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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, September 10, 2012 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> Page 4 of 26 <br /> <br />LMCD REPORT - ANDREW MCDERMOTT, REPRESENTATIVE <br /> <br />McDermott reported Lake Minnetonka is at approximately the same level as last year at this time but that <br />the dam has been closed and the lake continues to drop due to the lack of rain. <br /> <br />The harvesting of the milfoil has been completed for the year and a report will be compiled on how much <br />milfoil has been harvested. This is the final year of the herbicide treatment on the three bays and the <br />LMCD should be receiving a report from the Army Corps of Engineers in November or December. The <br />LMCC is close to completing its lake vegetation management plan and they are looking at how each bay <br />should be handled in the future with whatever issues they are facing. <br /> <br />McMillan stated she has received a number of comments of how clear the lower bay is this year. <br /> <br />McDermott stated that water quality increases until the zebra mussels reach a certain population. <br /> <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS - DENISE LESKINEN, REPRESENTATIVE <br /> <br />Leskinen stated she had nothing to report but would be available for questions. <br /> <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />Ralph Kempf, 3675 Togo Road, thanked Mayor McMillan, the Staff of Orono, and the Council and <br />Planning Commission members for attending the meeting on August 28th at the Freshwater Institute in <br />Navarre. These meetings were offered by Hennepin County to interested communities to gather local <br />input into the first ever Hennepin County pedestrian plan and to identify issues with safe walking and <br />biking along county roads. <br /> <br />The Navarre meeting was initiated by the Navarre Community Initiative and co-hosted by Hennepin <br />County's Community Design Group. The Navarre meeting had the largest turnout of any of the planning <br />meetings to-date. There were 49 participants who signed in, with many more arriving as the meeting <br />progressed. Kempf commented it was a great meeting with the local residents as well as representatives <br />from the various government entities. <br /> <br />During the meeting the participants had an opportunity to identify walking destinations, points of safety <br />concerns, and could describe specific walking and biking issues in this area. Kempf stated the <br />intersection of County Roads 15 and 19 is a defining element in creating a bike/pedestrian friendly and <br />safe Navarre. The unfinished connection along County Road 19 that would safely connect the Dakota <br />Rail Trail with the Navarre business district, the Navarre park and the city-owned parking lot is also a <br />Hennepin County issue. Many crucial Orono safety issues, and especially Navarre safety issues, are <br />Hennepin County issues as well. Kempf stated this meeting may well be the building block for creating a <br />pedestrian welcome Navarre. <br /> <br />Kempf stated according to the Hennepin County website, the draft of the Hennepin County pedestrian <br />plan will be released this fall and is expected to be completed in mid 2013. The Navarre Community <br />Initiative is thrilled to have had the opportunity to facilitate this event happening in the Navarre <br />community and are optimistic that with continued city support Hennepin County will respond to the <br />issues of the Navarre neighborhood and Orono. Kempf stated on behalf of the Navarre Community <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 09/24/2012 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 09/10/2012 <br />[Page 4 of 26]