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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 13, 2020 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 12 of 19 Johnson moved, Crosby seconded, to approve Resolution 7110, LA19-000050 – Paul Vogstrom o/b/o Eric Vogstrom, 2710 Pence Lane, Variances - Amended Resolution/Exhibit with a notation the Applicant also incur the maximum allowable after-the-fact variance expenses. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. 17. ALLOW A SECOND DOCK AT DOCK SITE A Staff presented a summary of packet information. Mr. Jon Eiss, 3445 Crystal Bay Road, thanked the Council for approving the docks. He said he wanted everyone to know he is not flouting the rules or disrespecting them. He truly believed the second boat was allowable and did not put the second boat in until he got approval from the Lake Minnetonka Watershed District (LMCD) that his dock configuration was allowable. He referred to an email from Barnhart which stated “If you can get something in writing from the LMCD that two boats are permitted, that will satisfy the city.” He said he wrote an email to the LMCD asking if he could have the second boat and gave them a diagram of how the dock would be, and they responded, “After reviewing the matter described below, LMCD staff and legal counsel have determined that the LMCD will allow the dockage arrangement between the City of Orono and residents of Crystal Bay.” He said when Barnhart came over and said he could not have the second boat, he took the boat out. There was a period of less than 48 hours that the boat was in when he knew it wasn’t allowed. He believed he had done what was asked of him. Walsh apologized for the confusion and stated the City struggled to find a vehicle to get that because they wanted to solve the issues to begin with. It is an odd and unique situation there. The City is pretty clear saying that, regardless of what the LMCD says, the license is for one boat. Seals commented that the LMCD is not exactly her favorite organization and people should not trust what they say because they have been giving conflicting information for years about many topics such as Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS). She said she appreciated that once Mr. Eiss knew the second boat was not supposed to be there, he took it out. The license for one boat is somewhat of a gift because it was not always there. She thinks the Council should stick with the original plan which was enacted recently. She is comfortable and confident that one boat per dock is the appropriate way to go. If the Council wants to do something different down the road, she recommended pulling in Orono’s LMCD rep. Crosby stated the Council is flexible and forward-thinking and came up with a way to allow the homeowners to have one boat and he does not see a reason to change that. Crosby moved, Seals seconded, to deny the request to Allow a Second Dock at Dock Site A. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. 18. LA19-000084 – JULIE THOMETZ O/B/O 1350 BALDUR LLC, BALDUR PARK ROAD, SKETCH PLAN Staff presented a summary of packet information. Johnson asked for the aerial photo to be displayed and noted there was some information included about four docks and also docks out at the point. He asked Rief to display the different years available for the aerial photo. He also asked if any of the Council Members received an email about the docks.