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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2000 12. Update on Mooney Lake Outlet Project 0 Doug Dayton was in attendance. Gappa stated that the Council has already discussed this item as a "Draft Feasibility Study," and decided the project should be completed using Watershed District tax levy general funds. The final report recommends allocating the project costs among the property owners within the Mooney Lake watershed based on the "equivalent runoff method." This method assigns project costs based on the proportionate volume of runoff from each community, resulting in the following project cost split: Orono 4 %, Medina 15 %, Plymouth 81 %. If the project is financed using a cost allocation to the property owners, the Watershed District should consider providing an option to spread the allocation costs to the property owners over a 5 - 10 year period through an assessment process. The process should be conducted by the Watershed District. Gappa stated an assessment project is probably not feasible because it would be very difficult to show the benefit of the project to property owners off the lakeshore, which could result in many assessment appeals. Kelley stated they need to show the damage created by high density on the Plymouth side. He suggested that the watershed may have been changed by Plymouth storm sewers. Flint noted that Mr. Dayton is donating the easement, and that increased runoff into the • lake could add 21 inches a year to the water level. Flint moved, and Sansevere seconded, to have staff inform the other city governments that the City of Orono has reviewed the final report and is in favor of pursuing the Mooney Lake Outlet project and encourage them to help advance the project. Vote: Ayes 4, Nays 0. *13. Crystal Bay Park Designation Flint moved, and Sansevere seconded, to approve the designation of the former City Hall and Public Work's Site on South Brown Road, as described in the listed legal descriptions, to the City's Park system to be named "Crystal Bay Park." Vote: Ayes 4, Nays 0. *14. Crystal Bay Post Office Window Replacement Flint moved, and Sansevere seconded, to approve replacement of Crystal Bay Post Office windows by Wayzata Windows, Inc. for the amount of $4,735 to be funded from the 2000 Capital Improvement Budget. Vote: Ayes 4, Nays 0.