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304 Chair Miller asked individual Board members to consider specific ideas for education and outreach 305 between now and the next Board meeting; including the audience(s) to reach; how to market that 306 educational/outreach effort; and other options to consider. 307 308 Revised 2012 Budget/Remaining Funds (continued) 309 Discussion on remaining unencumbered funds ensued, with Mr. Petersen advising that this was the 310 GLWMO's remaining budget funds, entitled "2012 Budget," and that no further funding should be 311 anticipated from member cities. 312 313 Mr. Schwartz cautioned that, pending how and when the organization was closed out, the Board should 314 continue to keep well - documented records of any expenditure for reporting and audit purposes. 315 316 Ramsey Conservation District (RCD) 4" Quarter Technical Services Report and Technical Services 317 Contract for 2012 318 Mr. Johnson provided, as a bench handout, attached hereto and made a part hereof, the RCD's year -end 319 2011 report. 320 321 Mr. Johnson summarized the report, noting that the RCD had twenty (20) BMP sites in 2010, and that had 322 increased to thirty (30) in 2011, with seven (7) projects on one road, providing a significant aesthetic and 323 environmental impact. Mr. Johnson advised that those sites were effective, and created a lot of interest 324 from area residents. While seeing an increase in projects in the GLWMO, Mr. Johnson noted that Capitol 325 Region WSD continued to have the highest participation in BMP project, but only had two (2) lakes 326 (McCarron's and Como), other than smaller water bodies. 327 328 Mr. Johnson highlighted the Eileen Stanley project for installation of the porous driveway materials, 329 estimated to capture one inch of rainfall annually, thereby pulling out 1/2 pound of phosphorus annually 330 from Lakes Owasso and Wabasso. 331 332 Mr. Johnson referenced the Arthur project, pending since about 2010, and suggested that this be a priority 333 target area for Roseville and the GLWMO to consider due to its location on the south end of Lake 334 Owasso, and the timing for a project adjacent to that. Mr. Johnson noted that the bigger buffer plan and 335 oversized rain garden was estimated to capture 1.3 inches of annual rainfall and pull 1.5 pounds of 336 phosphorus. 337 338 Mr. Johnson noted that the Reiland Ln. project in Shoreview had been approved by the GLWMO Board 339 last fall, and would provide a great opportunity for a BMP given the existing depression in that area, with 340 an anticipated pound or more of phosphorus kept out of Snail Lake. Mr. Johnson advised that it was a 341 good project, and the property owners were great to work with. 342 343 Mr. Johnson noted, as previous discussed, a number of pending cost -share project that have designs 344 prepared and awaiting property owner initiation, with a number of them on Lake Judy providing a lot of 345 potential in that strip alone. Mr. Johnson anticipated that Mr. Petersen's phone contact with those 346 property owners having pending projects would be fruitful. 347 348 Mr. Johnson advised that one significant BMP project on Lake Owasso in the works for the last nine (9) 349 months remained pending, but it would serve as an ideal project to move forward if Mr. Petersen's 350 contact with the property owner was successful. Mr. Johnson confirmed with Mr. Petersen that this 351 project should be a priority, since it would stop further erosion on a three feet (3') bank that was currently 352 sloughing into Lk. Owasso. 353 Mr. Johnson expressed his hope that other property owners with pending rain garden BMP's would take 354 the initiative to install them this year, also. 7