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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JUNE 24, 2019 Joe Pralutsky, 231 Twin Lake Trail, stated that he read a report that was put out by the Watershed District many years ago, that states the average lake level is 866.6 feet to 869 feet, and that the lake should never go above 870 feet without someone taking some action to bring it back down. He noted that everything is spelled out in the report, and he is wondering why this was not followed. He stated that old trees were lost, landscaping and yards were destroyed and they lost the last 3 years of lake use. He reported that people who have lived on the lake for 60 years have never seen the lake at this level. He noted that everyone is now left with a huge mess and his property alone has $25,000-$30,000 in damage. He wants to know what is keeping us from not lowering the lake to at least 870 feet. McGraw asked when this report was done. Mr. Pralutsky stated it was done in 1993 by the Watershed District. Torkelson stated that this report was emailed to City Staff and two City Council members Sunday evening by one of the Twin Lake residents. Angie Malone, 3282 Hamel Court, thanked the City for doing something and helping with all of the sandbagging, and stated something was missed by the Watershed District and someone should be held accountable. Cheryl LeClair Sommer, 285 Twin Lake Trail, stated that she is fnistrated since the Watershed's numbers keep changing. She reported that the water is still significantly high. She noted that she applauds the City for doing something to help. She stated that the Watershed did not look at their own information. She wants someone to look at the water quality and fears it will never be the same. The City Administrator stated that staff is working with the Watershed and Barr Engineering, and the Watershed District is expected to have a report to their board in July. McGraw asked if there is a process so that this does not fall by the wayside, and wonders if we need to push the Watershed District to make sure something continues to happen. Montour suggested that the City should set up some timelines to keep the Watershed District moving. 2900 EDGERTON The City Administrator explained that there is no action requested on this STREET item, but it has been a concerned property from all Council members. He explained that on April 2, 2019, a fire severely damaged the detached garage at 2900 Edgerton Street to the point that the Building Official deemed the garage to be unsafe and a hazard and issued an order for the garage to be demolished. Ramsey County inspected the site for environmental issues due to some of the materials that were in the garage. The City Administrator noted that a demolition pen -nit was issued on April 24, and it has now been 60 days and the clean-up has not been, completed.