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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 27, 2012 Page 7 hides as an Interim Use at 2755 Long Lake Road (PF12-010);"as amended, line 45, with the expiration time of 11:59 p.m. on August 27, 2017. Roll Call Ayes: Pust; McGehee; Willmus; Johnson; and Roe. Nays: None. 9. General Ordinances for Adoption 10. Presentations a. Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District(R-WMWD) Presentation City Engineer Debra Bloom introduced Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District Administrator Clifton J. Aichinger. The R-WMWD recently absorbed the former Grass Lakes Water Management Organization (GLWMO) into its geographical and special taxing district,upon dissolution of the GLWMO. Mr. Aichinger noted that current R-WMWD Board Members were: Roger Lake from White Bear Lake; Paul Ellefson and Jack Frost from Maplewood; Bob Johnson from St. Paul; and Pam Skinner from Oakdale. Mr. Aichinger provided a district overview and background of the R-WMWD and its current fourteen (14) member staff'; reviewed the new geographical boundaries of the R-WMWD, with the addition of the former GLWMO; and drainage areas encompassed by the District. Mr. Aichinger noted the R- WMWD's formation in 1975, originally to address major flooding and erosion problem in Battle Creek; and now including fifty-six (56) square miles in part or all of ten (10) member cities. Mr. Aichinger noted that the District's ten-year plans continued to identify major issues and concerns of the District's residents and member communities. Mr. Aichinger noted the process being followed to incorporate the GLWMO ar- ea in the legal boundary of the District, and referencing that incorporation in or- der to make funds available for cost-share work; and previous work of the GLWMO Board in approval by the MPCA for watershed protection and restora- tion plans for area lakes, as well as a TMD for Bennett Lake. Mr. Aichinger advised that the District's work plan had been modified with the MPCA to in- corporate that proposed work. Mr. Aichinger reviewed the vision and core principles of the R-WMWD; with the plans referencing capital needs to address water quality and flood control ef- forts throughout the area. Mr. Aichinger reviewed goals of the R-WMWD in more detail to address major issues and concerns; and district activities and pro- gram areas in response to those issues and concerns.