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agreement with the four contract clauses cited, which indicate that the District is not liable. Roger instructed 'Tracey to advise S.M. Hentges & Sons of the Board's discussion of their claim at this evening's meeting to see if they still want to attend next month's meeting. Carver Subwatershed Infiltration Study Cliff reported on the seminar he attended on November 22 entitled "Porous Pavement Surfacing Systems: Will They Work in Northern Climates?" Information from this seminar will be incorporated into the feasibility study report that is being prepared for review and comment by Board members and staff. Tanners Alum System Water Quality Monitoring Jack requested a summary report by the January meeting. Brad will check with Meg Rattei to see if she can have it ready by then. Tanners Lake Floodproofing Proiect Cliff reported that the contractor's estimate of $15,284 was considerably lower than he anticipated. Discussion was held on the list of remodeling tasks that need to be done to floodproof the property at 436 Glenbrook Avenue North in Oakdale. The battery power backup system was considered impractical and has since been removed from the list. Bob suggested that as an alternative, the District could provide the power connection on the wall to enable a generator to be hooked up. Valley Creek Road Stormwater Infiltration/Filtration Proi ect Brad showed slides of the work in progress, including installation of the Netlon product. All work has been completed as promised by John Toedt, Rehbein Excavating, after the District granted a contract extension last month. Tracey added that no written guarantee is being provided by the seeding subcontractor, which will result in a higher retainage to be held by the District until next growing season. 6. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT Board Meeting Date for January 2003 Due to the holiday on January 1, it was announced that the next meeting has been rescheduled to January 8 at 6:30 p.m. Discussion was also held on the need to have all Board members present when the annual meeting is held, which has been scheduled for February 5, 2003. Paul Ellefson brought up the need to schedule the Administrator's performance review. Cliff will coordinate with Board members to schedule a breakfast meeting for the week of January 20. Oliveira Property Acquisition Cliff reported that the Board's November 6"' offer has been accepted, and the closing is set for December 5. Volunteer Recognition Dinner Board members agreed with the staff recommendation to hest a recognition dinner to thank our key volunteers for their time and commitment towards watershed stewardship. The date has been tentatively scheduled for the evening of January 30, 2003, at Gulden's Supper Club on Highway 61. Staff will proceed to finalize plans for the event. Office Space Cliff s report discusses the results of a meeting held with Chuck Ahl, Maplewood City Engineer, in which the city has offered to lease additional space to the Watershed District. The city has committed the use of this space to the District for athree-to-five year period and, as a result, he feels that it is in the District's best interest to do some minor remodeling to utilize the additional space. Capital budget funds exist to cover the expenditures. Cliff did note that the lease rate will increase considerably, and he will plan on making a budget adjustment later on in 2003 to re-allocate the additional funds needed to cover the cost of the lease. Page 3 December 4, 2002 RWM WD Minutes