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GRASS LAKE WATER MANAGEMENT ®RGANIZATI~N AGENDA ITEM Dater 7/22!99 Prepared by: Item: C-1 Reports Item Description: Water Management Planning-Review of Barr Work Plan At the March, 30, 1999 meeting, the Board selected Barr Engineering to help prepare GLWMO's 2nd Generation Plan. At the Apri122, 1999 meeting, following a discussion of watershed planning and the Boards priorities, staff was directed to work with Barr to develop a detailed work plan and project budget for Board consideration. A draft work plan that addresses board priorities is attached. The areas of the draft work plan that deviate most from the minimum BWSR requirements are Task 1.0 -the classification and goal setting for water bodies and wetlands and Task ~.0 -the development of a system to evaluate and hold agencies, including GLWMO, responsible for plan implementation. $80.,000 has been budgeted to prepare the 2°`' Generation Plan. The current draft work plan is estimated to cost $114,42 -approximately $35,000. greater than the approved budget. The current draft has been scrutinized by Barr and staff in an attempt to reduce costs without jeopardizing those areas identified as important by the Board. It is recommended that the Board discuss the proposed work plan and current budget. Possible direction may include: 1. Increase the current budget 2. Narrow the scope of the work plan while retaining the most important features of the plan 3. Consider additional funding sources (BWSR has available $1,500, the Met Council may have some grant funds available for "Implementation" portions of the plan) Phil Belfiori; a staff member with BWSR, will be available at the $oard Meeting to communicate BWSR's attitude regarding 2nd Generation Plans and to help us prioritize tasks in our proposed work plan. Once a direction has been determined, a final work plan and consultant proposal will be drafted for Board consideration at the next meeting (October 28, 1999 unless otherwise scheduled).