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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: 1/10/11 <br />Item No.: 12.b <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />074 <br />Item Description: Consider Grass Lake Watershed Management Organization Board <br />Appointment <br />=1L 11 <br />2 The Grass Lake Watershed Management Organization (GL O) is a, joint powers organization <br />3 that manages water resources in the northeastern- portion of Roseville and southem Shoreview <br />4, and has been in existence since 1983. This watershed includes lakes Owasso, Snail, and Bennett <br />5 as well as many other smaller water bodies and wetlands. A five-member board appointed by <br />6 the Roseville and Shoreview City Councils governs the GL MO. Board members serve three- <br />"7 year terms — with two members from Roseville and two from Shoreview. Appointment of the <br />8 fifth member is rotated between the two cities. For 2011 the fifth member will be represented by <br />9 Roseville due to a term ending from Shoreview on December 31. <br />110 <br />11 The current Roseville members are Joan Manzara and Mary Kay Von De Linde. Staff recently <br />12 advertised for the current vacancy as required by state statute and the Joint Powers Agreement. <br />13 The City Manager's of received two applications for this seat on the Board. Applications <br />14, were submitted by Jonathan Miller and Donald Wright. Copies of their applications are <br />15 attached. The bylaws of the organization give authority to each City Council to determine the <br />116 qualification for appointment. This appointment will be for a three year term ending December <br />1 7 311 2013. Both applicants state their interest in the watershed and water environmental issues. <br />11 111",,'11 Mr. Miller has extensive training in biology and environmental studies that would be beneficial <br />119 to the role as a Board Member. Mr. Miller previously applied and was unsuccessful due to <br />20 multiple applicants at the time. Mr. Wright lives within the Grass Lake Watershed boundaries <br />2i and states an interest in ensuring things are done right at the present to keep pollution out of our <br />22 storm water. Mr. Miller lives just to the west of the GL MO boundary in the Rice Creek <br />23 Watershed. We have not required residency in the watershed, only city residency in past <br />24, appointments. <br />25 <br />26 The following table shows proposed 2011 Board makeup. <br />27 <br />Member Name <br />Residence <br />Appointed By <br />To be appointed <br />Roseville <br />Roseville <br />Joan Namara <br />Roseville <br />Roseville <br />Mary Kay Von De Linde <br />Roseville <br />Roseville <br />Charles Westerberg <br />Shoreview <br />Shoreview <br />Karen Eckman <br />Shoreview <br />Shoreview <br />Page I of 2 <br />