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GRASS LAKE WATER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION -APRIL ~3y 2009 2. <br />^ Facets of Freshwater/March 2009 <br />^ Minnegram U of MN Water Resources Center <br />^ Water Exhibit (Science Museum) <br />^ Rain Gardens and water smart landscaping flyer <br />^ Call for proposals for 2010 funding from Environment and Natural <br />Resources Trust Fund {through LCMR) <br />^ Website Update <br />Westerberg requested a discussion of the website on a future agenda. It was the <br />consensus of the Board to put the website and press releases on the next meeting agenda <br />for discussion. The following items were also requested as future agenda item: 1) report <br />cards; 2} Rice Creek Watershed District rules, particularly wetland setback standards: <br />and 3) overall. review of federal and state requirements. <br />After a brief discussion, it was the consensus of the Board to not seek LCMR funding. <br />The deadline for application is May 1, 2404, and no specific project has been identified. <br />B-2 Financial Report <br />Aichinger reported that the September report was revised and sent to the <br />Board by email the previous day with corrected numbers for support services <br />and the Lake Owasso Diagnostic Study. <br />It was noted that the payment to Shoreview for administrative expenses <br />includes 2007 and 2008. <br />Chair Eckman reported that GLWMO received a request to participate in the Rose <br />Fest. She suggested all watersheds be represented in one booth because <br />of the short time frame to prepare. <br />C. Invoices <br />Three invoices were presented for payment. The remaining total to Barr <br />Engineering is the amount in the approved budget. However, considerably more <br />was spent. <br />Sobiech explained that the original bid was $106,000. Payment of the current <br />invoice would pay for the entire contract amount. However, an overrun of <br />$32,000 was spent to finish the project. That amount has not been billed. The <br />added cost is related to watershed model calibrations and in-lake model <br />calibrations. After the second year, it became evident that County Road C was <br />the main source of phosphorous. Extensive modeling in combination with the <br />watershed was done to try to estimate the extent of the issue of the wetland and <br />