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Chair Eckman asked if the GLWMO Board was a recipient of Mr. Ohmann's distribution last for these meetings; with Mr. Ohmann responding that Mr. Petersen was on the distribution list. Mr. Ohmann advised that he would provide Mr. Petersen with a suggested meeting time, as well as staff representatives for the Cities of Roseville and Shoreview; and would work with Mr. Petersen on logistics for the meeting. Mr. Ohmann advised that Mr. Petersen could disseminate information to GLWMO Board members and any homeowners showing interest in the meetings beyond those of whom he was currently aware. Mr. Ohmann anticipated the first meeting would be held before 2011 yearend, then the second meeting in January or February, 2012, and a potential March 2012 meeting for the Public Hearing. At the request of Mr. Petersen, Mr. Ohmann confirmed that the Plans were usually of a five (5) year duration, and could be modified or eliminated, or not renewed depending on specifics for that particular lake. City of Roseville staff representative Duane Schwartz arrived at this time, approximately 4:10 p.m. Mr. Ohmann confirmed that a vegetation survey had not been done for Lake Owasso this year; however, he noted that it had been done in 2007 and 2010 by Ramsey County; and that these studies would be adequate for his planning purposes. Mr. Ohmann noted that the DNR was cognizant of vegetation life cycles in analyzing available survey data, with some species being more prominent at various times of the year. Chair Eckman asked if Mr. Ohmann had seen the Draft GLWMO 3rd Generation Plan and asked if he would be reviewing the Plan on behalf of the DNR. Member Westerberg asked if the DNR Vegetation Management Plan for Lake Owasso would be confined to herbicide treatments. Mr. Ohmann responded that if Lake Owasso preferred to use mechanical harvesting versus herbicide treatments, it was fine, as long as it was identified as an option in the Plan; and confirmed that the DNR was open to considering all legal methods for managing vegetation. Chair Eckman and Board members thanked Mr. Ohmann for his presentation Mr. Ohmann encouraged Mr. Petersen, or individual members of the GLWMO Board to feel free to contact him at the DNR offices in St. Paul. Public Comment Period (10 minutes cumulative) Chair Eckman respectfully requested that audience members limit their comments to allow the meeting to proceed in a timely manner. Members present were also reminded that they had the option to submit written comments that would be distributed to the Board in advance of the meeting. Len Ferrington, Lake Owasso Resident Mr. Ferrington provided an update to the GLWMO Board of a situation reported in the past to the GLWMO Board by residents regarding outflow issues on Lake Wabasso. Mr. Ferrington noted his personal witnessing of the backflow from the outflow channel to the Lake. Mr. Ferrington noted that, upon first hearing of the situation, it seemed that it would be an unusual occurrence; however, he was aware of it happening twice in the last month during heavy rains, and advised that he had taken video coverage during the last rain event. Mr. Ferrington opined that the size of the culvert when going under 1- 694 and an adjacent storm water pond seemed to be the issue, causing the channel to backward to the lake. Mr. Ferrington noted that this only confirms what residents had told the GLWMO Board several