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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday,June 14,2021 6:00 o'clock p.m. 23. LA21-000034—REPRISE DESIGN OB/O BROOK INVESTMENT GROUP,LLC,3423 SHORELINE DRIVE—SKETCH PLAN—Continued Printup stated when improvements start to be made, it is a domino effect. Overall,the Council felt positive about the sketch plan. 11. DOCK AND RIP RAP IMPROVEMENTS FOR CASCO BEACH Johnson wants to be sure he is correct on something, and said they received bids for docks; one was a tilt- in dock and the other was a roll-in which he assumes is the same as they purchased for Lydiard Beach. He asked how much more was it? Olson believes it was about$1,200 more.The tilt-in dock is approximately$2,600 and the roll-in dock is approximately$3,400. Johnson moved,Crosby seconded,to accept the roll-in dock bid to keep the consistency.VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT Attorney Mattick had nothing to report,and noted that the City and Mayor were sued this evening during public comments. Richie Anderson noted the Councilmembers should have received a copy of a document from the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District(LMCD)Executive Director about the 2022 budget.The Council is invited to provide comments and he hopes someone would strongly follow up with a letter that they are in favor of reducing the City's levy by$11,500.He updated the Council that he found a buyer for the harvesters and is setting a budget for 2 patrolman deputies that will stay on the lake and not go down to the river which is$84,000;the previous year Mr. Anderson and Gabe funded the final$42,000 so they have made progress.They are currently out fundraising and will have a big surprise when the Treasurer's Report is presented at the next LMCD meeting. Mayor Walsh asked how the crystal clear is going. Mr.Anderson replied his area is gorgeous and they drafted a strong letter;he said the LMCD supports the City of Minnetonka Beach getting in bed with Orono to treat Crystal Bay. They will see how that goes. He explained when they did their bay they raised money to do a Lake Vegetation Management Plan (LVMP),and a Lake Improvement District(LID) is for the entire bay. He stated this bay is different because they need a joint powers agreement with the City of Minnetonka Beach who did not see it in their wisdom to step out a bit and take a chance. Johnson said as a testimony on the reality of the difference,he is renting a house straight across.This year with the early ice out, one has to get to 16 feet of water depth right now to get out of the weeds on the depth locator. However on Mr.Anderson's side it is unbelievable and gorgeous. Mr.Anderson clarified the citizenry is doing all this,not the LMCD. Page 11 of 13