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TO: FROM: DATE: 13090.3 Mayor and City Council Mark E. Bernhardson, City Administrator February 5, 1990 ^5 rt:^ 12 ii3o ' . . .7 Oi- tv—;.;. SUBJECT: Lake Minnetonka Conservation District - 1990 Milfoil "Campaign" Attachments: A. LMCD Letter Dated 1/26/90 ISSUE - Apprising the Council of the program change for the 1990 Milfoil removal program. INTRODUCTION - As noted in Attachment A the LMCD has indicated a possible shift in their program for 1990 to make the program more effective for the dollars available. It specifically lists requests of the local community in three areas. DISCUSSION - Issue 1 of Attachment A has already been transmitted to LMCD by the Orono staff. 1. The City has provided the necessary access points and information for hauling to LMCD. Issue #2. As for a composting site, the City Is exploring making available its composting site for milfoil coming out of predominately Orono areas but mot ready to make a recommendation until staff has a better handle on yard wastes for which we're mandated to compost. It should be noted in all three of these issues that Orono does have 40% of the shoreline and its jurisdiction encompasses about that much of the actual water surface. Issue #3 relates to finding a means .iy which the cities share the cost through providing trucking assis^ance for the milfoil. The program as originally established, featured contracting out the program for 1990. The concern however, is that may not be money from the DNR or the Army Corps of Engineers as had been programmed. Because of this they have decided not to contract out but to operate in house with a substantially reduced program. As such the LMCD was trying to determine what availability the City may have in the hauling. The City would have limited ability of truck and driver for some hauling. Thenormal cost of this would be approximately $25 per hour. The LMCD would like this on a gratis basis. If the City desired, a reduced rate could be negotiated.