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Home My WebLink AboutUntitled (2) MIDDIII ST. CROIX RIVER WM0 AGENDA THURSDAY, May 13, 1999 BAYPORT CITY HALL 1. Approval of Minutes of: March 11, 1999 2. Treasurer's Report a) Payment of bills: PAID on March 24 (bec. of due date): LMCIT $850.00 Ck. # Insurance LMCIT $600.00 Ck.# SWCD $ 16.00 CK.# Reimburse for Courier Charge Cobb $ 3.65 CK.# Lake McKusick monitoring MET COUNCIL $860.00 CK.# 3. Old Business a) Perro Pond Update b) Lakeland Inter-Community Drainage Study - Any Update? Sports Complex - Any update? c) Met. Council Monitoring Contract - sign d) County Water Governance Study Update - Discuss need for future WMO work plan and budget assessment 5. New Business Tori, from the Metropolitan Council - Introduction of her position with regard to water management organizations. 6: Adjournment Set next meeting date: Skip July ?? CORRESPONDENCE REVIEW 1. From DNR: Re - excavation of accumulated sediment in Lily Lake MIDDLE ST. CIX RIVER WATERSHED ORNAGEMENT ORGANIZATION MEETING MINUTES MARCH 11, 1999 MEMBERS PRESENT: Anders Hansen BAYTOWN TOWNSHIP Shawn Sanders STILLWATER David Beaudet OAK PARK HEIGHTS John Jansen LAKE ST. CROIX BEACH John McPherson WEST LAKELAND TOWNSHIP Allen Schultz BAYPORT Barbara Ronningen AFTON The meeting was called to order at 7 PM by Chair, John McPherson. MOTION WAS MADE by Hansen and SECONDED by Schultz to approve the minutes of the November 12, 1998 meeting. MOTION CARRIED. TREASURER'S REPORT MOTION was made by Beaudet and SECONDED by Schultz to accept the Treasurer's Report subject to audit. MOTION CARRIED. New Balance = $19,738.77 MOTION was made by Beaudet and SECONDED by Schultz to pay the following bill: MOTION CARRIED. Wash. Cty SWCD $24.00 #629 MCKUSICK LAKE ISSUE: Sanders reported that a new water flowage option has been recommended which will draw the overflow water from Long Lake along a corridor through Lake Mckusick via the construction of a berm that will protect the adjoining wetland. The water level will NOT need to be altered as previously considered and the city will seek a new official DNR lake level number at its present level. PERRO POND UPDATE: Schultz reported that Laidig handed over the Perro Pond/Prison situation to Holsten and that he is drafting a bill to cover the project and its financial obligation. LAKELAND INTER-COMMUNITY DRAINAGE ISSUE No report on the drainage study available. The Sports Complex was discussed. McPherson reported that the PCA report will be avilable in April. A new concern is the number of lights (18) suggested for the complex. Action is still 'on hold'. 1999 WORK PLAN AND BUDGET A MOTION was made by Jansen and SECONDED by Schultz that the 1999 workplan be put on "hold" until completion of the County Water Governance report and that no further administrative monies by assessed for the year. MOTION CARRIED. • -2- LAND USE ADVISORY GROUP (NSR) Discussion on the above group was lead by Jansen. Correspondence was reviewed. Meeting adjourned 8:15PM. J. Jansen • NEXT MEETING THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1999 7:00 PM BAYPORT CITY HALL MIDDLE ST. (IX RIVER WATERSHED•ANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 14, 1999 MEMBERS PRESENT: Anders Hansen BAYTOWN TOWNSHIP Shawn Sanders STILLWATER Barbara Cobb ST. MARY'S POINT David Beaudet OAK PARK HEIGHT • Dawn Beedle LAKE ST. CROIX BEACH John McPherson WEST LAKELAND TOWNSHIP Sharon Ridgway BAYPORT The meeting was called to order at 7 PM by Chair, John McPherson. MOTION WAS MADE by Hansen and SECONDED by Sanders to approve the minutes of the November 12, 1998 meeting. MOTION CARRIED. TREASURER'S REPORT MOTION was made by Beaudet and SECONDED by Sanders to accept the Treasurer's Report subject to audit. MOTION CARRIED. New Balance = $19,886.06 MOTION was made by Beaudet and SECONDED by Beedle to pay the following bill: