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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 />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 12 of 13 <br />that it was ridiculous. She wondered if the LMCD was even looking at the lake. There does not need to be <br />another study; everyone knows there are a lot of weeds. There is also a lot of data to say how to get rid of <br />them, much like the carp study. <br />Crosby stated it would be okay for the LMCD to be effective. He does not disagree that the LMA has <br />been more effective, but if the LMCD turned themselves around and went with a similar line of thinking <br />as the LMA, they could be effective. <br />Seals said that is her big question, how does that get fixed, because it is a waste of people’s money. <br />Johnson stated that seven cities need to point in the same direction and instruct their representative and <br />get the by-laws changed. <br />Crosby said he finds it interesting that other cities are okay with consistently paying for studies. <br />Walsh noted it was because they do not care, because they are paying so little and do not want to be part <br />of a controversy. <br />Rief said it is a blip on Minnetonka’s budget; they write a $65-68,000 check from their $50 million <br />budget. <br />Seals stated it is not about the amount. It is wasteful; the LMCD should be using the money wisely. She <br />suggested again going to an LMCD meeting. <br />Johnson said they are not doing live meetings yet and are still remote. <br />Seals commented that the restaurants have people sitting outside, which is good. The local kids are getting <br />excited because Governor Walz is slowly loosening the restraints for kids’ sports. She read an article out <br />of the UK which stated kids are more likely to get hit by lightning than get coronavirus. Kids are still <br />doing tournaments; they are going out-of-state. She noted she loves and supports the Police. <br />Crosby encouraged everyone to support the restaurants because they are still hurting with limited seating. <br />Walsh noted it was a great Father’s Day. They got out in the boat the first time this year. He said it is still <br />crazy to see all the stuff going on in Downtown Minneapolis. The City Council will be off for three <br />weeks; there will only be two more meetings before the election season opens up. He encouraged <br />everyone to be safe and enjoy the lake, because the 4th of July is coming up. He stated 95% of all <br />incidents happen the four days before and after the 4th of July. He also asked for people to not discharge <br />anything out into the lake. <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT <br />Rief noted road construction is still in full swing. He took a lot of notes related to Mr. Anderson’s <br />comments and there will be a meeting to discuss a few of the items. He said it is hard to justify supporting <br />continued studies with no action. He will be asking what the equipment replacement funds and the Save <br />the Lake funds are going to be used for. People are asking for assistance; they should put a program in <br />place that can do that. City Staff worked with Gary at The Narrows to get their expanded patio on the <br />back side and worked with him and the County to get the front side approved as well. He said they have