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02-’19-99 FRI 10:21 FAX @004 ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY «, 1' L AKE MINNETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT - Lili McMillan, Representative McMillan reviewed material concerning recent issues before the LMCD board. She said that 6 1 1 acres of milfoil were harvested in 1998. She said the harvesting machines are 10 years old ai d were refurbished in 1998 for approximately half the cost of one new machine. Gene S*rommen is still involved with the milfoil program. K ;lley questioned why some bays are not harvested. MbMiOan responded that harvesting is done in areas where there are navigation problems. Residents can also request that harvesting be done in certain areas. Jiibbour asked if one of the harvesting machines will be equipped to spread non-toxic, organic chemicals. Mch/CUan stated that one machine was equipped to sec how it would perform. NtcMillan reviewed the 1998 Water Quality Testing. She said that Maxwell Bay has shown a Consistent decline in water quality since 1995. This decline may be due to water entering Maxwdl from the upstream Stubbs Bay, which has very poor water quality. She said this trend is of concern, since the same problems could occur in other high qu^ity bays like Crystal, Spring Paric, and West Upper LAke, which arc downstream of poor water quality b;iys. J:tbbour stated that the residents need to be educated regarding best management practices. He said one problem with Stubbs Bay is that it is very shallow. h IcMitlan talked about the way phosphorous afreets the lake. She reviewed the Boat Density S jTvey. She is concerned about the accuracy of the count because the July 4th weekend was not included in the survey because of bad weather. A total of 15,360 boats were counted. J.ibbour said he is also concerned about the accuracy of the survey because he docs not b'ilieve the number of boats has declined. h IcNfrllan reviewed the zdjra mussel ordinance that was approved by the LMCD. She stated siie was not in favor of the ordinance because she did not feel h was workable, that it was a duplicate of state law and would be (Ufficult to enforce. She discussed the damage that can be done to our lakes and rivers by the zebra mussel. McN^lan also reviewed the LMCD Executive Director ’s Newsletter. J'LANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS - LUi McMUJan, RepresentaUve NfcMiIIan asked about the timetable for the City ’s Comprehensive Plan. J tbbour stated that the Planning Commission will be responsible for the Comprehensive Plan v.ith input from the City Council. Mike Gafriron is working on the Plan. Pi«e3