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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCII.MEETING Monday,Apri124,2017 7:00 o'clock p.m. PRESENTATION—Continued appointed from each city,and 3.5 staff positions. The agency is funded by city levies, licenses,permits; grants,and contributions. In addition,the LMCD partners with a number of public agencies, including the DNR,the MCWD,Hennepin County Water Patrol,Three Rivers Park,Hennepin County,MPCA, residents,businesses,and special interest groups. The LMCD manages all season activities on the lake from an environmental, safety,and nuisance standpoint. Schleuning indicated she has been working with realtors and prospective buyers the past few months educating them on their dock rights. In addition,the LMCD has created a brochure on lake rights and regulations which has been sent out to various stakeholders,residents,and dock installers. Schleuning stated the goal with the brochure is to make the codes clearer to everyone. The primary duties of the LMCD are to look at docks and structures,watercraft density and storage, watercraft for hire, liquor consumption on the lake,and de-icing operations. Schleuning noted the current issue before the LMCD is a review of the ordinance regarding underage drinking and social hosting. The LMCD will be discussing this issue at its Wednesday meeting. Schleuning stated a number of cities have social host ordinances and regulations on underage drinking but they do not always work out on the water. Last year the Water Patrol had one of the highest numbers of boating while intoxicated cases and that they are looking at ways to curb and manage that behavior. Schleuning stated the proposed ordinance will provide more accountability to people who provide alcohol to minors in addition to a Good Samaritan type of clause. Walsh asked if the adult owner of the boat would be responsible for everyone on the boat. Schleuning stated if the person is an adult and they know about the underage drinking and did not try to do something or they provided the alcohol,that person could be held liable. Seals stated people are wondering how it will be enforced. Seals stated it obviously is not a good idea to provide alcohol to minors but that it seems to be a little overreaching or the luck of the draw on who gets stopped. Seals noted she probably received 15 phone calls on this issue after the newspaper article. Schleuning stated the City Council can encourage the residents to call her. Schleuning stated the LMCD also regulates special events,temporary structures, special projects,and referrals to the appropriate agency of a hazard,etc. Schleuning noted the LMCD is already receiving calls about Super Bowl events and they will be working with the Water Patrol and others to ensure there are appropriate resources to handle all the events that will occur. The LMCD also deals with prevention and management of aquatic invasive species. The LMCD has an AIS taskforce that meets with all of the stakeholders. Schleuning stated the LMCD has seen a reduction in grants to deal with AIS and that she is not sure where it will go next year. Schleuning noted Lake Minnetonka is a very high use lake and the LMCD wants to make sure the types of aquatic invasive species do not expand. Seals asked what the LMCD does to deal with watercraft going in and out of the lake. Seals commented the residents love the lake and would be happy to help out financially to some extent but that there are also a number of people who use the lake who do not contribute. Page 6 of 12