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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday, March 11, 2019 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Johnson asked if this dock was installed last year. <br /> Jessie Johnson, Fine Line, indicated it did go in prior to the house being built but was subsequently <br /> removed. Johnson noted the blue pen as drawn shows the proposed location of the dock. <br /> Johnson asked if the posts are still there. <br /> Jessie Johnson indicated they have been removed. <br /> Johnson asked how far it would extend out into the channel and how many sections are going out there. <br /> Jessie Johnson stated past the cattails would be three sections. <br /> Johnson noted the dock would be located on the back side of Tanager Bay and that the channel goes <br /> under Fox Street and the Dakota Rail Trail. Johnson asked how much is being achieved in water depth by <br /> extending farther into the channel. <br /> Jessie Johnson stated it may not be much in water depth and that the extra eight feet allows the <br /> homeowner to fish in a more desirable spot. <br /> Johnson noted there are snowmobiles in that area all winter long and that the homeowner is proposing to <br /> have a little tiller boat. <br /> Hamilton indicated he has a 12-foot boat. <br /> Johnson stated he does not think much water depth would be gained by extending it further out. Johnson <br /> asked whether this will be a permanent dock. <br /> Hamilton indicated it will be a permanent dock, and in order to get to a 4-foot depth, the dock had to be <br /> extended out that far and that it is two feet right at the edge of the cattails. <br /> Johnson commented you can get little tiller boats in there as well as some jet skis. Johnson stated in his <br /> view the homeowner will not see a real gain going further out and that it makes some sense as a <br /> permanent structure. Johnson recommended the dock be pulled further back toward the cattails so it is <br /> not sticking halfway out. Even though someone cannot drive a boat fast in there,from a snowmobile <br /> perspective,that would be helpful. <br /> Hamilton noted there is a little cut in the creek,and if you were to draw a line from point to point, you <br /> would be just at the edge of the cattails in this area. Hamilton stated he does see snowmobiles go through <br /> there. <br /> Jessie Johnson illustrated the location of the cattails and noted the dock will end up about even with the <br /> edge of the channel. The dock is being proposed 42 feet out. <br /> Johnson asked if the DNR cares about this. <br /> Jessie Johnson indicated it has been approved by the DNR. <br /> Page 5 of 16 <br />