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,.., <br />LOWER RUM RIVER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION <br />JOINT MEMBER CITY MEETING <br />GREENHAVEN COUNTRY CLUB <br />APRIL 11, 1991, AT 7:40 P.M. <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Chairman Jim Schrantz called the meeting to order at 7:40 <br />p.m. at the Greenhaven Country Club, Anoka. LRRWMO represen- <br />tatives and those present from the individual cities were <br />introduced. <br />ATTENDANCE <br />LRRWMO members present were Jim Schrantz, Andover; Scott <br />Erickson, Coon Rapids; Steve Jankowski, Ramsey; and John_ <br />Weaver, Anoka. <br />Also present were: from Andover, Mayor Kenneth Orttel, <br />Councilmember Todd Smith, LRRWMO alternate Bruce Perry, <br />Assistant City Engineer Todd Haas, and City Planner David <br />Carlberg; from Anoka, Mayor Peter Beberg, Councilmembers <br />Gerald Cotten, John Mann, and Edward "Buster" LaTuff, and <br />City Manager Mark Nagel; from Coon Rapids, no one but the <br />LRRWMO representative; and from Ramsey, Mayor Jim Gilbertson <br />and Councilmember Ken Peterson. <br />LRRWMO Legal Adviser Curtis Pearson and Barr Engineering <br />Consulting Engineer Dean Skallman were also present. <br />Others present were Paul Pierce, Anoka interested citizen; <br />and Joe Perrin, ABC Newspaper. <br />LRRWMO HISTORY <br />Weaver presented a background and history of the LP,RPIMO from <br />its legislative inception in 1982 to the present. He <br />indicated the LRRWMO is required to manage the surface water, <br />and address water quality. Our purpose is to establish <br />policy and appropriate funding to make sure this mission is <br />accomplished. <br />Weaver stated the LRRWMO initially set out to comply with the <br />minimal of responsibilities possible in order to keep operat- <br />ing expenditures to a minimum. However, he indicated the <br />board will be forced to do as the law dictates. The LRRWMO's <br />first budget was $6,500, with a planning budget of $15,000, <br />which continued until last year. The current year's budget <br />