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959 recruit a student from among his graduate students to conduct such a study; and opined that it shouldn't 960 be an in surmountable task to define a period of time to conduct a study and prioritize what the internal 961 loading amounted to. 962 963 Member Miller clarified that it was not his intent to run from science either; however, he noted that the 964 GLWMO Board was realizing the difficulties in focusing and prioritizing their mission as it currently 965 stood. Member Miller opined that, should the Board decide to pursue science on this issue, it would need 966 to be done very carefully, and would have huge implications for recreation on Lake Owasso; in addition 967 to consuming the Board's time and efforts that could be better spent on issues that had already been 968 identified in other reports. Ultimately, if science indicates that this is still a major issue, Member Miller 969 noted that the Board would still be faced with reconciling if they wanted to limit motorized recreation on 970 Lake Owasso to any great degree. 971 972 Member Westerberg opined that any restrictions could be limited to the one (1) month period to necessary 973 to conduct the study; and stated that he was not buying into the perception that the GLWMO Board's 974 intent was to shut down Lake Owasso for motorboat activity for an entire summer. 975 976 Member Miller questioned if, the GLWMO Board found that this was actually a major phosphorus 977 source, and came to a decision point on whether or not to shut it down, the Board was prepared to take on 978 such a monumental task and subsequent impacts. 979 980 Member Westerberg opined that, if the GLWMO Board was not willing to take a stand for the overall 981 benefit, they would have one hand tied behind their back. Member Westerberg noted that current 982 indications were that internal loading represented more than 50% of phosphorus loading on Lake Owasso. 983 984 Chair Eckman questioned if adoption of the resolution precluded the Board from ever conducting the 985 study; advising that she was unsure if any kind of study protocol that could satisfy everyone that its 986 results were conclusive. Chair Eckman opined that she was concerned with the number of variables in 987 this type of study; and even if the study were conducted superbly, in reality it may not get approved by 988 the member cities. Chair Eckman noted that the study represented a lot of time, money and effort on 989 something that may not be viable under any circumstances. 990 991 Member Bennett concurred with Member Westerberg on the need to know; and questioned if the existing 992 "No Wake Zone" could be enforced and studied more in depth. 993 994 While recognizing that Lake Owasso was full of phosphorus, continuing to build up over the years, Chair 995 Eckman opined that the speed limit issue was of interest; and using it as an educational opportunity by the 996 Board may be more worthwhile. 997 998 Discussion ensued regarding how the educational aspect could be pursued; potential impacts to property 999 values if an explosive bloom with re- suspension occurred on Lake Owasso, in addition to offensive color, 1000 odor and turbidity; and whether there was further modification available and less controversial way to 1001 study the existing "No Wake Zone" to accomplish the same thing. 1002 1003 Member Miller questioned how a modified study could be established; noting that the Board would have 1004 to be very clear with a PhD candidate for any scientific study and its exact protocols. Again, Member 1005 Miller questioned if this was something the Board wanted to focus its attention on at this time; advising 1006 that he had less interest in arguing the science and more interest in understanding if this was something 1007 that the GLWMO Board could realistically accomplish, and it if couldn't be accomplished, it shouldn't be 1008 considered at this time if it took energy and focus away from other things that could realistically be 1009 accomplished and could provide short- and long -term benefits overall. 'Fill