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� MINUTES OF THE <br /> � ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,April 8,2013 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (S. LAKE MINNETONKA ASSOCIATION(LMA) FUNDING REQUEST, Continued) <br /> Lowe pointed out that if the City is concerned about a chemical footprint, why would the City of Orono <br /> use any road salt or sodium chloride on the roads during the winter. Lowe stated some of the chemicals <br /> end up in the lake and are detectable there. The City of Orono has determined that the use of salt on our <br /> roads is an acceptable trade-off for the safety it provides. If the Mayor and the Council have further <br /> concerns about the use of Triclopyr on Lake Minnetonka,the LMA strongly suggests that you visit their <br /> website at carmanbav.or�and look at the documents posted there or the Council can ask additional <br /> questions tonight. <br /> Lowe stated in light of his comments here this evening and the reason it has been presented via email,the <br /> LMA would respectfully ask the City of Orono to show their support by making a financial contribution <br /> to this year's herbicidal treatment and in the future,partner with the lakeshore residents and other Lake <br /> Minnetonka mayors to advocate for herbicidal control of milfoil and more public funding for that control. <br /> Lowe stated the folder on his computer concerning Carman Bay now contains over 800 files and that he <br /> feels he and the dedicated volunteers from Carman Bay and some of the other bays that are being treated <br /> are some of the most informed individuals in the Twin Cities when it comes to AIS control. Volunteers <br /> from Carman Bay are here to answer the Council's questions and the LMA welcomes an open discussion <br /> on the merits of our view point. <br /> Bremer asked what cities are not publicly supporting the LMA. <br /> Lowe stated the City of Orono is one. <br /> Osgood stated the other two cities are Wayzata and Minnetonka and they have declined to invite the bay <br /> captains to make a request. <br /> Lowe indicated Minnetonka has always had a big problem with the LMCD due to its huge levy and a very <br /> small amount of lakeshore. <br /> McMillan asked if Gray's Bay will be treated in 2013. <br /> Osgood indicated it probably will be treated at a very low level. Gray's Bay was treated last year and the <br /> treatment has been lasting pretty reliably at least two seasons. The scope of the treatments will depend on <br /> the early season delineation,which cannot occur until the ice is gone and it may scope out some spot <br /> areas that require treatment. <br /> McMillan noted the City Council's job is to be fair to all of the Orono taxpayers. McMillan asked how <br /> the City Council should say to the Orono taxpayers who do not live on Carman Bay and the ones who do <br /> not live on Lake Minnetonka why they should subsidize a private funding source for herbicide treatment. <br /> McMillan indicated Carman's Bay can be mechanically harvested for the same cost and Orono would not <br /> have to pay anything more. The private funding is also a tax donation for those citizens. McMillan <br /> requested that Lowe explain how the Council can rationalize it to the other Orono citizens. <br /> Lowe noted the LMCD has already determined that Lake Minnetonka is 75 percent public use and not a <br /> private use. The harvesting of Carman Bay would cover about 10 to 15 acres and the herbicide treatment <br /> would cover 90 acres. The milfoil harvesting also does not cover the middle of the bay. <br /> Page 5 of 21 <br />