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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 8, 1996 • ( 98 - 42059 MCWD - Continued) Jabbour questioned the reliability of this information. LaBounty said the information is based on a cooperative agreement with Long Lake and a contribution, which would be reviewed in five years. The cost looks at the project as a whole, not just the part that is within a particular city. Jabbour said he would like to break the land use issue from the cooperative agreement as he is worried about the tax portion noting the original agreement requested an 80% participation by Orono when aerators were being considered. LaBounty said he was not involved in that agreement and could only address the last agreement that was drawn. LaBounty said the MCWD would pay 50% with the remaining half paid in thirds by the three cities involved, Long Lake, Orono, and Medina. Jabbour noted that the Council had agreed only on an amount of $2000 towards maintenance. He noted that the remaining $32,000 with amounts of $10,000 or $7,000 or 1 /3rd's would still be collected through assessment if agreements were not made. Jabbour commented that the City would either be paying upfront or through taxpayer assessment. LaBounty told the Council that the cooperative agreement with Long Lake was for a _yearly contribution of $7,000. The MCWD will reimburse any amount if maintenance totals are under the specified contribution. LaBounty reported that the sub - watershed district data compiled by the MCWD will be given to Long Lake to use for their • watershed #509 stormwater management plan. Kelley asked who gets billed by the MCWD for the maintenance. LaBounty said there is an escrow fund of $50,000 - 100,000 for major clean out of the ponds. Callahan asked how often this would be required. LaBounty said it would depend on how well the best management practices were put to use. • Callahan noted that it was the Council's responsibility today to deal with the CUP and variances. He commented on the expensive undertaking without the clear benefits known. LaBounty cited the results of the Gleason Lake project where monitored results are higher than what was expected. Callahan said he generally appreciated the project but noted its high cost. Goetten said she was concerned with the granting of a permit to be allowed to extend over the normal one year period. Mabusth responded that the project was inactuality beginning this summer with the alum treatment. LaBounty commented that the Pearce's had wanted to know at this time what to expect and that the process was locked in and guaranteed to occur. Goetten said if part of the project was occurring this year, then she had no problem with granting approval for that portion occurring in 1998. WA