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Tnfomatjonal Memo for April 16 Meeting Page 2 ` same situation this year and do not feel that extra deputies are needed to / patrol the area during the opening of fishing weekend" If the Council concurs, then no action is necessary" However, if the Council does desire additional deputies on duty during the opening of fishing they should feel free to add this item to the Council agenda. 7" Attached for your information is a letter from the DNR to VBWD member Mr" Moosbrugger and Mr" Moosbrugger's response to the DNR" These letters relate to the E�gl��_pgj_[lt~D�� and a potential grant to put up a more permanent structure to control the flow of water" This was discussed in 1994 and VBWD is the lead agency for the County`s grant application" This dam is in the Regional Park and the County would he the controlling agency if a grant for a permanent structure were installed" This is a very important area to the City of Lake Elmo as the make —shift dam that was built a number of years ago is not in the best of condition and the City currently is making visual inspections and repairs as needed on this structure on almost a daily basis. If this dam were to be removed or be destroyed, the amount of water and damage downstream would be significant" G. Nish to acknowledge that I will be meeting with DNR staff member Del Barber regarding the ��k�_��l��ig�� that need to be installed at the Lake Demon+reville and Lake Jane public accesses. You may recall that late last year that these signs were removed as some of the wording on the signs was confusing" I hope to reach an agreement with Mr. Barber as to the appropriate wording on these signs and have them installed by mid May, 1985" 9^ Wish to acknowledge the 1qB5 " As such, there may be Park Commission items that need to be added to the April 16, 1985 Council agenda" 10^ Since Maintenance Forman Dave Wisdorf has left the city there have been no monthly reports for the maintenance department" I wish to acknowledge that the crew is making its typical transition from winter activities to spring and summer activities" They are working on putting the equipment in good running order and organizing the city shop" Some minimal street repair has been done to fill in some of the potholes" This is a temporary situation until the bituminous mix is available to -allow us to complete a more permanent pothole repair program" Additionally, the tennis court nets have been installed and the hockey boards have been removed" ll" The last blast of winter that took place on Sunday, March 31, produced about 15 inches of snow which makes March, 1985, the third in Minnesota. For 1985 we received over 72 inches of snow and was ranked as the 10th snowiest winter on record" Until the winter of 1981/82, only one winter season on record had as much as 95 inches of snow" Since this 1981/82 winter, Minnesota has gygEgggd at least 85 inches of snow" 12^ Attached for your information is an article on There are programs on a more limited scale available in the Washington County area and many cities offer these services to the employee. I will provide you with more information on these programs as budget time approaches.