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ke edits Draft Motion to establish a Task Force on Government Finance Options for the GLWMO v. 5.18.11 The Grass Lake Watershed Management Organization (GLWMO) was established in 1983 to manage and protect the water resources of the Grass Lake watershed. The GLWMO is established as a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) between the cities of Roseville and Shoreview. The GLWMO Board of Commissioners (Board) is currently revising its Watershed Management Plan (Plan), as required by MN Statute 103B.255, that will create guidance for GLWMO watershed management from 2011 2021. The GLWMO seeks a group of citizens representing a diverse cross section of geography and community interest, from within the watershed, to interact with the GLWMO Board providing their perspectives on possible changes in GLWMO finance and/or governance to support implementation of the GLWMO in the next 10 years. The goal of this Task Force shall be to help the GLWMO Board of Commissioners provide recommendations to the cities of Shoreview and Roseville regarding the most effective financial mechanism for Plan implementation and the most effective governance structure to implement the Plan. The Task force shall examine a variety of possibilities for recommendation. Currently, the major capital improvements in the watershed must be approved and implemented by the cities. GLWMO is largely dependent on Ramsey County and the cities also for whatever monitoring is done. Be It enacted by the GLWMO Board of Commissioners, The GLWMO Board shall appoint a five (5) member watershed resident taskforce reflecting and representing a diverse cross section of the geography and community to work with the GLWMO Board. The Task -force (5 GLWMO Board members and five citizens from the watershed) shall complete its work by March of 2012 followed by a recommendation of a change, if any, to the City Councils of Roseville and Shoreview. If approved by the cities, any substantive change would also require approval by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR).