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364 Pro -tem Eckman also noted that draft mission and vision statements should be 365 provided from Ms. Correll for the next stakeholder meeting in order to receive 366 stakeholder feedback. 367 368 New Business 369 a) Request by Member Westerberg to form a Task Force to review changes in Lake 370 Owasso's in -lake vegetation 371 As Mr. Westerberg was currently on vacation, and had not responded to an e -mail request 372 from Mr. Petersen before tonight's meeting on this item, Mr. Petersen suggested that this 373 item be tabled until the regular February meeting. 374 375 Discussion included the Lake Owasso survey findings, and Barr study recommendations 376 not being implemented; concerns with findings of the Barr Report and its inconsistency 377 with the June, 2010 Ramsey County aquatic vegetation study, and related concerns 378 expressed by Member Westerberg. 379 ACTION: 380 Chair Pro -tem Eckman asked that Mr. Petersen provide the Chip Weller report to 381 Member Miller for background information; and volunteered to provide a copy of her 382 notes from the meeting; with Member Von De Linde doing the same. 383 384 b) Other Board Meeting Time 385 Chair Pro -tem Eckman initiated discussion on the time of the GLWMO Board meeting 386 and its historical meeting time; questioning if Members were interested in revisiting that 387 time, as well as eliminating the need to spend money on food if not meeting over the 388 dinner hour. 389 Chair Pro -tem Eckman and Member Von De Linde indicated no difficulty in an earlier 390 meeting time. 391 Recording Secretary Stowell indicated a personal preference for an earlier meeting start 392 time, as long as it remained on a Thursday. 393 Mr. Schwartz expressed no personal preference, other than from a logistical perspective, 394 it may be difficult to reserve the Hawthorne Room any earlier in the day, and other rooms 395 at City Hall would frequently be booked on a regular basis during the evening hours. 396 However, he noted that it had been previously discussed by the Board that there may be 397 meetings during 2011 that would require additional space, and another room may be 398 available, but that would be difficult to reserve later in the day, and would require a more 399 confirmed schedule. 400 401 Discussion included options of meeting in the City of Shoreview, but it was noted that 402 they had hosted the meetings for almost a decade; Mr. Schwartz's opinion that an earlier 403 meeting time from 4:00 6:00 p.m. may be easier for Mr. Maloney to attend; incentives 404 to accomplish the business before the Board in a more efficient manner when meeting 405 earlier before going home for dinner; availability of guest speakers and presenters during 406 work hours rather than during the evening; and Mr. Schwartz' suggestion that, if there 407 were items of interest to the general public, those items be scheduled no earlier than 5:00 408 p.m. to allow people to attend the meeting after work. 409 9