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barrel truckload sale scheduled at City Hall on Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m. Grass Lake Water Management Organization (GLWMO) Dissolution Mr. Schwartz provided a history and background of the dissolution process and rationale in doing so; and reported on the City Council ratification on March 26, 2012; and member cities of Roseville and Shoreview, in accordance with the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) provisions for that dissolution. Mr. Schwartz noted the proposed dissolution date of June 21, 2012; and recommendation to the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) to petition the State of MN to enlarge the Ramsey-Washington Metro Area Watershed District(RWMWD) with the GLWMO geographic. Mr. Schwartz advised that this would be on a tight timeframe for the RWMWD to meet filing appropriate documents with the Secretary of State's Office to ensure taxing jurisdiction was in place for 2013 property tax statements for GLWMO taxpayers. Chair DeBenedet asked that staff provide BWSR Public Hearings notices to PWET Commissioners when received. At the request of Chair DeBenedet, Ms. Bloom advised that staff was already working with the RWMWD and also frequently held joint meetings with them and other WMD's to ensure the transition could be seamless; and advised that their rules were comparable to that of the Capitol Region Watershed District. Mr. Schwartz advised that the State was holding some funding originally set aside for the GLWMO for TMDL studies, anticipating that the money would be targeted by the RWMWD in 2013 for those same studies. From past experience in working with the RWMWD, Mr. Schwartz advised that staff was excited about partnering on water issues; and anticipated the transition to be seamless. 5. LED Street Lighting Mr. Schwartz advised that representatives from Xcel Energy were unable to attend tonight's meeting, but would be available for the April meeting at the discretion of the Commission. Mr. Schwartz advised that staff had been researching this LED option for some time as well, along with parking lot lighting, for retrofits as existing lights were replaced. Mr. Schwartz noted that the majority of street lights in the City were Xcel-owned; but outside that, the City had two (2)LED fixtures on loan: one on Civic Center Drive, and another retrofit in the lighting emphasizing flag poles on the City campus. Mr. Schwartz advised that staff had a quote to replace thirty- five (3 5) fixtures— either wall packs or parking lot lights— on the C city Hall campus estimated at approximately $10,000; with an anticipated pay-back of 5-7 years, including an Xcel rebate of$100 per fixture. Mr. Schwartz noted that technological advances were significantly reducing costs with the ballast removal not as problematic. Mr. Schwartz noted that estimates on energy savings on Page 4 of 15