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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,June 22,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> generated. He said 100%of the agencies who participated in the process washed their hands in writing <br /> from the results. It's really a big mountain to climb and he is glad Mr. Evenson is doing it. <br /> Johnson thanked Mr.Anderson and Mr.Jabbour for their work, noting that since Mr.Anderson has been <br /> the LMCD rep,there has been a level of visibility the City has not previously had. He said he has been at <br /> LMCD meetings and watched while the Board does not really answer Mr.Anderson's concerns and then <br /> go to a vote. He stated Mr.Anderson is gaining traction and at some point,the facts come to a head. He <br /> offered the City of Orono's help in whatever way possible. He commented that the LMCD's reserves are <br /> at a ridiculous amount. They force through very small increases year after year and it is not worth <br /> people's time to push back, but over the last many years it is a lot of extra taxpayer money going to them. <br /> Seals suggested she and Johnson go to an LMCD meeting. <br /> Walsh said it will put more pressure on the LMCD with more LIDs being done and he is counting on <br /> them to get the Crystal Bay LID done. <br /> Crosby indicated if the LMCD is unwilling to take proper action to clean up the lake and using new, <br /> proven ways such as chemical treatment, Orono needs to look at what steps need to be taken to defund <br /> them and move the money so it would be used properly and effectively. Currently the LMCD is wasting <br /> money on studies, self-promotion, and salaries for non-action. <br /> Mr.Anderson said the LMA has the chemical part figured out, and the banner has been taken away from <br /> the LMCD because their banner was harvesting.Now all the bull is going for AIS, but there is no money <br /> going into the lake. The public-private partnership has stuck in his craw ever since that campaign started. <br /> This is his `hood, he has made a lot of money in his `hood, and he is putting it back in the `hood. He noted <br /> the LMA is the new gorilla on the lake as far as DNR permitting,getting grants, etc. He stated that Mr. <br /> Evenson got around$30,000 in grants and the LMCD did not get anything. <br /> Seals stated the City Council appreciates Mr. Anderson and Mr.Jabbour fighting the good fight. <br /> City Council Members thanked Mr. Anderson for his work. <br /> Mr.Anderson noted he will be upset with a bunch of Orono residents because of the wakeboard boats, but <br /> that is another discussion.He said at Pelican Rapids the flowering rush has taken over the lake,you can't <br /> even move, and it is much worse than milfoil. He noted Mr. Evenson is a true environmentalist. <br /> PRESENTATION <br /> 14. ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING FOR MS4 STORMWATER PERMIT <br /> Mayor Walsh opened the public hearing at 6:29 p.m. <br /> Edwards noted as part of the MS4 permit,there needs to be an annual public meeting to discuss the <br /> stormwater system. The goals of the meeting are education,to receive comments,and to meet the <br /> requirements of the permit. He stated stormwater management rules and plans are complicated and a <br /> myriad of overlapping regulations,guidance, and jurisdictions between federal, state,watershed, and city <br /> governments. Up for discussion is the Municipal Separate Stormwater System permit which the City gets <br /> from the (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency)MPCA which comes to them from the Environmental <br /> Protection Agency(EPA). The purpose of the permit revolves around water quality, whether it be surface <br /> Page 5 of 13 <br />