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Member Westerberg concurred with Chair Eckman's understanding of the GLWMO Board's intent. Chair Eckman questioned if Melissa Lewis had given BWSR approval for a combined CAC and TAC. Chair Eckman suggested that experts be invited as needed; and noted the involvement of the member Cities Public Works staff as well as Ramsey County Public Works. Chair Eckman noted that those entities are often involved in whatever the GLWMO Board was undertaking at any given time; and how those experts could be involved depending on the type of project (e.g. study of motorized activity on shallow lakes). Chair Eckman advised that she had begun to collect studies on this specific subject on shallow lakes; and had forwarded one such study to Joe Bester even before the draft Third Generation Plan's comment period was initiated ; as well as seeking information on this subject matter from Camilla Correll at EOR. Chair Eckman noted the substantial amount of information available on this subject; and the need to identify the science behind those studies to ensure their validity. Chair Eckman suggested that one of the tasks for the advisory committee would be to pull information together on that and other subjects, and then recommend a strategy or goal to the GLWMO Board, such as a public forum to educate the public on the effects of motorized activity on shallow lakes. Mr. Roberts opined that the GLWMO Board had been historically influenced by member City Public Works staff and engineers; and further opined that the GLWMO Board needed to keep them as advisers to the GLWMO Board; but allow the committee and their expertise to advise the Board, while those recommendations could be discussed with Public Works staff present, but that staff should not be included on the committee other than possibly as ex- officio. Mr. Roberts clarified that the group needed to be first and foremost an independent group; with objectives separate for tasks (e. g. review member city surface water plans and MS4 permits; vegetation surveys on lakes and what various trends mean through actual analysis of that data, not just referencing a study done elsewhere). Mr. Roberts noted in the draft Third Generation Plan, it stated that the GLWMO Board would take responsibility for monitoring information and accomplishing that monitoring; and that it should ensure that the aggregate information and monitoring information was digestible for the public and available on the GLWMO website, adding value to what the GLWMO Board was charged with. Mr. Petersen noted that many of Mr. Roberts' comments were included in the bullet list of possible tasks for the advisory committee for the next 3 -5 years; and suggested that the tasks could be broken out for more specificity. Chair Eckman asked Mr. Schwartz the schedule for the City of Roseville's next update for its surface water management plan; with Mr. Schwartz advising that it was scheduled for updating in 2012, and he opined that the City of Shoreview's was on that same schedule, as they were done every ten (10) years. Chair Eckman questioned the schedule and report on the City of Roseville's MS4 plan; with Mr. Schwartz responding that its annual public hearing, as required by MS4 Permit rules, was held annually in April as part of the regular Public Works, Environment, and Transportation Commission meeting. Mr. Petersen reminded individual GLWMO Board members to get their comments to him within the week; and noted that he would further research to ensure that there was no conflict with the statutory definition pursuant to rules government water management and requirements for advisory committees. Task Force Committee Membership Update Chair Eckman reported to the GLWMO Board on recruitment efforts to -date to assemble the task force to research supporting governance and financing of the Third Generation Ten Year Plan and options for doing so; anticipating that three (3) citizens had been recruited so far. Chair Eckman noted the difficulty 1161