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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 14, 2016 7:00 o'clock p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES *3. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION OF OCTOBER 24, 2016 Printup moved, Cornick seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council Work Session of October 24, 2016, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. *4. CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 24, 2016 Printup moved, Cornick seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council meeting of October 24, 2016, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. PRESENTATION 5. CARMAN BAY LAKE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (LID) Mary Drazen, Rob Roy, Mark Kieper, and Mary Tucker were present from the Carman Bay Lake Improvement District, and Patrick Selter from PLM Lake and Land Management Corporation was present. Mary Tucker stated she has been a bay captain for Carman Bay since 2008. Tucker stated they are here tonight to present information on the Carman Bay LID. The goal is to move forward in the spring with a petition to the Carman Bay residents. Tucker stated the Lake Minnetonka Association and the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District cooperatively initiated the "Three Bay Demonstration Project" in 2006 to address concerns among lakeshore owners and lake users that Eurasian Water Milfoil (EWM) and Curly Pondweed (CLP) continue to be problematic in Lake Minnetonka. In addition, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources were interested in new technologies and approaches for large-scale, selective herbicide treatments to control EWM and CLP. Following this study, there was continued interest in bay -wide treatments. The Lake Minnetonka Association, the LMCD and the DNR then developed and adopted a Lake Vegetation Plan to guide and frame a five-year bay -wide EWM and CLP control program in Carmans, Grays and Phelps Bays. The funding primarily falls on the lakeshore owners. Public funding has been uneven. Fundraising responsibilities depend to a very large extent on the bay captains. Tucker stated they are here to seek support from the City Council with regard to this project. The first treatment on Carman Bay started in 2008. During that time, the DNR and Army Corps spent two years developing a protocol, which was followed by a very successful treatment in 2010. Treatment was also done in 2011, and by 2012, the bay had basically gone from a lot of milfoil almost down to zero in this time frame. Another full treatment of the bay was done in 2013. Tucker stated by this time, the residents were getting funding fatigued and so they did not have treatment in 2014 and 2015. The milfoil came back as a result of no treatment. Tucker stated in 2016 they were able to raise enough funds but had to go back to a full treatment. Tucker stated their goal is to have consistent funding to avoid the ups and downs in the treatment. Page 2 of 28