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Orono Lake Improvement District(OLID) Proposed Budget 2020 Project/Activity Description: LORE Property Owner Contribution to City of Elk River Budget Establish a program to remove approximately 125,500 cubic yards of sediment to return Lake Orono to its historic baseline depth (an average of 5' or greater), conduct a drawdown and freeze to control Curly-leaf Pondweed in all fully exposed lake bed areas, and provide fisheries and habitat improvements. Lake Orono *First of a five-year$837.15 lakeshore property owner annual 1 Restoration and assessment ($4,185.75 in total per full unit, including an estimated $650,000 Enhancement 3.85% interest if financed over 5 years) providing the $650,000 in principal needed for the Lake Orono Restoration and Enhancement (LORE) Project to advance. This assessment is to match the City property contribution of$100,000; $1,000,000 local option sales tax and state general obligation bonds of$1,500,000 already committed to meet the no more than $3,250,000 budgeted project expenses. Total cost of goal 1 over five years $650,000* Project/Activity Description: OLID Annual Services and Activities Fee Budget Continue treatment of this invasive species according to LOWQC recommendations. In past years the treatment has ranged from 4.3 Curly-leaf acres to 21.91 acres. In 2020 the estimated acres to be treated are 15 2 Pondweed to 21 acres. Both herbicide and/or mechanical removal will be $6,555 Control considered. If Sherburne AIS Grant funds remain available and are approved, cost could be reduced, the project scope expanded or funds carried over for following year use. Improve water clarity and quality in both Upper and Lower Lake Orono Increasedwater by further pinpointing harm sources and implementing a reduction 3 quality testing and plan. Methods include volunteer bi-weekly collection of dissolved $500 analysis oxygen and water temperature data. Additional chemical water sample collection and analysis may also be needed. Contract with external consultant(s) expertise to assist in additional Lake vegetation surveys, other data collections, effectively analyzing and addressing 4 management invasive plants (AIS), native plant overgrowth and algae proliferation $4,245 planning and/or meet MN DNR requirements for an AIS permit with a variance (as needed). 5 Web licensing OLID membership communication, official document repository, $375 and maintenance director nomination forms, absentee election ballots, etc. Annual meeting notice mailing, location rental or damage deposit, meeting- 6 Office supplies $400 related or other general supplies. 7 OLID Board Secure standard Directors and Officers Liability Insurance for the OLID $750 Liability Insurance Board of Directors. Total cost of goals 2—7 $12,825** **Total cost of goals 2 —7 is $12,825 with an OLID property owner cost of$75 per unit. Note: A carryover of funds from year to year may be allowed to accommodate cash flow. Orono Lake Improvement District August 26, 2019