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ENVIRONMENTALBOARDMEETINGJUNE24,2008 <br />DRAFTMINUTES3 <br />E.RecycleDay.Mr.Aslesonstatedoverallthetonnagecollectedonthe <br />SpringRecycleDaywasverygood.TheCity’stonnagegoalhasbeenmet.He <br />alsomentionedtherewerehigherchargesonelectronicsthanexpected. <br />F.ArborDay.Mr.AslesonstatedhereceivedacallfromthePrincipalat <br />RiceLakeElementary.HestatedRiceLakewillbeinterestedinTrishandthe <br />Toonsperformingattheirschoolthisnextyear. <br />G.WorkshopUpdate.Mr.Aslesonstatedthatpubliceducationisvery <br />important.ThelastoftheworkshopsputonbytheAnokaCountyConservation <br />DistrictandtheCityofLinoLakeswasheldonRecycleDay.Ms.DeHaven <br />statedshelearnedalotfromit. <br />H.EmeraldAshBorer(EAB).Mr.AslesonstatedtheEmeraldAshBorerhas <br />beenfoundinSt.Paul.Hestatedhehasbeentoaseminarandthepresenterwas <br />themanwhooriginallydiscoveredEAB.Minnesotaisprobablyoneofthe <br />biggestAshtreestates.Thesetreescanbesavediftheyareinjectedeveryyear. <br />Thechemicalitselfisnotextremelyexpensive.HestatedinLinoLakesthereare <br />approximately427ashtreesonboulevardsandabout268inourcityparks.He <br />statedthereisnowaytotelliftheEABisinatreeuntilthetreestartsdying.He <br />willtrytogetanarticleonthisreadyforthenextcitynewsletter. <br />I.BlueHerons.Mr.AslesonstatedhewillbegoingoutontoPeltierIslandthis <br />comingMondaytocounttheHerons. <br />J.WaterResourceTaskForceCommittee.Mr.Aslesonstatedhehasbeen <br />sittingontheWaterresourceTaskForceCommittee.Hehasreviewed <br />informationthathehaslearnedwiththeboard.Mr.Aslesonhandedoutamapon <br />astudydonebytheDepartmentofNaturalResources(DNR)showinga <br />drawdownofwater.Ifthisweretohappen,therewillbenolakesorwetlandsleft <br />inthecity.ThisisanongoingstudythattheDNRwilltakealeadershiprolein. <br />HestatedtheDNRwouldnotletthishappen.Hestatedthecitywouldprobably <br />beaskedtoputinawatermonitoringsystemin.Hesatedthisisacomputer <br />model,notafact.Ifthisdidhappenitwillbeaslownotsomethingthatwould <br />happenovernight. <br />K.DrinkingWaterReport.Ms.O’DeamentionedthattheLinoLakesDrinking <br />WaterReport,whichissentoutannually,doesnotspecificallystatethewateris <br />goodorcomparabletoothercitiesinthemetroarea.Shefeelsthereportneeds <br />moreinformationinitforresidents.Mr.Aslesonstatedhewillpassthe <br />informationalong. <br />7.ADJOURN