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k r. LMCD Board of Directors October 23, 1991 B. Reese presented a second proposal adopted by the EWM Task Force for creation of an interagency agreement to prevent the spread of Zebra Mussel among Minnesota lakes. The agreement is proposed to be ready upon consensus by a state-wide contingent of private and public stakeholders for implementation by April 1, 1992. Foster moved, Babcock seconded, to add "These treatments will also apply to live bait and live bait containers" to pj7®ventative measures in the draft proposal, and to support tlje draft proposal as amended, and furtlier invite the MN Lake Management Federation general membership support of this ./vncept at its annual conference 10/27-29/91. Motion carried unanimously. C. Mark Breneman, 4014 Sunset Drive, Spring Park, spoke to the Board on the matter of the Gray’s Bay dam. He noted all three gates are open and the water level has dropped from 929.49’ on 9/25 to 928.82’ on 10/20. His calls to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) indicate they will leave the dam open until sometime toward the end of November. The rules for the dam control set the level of Lake Minnetonka at 928.6’. Breneman suggested the MCWD take daily readings and adhere to the regulations. Dayton Williamson, 2012 Villa Lake, Mound, said he has 9" of water at his dock. He said no one is suffering with l^^gber lake level. Hurr responded that the citizens should the Watershed representatives directly. The LMCD had input the dam was constructed, but does not have any control over dam. Hurr moved, Reese seconded, to direct staff to advise Minnehaha Creek Watershed District managers that the LMCD Board is concerned about maintaining the level of Lake Minnetonka (at 928.6') and ask the MCWD to continue to re-evaluate the criteria used to establish the rules. Motion carried unanimously. lost the call when tlie the 2. WATER STRUCTURES Chair Grathwol A. Minutes Grathwol moved, Pillsbury seconded, to approve the minutes of the Water Structures and Environment meeting of 10/12/91 as submitted. Motion carried unanimously. B. Fee Study Grathwol presented the Fee Study sub-committee recommendations for license fee increases in two stages per the 10/23/91 schedules handed out at the meeting with ad.iustments to the late penalties to be reviewed by committee for 1993 and wine and non-intoxicating beer license application fees subject to a public hearing for consideration of the increases as required. ^, * i ^_Grathwol moved, Hurr seconded, to approve the Applxcatxon Fee Schedule for the 1992 and 1993 seasons as submitted, dated 10/23/91.