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.�:d • MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD JUNE 12, 1989 ATTENDANCE 7:00 P.M. The Council met on the above date with the following members present: Mayor Grabek, Councilmembers Goetten, Nettles, Peterson and Callahan. The following represented the City staff: Acting City Administrator Gerhardson, Building & Zoning Administrator Mabusth, Assistant Planning and Zoning Administrator Gaffron, City Engineer Cook, City Attorney Barrett, and City Recorder Scheffler. CONSENT AGENDA* It was moved by Mayor Grabek, seconded by Councilmember Nettles, to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion, Ayes =5, Nays =O, Motion passed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES* It was moved by Mayor Grabek, seconded by Councilmember Nettles, to approve the Minutes of the May 22, 1989 Regular Council Meeting. Motion, Ayes =5, Nays =O, Motion passed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES* It was moved by Mayor Grabek, seconded by Councilmember Nettles, to approve the Minutes of the Reconvened Board of Review •Meeting of May 24, 1989. Motion, Ayes =5, Nays =O, Motion passed. LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT REPORT Mr. Eugene Strommen was present to update the Council and Mayor Grabek regarding the Eurasian Milfoil project. Funding for the milfoil project has reached its goal, with $168,000.00 being contributed. The harvesting equipment is due to arrive within a week. The harvesters are unique in that it is propeller driven. They will cut a swath 15' wide and will pull the weeds into a center platform that has a 3 ton capacity. The DNR is limiting the amount of weed that the LMCD can harvest. Mayor Grabek questioned why that was so. Mr. Strommen explained that the DNR is concerned that harvesting the milfoil may upset the aquatic balance of the lake. If this were to happen, algae would grow. Mayor Grabek asked why cutting was more effective than using chemicals to eradicate the weed? Mr. Strommen replied that the weed, and consequently the chemicals, would remain in the lake, once the weed died. He also noted that cutting would not spread the weed any more than it would be capable of doing on its own through propagation. Mr. Strommen also reported on the status of the Comprehensive Plan. He said that the Shoreline Management portion of the plan was currently being printed and would be ready for review shortly. Mayor Grabek expressed his concern •regarding the possibility of Orono loosing jurisdiction over shoreline regulations. Councilmember Goetten commented that Orono has always been very strict in regard to such regulations and she did not wish to see any of the regulations relaxed.