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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, April 14, 2008 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />__________________________________________________________________________________ <br />(4. CARMANS BAY MILFOIL TREATMENT, Continued) <br /> <br />Jeff Essen, 2648 Casco Point Road, stated their area is infested with a native weed called coon tail and <br />that this treatment will not solve that issue. Essen indicated he has signed the consent form because <br />milfoil is a problem on the lake and needs to be addressed. <br /> <br />McMillan asked whether the LMCD would be asked to do any harvesting on the bay. <br /> <br />Huddy stated they would not be. <br /> <br />Runkle stated in his opinion the treatment is not extensive enough but that he is in agreement that <br />something needs to be done to help eradicate the milfoil. Runkle stated this treatment would not <br />address issues with enabling property owners to use the lake for recreation. Runkle stated in his <br />opinion this treatment will not improve the quality of the lake and that a better solution would be to <br />look at a combination of treatments. <br /> <br />Mayor White stated he would not be opposed to signing the consent on behalf of the City given the <br />large number of residents who have indicated their support of the treatment. <br /> <br />Murphy stated in his view the City has seen a steady decline in the number of chemicals that are being <br />allowed to be used on lakeshore properties and that he has some concerns about the use of chemicals <br />on the lake and how effective they will be. Murphy indicated he would like to have further <br />information on the treatment program before supporting it. <br /> <br />Huddy indicated the types of chemicals that are being proposed would not kill everything but would <br />help to eradicate specifically the milfoil, which tends to get very dense. Huddy stated in his opinion <br />this treatment plan is a better option than harvesting the milfoil and that the amount of chemicals that <br />would be used per square foot of water is very small. Huddy agreed there needs to be some vigilant <br />monitoring of the program and that this is not a one-year fix and would need to be done for a period of <br />years. Huddy noted the amount of chemicals needed every year would be reduced. <br /> <br />McMillan commented it is very difficult to do lake management because there are a number of <br />dynamic forces that have to be taken into consideration. McMillan expressed a concern about treating <br />the entire lake and recommended that some smaller areas be done on a trial basis. McMillan <br />recommended some literature from the LMCD be distributed to the residents to help educate them on <br />the types of vegetation that are in the lake. <br /> <br />Bremer indicated she is very supportive of this project and that the harvesting of the milfoil is not <br />necessarily a good solution given the amount of milfoil cuttings that routinely wash up on shore. <br /> <br />White moved, Bremer seconded, to grant permission to Lake Minnetonka Association for <br />treatment of the portions of lake adjacent to City properties on Carmans Bay. VOTE: Ayes 4, <br />Nays 1, Murphy Opposed. <br /> <br />PAGE 6 of 13 <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 04/28/08 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 04/14/08 [Page 6 of 13]