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LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT <br />-Environment Committee <br />Minutes <br />8:30 am, Tuesday, October 13, 1992 <br />Norwest Bank Bldg. Conf. Rm. 135 <br />Present:Committee Chair JoEllen Hurr, LMCD Board members <br />George Owen, Tom Reese; John Barten, Hennepin <br />Parks; Carolyn Dindorf, Hennepin Conservation <br />District; Nick Duff City of Woodland; John Erdmann, <br />Mike Panzer, Wenck Assoc/MCWD; Dick Osgood, <br />Freshwater Foundation; Mike Gaffron, City of Orono; <br />Bob Pierce, LMCD Consultant; Executive Director <br />Gene Strommen <br />MINUTES. The committee accepted the 9/15/92 minutes as <br />mailed. <br />WATER QUALITY MONITORING. The organizational meeting held <br />10/10/92 was reviewed by Hurr and Osgood. Twenty-five bays <br />were represented at the introduction to the 1993 water <br />quality monitoring program for Lake Minnetonka at Lord <br />Fletchers. Hurr recognized the co-sponsorship of Tonka Bay <br />Marina making the program possible with LMCD's half share in <br />the S2,000 program. Technical expertise by the Freshwater <br />Foundation is represented through Dick Osgood. The Lake <br />Minnetonka Lakeshore Owners Association (LMLOA) is <br />participating in the organization volunteers needed to <br />monitor the 42 bays. Hurr sees this as a valuable <br />opportunity for lakeshore owners to work in cooperatioft with <br />the LMCD and Freshwater Foundation. <br />The Minnehah;* treek Watershed District (MCWD) is willing to <br />be a partner in this Lake Watch effort for data gathering. <br />Panzer added, «rven though it is unable to contribute funds at <br />this time. MCWD hopes to attract funds in the future. <br />Osgood identified differences in how LMCD and LMLOA approach <br />certain lake issues, such as in the case of Eurasian water <br />milfoil (EWM) control, which this program may help each <br />better understand the other, for example: <br />• LMCD control of EWM is maintenance through <br />harvesting, while looking for a long-term solution; <br />• LMLOA seeks a fast response to eradicate, using <br />herbicides as needed. It supports public access <br />Inspections and restricted access if necessary. <br />Osgood believes EWM control should be a program to make it <br />tolerable. Total herbicide control for eradication Ic not <br />realistic. He adds that the Lake Watch report from the data <br />to be accumulated in this effort will be descriptive for Lake <br />Minnetonka but not that useful for other lake's purposes.