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184 Len Ferrington expressed his willingness to assist in alerting residents, and advised that he had 185 other interested area lake residents who were willing to assist as well. 186 In response to previous discussions with Chair Pro Tem Eckman regarding how many hours he 187 anticipated spending on such an effort, Mr. Petersen advised that he didn't anticipated any more 188 than twenty (20) hours to initiate the program; and offered to do some work pro bono if 189 necessary to keep administrative costs down Chair Pro Tem Eckman opined that post card 190 notices shouldn't be necessary, since all three lakes had lake improvement districts or 191 homeowner associations, and if their board was notified, they could alert their members. 192 Len Ferrington noted that, traditionally, the Lake Owasso Association met in late April (usually 193 the third week of April) at the Guidant John Rose OVAL facility; and suggested that the 194 GLWMO Board time their workshop the week before to introduce the concept, and then the 195 Association would discuss it further at their annual meeting, and make others aware of the 196 program who had not attended the GLWMO workshop. Mr. Petersen noted that this was a 197 conceivable plan; however, he opined that the concept of shoreline management was not a new 198 concept for Lake Owasso residents, and questioned if people would come to the meeting with 199 their minds made up and giving tacit approval to proceed with the grant application. Len 200 Ferrington opined that residents would not do so, and would want to hear more details. Chair Pro 201 Tem Eckman suggested that residents having participated in the cost -share program 202 (Schroeder's) were well- thought -of by lakeshore residents, and their project could serve as a 203 centerpiece of the workshop, as well as Len Ferrington's project, and be highlighted at the 204 workshop as an example. Discussion included other projects done that could be highlighted; the 205 time necessary for Mr. Petersen to contact those residents about their participation in addressing 206 benefits of the program; before /after project digital photographs available from Mr. Johnson for 207 the workshops; inclusion of Jerry O'Sullivan as a past Green Communities Award winner as 208 another example; and the preference by Mr. Petersen to have a minimum of twelve (12) residents 209 showing interest in the program, the development of total project cost estimates for those 210 residents, and including those projects to provide credibility to the grant application. Mr. 211 Petersen noted that the grant application was due July 15, 2011. Further discussion included the 212 possibility of having dates /places identified for the workshops by the Third Stakeholder's 213 meeting scheduled for March 22 or by the Lake Owasso Association's annual meeting date Mr. 214 Petersen advised that RCD staff had been preparing for the potential workshops for some time, 215 and by using internet access to subject properties to provide aerial photos, and the digital photos 216 already available, he was confident that the short timeframe could be met in getting several 217 sample properties together for presentation. Len Ferrington advised that some residents may say 218 they already have shoreline management practices in place; however, they need to be made 219 aware that more could be done, and that a visual presentation of previous projects could provide 220 that incentive. Mr. Petersen advised that RCD had done a similar grant application for 221 McCanons Lake homeowners, with the grant awarded first, and then potential projects solicited 222 of homeowners. However, Mr. Petersen opined that the process needed to be reversed to ensure 223 commitment from lakeshore residents and in order to leverage state grant funds. Chair Pro Tem 224 Eckman suggested that lakeshore residents be encouraged to tell their stories, with the benefits 225 going beyond water quality, but also the benefits to their property for erosion control, addressing 226 structural drainage issues, aesthetics, and resale value. 227 228 Perform Aquatic Plant Study on Lake Owasso, Wabasso Lake and Snail Lake (June) 5