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CIP Maintenance/Repairs 2001 Motion: Roger Lake moved, Bob Johnson seconded, to approve Change Order #3 to the CIP Maintenance/Repairs 2001 Project, which represents a $7,524.10 increase in the contract price to include removal of debris piles, Suburban Pond Inlet Pipeline Repair, and Beaver Lake trash rack removal. Motion carried. Tanners Lake Flood Protection Next month, Brad will provide some new information on a relatively new type of flood protection system. Cliff also stated that he expects a meeting to be scheduled soon regarding MnDOT's plans for frontage road reconstruction, which affects all the commercial properties along that end of Tanners Lake. The District will then be able to address the large amount of impervious surface in that area. Project 2 -Oakdale Area Im~~ovements [aka Battle Creek Lake Area Water Management Project] Rob reported on the May 31 onsite meeting that was held with representatives from Washington SWCD and the US Corps of Engineers (USCOE). A sedge plant community has developed in an area that in drier years appeared to be a reed canary grass field which was mowed regularly by the Apostolic Bible Institute. Staff are awaiting written responses from both agencies, and two separate sets of recommendations were requested since one of the two wetlands on the site is in a degraded condition. Brad remarked that a 1 to 1 mitigation requirement would still make the upstream ponding work feasible, but if 2 to 1 mitigation is required., it may not be economically feasible. Once the written opinions are received, staff may inquire into the use of wetland banking credits through the state. WaterFest 2001 Louise Watson summarized some information from the May 19 event, noting a dramatic cost savings due to the first-year learning curve: Total Cost • District Funding Funds Raised 2000 $35,500 $31,500 $4,000 2001 $21,000 $12,000 $9,000 Long-term benefits received.: ® Improved base of media contacts. e Community leaders have taken ownership of new stewardship issues within the District. ® The collaboration with 3M Environmental Operations in particular has provided an opportunity to develop a stewardship program for the Battle Creek subwatershed. ® The District will contribute to the teacher curriculum training efforts that are being planned around the Audubon Ark's Mississippi River-related events this summer. Next month, Louise will make a formal presentation on her evaluation of WaterFest 2001, at which time a decision must be reached on what to do next year. Louise recommended formalizing partnerships with cities if future events are held. Cliff agreed that a strong city collaboration would be essential to future events, and suggested Lake Phalen as an ideal location because of the high usage of the city park there and its convenient location. If the City of St. Paul were to collaborate with the District, they could fulfill the educational requirement for NPDES compliance. Since there is an educational element to any Phase 2 NPDES permit application, other cities in the District may be interested in doing the same type of collaboration in the future. 7. ADMINISTRATORS REPORT July Meeting Date Since the next regularly scheduled meeting falls on the July 4th holiday, the next Board meeting was rescheduled for Wednesday, July 11, 2001, at 7:30 p.m. Secretary Hiring Shelly Melser was introduced to everyone as the new secretary who joined the staff on May 21st. Page 4 June 6, 2001 RWMWD Minutes