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From:Alice Reimann <br />To:Jeremy Barnhart <br />Cc:Alice Reimann <br />Subject:Big Island Dock <br />Date:Monday, April 11, 2022 8:01:47 AM <br />Jeremy, please add this letter to the Mayor and members of the Orono City Council packet for tonight’s meeting. <br />Sorry for the tardiness. Alice <br />A brief message to the Orono City Council Members, <br />As this dock issue continues to be addressed by the Council on Monday April 11, I trust that the direction Council <br />Member Johnson was addressing at the March 14th, 2022 meeting will be ironed out. Or now, I see that this license <br />issue has been addressed again, and a legal document prepared, I think. <br />Mr. Thull wants the city of Orono to build a dock for him and annually put it in in the spring and remove it in the <br />fall. Seasonally, a dock slip on Lake Minnetonka leases for $5,000 to $7,500 depending on circumstances AND the <br />cost to put in and remove a dock along the waterfront costs us $2,300 annually. I believe at the last meeting you <br />were making these discoveries. I now see in the meeting packet that the license fee drafted will be $6,000. Is that <br />annually? Not clear. I hope that is addressed at the meeting. What is the running period for the lease agreement. <br />What are the specifics of the lease? I would like to see the lease. <br />Please also be aware that this is precedent-setting and there will be more requests. Actually 2 precedent setting <br />moves. 1) An inland lot owner can come to the city and say, “I want my dock”. And 2) "I want to choose my access <br />point." I ask you again, why the flat, 90’ wide access point (with no cost to prepare) where presently the city has <br />granted access via docking rights to 2 other inland lot owners is not in question. WHY is this access point not being <br />considered? Mr. Thull gets to pick his access point??? Again, why does he have this right? <br />OR, America's Boating Club of Minnetonka, formerly the Power Squadron could be his docking spot for the annual <br />fee of nothing to the City of Orono. It is right there and gives access to the island! This dock and future docks will <br />be a big headache to the city for years to come. <br />I also want to remind that this inland lot has NO running water to put out a fire, and no septic system on his <br />unimproved 480 BI lot. <br />Much to consider, <br />Thank you for your time, <br />Alice Reimann <br />440 BI <br />Alice Reimann <br />alice.reimann@gmail.com <br />612-875-5320 <br />Item 10