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MEMORANDUM TO: City Council FROM: Lori Johnson, City Administrator DATE: March 14, 201 I SUBJECT: Lake Orono Water Quality MOU As Rebecca Haug stated in her memo, the Lake Orono Improvement Association (LOIA) is asking the City to enter into a three party Memorandum of Understating (MOU). A copy of the draft MOU from the Lake Orono Water Quality Committee is attached. The City has a vested interest in Lake Orono and has and will continue to work to preserve and improve the lake without a MOU. The Council has been supportive of funding and approving projects for the lake, and the City has been active in working with the LOIA for many years, again without a MOU. The City takes entering into agreement and MOU's seriously and does not typically enter into MOU's with organizations such as the LOIA for ongoing commitments. A MOU is not necessary to the City's continued involvement in preserving and improving the lake. In the event that the Council does want to proceed with entering into a MOU with the LOIA, I requested that City Attorney Peter Beck review the MOA. A memo with his comments on the draft MOU is attached. The draft MOU is vague and broad in defining the City's responsibilities it "shall undertake" under the MOU. The MOU as drafted would require modificarions to more clearly define the City's obligations before being adopted. If the Council chooses to move forward with the MOU, I request that you direct staff to make those modifications and bring the MOU back at a future date for Council approval. N:\Public Bodies\City Council\Lori\2011\I,ake Orono MOU.docx