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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />OCTOBER 20, 2008 <br />herbicides. A channel can be cut through lily pads to open water without a <br />permit. Vanderbosch reported that on a lake the size of Savage, up to five <br />acres or half the lake area, whichever is less, can be treated for lily pads. <br />Vanderbosch presented a map showing a proposed lily pad treatment area <br />which would allow for 3 acres of heatment on West Savage. Each <br />property owner would be allowed a 15-foot wide channel to an open water <br />area. Lily pad treatment is allowed so that recreational use can be made of <br />a body of water, in this case to allow for paddle boat and canoe use. <br />Vanderbosch described the DNR permitting process, which involves a $35 <br />annual permit per property. He also indicated that the best control may <br />require treatment a couple of years in a row and then every 5 to 10 years <br />after that. It is too late in the season to be effective for this year since <br />herbicide would have to be spread when the lily pads are in full bloom. <br />Vanderbosch estimated the cost of the herbicide at approximately $70 for <br />treatment of the entire lake as he has proposed on the map submitted. <br />Don Smith asked about cattails. Vanderbosch reported that a permit <br />would be required for cattail control and indicated that property owners <br />could obtain a perpetual permit to maintain a 15 foot channel to open <br />water. <br />One property owner asked if there was any way to slow down the growth <br />of lily pads on East Savage. Vanderbosch indicated that lily pads are not <br />inhibiting access to open water on East Savage at this time; therefore, <br />permits would not be issued. <br />Elvie Day asked how the herbicide would impact other plants on West <br />Savage. Vanderbosch replied that it is a contact spray, so should be <br />applied to lily pads only. Vanderbosch also noted that permission would <br />have to be obtained from riparian property owners if herbicide is used <br />within 100 feet of their property. <br />Vanderbosch noted that there is benefit to having lily pads relative to <br />water quality and habitat. <br />There were some questions about widening the 15 foot allowed channel. <br />Vanderbosch replied that the DNR would monitor what is being done to <br />ensure that it conformed to what they approved. <br />Vanderbosch reported on the herbicide application process which could be <br />done by the property owners or through hiring a commercial applicator. <br />He indicated that the DNR could provide the GPS coordinates so that <br />property owners could easily do the application. <br />