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• <br />NOTES FROM: VLAWMO Joint Powers Meeting — 7 PM, 7/19/2006 <br />Provided by Stephanie McNamara <br />Attending: Mark Bigelbach, Vadnais Heights Commissioner & City Council member; Paul <br />Emeott, Gem Lake Commissioner, VLAWMO Chair; Jim Johnston, North Oaks alternate <br />Commissioner; Jim March, North Oaks Admin, Stephanie McNamara, VLAWMO staff; Paul <br />Peterson, White Bear Township Commissioner, Mark Sather, White Bear Lake Manager, Steve <br />Schneider, St. Paul Regional Water Service Gen Manager; Dave Schuler, SPRWS Chief Eng; <br />Tom Watson, North Oaks Mayor; John Youngstrom, North Oaks Commissioner, <br />Observing: John Blackstone, SPRWS, Tom Petersen, RCD, Mike Morgan, Press Publications <br />A. Consensus statements (Straw voting): <br />7— 7:30 <br />PM <br />• <br />• <br />The water resources, lakes, wetlands, creeks and <br />groundwater within VLAWMO are very <br />important to the residents of the watershed. <br />II. VLAWMO has a unique role as the management <br />organization for the watershed of a public water <br />supply. Management standards for the High <br />Priority water, those with a direct hydrologic <br />connection to the Vadnais Lake reservoir, should <br />reflect this stewardship role. <br />III. Operational funding for the watershed should be <br />paid for by the property owners of the watershed <br />as is consistent with other watershed areas around <br />the metro area. <br />IV. Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funding could <br />appropriately be secured through a variety of <br />sources. <br />a. Storm water utility fees (through the <br />communities or through VLAMWO) <br />b. Grants from agencies /other <br />c. Special assessments by Subwatershed <br />d. Watershed wide assessments or tax levies <br />e. Contributions / donations / other <br />V. The Joint Powers structure of water management <br />is the structure of choice for the Vadnais Lake <br />Area watershed. <br />VI. The Saint Paul Regional Water Service has a <br />responsibility to help fund the operational budget <br />of VLAWMO. <br />VII. <br />All agreed <br />There was agreement, but <br />discussion on whether the <br />drinking water supply drives <br />stricter standards <br />Agreed. Some discussion of <br />special assessments and / <br />unique funding formulas. <br />Agreed. DS noted federal <br />Clean Water not Drinking <br />Water Act sets standards, no <br />extraordinary standards <br />needed. <br />TW: local taxpayers <br />responsible for funding & <br />VLAWMO must be good <br />steward of fiscal resources <br />Yes: VH, GL, NO, WBL <br />Maybe: WBT; ?: LL <br />No: SPRWS <br />Answer from BWC /SPRWS <br />postponed pending final <br />JPA <br />