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It City Council Minutes Page 5 September 16, 2019 9.1 Orono Lake Improvement District Relationship to City Ms. Bednar presented the staff report. Attorney Beck explained lake improvement districts are unique noting he has had many conversations with the League of Minnesota Cities regarding lake improvement districts. He stated he received varying opinions on whether or not the OLID can be added to the city's insurance. He indicated the best way to resolve would be for the OLID to submit an application to the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust and wait for a decision. He further explained there is nothing that prohibits or requires the city to provide any level of staffing to a lake improvement district. League consensus is it is up to the city whether the OLID uses city staff and legal representation. He added the OLID is an independent body having full discretion to make their own staffing and legal decisions. He indicated there are costs involved with the city providing these services and he would recommend any staff or legal expenses be billed back to the OLID. Mr. Plant indicated he would like to pursue holding their annual meeting at city hall. He said they had 120 people packed in to the Trott Brook Barn and it didn't work well. Mayor Dietz stated he has no issue allowing OLID to use city hall or the new multipurpose facility. Mr. Plant indicated a desire for city staff to continue working with the Lake Orono Water Quality Committee, with limited direct involvement with the OLID. He indicated the OLID would function as a separate entity making recommendations to the city similar to an advisory committee. Council consensus was to allow the Orono Lake Improvement District access to city staff, legal representation, and insurance with OLID being responsible for the costs associated with each. 9.2 Lion John Weicht Park Flag Discussion Mayor Dietz provided an update on the meeting with American Legion leadership. He indicated they discussed the Rivers Edge Commons Park not being the best option for the Legion's Memorial Day Celebration because the park's layout is not conducive to the mostly senior citizen attendance. He stated the group discussed options and really liked the idea of moving the flag to Lion John Weicht Park. He stated they also discussed relocating and incorporating the Veteran's Memorial at Lion John Weicht Park. He noted the American Legion membership voiced overwhelming support for locating the flag and the Veteran's Memorial at Lion John Weicht Park rather than pursuing a flag downtown. p I W I A I I ! 1 NATURE