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Mr. Oberineyer appeared on behalf of the City of Wayzata, and thanked the Board for its expeditious hearing of this matter. i- r I'- i i' [' i:::m Status Report of Ad Hof? rommittee coricernino the proposed Carlson dredging project. Manager Love reported that the District has heard nothing from the applicant in the past 60 days. He stated that a lettar had been sent to the applicants, confirming the status of this matter, and noting the Department of Natural Resource's designation as the lead agency in regard to the project. Executive Committee Report President Spensley reported that the District had received eight Statements of Interest and Qualification in regard to the consulting engineering contract, and that the Executive Committee had voted to solicit formal proposals from four applicants, Wenci; Associates, Inc., HDR Engineering, Inc., Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc., and James M. Montgomery. The Executive Committee will interview some, if not all, of the candidates after reviewing the proposals submitted. The Executive Committee anticipates making a recommendation to the Board at its May meeting. President Spensley reported that the Minnesota Legislature had passed legislation which increases the enforcement powers of watershed districts, allows watershed districts to recover their costs of enforcement, and simplifies the appeal process. He further indicated that legislation to increase the administrative fund levy had also passed. Mr. Jones stated that the enforcement legislation was closely patterned after the legislation proposed by the District. He further noted that President Spensley had played a key role in the legislation from its inception, and had spearheaded the lobbying effort whi^h lead to its final passage. Complaints and Violations Conm^ittge Report fcont.l Man?.ger Love indicated that two of the three issues discussed at the Violation Committee had already been heard by the Board. The final issue is the issuance of a permit to the Paxtons (permit application 91-107). It was moved by Manager Love, seconded by Manager Maple, to issue an after-the-fact permit to the Paxtons, upon completion of the agreed upon excavation and payment of Rule J fees. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. i. 0' A. Finance CQimittee Report President Spensley indicated that the financial reports contain certain line items which ere no longer active, such as enforcement actions concerning Casco Cove and James Kangas. He rd MinutM -8-(04/16/92)