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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 24, 2017 7:00 o'clock p.m. PRESENTATION — Continued Walsh asked how much of that consists of revenue from the cities. Schleuning indicated she does not have that information tonight but will provide it. Schleuning stated she also would be willing to come back before the Council to discuss the budget. Dankey asked if someone from Orono is currently on the Board. Reeder indicated that position is currently being advertised. Seals suggested adding solar lights to more of the buoys in the busier areas of the lake since the buoys are very difficult to see. Schleuning stated she will bring that idea forward to the Board. Mayor Walsh asked if anyone from the public would like to comment. Tim Johnson, 1432 Shoreline Drive, stated Orono's position is basically ignored since the city is only a fraction of the membership. Johnson noted the LMCD does not contribute to AIS control on Crystal Bay but that they do contribute to the treatment on some of other bays. Johnson stated in his view more dialogue between the City and the LMCD is important to help keep Orono's interests a priority. Johnson stated when there is an issue in Orono, the LMCD sends basically a rubberstamped type letter to Staff about it, such as the expansion of a commercial dock. In that case, the letter asked for the recommendation of the City's reviewer. Staff said their recommendation was approval. Johnson noted that letter shows up as a page in the final findings and facts when it goes to the LMCD Board. Johnson stated the recommendation of approval from Staff is far from what is happening in reality and that that might be a conversation that should be had with Staff. Richie Anderson, 3205 Crystal Bay Road, stated he currently owns three marinas in the City of Orono and that he has been dealing with the LMCD since 1976. Anderson stated it is a pleasure to see that the City Council is pushing back on the LMCD. Anderson noted Orono has one vote and there are 13 other member cities that have a vote that do not represent Orono. Anderson noted the LMCD has restrictions on how close property docks can be to each other, but if the neighbor does not protest that, the docks could end up being side by side. Anderson commented the neighbor likely does not want to complain about that when he has to deal with him six months out of the year. Anderson stated the LMCD should be enforcing the rules, noting that there is a 20 -foot setback on each side but yet the docks are shoehorned in there. Anderson stated the LMCD also makes decisions at their work sessions and they are not videotaped. Anderson stated in his view the LMCD has outworn their effectiveness and that they are ineffective at dealing with AlS. Anderson noted zebra mussels have been discussed as far back as 1985 and they are now here to stay. Anderson commented zebra mussels help clean the water but there are not that many this year, which could mean it is a limited life cycle type deal. Page 8 of 12