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Ms. WhiteEagle thanked the GLWMO Board for their action in approving the cost -share funds; and even though there had been several glitches in the Aladdin Street Project, expressed the RCD's enjoyment in working cooperatively with the GLWMO on this cost -share project. Mr. Schwartz advised that the Aladdin Street Project was still under warranty; and Mr. Petersen advised that pictures of various cost -share projects would be included on the GLWMO website in the near future. Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) Update At the request of Chair Eckman, Mr. Schwartz provided an update on member city Roseville's review and consideration of a revised JPA. Mr. Schwartz advised that the Roseville City Council was awaiting feedback from the upcoming Shoreview City Council meeting, at which time additional discussion would be held among the member cities to ensure they were in agreement, with those meetings consisting of the respective Public Works Directors, Mayors and City Managers. Mr. Schwartz indicated that the soonest any action would be taken by the Roseville City Council would be January 23, 2012. Chair Eckman expressed her appreciation for the thoughtful questions from each City Council of the GLWMO Board at recent meetings; and thanked GLWMO Board members for their attendance at those meetings. Discussion ensued among Chair Eckman, Mr. Petersen and Melissa Lewis of BWSR regarding other models of JPA's (e.g. Shingle Creek; Hennepin County; Wright Counties) and provisions of those models that could address similar issues of the GLWMO and baseline funding commitments for member cities and inclusion of a clause capping funding commitments based on Consumer Price Index or other automatic and acceptable inflationary methods, without additional City Council action. Additional discussion included WMO budget veto authority for a JPA city, with Ms. Lewis advising that their agency was awaiting an opinion from the Attorney General regarding differences in budgets and funding layouts of a JPA or differences for City Councils in veto authority over what was set by a WMO, based on the BWSR's reading of State Statute 103.b.211. Further discussion included distinctions between operating and capital improvement funding; and possible inclusion of a revenue clause to address suppositions or concerns of member City Councils. Mr. Schwartz clarified that the concern of the Roseville City Council and their legal counsel is that proposed annual GLWMO budgets would be a separate line item on utility bills specific for GLWMO residents, and the misperception by the public that any significant increases were applied by the City Council versus the GLWMO Board. Mr. Schwartz advised that another concern of the Roseville City Council was whether the City would be amenable to implications of a Major Plan Amendment to the Third Generation Plan proposed in three (3) years. Mr. Schwartz noted several letters from GLWMO residents on Lake Owasso received by the City of Roseville related to the Plan. He will forward copies of those letters forward to individual GLWMO Board members. Chair Eckman noted receipt of a letter from Mr. Joe Bester to City of Shoreview Mayor Sandy Martin that Shoreview copied for the GLWMO Board as well. Chair Eckman asked that Mr. Petersen ensure that individual Board members were in receipt of any additional correspondence. DRAFT Third Generation Plan Ms. Correll referenced her FOR memo dated December 14, 2011; explaining that because FOR did not forward the written responses to comments to review State agencies, within 10 days prior to the 4