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• MEMO TO: Mounds View City Council 4111 FROM: Bruce K. Anderson , Director Parks, Recreation and Forestry DATE: September 25, 1985 RE: Spring Lake During the past week, staff has been speaking with a number of county and state officials involved in fisheries and county plan- ning regarding Spring Lake . I have attached two letters of cor- respondence which outline some of my discussions with Mr. Jim Tolaas from Ramsey County and Mr . Duane Sjodin from the Depart- ment of Natural Resources. As can be noted , Mr. Tolaas has indicated that the county would be willing , at no cost to the City, to continue monitoring the oxygen levels in Spring Lake and place aeration equipment in the lake should a freeze out become inevitable . He further indicated that the portable aeration system that had been used in the past at Silver Lake in North St. Paul would be available as they have secured a permanent system. It appears that the only difficulty Mr.Tolaas envisions is that the well house on the east side of the lake may need some electrical upgrading, and he further stat- ed that the county would assume this responsibility. On a more permanent basis , I have spoken with Duane Sjodin , Reg- 1111 ional Manager for the Department of Fisheries whose agency is responsible for matching grants for permanent aeration systems. All of the dollars have been allocated for the 1985-86 fiscal year but he has indicated that he will forward me grant applica- tions for the fiscal year commencing July 1 , 1986. The City of No. St. Paul has entered into a joint funding program with the DNR for an aeration system costing $40 ,000 which will be installed this fall at Silver Lake . This is an extremely expen- sive system due to the fact that they are placing all of the equipment underground . Based on the research I have done with Toro Company, I feel we could place an adequate aeration system for Spring Lake, based on its size for $15,000 - $18 ,000. I will be reviewing the grant applications when they are received and will submit a formal report to the Council once the exact • figures of a permanent aeration system are known . It would ap- pear to me that some type of permanent aeration system would be a logical direction , and I feel that we should have no problem get- ting matching funds from the cities of Spring Lake Park and Frid- ley and the Ramsey and Anoka Counties, as everyone would benefit from a project of this nature . The major obstacle that I 'm aware of with the grant submission will be that we will need a perman- ent boat access which could be funded with a L.A.W.C.O.N. grant. In conclusion , it appears that Ramsey County will be providing a •portable aeration system for the winter of 1985-86 at no cost to the City and that staffwill pursue a permanent solution to receive a grant for a year round aeration system. Should you have any questions on staff ' s direction on this issue, feel free • to contact myself directly at ext. #20. BKA/sll Attachments