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Lake Owrasso Task Force 11/13%96 muiutes attending: Deane Anklan, Peggy Egli, John Gramer, Sheila Prole, Jim Stark, Jim Venous, Betty Wolfangle, Gary Wood, Steve North guest: Dick Fowler, president, Lake Owasso Homeowrner's Association chair: Gary Wood 1 A;znroval of minutes from 10/30/96. clarification: The Roiling property discussed on 10/30/96 is located on Victoria Ave (BW). Minutes were unanimously approved with this addition. Members had no objection to tape recording future meetings, per Egli's request. 2. Panel discu~si~n nn environmental issues. None of the environmental panel guests invited for 11/13 were present due to schedule conflicts and illness. Jeff Roessler chose not to attend but will share his written opinions on some questions and provide materials from the Grass Lake Water Management Organization. The environmental panel meeting was rescheduled for 12r 1 R;'96. Peterson, Noonan, and i~iusielwicz will be re-invited by North, the questions will be sent again, and panelists will be assured the questions are a discussion guide and may not all be answerable. North will reword the last question to indicate that an extensive list of resource materials is unnecessary. Other panelists for 12/18 will also be sought: Steve North will ask Karl keel and!or SEH Engineering (GLWt-10 consultants) to identifi- a guest from SEH; Jim Stark will invite an expert in aquatic biology from USGS. Dick Fowler presented Don Mover's Secchi disc (SD) data for 1983-1995. Since 1983. the annual mean water clarit}• has increased from about 4' to 10 ;the data are similar to other lakes in this ecoregion (4.9 - 10.5'). Improvement may be due to lake weed control, less use of P fertilizers, better erosion control, and watershed projects at Charlie pond. Ladyslipper park, and Bennett Lake during this time. SD readings are taken near ~-1e~•er's home on Owasso Heights Dr.; SD readings in the SW end are expected to be lower. I11r. Fowler explained that the Lake Association's object is to improve the environmental health of the lake and to create an enjoyable ahnosphere for persons utilizing the lake for recreational pursuits. It does not favor any particular t}'pe of use. Association mailings go to all lakeshore residents, plus an}' off-lake members. Chemical weed control has opened up much lake area since the 1950's. Ramsey county stopped contributing to weed control for private lakeshore in 1995 but still pays for control by the Owasso home and count'- beach, plus 10 acres in the middle as needed. Purple loosestrife is a serious and increasing problem at the SW end and along Victoria and W. Owasso (BW). The DNR sprayed some loosestrife along W Owasso ui 1995 (JV). Ramsey county will help control exotics; Mr. Noonan may have infornation and counri~ commissioner Dick u'edell has expressed support (DF). Other potential funding might come from the state or the Metropolitan council. The task force thanked Dick Fowler for his participation on short notice. 3 Other business. North distributed the list of safety!regulatory questions to the task force. As noted above, the questions convey the topics on which we need information and are to provoke thought, and the final question needs rewording.