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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2001 (LMCD, Continued) McMillan reported 11 cities have now agreed to participate in the funding of the water patrol for the next two years. McMillan stated the LMCD will be drafting a joint powers agreement with Hennepin County regarding this venture, and will re- evaluate this issue in a couple of years. McMillan stated the LMCD is reviewing the situation at Fox Hill, which in the past has obtained a variance to allow 13 boats to be docked in this area. McMillan stated they are now requesting 16 boat slips for the upcoming boating season. The LMCD will be reviewing this situation to determine whether the lot needs to be developed in order to have a boat slip. McMillan stated the City of Orono in the past had entered into an agreement for one boat per developed lot, or a potential of 16 boats, which in her view appears to be an iron -clad agreement. McMillan stated she would keep the Council apprised of this situation. McMillan noted the LMCD passed a phosphorus -free resolution at their meeting last night to ban the sale of phosphorus fertilizer in the metro area. McMillan stated a couple of cities on the lake have already banned the use of phosphorus, but it is the opinion of the LMCD that a metro - wide ban would be less confusing and more effective than each individual city passing their own resolution. . L , 1 • McMillan stated it is her understanding that once phosphorus is in the lake, it is very difficult to remove. One of the options to remove phosphorus is to dredge the lake, which is very time - consuming and expensive, or to seal the bottom of the lake, which is not always very effective. • McMillan commented in order to protect the quality of the lakes in the area, the local residents need to become aware of the negative impact that phosphorus has on the water quality. Moorse inquired whether the LMCD has discussed Coffee Channel and any long -term solutions as it relates to snowmobiling. Moorse stated the City of Orono would like to protect the rights of the homeowners and the snowmobilers in this area. Moorse stated the suggestion of installing a floating bridge in the channel was discussed. Moorse stated the City of Orono would like the LMCD to address this issue. Gabriel Jabbour indicated the City of Orono did discuss this issue three years ago with the Sheriff's Department, who ruled out a floating bridge at Coffee Channel. PUBLIC COMMENTS None ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT *( #3) #01 -2665 Y &A ARCHITECTS ON BEHALF OF GLEN AND MARILYN C. NELSON, 500 TONKAWA ROAD — VARIANCE — RESOLUTION NO. 4626 Flint moved, Nygard seconded, to approve and adopt RESOLUTION NO. 4626, a Resolution Granting a Variance to the Average Lakeshore Setback to permit the construction of a residential addition at the property located at 500 Tonkawa Road. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. • PAGE 2