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TO; FROM: DATE: Mavor and Citv Council Ron Moorse, City Administrator January 19, 1994 ///1 SUBJECT: Long Lake Water Quality Project % ,0 At the January 10 Council meeting the Council was provided with informatton regarding the Long Lake water quality’ project being coordinated by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. The MCWD is reqi^sting that the cities of Orono, Medina and Long Lake each appoint a representative to a public information committee that will work to educate and build support concerning improving the water quality of Long Lake. The Couik U tabled action on the appointment of a representative to the public information committee in order to obtain more information regarding the project and regarding the purpose of the public information committee. A summarj’ of the Long Lake water quality project, prepared by Mike Gaffron, is attached. One item in the project that requires more detailed review is the construction of a sedimenution pond in Orono just north of County Road 6, between Long Lake Boulevard and Tanglewood Road. This pond is to be designed to intercept nutrients from the creek before they reach Long Lake. The pond is proposed be 8 acres in size and 11.5 feet deep The projected cost is $1,300,000. This pond is in Phase II of the water quality implementation plan. At this point, the MCWD does not have funding for the pond and has not had any discussions with the owners of the land on which the pond would be constructed. This is an item that needs additional review in terms of benefit to water quality versus costs (both monetary and impacts on the area). Public Information Committee The purpose of the public information committee is to encourage public support and involvement in efforts to improve the water quality of Long Lake. The major emphasis of the public information program will be urban fertilizer and yard waste management, livestock waste management, and agriculmral soil conservation best management practices. The committee will have representation from the cities of Long Lake, Orono and Medina and from the DNR, the Hennepin Soil and Water Conservation District, the MPCA and the MCWD. The committee will meet every two months to set goals, develop a long term plan, and implement the plan in order to inform and educate the public on the water quality project and what they can do to help improve the water quality of Long Lake. « The city’s representative on the committee could be a couiKilmember, a staff person or an interested citizen. The Council may want to determine whether there is a citizen who lives on Long Lake who would be interested in serving on the committee. Council Action Requested - Initiate a process to identify citizens interested in serving on the committee.