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• • • o Whitaker pond restoration / stabilization ($50,000). This is project that had to be dropped from the 2007 work schedule because of funding. Preliminary estimated costs are $70,000 with the remainder of this project to be funded either in the 2009 budget or from the local government partners: Ramsey County, White Bear Lake, and White Bear Township. Most likely the first part of the project would be done in the winter of 2008 -2009 with the shoreline stabilization being completed in the spring of 2009. o Goose Lake - $50,000. Goose Lake is the headwaters of Lambert Creek, the focus of our Clean Water Partnership work over the last 15 years. The water ski club is actively using Little Goose all summer and is very interested in the health and swimability of the lake. This year's budget funds a feasibility study for Goose Lake: sediment analysis, chemistry & nutrient loading /cycling analysis, possibly a fish and / or macro invertebrate inventory and development of best management options. Implementation of those options may cost $250,000. o SLMP Implementation. A comment received from several agencies was that funding for the implementation of the practices recommended by the Sustainable Lake Management Plans should be moved up to immediately follow on the completion of the lake plans — while people are still excited about working on their lake. The first lake plan is in 2007. Implementation funding would start in 2008 and could include in lake treatments, fish surveys or targeted stormwater nutrient loading reduction BMP's. Income ♦ Minor income remains the same with the exception of some additional interest income from CD's. • The 2008 budget assumes the implementation of the SWU. There is another column labeled: `Jan- June assistance.' If the SWU becomes the new funding mechanism for the watershed, VLAWMO's first income would be mid -year in 2008. As discussed earlier, VLAWMO reserves funds are inadequate to fund the first half of the year. (Under the contribution formula VLAWMO receives the first half of its income in January or February.) Would the communities be willing to be the `banker' for the first $190,000 (1/2 of the 2008 Budget)? This funding could be returned over the next year as the watershed moves into it's new funding cycle. If this loan is spread out using the funding formula the first half help amount from each community is the Jan-June assistance column. If this does not happen the contribution from members based on the JPA formula follows immediately. Community contributions with and without the CIP budget are included for your information in the bottom spreadsheet. June 11, 2007