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r MItiMEHHHH tlPEB, I.JhTEPSHEE'b124710*52 P.Ol 01 Gray Freshv/ater Center H*7S. 15& 19. Navarre Mail 2500 Shadywood Road Excelsior, MN 55331-9578 Phona (612)471-0590 Fax: (612) 471-0682 Email: admin @ minnehahacreek.org Web Site: v/iv//.minnehahacr eek.org Board ot Managers Pamela G. Blixt Janes Calkins Lance Fisher Monica Gross Thomas W. LaBounty Thomas Maple. Jr. Malcolm Reid District Office; Diane P. Lynch District Administrator 0 conwr rj II >Mi Xn pKl mm Minnehaha Creek M^tershed District Improving Qudlity vf^^iter, Qiiality of Life DATE: TO: May 1. 1998 MEMORANDUM COui MA> , I ^ i J r»Tv 7 0 FROM: Mayors and City Administrators Chair. Township Board of Supervisors Carver County Board of Commissioners Hennepin County Board of Commissioners Pamela Blixt. President RE: Rule B Letter Signed by Mayor Howard Bennis Deephaven J understand that a letter has gone out to all the cities requesting their support of a letter initiated by Howard Bennis. asking the District to return Rule B fees to the cities. I also understand that there was a concern that the District was going to vote on Rule B at the Board’s workshop meeting yesterday. First of all, I would like to reiterate how hard the District and the cities have worked on making revisions to Rule B. There have been countless meetings over the last year and from what I’ve been hearing, participants have been pleased with the process. The meeting yesterday was scheduled as a Board workshop, called especially to inform the Board members about the latest Rule B draft, which resulted from the last F^ule B committee meeting held on April 8. There was never an intention to “give final approval on Rule B“ at this meeting. (t is anticipated that the Board will have several discussions about Rule B. especially after the May 12 meeting scheduled at the last Stormwater Task Force meeting on April 9. You will receive a memo under separate cover about the May 12 meeting and will be given copies of the Stormwater Task Force’s final draft The Boara intends to then schedule public hearings end make a final decision on Rule P changes in the next few months. In addition, due to an unfortunate situation that I was informed of a few hours before the workshop meeting, both of our consultants were unavailable to help present these changes to the Board As a result, we have rescheduled Our workshop to May 7 at the Freshwater Center. We are trying to create better communications with our member cities and townships. I would ask you to please call me or our District Administrator before vou judge the actions of the District. I think that would go a long way in building a trusting relationship and clearing up misinformation and rumor. | can be reached at my office at 935-8143. Diane Lynch, our Administrator, can be reached at the District Office at 471-6284. Thank you TOThL P.Ol