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51 Member Miller moved, and Member Westerberg seconded approval of the Consent Agenda items as 52 amended. 53 54 Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Motion carried. 55 56 Public Comment 57 Chair Eckman provided a brief explanation of the protocol and procedure for this portion of the meeting 58 agenda, allowing the GLWMO Board to hear general public comments. Chair Eckman requested that, in 59 consideration of other business to be conducted this evening, speakers state their name and address for the 60 record, and that they respectfully limit their comments to no more than three (3) minutes. Chair Eckman 61 advised that the purpose of this time was for the Board to listen to its constituents; and noted that, if and 62 when applicable, the Board would address those comments following closure of the Public Comment 63 period. 64 65 Len Ferrington, 366 N Owasso Blvd., Shoreview, MN 66 Mr. Ferrington advised that he had already submitted his written comments via e -mail to the GLWMO 67 Board; and thanked Mr. Petersen for providing him with copies of the documents, at his request, of the 68 review by the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) and the Metropolitan Council related to 69 GLWMO Board's recent submission of the DRAFT Third Generation Water Management Plan. Mr. 70 Ferrington also thanked Member Westerberg for sending him information regarding Hypo- limnic aeration 71 and its effects on lake water quality. 72 73 Mr. Ferrington advised that he would be leaving the meeting for a prior commitment following his 74 comments; however, he asked that he reserve the right to speak again at the designated time in the agenda 75 to specifically address his comments on the Third Generation Water Management Plan. 76 77 "FROM: LEONARD FERRINGTON JR 78 SUBJECT: E -mail review by BWSR & Met Council dated 9/21/11 79 80 Dear Ms. Eckman; 81 I would like to request 2 minutes tomorrow to read the statement below at the beginning of the 82 public comment period of the GLWMO Board meeting on 22 September 2011. As requested in a 83 previous meeting, I am providing a written copy. 84 85 From: Len Ferrington 86 87 To: Board of the GLWMO 88 89 Dear Commissioners: 90 91 I appreciate this opportunity to address the Board during the public comment period today. I 92 have had a chance to read and study the comments provided on the draft Third Generation WMO 93 plan by the Metropolitan Council and the Board of Water and Soil Resources. Although 94 extensive, I believe the comments are clear, concise, and will be very useful in preparing a 95 revised draft. I am really encouraged with the progress being made by the GLWMO and your 96 consultants from Emmons and Olivier Resources, Inc. in planning for the next decade, and 97 appreciate the guidance the state agencies are providing. I think the GLWMO is now poised to 98 become the WMO that provides the type of leadership, vision and coordination that will serve as 99 the model for other WMO's to achieve into the future. 100