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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, February 13, 2012 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />U <br />(LMCD REPORT, Continued) <br />chemicals work well the first year but that the milfoil comes back in years two and three. McDermott <br />stated since the LMCD does not foresee funding the chemical treatments indefinitely, harvesting will <br />need to be part of the program to keep the lake free of milfoil. <br />McDermott reported the LMCD has hired an employment agency to provide AIS inspections during the <br />summer. The state also performs inspections. The majority of the inspections are done on the weekends. <br />The LMCD is also compiling an inventorying of car trailer stalls. They have gone out with GPS <br />coordinates to identify the stalls and arrived at 517. McDermott indicated the LMCD does not foresee <br />any new developments regarding access points on the lake. <br />McDermott stated one issue that has been raised by a number of people is the low water elevation of Lake <br />Minnetonka, which could be a problem this spring. The LMCD has put a chart together to show the <br />typical water elevations since 1902. In 1935, during the drought year, it was down to 923' and last year it <br />was at 928'. It is currently around 928'. If there is no snow or spring rains, there will be a low water <br />emergency, which would mean that people could extend their docks out further into the lake. McDermott <br />noted the current'water level is not as low as the low water elevation experienced in the 1980s during the <br />drought. <br />Rahn asked whether the dam could be opened to bring the water back in. • <br />McDermott stated it is possible to open the dam back up if the creek elevation rises. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS — DENISE LESKINEN, REPRESENTATIVE <br />Leskinen stated she had nothing to report but would be available for questions. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />None <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT <br />*6. #10 -3440 ROBERT AND MARY SANSEVERE, 745 ORCHARD PARK ROAD — <br />VARIANCE EXTENSION — RESOLUTION NO. 6110 <br />Franchot moved, Bremer seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6110, a Resolution Granting an <br />Extension of the Variance Established Per Resolution No. 5913, for the property located at 745 <br />Orchard Park Road. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />• <br />Page 4 of 22 <br />