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MINUTES OF THE , <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING • <br /> Monday,February 11,2013 ' <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. � <br /> (LMCD REPORT—ANDREW McDERMOTT,REPRESENTATIVE, Continued) <br /> McDermott indicated he does live on Carman's Bay,which has not been chemically treated. McDermott <br /> indicated he personally has a philosophical issue with the use of chemicals in the lake and that even <br /> though everyone says the chemicals are all safe,he still has a worry with using them. The bays that have <br /> been treated have shown good results but originally it was thought that the amount of chemicals would <br /> decrease over the years and that by the fifth year no chemicals would be required. The milfoil keeps <br /> coming back and it appears it will never been cleared out of the lake. McDermott stated chemical <br /> treatment will be a constant expense to the residents and that he does not feel it is sustainable since the <br /> residents will likely not want to keep paying for it year after year. McDermott noted the LMCD does not <br /> have another mechanism to fund the chemical treatment. <br /> Anderson noted there are also other invasive species that are coming as well. <br /> McDermott noted there is nothing that can be done to address those invasive species as this point. <br /> McMillan commented she concurs with the philosophical component and that Orono has always been <br /> very conscious on runoff into the lake. McMillan stated she was reminded by a former public works <br /> director that the City at one time did not want any salt going into Lake Minnetonka, so they were very <br /> adamant about clearing the roads only with a grader. To this day Orono mixes only a little bit of salt with <br /> sand. If you look at Orono's philosophy,the City has tried to keep chemicals out of Lake Minnetonka <br /> and the chemical treatment goes somewhat contrary to that philosophy. <br /> Anderson stated at the last meeting Gabriel Jabbour raised some points that dealt with the philosophical <br /> component as well. Anderson noted the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District has a greater ability for <br /> finding funding partners and a larger budget and that she would question whether the City should <br /> continue to throw money at this. <br /> Printup indicated he has the same concerns and that Orono is being asked to contribute once again even <br /> though there are a number of other stakeholders in the lake. Printup noted this project puts a great deal of <br /> burden on the LMCD to come up with the funding. <br /> Nybeck stated the efforts by the Watershed District for dealing with AIS will be more prevention rather <br /> than management and that they have not indicated any desire to participate in chemical treatment at this <br /> point. <br /> Bremer stated the philosophical struggle she is having is that she is in agreement that Orono, as a <br /> community overall,has been very steadfast in preventing chemicals from running into the lake, but that <br /> she has a concern that the City also has a philosophical dedication to the lake and to doing whatever we <br /> can to save it. <br /> Bremer stated it is not the amount of money being requested but the fact that the Council needs to make <br /> the decision once and for all whether or not that philosophy is in line with this plan being proposed. <br /> Bremer indicated she trusts Drew McDermott's comments and that she is attempting to weigh those with <br /> her own personal philosophy. Bremer stated she knows there are lots of times in our lives that we do not <br /> have that many tools at our fingertips and that this is one of those times. <br /> Page 8 of 24 <br />