09-14-2009 Council Work Session Packet

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D MEMORANDUM TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: STAFF SUBJECT: RESIDENT REQUESTS DATE: SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 Staff has received a variety of requests from Orono residents and is looking for direction on how the Council wants to respond to these requests. Following is a short description of each topic for discussion. Consider Program for City Docks (Mike Gaffron) Monte Printup has requested that the Council consider providing dock space for Orono residents who don't own lakeshore, similar to the program in Mound. See attached email and Mound commons docks info. Unlike Mound, Orono does not have linear strips of publicly-owned lakeshore "commons" property. The only place in Orono where land was platted in this way was along the southeast shore of Forest Lake. Most of that land was vacated in the 1970s and 80s. Orono does have a number of narrow lakeshare access lanes dedicated in plats many decades ago, that serve a variety of purposes, including summer or winter vehicular or pedestrian lake access, swimming, boat launching, etc. Most of these sites are limited in width and could not meet LMCD standards for establishment of new public docks with appropriate setbacks. Further, the potential impact on adjoining property owners must be considered; there is no parking availability at most of these sites; and the ability to serve no more than a handful of non-lakeshore residents would likely result in fairness questions. Additionally, the cost of purchasing private land for creation of new public dockage would be prohibitive, especially considering the limited number of potential slips possible per linear foot of lakeshore under LMCD rules. Finally, I would note that Orono is home to two public landings (one provided by Hennepin County, the other by the MnDNR) that provide a total of 130 car-trailer parking stalls - these are open to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis. Unless Council has additional comments to add, I will respond to Mr. Printup in writing incorporating the above points. Consider "No Parkin�" Signage for Trails in Navarre Area (Mike Gaffron/Correy Farniok) Correy will update the Council on our response to the Bayview Place neighborhood petition asking to meet with the Council about trail parking issues. Consider Establishment of Ener�v and Environment Commission (Lin Vee) Amelia Kroeger, resident at 65 Stubbs Bay Road and former West Hennepin Recycling Commission Coordinator, would like an opportunity to attend an upcoming work session to share ;.