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River <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br /> STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING AND <br /> ZONING ADMINISTRATOR <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />MAY 14, 2001 <br /> <br />FUNDING REQUEST FOR LAKE <br />ORONO ACTIVITIES <br /> <br />As the Council is aware, staff has been working with the Lake Orono Water Quality Task <br />Force on an ongoing basis. The goals and objectives of this group are attached to this <br />memo. Projects this group has been involved in so far have included: continued <br />monitoring of the Lake's water quality, phosphorus fertilizer prohibition and education, <br />and goose trapping. This summer they will begin an inventory of erosion sources in the <br />Elk River upstream of Lake Orono and they will be creating a vegetative buffer strip <br />demonstration adjacent to the Lake using their own funds. <br /> <br />The Task Force is requesting funding from the city for two additional projects in the <br />summer of 2001. The first is goose trapping, which will take place in late June or early <br />July. Last year, 114 birds were removed from Lion's Park and Lake Orono. The goal is <br />to reduce the population to acceptable levels. The city also altered its regulations to open <br />up additional areas to goose hunting. The young geese are relocated and the adults are <br />used for area food shelves. In the past, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources <br />(DNR) has required that all the butchered birds go to the regional distribution center for <br />allocation to area food shelves. Staff is looking into whether or not we can make sure our <br />birds go to C.A.E.R. locally. ' <br /> <br />Trapping needs to be an ongoing effort to be affective. Each year less birds will be taken, <br />therefore, the cost will decrease. The estimated cost of this year's trapping is $2,500. <br />Staff is recommending the Council allocate Council Contingency Funds for this <br />purpose. <br /> <br />The second funding request from the Lake Orono Water Quality Task Force is for <br />stocking the Lake. So far this year, the DNR has stocked Lake Orono with 404 crappies <br />and 35 Bluegills. The Lake Orono Improvement Association is going to spend $1,000 of <br />their own money to stock approximately 1,400 additional Bluegills from a private source, <br />Ron Rademacker Ponds out of Waconia, Minnesota. Staff recommends the CounCil <br />match the Lake Associations efforts with an additional $1,000 from Council <br />Contingency Funds. This seems appropriate since the city does have a fishing pier in <br />Lake Orono. All of the fish mentioned above are pre-spawn so more than the actual <br />number of fish stocked will be added to the Lake. <br /> <br />The total request is for $3,500. <br /> <br />Phone: 763.441.7420 <br />Fax: 763 441,7425 <br /> <br />www. ci.elk-riven mn.us <br /> <br /> <br />