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505 detail; noting that this backflow phenomenon into Lake Wabasso had previously been brought to the 506 GLWMO Board's attention by Mr. Ferrington and property owners adjacent to the Outlet Weir. 507 508 Chair Eckman advised that pictures of the situation were available for those interested; and opined that is 509 was very important to understand those connections and document them. 510 511 Mr. Petersen noted that any hydrological system modifications needed to address the back -flow condition 512 into Lake Wabasso, would require downstream watershed Management organization participation and 513 that those systems were limited in what they handle in additional flows; and may require an extremely 514 detailed level of analysis and need to consider inter - organizational policies and cooperative solutions. 515 Mr. Petersen suggested that this may be an issue for the Governance Task Force during its deliberations. 516 517 In recent significant rainfall events, Chair Eckman noted that it was her understanding that only one 518 property had been flooded on Lake Wabasso, and that was already known to have flooding issues. 519 520 Mr. Petersen concurred, noting in addition that his discussions with Mark Maloney, City of Shoreview 521 Public Works Director, indicated that there had been an encroachment (e.g. a garden and a shed) into the 522 100 year flood plain at the site of the outlet channel; and that a previous FEMA analysis had predicted 523 what actually occurred in the way of flooding at the site. 524 525 Mr. Ferrington complimented Mr. Petersen on taking the initiative to review and address the associated 526 issues with Lake Wabasso. Along those lines, Mr. Ferrington opined that the steps taken to -date should 527 serve as a model of what the Board needed to undertake in the future to investigate and better understand 528 citizen complaints. In addition, Mr. Ferrington noted the need for the GLWMO Board to realize its 529 ability to negotiate and discuss solutions with other agencies as issues were identified in other areas. In 530 addressing the backflow into Lake Wabasso, and based on his past discussions with Vadnais Lakes Area 531 WMO, Mr. Ferrington opined that it should be the responsibility and mission of the GLWMO Board's 532 leadership and management to take steps to continue working with those other jurisdictions on a solution, 533 not just to say the GLWMO itself could not undertake resolution. Mr. Ferrington further opined that 534 planning for the future had very complicated issues to address, but that they needed to be known in order 535 to move forward effectively. 536 537 Ms. Correll noted that she had anticipated addressing the FOR memorandum dated September 12, 2011 538 with the Board; however, she noted that it was not included in meeting packet materials, nor was it 539 specifically identified on the agenda. 540 541 September 12, 2011 Memo from FOR to the Board RE: State Agency Draft Plan Criticisms 542 543 The September 12, 2011 memorandum from FOR to the GLWMO Board was provided as a bench 544 handout, attached hereto and made apart hereof; outlining the results of a meeting by Ms. Correll with 545 Melissa Lewis (BWSR), Judy Sventek and Jack Frost (Metropolitan Council) to discuss their written 546 comments to the DRAFT Third Generation Plan previously submitted to their respective agencies. The 547 written responses, as referenced, were also provided as bench handouts at the meeting, attached hereto 548 and made a part hereof: August 26, 2011 letter from William G. Moore, General Manager of the 549 Metropolitan Council addressed to Ms. Melissa Lewis and copied to Chair Eckman; and the September 550 6, 2011 letter from Melissa Lewis, Board Conservationist with the Minnesota Board of Water & Soil 551 Resources (BWSR) to Ms. Correll and copied to other state review agencies via e -mail. 552 553 11