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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 23, 2018 7:00 o'clock p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS — Continued Johnson stated he thought he would put it on the record again. Johnson indicated he did call the police department but that the deliveries take place within a short period of time and are gone before the police can respond there. Johnson stated this has been occurring for a number of years. City Administrator Rief asked whether any have occurred this week other than May 13. Johnson indicated there has been just one delivery so far this week. Jahn Dyvik, 1780 Martha Lane, Long Lake, noted he is a Long Lake City Council member. Dyvik stated he would like to speak to a clean water initiative concerning Tanager Lake subwatershed, sometimes called the Long Lake Creek subwatershed, that Medina, Orono, and Long Lake shares. The subwatershed includes Tanager, Long Lake, Holy Name, Mooney and Hadley. Dyvik stated there is a concern about the water quality of that subwatershed and that the Long Lake Waters Association has come up with a plan to initiate a study to help address it. Dyvik noted he submitted a request last week asking for Orono's support and that he received some resistant in response to it. Dyvik noted the City of Orono had already passed a resolution regarding this partnership twice. The first time was April 25, 2016, and it refers to the total maximum daily load, which relates to the level of pollutants such as phosphorus that gets into the lake. The City of Orono in the resolution says it is required to show progress towards meeting the allocation of TMDLs. The minutes reflect that Council Member Walsh moved, Printup seconded, to adopt the resolution, which seeks to partner with other intergovernmental agencies in seeking grants and to improve the water quality in the Long Lake Creek Watershed. The motion passed unanimously. In February of 2017, the City of Orono passed another resolution that was very similar to the first resolution, but this resolution included the phrase "by studying the impact of carp." Dyvik stated the reason for that language was because they were starting to establish a plan and they wanted to focus on the carp in the subwatershed first. That motion also passed unanimously. Staff's report relating to that resolution stated that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency had set a reduction goal of 125 pounds per year for Orono and that the Cities of Medina, Long Lake, Hennepin County, and MN/DOT have also been assigned nutrient reduction goals. In this resolution Staff included a financial element from Orono for the project, which was $20,000 over three years, and the Capital Improvement Plan budgets $50,000 for TMDL work per year. Dyvik noted Staff identified the source of funding in their report for TMDL reductions. Dyvik stated they are now at the point where the Long Lake Waters Association has put details to a plan and that time is of the essence here since the carp will start spawning soon and they have obtained the permit from the DNR. Phase I of the plan includes a financial Medina, Long Lake, Minnehaha Creek and significant private donations. Dyvik stated the funds have already been authorized by the Orono City Council back in February of 2017 and that he would like to clarify whether Orono recognizes the resolution and financial commitment from February of 2017. Dyvik stated when he sent the resolution to the Mayor and the rest of the Council, the Mayor's response was that it looks like we've done our job and we do not need to do more. Mayor Walsh noted public comments are limited to five minutes. Page 3 of 16