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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 12, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. (LMCD REPORT — ANDREW MCDERMOTT, REPRESENTATIVE, Continued) McDermott stated the one harvester has been declared a total loss by the state and the LMCD is looking at a number of options for controlling the milfoil, such as purchasing a new harvester and/or the use of weevils or additional chemical treatment. The LMCD will receive more money from the insurance company if a new harvester is purchased rather than if it is scrapped. The harvester that capsized was the oldest one in the fleet but the LMCD will only receive approximately half of what a new one costs. McDermott reported the chemical treatment program has concluded this year. The official report will be issued in October. At the present time it is felt to have been relatively successful for St. Albans Bay and Carman's Bay. Gray's Bay could not be treated twice this year due to the high water level. While the LMCD anticipated the chemical treatment to decrease over the years, they have found that in the third yard of the program the milfoil came back with a vengeance based on the findings from Gray's Bay. The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District is interested in becoming more proactive with the exotics on the lake but that partnership has not been discussed in depth by the LMCD at this point. McMillan stated some cities have started resolutions regarding that issue. McDermott stated Shorewood has started that but that it is a very expensive proposition to treat the entire lake. • McMillan asked if the Watershed District has discussed any dollar amounts associated with the AIS program. McDermott indicated they have not discussed any specific figures at this point. McMillan noted the City Council has not had an opportunity to discuss the resolution proposed by Shorewood at this point. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS — LOREN SCHOENZEIT, REPRESENTATIVE Schoenzeit stated he had nothing to report but would be available for questions. PUBLIC COMMENTS Ralph Kempf, 3675 Togo Road, stated he would like to inform the Council of a conversation he had with a gentleman from Hennepin County named Brent Brodag in the survey division. Kempf indicated he asked him about County Road 19 between the rail trail and Livingston Avenue. Brodag reported that the 1982 plat shows memorials on each side of the pavement. Brodag could not guarantee that the striping in the middle of the pavement is the exact middle of the right -of -way but it is very close. There was a concern whether the City would be able to utilize the right -of -way without encroaching on personal property, and it appears that it can be done based on that discussion. Kempf asked whether the City Council has had any further discussions with the Transit Authority, Dakota Rail, or Hennepin County. Page 3 of 28