MOTION CARRIED. Wash. Cty SWCD $390.00 #628 MCKUSICK LAKE ISSUE: Sanders and Cobb reported on their attendance at the Lake McKusick Task Force meetings and the options being reviewed for management of the lake. It was determined that any meeting between the WMO and Brown's Creek WD regarding taxing authorities was futile at this time. The task force and/or the Washington County Governance agenda will outline boundary changes in the near future which will then precipitate further discussion. Sanders and Cobb also reviewed the Governance Study options for water management. It is likely that all of Washington County will be managed under the Watershed District system and WMOs will be discontinued. PERRO POND UPDATE: The SEH draft report showed the State of MN (prison) as the responsible party for reconstruction of the Perro Pond storm water management system. The cost of the system is now at 3.6 million. No additional monies have been requested (at this point) from the WMO. The DNR Flood Grant application action has been abandoned. LAKELAND INTER-COMMUNITY DRAINAGE ISSUE No report on the drainage study available. The Sports Complex was discussed. McPherson reported that West Lakeland will not officially permit the complex until reviewing a PCA report. They worry about being responsible for drainage problems resulting from the complex design. Their action is 'on hold'. • -2- INVENTORY WORK IN PREPARATION FOR 2ND GENERATION PLAN: Doneau had spoken with Cobb to report that the County is preparing to do 2' contour mapping. MOTION WAS MADE by Hansen and SECONDED by Beedle to "table" the WMO inventory work. MOTION CARRIED. 1999 WORK PLAN AND BUDGET Hartung, Beaudet and Shamblin will be the committee to set 1999's workplan & coordinating budget. MONITORING: MOTION WAS MADE BY Beaudet and SECONDED by Beedle to continue the Lake McKusick monitoring in 1999. MOTION CARRIED 1999 SIGNATORIES MOTION WAS MADE BY Cobb and SECONDED by Beedle to accept the following official WMO signatories for 1999: Newspaper Publication: The Courier Insurance: LCMIT Technical Advisors: Wash. SWCD Bank: First State, Bayport MOTION CARRIED Correspondence was reviewed. Meeting adjourned 8:15PM. /BC NEXT MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 11 , 1999 7:00 PM BAYPORT CITY HALL MID4 ST. CROIX RIVER WM41110 AGENDA THURSDAY, March 11, 1999 BAYPORT CITY HALL 1. Approval of Minutes of: January 14, 1999 ***Please ask someone to take minutes for Cobb 2. Treasurer's Report a) Payment of bills #629 - Wash. SWCD - (.75 hours @$32) = $24.00 ** New fees - Request that SWCD specify project/review work on future billings. 3. Old Business a) McKusick Lake Update b) Perro Pond Update /SEH Report - Hartung c) Lakeland Inter-Community Drainage Study - Any Update? Sports Complex - Any update? d) 1999 Work plan and Budget Committee report ** Suggest disregard until completion of County Governance report. Used last years budget for insurance purposes - do not need to assess for additional monies. 5. New Business 6: Adjournment Set next meeting date: 2nd Thursday, May 13th ?? CORRESPONDENCE REVIEW 1. From BWSR: Re - Local Water Planning Challenge Grants application: Actions for grant consideration include: Monitoring, Public Education, Inventory, Planning and Environmental Controls, Land & Water Treatment Deadline: April 1, 1999 2. From BWSR: Re - Conference/ Education for Conservation Boards Breezy Point - March 29 & 30, 1999 I think we should send someone who might be interested in applying for a future Watershed District manager position! ?? 3. From DNR: Re - excavation of accumulated sediment in Lily Lake 4. From "Friends of MN": Re - Maps of the proposed Green Corridor in Wash. County 5. From Met Council: Re - 1998 Report on Lake Monitoring in MN (Inc. McKusick) 6. Comprehensive Plans from Oak Park Heights and Lake St. Croix Beach - requests return of comments