Model developed for the Lake 797 Owasso Use Attainability Study that will be used by FOR in implementing the MPCA TMDL Study for 798 the GLWMO. Chair Eckman advised that this is "standard industry practice ". Ms. Brooke Asleson of the 799 MPCA advising that the residents of the State of MN will own the data, i.e., GLWMO TMDL Study once 800 it is completed and LGUs will have unlimited access to the model. 801 802 Mr. Petersen noted that the P8 model could be modified as needed from that initial document. 803 804 Chair Pro -tem Eckman recognized audience member Ferrington for additional comment, with Mr. 805 Ferrington opining that it would be helpful information to see what was done in other catchments. 806 807 No action taken. 808 16