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102 <br />103 FOR Monitoring Report <br />104 Camilla Correll with FOR summarized the December 7, 2011 GLWMO Stormwater Monitoring Report <br />105 included in the meeting packet; including recommendations for future monitoring, maintenance of <br />106 equipment prior to future use in the field; and EOR's recommendation for installation of a local rain <br />107 gauge. <br />108 <br />109 Discussion included the rationale for needing an additional gauge beyond the one used in Shoreview near <br />110 the northeast corner of Lake Owasso; Ms. Correll's intends to check further with the City of Shoreview <br />111 on that existing rain gauge; variables within the watershed area and the need to determine if the U of MN <br />112 Falcon Heights Campus rain gauge located on the south end of the watershed was more accurate. <br />113 <br />114 Regarding needed repairs to the monitoring equipment and projected costs for reconditioning of the screw <br />115 mounts, Ms. Correll suggested that, at the recommendation of EOR's field technician, the Board or <br />116 member cities could repair the equipment by use of a hose clamp on the probe instead of reconditioning <br />117 the screw mounts where they had come undone from the mounting bracket, at a much reduced cost. <br />118 <br />119 At the request of Chair Eckman, Ms. Correll advised that the monitoring equipment is currently in storage <br />120 at the Ramsey/Washington Metro Watershed District. <br />121 <br />122 Ms. Correll further advised that some of the originally proposed monitoring costs had not been charged to <br />123 the GLWMO as they were incomplete yet at the time of removal of the equipment. <br />124 <br />125 Mr. Petersen provided an invoice history for this monitoring service, including the invoice approved <br />126 earlier in tonight's meeting, with total expenses to -date in the amount of $3,960.74, leaving a fund <br />127 balance of $1,729.26. <br />128 <br />129 At the request of Member Westerberg, Mr. Conrad responded to EOR's calculation methods and <br />130 statistical software program to determine loading and to address tributary volumes as they travelled over <br />131 the monitoring stations for the entire season, including actual volumes of water and multiplying it by <br />132 concentration points, whether grab samples or during storm events, with those calculations averaged. <br />133 <br />134 Third Generation Plan: <br />135 1) Status Update (e.g. JPA Update, City Council questionstactions, Shoreview Commissioner <br />136 Vacancies 2012 -2014, Draft Plan implications) <br />137 At the request of Chair Eckman, Mr. Schwartz provided a report on proposed 2012 financing from <br />138 member City Roseville, with Mr. Schwartz advising that the Roseville City Council, at their <br />139 December 12, 2011 meeting, had approved utility rates for 2012, including the recommended <br />140 contribution to the GLWMO at 2011 levels: $36,874.00. Mr. Schwartz advised that this amount <br />141 could be considered by the City Council for amendment in the future, depending on the resolution of <br />142 outstanding issues. <br />143 <br />144 Chair Eckman and Mr. Petersen concurred that the Shoreview City Council intended to follow suite at <br />145 their upcoming December 19, 2011 meeting. <br />146 <br />147 Chair Eckman recognized Ms. Ann WhiteEagle from Ramsey Conservation District (RCD) in <br />148 tonight's audience; advising her that the GLWMO Board had already approved the RCD related cost - <br />149 share agreements on tonight's agenda. <br />150 <br />3 <br />