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r *! <br />I: <br />I <br />•» <br />Sv <br />r <br />LAKE MINNETONKA CUNSEUVAl'lON DISTRICT <br />Action Report:Water Structures and Environment Committee <br />Meeting:7:30 a.m. Saturday, November 16. 1991 <br />Norwest Bank Bldg., Waysata, Community Room <br />Members Present: Bort Fost.oi-, D'.-'pliaven; Jam*';-. Mratliwol. <br />Excelsior, Chair: David Cochran. Creenv;ood; Robert t’iilsbury. <br />Minnetonka: Thomas Reese, Mound; Robert Rascop. Ghorewood; <br />Douglas Babcock, Spring Park, Vice Chair; Tom Penn. Tonka Bay; <br />Robert Slocum, Woodland. Al.so present: Rachel Thibault, <br />Administrative Technician; Eugene Strommen, Executive Director. <br />ENV1R0NIU?NT <br />1. Eurasian Hater Milfoil Task Force, Chair Heese <br />A. Report of 11/15/91 Task Force meeting <br />Reese reported Jay Rendall. Department, of Natural Resources, <br />Exotic Species Coordinator, made a sii?nificant contribution to <br />the 11/15 meeting. <br />Foster added the DNR has developed an exotic specie.s plan <br />which is in draft form. It does include funding. The DNR is <br />working with the Corps of Engineers, from whicli tliey expect to <br />receive funding in 1992. <br />Reese reported the appointment of a sub-committ*ae to advise <br />and help the LMCD develop tlie 1992 control program on Lake <br />Minnetonka. The sub-committee will include representatives from <br />Hennepin Parks. the DNR, Lake Minnetonka Lakeshore Owners <br />Association (LMLOA), Lake Restorations, Inc., a marina owner <br />]^opjres^ntative, Freshwater Foundation, and the LMcD. Tlie sub­ <br />committee will meet December 2. <br />On funding Reese said the legislature is providing DNR <br />$440,000 in 1992, 1993 and 1991 from the $2 watercraft surcharge <br />for control of all exotics. EWM will re*Deive $250,000 for control <br />state wide. ..... ^ i /i -Foster reported he attended tlie House Mini Session on 11/1/. <br />The Legislators indicate they are beginning to hea»* the EWM <br />problem. To solve the EWM problem in Minnesota would cost <br />$10•000»000. To treat the entire Lake Minnetonka v/ith SONAR <br />would cost $2,500,000. <br />Foster commented on tlie difference of opinion between the <br />fishing community and the recreational boaters as to problems EWM <br />does or does not cause. He mentioned Rendall said EWM will <br />affect the fishing over a period of time as the good fishing <br />^Xong the milfoil beds has the potential to deplete the fish <br />population. He also said Rendall hears from persons all over the <br />state that milfoil is not being taken care of at the launch <br />ramps. <br />U. Zebra Mussel Proaction Plan <br />Reese presented a draft plan he designed to prevent the <br />introduction of the Zebra Mussel into Lake Minnetonka, as a place <br />to start discussion with the D'^ard and to guide stafl as foll*:*ws.