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AI NUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 24, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. • (8. CRYSTAL BAY ROAD SPEED BUMPS, Continued) Loftus stated a City vehicle or trailer also hit a speed hump and caused some minor damage, which was repaired by the Public Works Department. McMillan commented the City Council is glad the speed humps have worked out well for the residents. Loftus asked whether Staff should contact the other residents regarding the location of the fourth speed hump or whether they should have the Public Works Department install it in the recommended location. Rahn commented the location recommended by the City Engineer seems logical since there is a big space between those two locations. Loftus indicated they did receive one e-mail expressing that same concern and that the City Engineer feels it should be installed at that location. Loftus indicated initially those property owners had indicated they were not interested in a speed hump in front of their house. Foy noted the majority of those properties are set back from the road quite a bit and that the other homes are located closer to the road. Printup commented it appears that the majority of the City Council is in favor of adding a fourth speed hump. Mayor McMillan concurred, and requested Staff to check with the residents on the location of the fourth is speed hump. The City Council took no formal action on this item. 9. MINNERAHA CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT (MCWD) PRESENTATION Eric Evenson, Administrator for the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, addressed the City Council regarding aquatic invasive species or AIS. Evenson stated the MCWD is looking for input from the lake communities on a new proposal to develop a long -term plan for dealing with the problem and the impacts AIS has on the quality of the lake. The cost of dealing with AIS is higher once the issue is in the system than it is to prevent it. Zebra mussels have been in Lake Minnetonka for a couple of years now. One lake service provider has indicated he is contemplating charging $500 to take a dock out of the lake, scrape it, and spray it down. The MCWD is also considering painting the dam to keep the zebra mussels off of it and to coat the intakes to keep the fire intakes from plugging up with zebra mussels. The cost has been estimated to be in the area of $500 to $1000 per homeowner simply to deal with the zebra mussels and does not include the costs to deal with other AIS. There are approximately 10,000 docks on Lake Minnetonka, which would result in approximately a $5 million price tag to deal with those docks. Evenson reiterated that it is cheaper to prevent it than it is to deal with it once it is in the system. Lake Minnetonka is also considered a super spreader since it is the most heavily used lake in Minnesota. The MCWD anticipates that the zebra mussels will spread to Long Lake, Christmas Lake, Lake • Independence, Medicine Lake, Lake Calhoun, etc. Evenson stated since zebra mussels are already in Page 4 of 19