Resolution 7594 Establish Stubbs Bay Lake Improvement District

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1.Eurasian watermilfoil, curlyleaf pondweed, and flowering rush will be controlled as specified in the proposed LVMP. 2.Native plants and water quality will be maintained or improved as specified in the proposed LVMP. 3.Monitor and assess impacts of additional AIS and consider feasible controls when needed and appropriate. 4.Water quality improvements will be considered as part of a comprehensive approach to bay management. Such undertakings may require grant funding or financial support or a partnership with organizations such as the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District or the LMCD. -The proposed type or types of water and land related resource management projects to be undertaken by the proposed district. This shall include a detailed statement of intended studies, management programs, remedial actions and construction projects. The initial and primary management project of the LID will be to continue the Eurasian watermilfoil and curlyleaf pondweed control programs under a LVMP, including the required treatments, monitoring, and assessments. The LID will cooperate with the LMA on efforts to monitor for starry stonewort and will consider programs and/or collaborations with local or state agencies to control other AIS based on viability of success and need in Stubbs Bay. There are no land-management projects are planned. Once EWM and CLP is under control, the SBLID will consider treatments to improve the clarity of Stubbs Bay. While internal loading is believed to be the primary source of phosphorous in the lake, additional studies may be needed to better quality the amount of external vs. internal loading. Most likely, water quality studies and programs would require grant funds and/or technical and financial participation from other sources. Details provided in Exhibit A. -A statement of the means by which the programs will be financed: See Exhibit B. SBLID sample budget and estimated assessment Homeowners with deeded or direct access to Stubbs Bay will be assessed and amount set annually by the Board of Directors. -A map showing the boundaries of the proposed LID: See Exhibit C. .Stubbs Bay Lake Improvement District Map. The boundaries of the LID are intended to include all properties with direct and deeded access to the bay. As information becomes available, the SBLID map will be updated to include up-to-date information on properties with direct or deeded access to the bay, including: land transfers, lot splits or combustions, new or updated deeded easements, missed parcels, etc. -The number of directors proposed for the district. Five (5). See Exhibit D for candidates who are interested in being involved in managing the LID. -Timeline A timeline to meet city obligations for establishment of the Stubbs Bay LID is included as Exhibit E. This timeline will allow the LID to meet assessment deadlines needed to fund 2026 LID activities.