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"CF110 TG: Mounds view City Council 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 c,olo invviveu 111 I1e1lCCle9 and county plan- ning regardiny 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- 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, 19F6. The City of No. St. Paul has entered into a joint funding program with the DNR for an aeration system costinr, $40,000 which wiil he installad this fail at Silver Lake. This is an extremely expen- sive system due to Lhe fact 'hat they are placing all of the equipnent underground. Based on the research I have done with Toro Company, I ter) we could place an adequ.ite aeration system for Spring Lake, based on its size for Si5,000 - $10,000. 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 3era`ion 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 Fria - ley and the Ramsey and Anoka Counties, as everyone would benefit from a project of this nature. Th3 major obstacle that I'm aware of with the grant submission will oe thac we will need a perman- ent boat access which could be funded with a L.A.N.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 statt's direction on this issue, feel frep to contact myself directly at ext. 420. SKA/all Attachments