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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, November 21, 2016 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />agency out to Big Island but that they do assist Hennepin County periodically depending on the location <br />of the call. <br />Thiesse asked if safety will not necessarily be at risk since there is another agency out there. <br />Van Eyll sated when the Water Patrol is out there, that would be correct. <br />Thiesse asked how often the Water Patrol is out there. <br />Van Eyll indicated he does not know their schedule and would not be able to answer that question. <br />Leskinen asked if the Water Patrol keeps a boat on the lake. <br />Van Eyll stated they have some boats on the lake but that he is not sure how many at any particular time. <br />Thiesse asked if the Water Patrol dock would be a good place to keep the Long Lake Fire Department's <br />boat. <br />Van Eyll indicated the Water Patrol is allotted so many boat slips and those are filled. Van Eyll noted the <br />Water Patrol did allow the DNR to dock a boat there but then disallowed that. <br />Thiesse stated he would like them to check other locations. <br />Crosby stated every major fire department has a boat on the lake except for the Long Lake Fire <br />Department and that they cover more Lakeshore than any other city. Crosby stated he does not care about <br />the aesthetics and that aesthetics are not really in play here. Crosby noted last year two people drowned <br />on Lake Minnetonka and others were rescued and that safety is a major thing. Crosby stated it is about <br />quick response time, accessibility, and response to the residents on the lake. All the agencies work in <br />tangent. <br />Thiesse stated he will not argue with that but that the two people who drowned would have been the <br />responsibility of Hennepin County. Thiesse asked if their boat is going to be in the way. <br />Page 7of12 <br />