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35 City Engineer Freihammer provided a brief review and update on projects and <br />36 maintenance activities listed in the staff report dated May 22, 2018. <br />37 <br />38 Member Trainor inquired about the construction signs at the intersection of Dale <br />39 Street and County Road C. <br />40 <br />41 Mr. Freihammer replied that was listed under Community Development projects <br />42 and stated that it was a proposed senior housing facility. <br />43 <br />44 5. Bennett Lake Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Presentation <br />45 Erin Anderson Wenz, Barr Engineering Company, defined an impaired waterbody <br />46 and explained that the Total Maximum Daily Load Study (TMDL) is required to be <br />47 performed on all impaired water bodies by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br />48 (MPCA). She explained how TMDL studies are consistent across all water bodies <br />49 regardless of the cause of impairment for the water body. The presentation she gave <br />50 summarized the TMDL that was performed on Lake Bennett. Lake Bennett has <br />51 been classified as an "Impaired" water body since 2006. The presentation explained <br />52 the various sources of phosphorous and how the levels of phosphorous affect the <br />53 quality of the lake. One of the main goals would be to reduce the phosphorous level <br />54 of Lake Bennett by 78 percent. Ms. Anderson Wenz explained that the watershed <br />55 would first begin by focusing on reducing the external phosphorous loads and then <br />56 later the watershed would address the internal loads. The presentation summarized <br />57 that the RWMWD has been taking the lead on some of these efforts as there are <br />58 several other impaired water bodies within the district. The watershed has been <br />59 partnering with cities to accomplish cleaning the impaired bodies. The presentation <br />60 then summarized a few implementation strategies for reducing the external and <br />61 internal phosphorous loads. The presentation showed plans for an infiltration <br />62 system to be installed near Willow Pond. <br />63 <br />64 Paige Ahlborg, Ramsey -Washington Metro Watershed District, explained a little <br />65 bit about the RWMWD's cost sharing program available to residents for assistance <br />66 with projects that are geared towards improving water quality. <br />67 <br />68 Chair Cihacek opened the floor for public comment. <br />69 <br />70 Gordon Thoelv 911 Transit Avenue <br />71 Mr. Thoely stated that he has lived at his residence for about 45 years prior to the <br />72 creation of Frog Pond. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the time that it has <br />73 taken to even start addressing the water quality problems. He also stated that the <br />74 pond is dirty and smells and that he does not understand why the efforts to clean up <br />75 the pond would take so long. <br />76 <br />77 Joe Smith 895 Transit Avenue <br />78 Mr. Smith questioned if the commission has ever reached out to any private <br />79 corporations to address any of the issues. He stated that he independently reached <br />80 out to three companies to see if they had any solutions. He stated that two <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />