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303 304 Items for Discussion, Information, and Possible Action 305 GLWMO Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) / By -Laws 306 Chair Eckman advised that the current JPA (as revised in 2005) included provisions for capital 307 improvements and budget approval that are not acceptable to BWSR. Chair Eckman advised that 308 information had been provided via e -mail to member Cities, in care of Mr. Schwartz at Roseville and Mr. 309 Maloney at Shoreview, alerting them to the necessary changes. Chair Eckman noted that she had been 310 advised by Melissa Lewis of BWSR that the Third Generation Plan would not be approved without an 311 approved JPA in place before the end of the Plan approval process, even though governance and finance 312 structure may change in the future, creating the need for a further revised JPA. Chair Eckman advised 313 that the JPA would need to be brought into compliance with BWSR rules, and while not complicated, it 314 required a review of state rules and statutes, with Ms. Lewis offering her assistance. Chair Eckman 315 suggested that the Board review the JPA and make suggestions for revisions, at which time the member 316 cities' respective City Attorneys be consulted for their expertise. 317 318 Action Step 319 Chair Eckman sought a member of the GLWMO Board to draft a revised JPA to bring into compliance 320 with state rules (MN Rules 8410.0030 for JPA's) and applicable statutes, then to send to the respective 321 member cities for their review. Chair Eckman noted that to secure BWSR approval of the 3rd Generation 322 Plan a revised JPA may affect the GLWMO Board budget and capital improvement plans; as well as 323 impacting the future governance structure of the GLWMO. 324 325 Member Miller volunteered to do so; and Mr. Petersen volunteered to work with Member Miller on the 326 draft JPA, noting that the Assessment List was currently incomplete. At the request of Member Miller as 327 to a timeframe for preparing the draft JPA, Mr. Petersen advised that it should be developed parallel to the 328 Third Generation Plan if at all possible, to allow review of the respective member city attorneys and part 329 of the upcoming 45 -day review process period. 330 331 Mr. Miller advised that he would attempt to have a first draft of a revised JPA available to the GLWMO 332 Board for their August meeting. 333 334 Lake Association Liaison Updates: Owasso, Wabasso, Snail 335 Member Miller had nothing new to report regarding Lake Owasso. 336 337 Member Von De Linde advised that she had sent information to the Lake Association President on timing 338 issues before their next lake vegetation treatment; and had been advised that Lake Management, Inc. 339 would not be applying any application until a later period of time, allowing a window of opportunity for a 340 vegetation survey. 341 342 Mr. Petersen advised that he had recently made arrangements for a meeting in the near future with a Snail 343 Lake youth resident and the Girl Scout troop leader, Ms. Beth Jackson, interested in advancing toward a 344 Girls Scout Gold Award by doing a macrophyte survey on Snail Lake. Mr. Petersen opined that this 345 would be a perfect public awareness campaign, planned snorkeling by this youth to complete the survey; 346 and the assistance of Mr. Petersen and Member Westerberg to this young lady in completing the project. 347 Mr. Petersen further opined that this would provide a great bridging opportunity with the Snail Lake 348 Homeowners Association. 349 350 351 352 353 7