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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, March 23, 2009 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE 2 of 11 (3. WESTONKA SCHOOLS UPDATE, Continued) Borg indicated funds are limited at the present time but that they are looking at future improvements and how those could best be funded. Franchot asked whether the School Board believes the revenue to the school should be increased. Borg stated they are looking at their current model to see whether reductions can be made in certain areas but that the limited funding does have a negative impact on the programs that can and are being offered. Franchot asked what the student projection is for the coming years. Borg indicated student enrollment has remained quite stable the past ten years, which should also be true for the coming years. Murphy asked how open enrollment is working for Westonka. Borg stated one benefit of open enrollment is that it creates a positive environment for competition among the schools but that the number of students entering and leaving the school through open enrollment continues to decline. Murphy commended the staff of the Westonka Schools for their excellent work in servicing this community and the progress that they are making. PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING – 7:15 P.M. 4. COUNTY ROAD 15 SHORELINE RESTORATION PROJECT – NAT KALE, MCWD Nat Kale, Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, addressed the City Council regarding the shoreline restoration and stabilization project scheduled to begin this spring on City property located just south of Molly’s Corner (the Browns Bay parking area) and south of the CR15/Orono Orchard Road intersection. The goals of the project are to promote bioengineering around Lake Minnetonka, create a tool for the new Rule F – Shoreline Stabilization, and to provide assistance to contractors and homeowners in meeting the new rule requirements. The main point of contact during the project, however, will be with contractors. The first phase of the project involved creating a shoreline classification for this area, which included the classifications of fetch, slope and soils. A map was then created depicting those classifications and the areas that would have a high, low, and unlikely occurrence of erosion. The shoreline off of Highway 15 was classified as having a high erosion potential. The second phase of the project was to determine where the sites should be located, and those have been identified to include Centerview Park, Tanager Bridge, Excelsior Point, and the Mound City Hall. Bids have been submitted and a contractor has been selected. Kale stated some of the objectives of the project include removing an existing downed telephone pole, removing invasive species and low quality native plants per project specifications, replanting with clumps of native shrubs, planting six to nine foot live stakes throughout the boulder toe and also installing live stakes at a density of five stakes per square yard. An angler’s access/path will also be constructed at the Item #02 - CC Agenda - 04/13/09 Approval of Council Minutes 03/23/09 [Page 2 of 11]