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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR APRIL 27,1998 <br />LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT <br />REPRESENTATIVE <br />LILI MCMILLAN, <br />McMillan reported that the LMCD Board voted 9 to 5 to allow the temporary docks to stay at Sailors <br />World. This was a surprise since at last year's July meeting the Board told Mr. DeSantis to be <br />prepared to lose the 10 docks. <br />McMillan stated it is difllcuit to interpret the LMCD codes and much time is spent in interpretation. <br />This de-emphasizes other activities more important to protecting the lake. She expressed her <br />frustration and concern about what the organization is trying to do. <br />Jabbour respi.'nJed that there were several things he had asked the Board to do before Orono sent a <br />representative, including: 1) recodify their oruinances since only two people really understood it, <br />and 2) refocus on conservation of Lake Minnetonka. He was also concerned with the amount of time <br />spent on one particular dock in Mound. He questioned why several Board members were <br />participating as they had not even reviewed iheir packets. Orono huS 40% of the lakeshore and <br />should have a proportionate amount to say about decisions. He was concerned about the liability <br />of Orono participating in this organization. He cited an incident where a member of the LMCD <br />Board had a personal application for his own dock in which he participated in the discussions £uid <br />voted. In another instance, there was litigation about one of the Board members. After an Executive <br />Session concerning this, one of the Board members came out of the meeting and told of the <br />discussion that had taken place. <br />McMillan expressed he - appreciation for Jabbour ’s support when a personal attack was directed at <br />her by a Board member. It appears the Board i:- not working as a group for the good of the lake. <br />However, she does not believe the LMCD shot la be dismantled, but should deal less with code and <br />more with conservation issues facing the lake. <br />Jabbour asked McMillan if there were any conservation projects planned. McMillan responded that <br />a water management sub-cornmittce formed, but only ?. or 3 people came to the meetings. <br />Goetten noted that low participation has been a problem for some time, even when JoEllen Hurt was <br />a representative. She thought it was unfortunate that members were appointed and were then <br />unwilling to work. <br />McMillan thought some radical changes should be made to the LMCD. She is willing to work on <br />those as an Orono representative. She felt enfoicement of dock structures should be given back to <br />the cities. 80% of tlieir meetings are tied up with interpreting the code, with the Chairman of the <br />Board being the only one who really understands the code. Dock square footage is an ongoing and <br />time-consuming issue.