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605 In response to Chair Eckman, Ms. Correll advised that the new rules include redefining and renaming the 606 TMDL Study to WRPP, and other details over the last 6 -9 months setting the stage for this response. Ms. 607 Correll sought to assure the GLWMO Board that it was not normal to receive this number and type of 608 complaints from an agency. 609 610 Ms. Correll reviewed the items identified by FOR as requiring GLWMO Board input following the 611 September 6, 2011 meeting with BWSR and the Metropolitan Council; EOR's recommended approach 612 for GLWMO Board response to those comments; with discussion among Board members, Mr. Petersen, 613 Ms. Correll and Mr. Conrad ensued accordingly. Ms. Correll noted the need to be clear on the 614 expectations of the agencies; but advised that she needed a better understanding of those items that were 615 "musts," or those serving as "recommended changes" to the Plan. 616 617 Mr. Conrad concurred that the Plan needed to comply where there was authority for the agencies to 618 enforce; and advised that FOR would provide the GLWMO with those implementation recommendations; 619 however, he agreed that there remained further questions that needed to be addressed by FOR with the 620 agencies. 621 622 Mr. Petersen noted that he had received the DNR response; however, it was noted that the Board had not 623 been copied on that document; with Mr. Petersen duly noting that omission. 624 The GLWMO 2001 lake classifications versus the current classifications, or historical versus proposed 625 classifications. 626 627 Funding Level Expectations for a Third Generation WMO Plan 628 Ms. Correll noted, as detailed in the September 12, 2011 memorandum, the need to provide for a larger 629 budget, in line with Option 2 as outlined in the Draft Plan, to accomplish the types of activities expected 630 of a WMO that had been initiated in 1983 and located within an urban area with the number of high 631 quality resources of the GLWMO. Ms. Correll noted the need to specify implementation steps for the 632 first three (3) years and how they will be funded and who will do the work. 633 634 Discussion included the constraints of having a part-time administrator and hiring out all other items; 635 when in the past, member cities were responsible for the GLWMO. 636 637 Response to some Public Comments Exceed current FOR contract 638 639 For the benefit of Lake Owasso Association residents, Ms. Correll advised that some of their comments 640 will be addressed as part of the responses to agencies; however, noted that some of those individual 641 resident comments would provide background to the Plan but may not be germane to the next draft of the 642 Plan. Ms. Correll advised that it would be the GLWMO Board's decision on how to respond to and 643 incorporate those comments, given the current budget and additional changes required for FOR to 644 address. Ms. Correll noted that, unfortunately, this would require additional costs to the GLWMO Board 645 for services from FOR above and beyond their current contract if the Board felt the need to respond to all 646 of those comments. Ms. Correll advised that another option for the Board to consider would be for Mr. 647 Petersen to address them. At the request of Chair Eckman, Ms. Correll noted that many of the comments 648 simply required additional educational responses to provide additional clarification of the Plan; noting 649 that such an added level of information would not get fed into the Plan and would be time - consuming for 650 EOR. While being supportive of responding to every comment received, Ms. Correll noted that, at some 651 point, it was not possible to do it all; and that EOR's intent was to provide a balance. 652 653 Ms. Correll, at the Board's request, advised that FOR would highlight those comments from agencies 654 versus residents and provide a cost estimate for the GLWMO Board's deliberation on their preferred 655 response level, based on current budgetary constraints versus; and to allow FOR to provide the best 13