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413 Chair Ferrington and Member Manzara thanked Mr. Goodnature and Mr. Petersen for their 414 assistance throughout the RFP process. 415 416 DNR Grant Application 417 Member Manzara noted the need for discussion on whether to pursue DNR grant funding as 418 introduced by Mr. Petersen. 419 420 Chair Ferrington noted the critical timeframe for this grant; and recommended that the Transition 421 Subcommittee of he and Member Manzara talk to Mr. Goodnature and Mr. Petersen to determine 422 if it was realistic to submit an application for this grant. Chair Ferrington noted that he was 423 willing to commit his time in pursuing the grant, given that pursuing phosphorus reductions in 424 area lakes was one of his priorities Chair Ferrington suggested that individual Board members 425 e -mail their comments related to pursuit of this grant to the Subcommittee. 426 427 Mr. Petersen advised that he had abstracted a course of action, and expressed his willingness to 428 share his preliminary work with individual Board members via e -mail, at the Board's direction. 429 430 Ms. Bloom reminded the Board of the process for e -mail communication by individual Board 431 members to a central contact, Mr. Petersen, to offer their comments and assistance; however, she 432 cautioned the need to avoid any discussion of the topic among members that could be perceived 433 as serial meetings outside an open public meeting, in accordance with Minnesota Open Meeting 434 Law. 435 436 Member Manzara suggested that, rather than having Chair Ferrington commit additional time in 437 pursuing this grant, that Member Westerberg, based on his expertise as a water chemist, and she 438 as incoming Board Chair, establish a Special Task Force of two (2) to work cooperatively with 439 Mr. Petersen and Mr. Goodnature on the grant application. Member Manzara asked that Mr. 440 Petersen provide grant criteria and his preliminary information to individual Board members at 441 his earliest convenience. 442 443 Chair Ferrington noted that, after January 1, 2011, he would no longer be a Board member 444 anyway, and by consensus Member Manzara's recommendation was approved. 445 446 Third Generation Watershed Management Plan Communication Subcommittee 447 Member Eckman reiterated her previous preference for Member Von De Linde to serve with her 448 as a contact team with EOR staff in preparing for the first stakeholder meeting for development 449 of the Third Generation Watershed Management Plan. 450 451 Member Manzara noted past Board action to appoint Member Eckman, but appointment of no 452 one else to serve as a secondary liaison with Member Eckman to provide communication and 453 serve as a contact with EOR. 454 455 Member Von De Linde volunteered to serve in this capacity. 456 457 As incoming Board Chair, Member Manzara recommended Member Von De Linde's 458 appointment. 10