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459 A request was made by Chair Pro Tem Eckman of individual Member comments by 460 Monday, May 21 for their incorporation as applicable for presentation of this draft matrix 461 at the March 22 Stakeholder meeting to solicit feedback from interested parties; and 462 clarification that if a merger is the option chosen, there will no longer be an "us," but the 463 nine (9) square mile jurisdiction of the GLWMO would be combined with the other 464 entity. Further discussion included advantages of additional monies in a larger 465 organization to leverage funds for projects, including capital improvement projects. Len 466 Ferrington thanked Chair Pro Tem Eckman for compiling the comparison information to 467 serve as a basis for future discussion. Len Ferrington advised that he would update the 468 information he'd prepared last year as an exercise to envision various funding sources for 469 future needs, such as tax levies based on tax capacity for parcels. Len Ferrington opined 470 that whatever option was chosen, it needed to be determined after input from private 471 citizens had been received and considered. Additional discussion included clarifying how 472 and why it took legislative action for the new VLAWMO stormwater utility fee when it 473 was established; using the comparison matrix to stimulate discussion at the March 22 474 Stakeholder meeting with the intent to present a neutral matrix and needing revision if 475 and where there appeared to be any slanted information; and recognition that GLWMO is 476 the smallest WMO in the entire state creating a limited base for covering future expenses. 477 Discussion ensued related to potential transition and legal issues; the need to add another 478 category for permitting, and clarifying different authorities and characteristics of WMO's 479 and WD's. 480 481 d) Rules comparison 482 483 Ms. Correll provided a handout, attached hereto and made a part hereof, obtained from 484 Melissa Lewis at BWSR showing Capitol Region rules similar to current rules of the 485 RWMWD; the favorable reputation of RWMWD (District Manager Cliff Aichinger) in 486 working with cities to provide technical assistance, and their assistance to Capitol Region 487 in developing their current rules; and Ms. Correll's request for individual board member 488 feedback on the draft document, with her revisions noted for clarification purposes. 489 490 e) Report on the Third Stakeholder Meeting 491 Chair Pro Tem Eckman advised that the Shoreview Press had offered to do a written 492 interview and article for the GLWMO stakeholder meeting, and requested that Ms. 493 Correll send a map directly to the reporter at the newspaper that would clearly identify 494 the jurisdiction of the GLWMO and provide an obvious level of detail for residents to 495 identify Chair Pro Tem Eckman also noted that the Shoreview Press had included an 496 announcement in their "Community Briefs" section about the stakeholder meetings that 497 should be retained for the Board's archives in the Plan. 498 499 Action Step 500 Ms. Correll advised that she would send a map showing drainage areas and water bodies 501 to the Press. 502 503 504 11