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i <br />BOARD MEMBERS <br />Tcm Skramstad <br />Chair, Shorewood <br />Katy VanHercke <br />Vice Chair. Minnetonka <br />Jose Vaidesuso <br />Secretary, Excelsior <br />Paul Knudsen <br />Treasurer. Mmnetrisla <br />Bob Ambrose <br />Wayiata <br />Doug Babcock <br />Tonka Bay <br />Oiv Burma <br />Mound <br />Miles Canning <br />Greenwood <br />Ben Foster <br />Deophavcn <br />Debbie Halvorson <br />Orono <br />Pete Nelson <br />Victoria <br />Torn Scanlon <br />Spring Park <br />Torn Sountjens <br />MinnotonKa Beach- <br />Herb Suerth <br />Woodland <br />o <br />S0% R«cvd«a Conlini <br />20% Putt Cw!'W)tai ^Mie <br />LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT <br />1B338 MINNcTONKA BLVD • DEEPHAV6N. MINNESOTA 55391 • TELEPHONE 952/745 0789 • FAX 552/745-9085 <br />Cfcgory s. Nybeck. executive Director <br />August 12.2004 <br />Mr. Ron Moorse <br />City Administrator <br />City of Orono <br />PO Box 66 <br />Orono, MN 55323 <br />c;' .■ <br />■ — 1.-• lV.i <br />Dear Mr Moorse: <br />In June 2002, the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD) Board of Directors adopted LMCD <br />Ordinance 178. This ordinance prohibits the use of motorized watercraft on Six Mile Creek. Painter's <br />Creek west of County Road 110, and Long Lake Creek upstream from the railroad trestle. Electric <br />trolling motors are allowed in these parts of Lake Minnetonka as long as they comply with the <br />specifications outlined in the ordinance. Enclosed is a copy of this ordinance. <br />Laws of Minnesota 2004, Chapter 225, Section 43 was recently passed by the state legislature that <br />stripped the LMCD of its jurisdictior in Six Mile Creek. The legislation was sponsored locally by <br />State Senator Gen Olson and Representative Steve Smith and was done without consulting the <br />LMCD, the City of Minnetrista, the MN DNR, the MCWD, and a variety of other interest parlies. The <br />LMCD is currently thinking about how to react to this legislative decision. <br />At its July 28.2004 Meeting, the LMCD Board of Directors discussed a draft resolution relating to the <br />jurisdiction of the LMCD and supporting the repeal of Laws 2004, Chapter 255, Section 43. Although <br />the LMCD Board of Directors took no action on the draft resolution at this Regular Meeting, further <br />discussion is planned sometime in the next 60 days. <br />In the meantime, the LMCD Board of Directors would like input and comments on the two enclosed <br />draft sample resolutions from the 14 LMCD member cities. One sample resolution has been <br />prepared for review and comments by the 14 LMCD member cities. As noted earlier, the second <br />sample resolution will be considered by the LMCD Board of Directors in the next 60 days <br />Please forward the sample resolutions for review and comments by your city council during the <br />month of August. If possible, the LMCD would like to have comments back from the 14 LMCD <br />member cities by Tuesday, September 7,2004. <br />Please feel free to contact LMCD Executive Director Greg Nybeck if you have questions or concerns <br />relating to this matter. <br />Sincerely, <br />Tom Skramstad. Chair <br />LMCD Board of Directors <br />Web Page Address: hi1p://www.lmcd.org <br />E-mail Address: imcd0imcd org