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LMCIJ HOARD OF DIRFCTORS July 28, 19‘)3 E. ENVIRONMENT A. Environment Committee, Chaii Hun Hurr reported there was no nice tine this month. 1) Draft Proposal to contract for environmental planning, implementation services. The executive director distributed a draft Contract Service Action Plan dated 7/26/9.1 from the Environment Committee, as well as a draft action plan prepared by Dick Osgood, dated ./12/93. to accomplish environmental protection objectives of the Management Plan. MOTION: Hurr moved. Penn seconded, to approve an iridependent contractor agreement between the District and Dick Osgood, Eco system Strategies, to engage Osgood to implement an action plan to accomplish environmental protection objectives in the Manage ment Plan for Lake Minnetonka as introduced in the District’s outline dated 7/26/93 and the contractor’s outline dated 7/12/>3. DISCUSSION: The executive director said there are more than sufficient funds in the 1993 budget and the balance will be carried forward to 1994. Rascop asked that the LMCD auditor comment on the propriety of that action. Penn said he has worked with Osgood on the EWM Task Force and finds him very competent. Grathwol had questions from the Excelsior City Council regarding the budget for this -Wan. He wondered if the Coard will get an overview of the work to be accomplished on an ongoing basis. It appears to him that there is no termination date on the contract. Hurr said there will be an evaluation after Phase Grathwol asked if the committee had looked at funding the plan in any other way. He suggested the Minnehaha Creek Water shed District, the Pollution Control Agency or the Hennepin Conservation District. Hurr said the committee could not see those agencies participating with funding in the District s plan. The executive director said this program is like seed money get investment from the lead agencies to implement their portion of the objectives in the Management Plan. Babcock would like to have a presentation every three to four months so a report can be made back to the cities. said all cities are copicil on the minutes, and invited to th'.* meetings. There will be continual updating througli the executive director. Johnstone said this is exactly what the Distiic should be doing. He suggested looking for other sources o funding. . . , Grathwol said it is important that the District keep coinii - ni eating with the cities. That is one of the most important things on the agenda. Hurr suggested having Osgood give an update at the next Mayors’ meeting. The executive director said the cities have been included in all Environment Committee mail ings.