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