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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2002 <br />• PARK COMMISSION COMMENTS DREW MCDERMOTT, <br />REPRESENTA TI VE —Con tin u ed <br />their reappointment, but that the Council would like to meet with each one individually to <br />discuss their appointment in January. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS —LIZ HAWN, REPRESENTATIVE <br />None. <br />LMCD REPORT —LILI MCMILLAN <br />McMillan stated that they had their annual meeting with the Hennepin County Water <br />Patrol. They appreciated the two -year plan. This summer they had two drownings that <br />involved long searches that were staff - intensive. If it weren't for the two additional <br />deputies, Lake Minnetonka wouldn't have had a deputy at all for those periods of time. <br />Overall, it was a safe summer. <br />They plan to finalize their budget in the coming weeks and hope that Hennepin County <br />DID will fund both of the deputies for next year. McMillan thanked the Council for helping to <br />fund the project and getting it going. She stated that if Hennepin County does not fund <br />the project, they would have to design some sort of voluntary funding program. <br />• <br />They bought a milfoil harvester a couple of years ago. The program began in the late <br />1980's, when they bought five harvesters. Now they've replaced one, and plan to trade in <br />two toward the purchase of a new one. They would like to have three to four new <br />machines, and they still have money in the fund for the new machine. <br />White asked about zebra mussels. McMillan stated they are working with the Lake <br />Minnetonka Association. They paid inspectors to check at water access points, but would <br />like people to volunteer to do checks. It's a high manpower and education issue. She <br />stated the-DNR focuses on the rivers. - <br />'" s' <br />The LMCD revenues and expenses came in on -line this year. <br />White asked if there was anything LMCD wanted from the Council. She suggested <br />getting people to volunteer to give up some property for stormwater drainage to protect <br />the lakes. White suggested they do another educational brochure regarding lakeshore <br />landscaping that the City could distribute with water bills. <br />5 <br />