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Ramsey - Washington Metro District Mr. Joel Hanson, Little Canada Manager 515 E. Little Canada Road Little Canada, MN 55117 Dear Joel: 1902 East County Road B Maplewood, MN 55109 (651)704 -2089 fax: (651)704 -2092 email: office @rwmwd.org October 25, 2001 Thank you for the opportunity to present WaterFest information to the City Council on October 10. This letter provides updated information and more information that may help the City Council decide about the level of City participation in WaterFest 2002. This information is going out to every city and county within our jurisdiction. Thus far Ramsey County and the City of St. Paul have defined their level of participation. WaterFest 2002 will be held at the large pavilion and surrounding picnic grounds, with kayak and canoe rides launching from the channel between Lake Phalen and the adjoining Round Lake. The pontoon boats will launch from the Lakeside Building boat docks. MinnAqua will operate between the Lakeside Building and the channel. Various activities will be planned for the area around the pavilion and the Lakeside Building. The Expo and one concession will be in the pavilion—which has a capacity for 300 people. The City of St. Paul is excited to co -host WaterFest 2002, and we welcome the participation of the other cities of Ramsey - Washington Metro Watershed District. Cities are invited to co- sponsor in several ways: • Staff participation in the "lawn -map" exhibit May 18: an outline of the RWMWD boundaries with each city delineated within, also highlighting the subwatersheds and lakes. The Phalen Chain of Lakes will be highlighted in various activities. • Staff participation as event planners or May 18 volunteers. • Public promotion of the event and the citizen recognition activities. • Financial support of between $100 -$1000 as a part of your local environmental or watershed education program, depending on the size of your city, or the city's priority for partnership in such an event. Our agency provides $10,000 for WaterFest; we need $10,000 match from others. Although cities make up the following proportions of RWMWD, each city may have different program and policy situations or perceptions of benefit from co- sponsoring WaterFest 2002. • Maplewood: 29.5% • St. Paul: 28% • Woodbury: 12.7% • Oakdale: 8.4% • Little Canada. 7 9% • White Bear Lake: 5.1% • North St. Paul: 4.9% • Vadnais Heights: 3.2% • Landfall: 0.2% • Gem Lake: 0.1% Please let us know how your city would like to participate in WaterFest 2002. Thank you. Sine %ZtA- . (it/ ak. ise Watson Ramsey - Washington Metro WaterShed District WaterFest 2002 Director Page 18