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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8,2003 <br />(PARK COMMISSION COMMENTS, Continued) <br />White stated the rink should not be expanded there because the parking lot gets use as <br />overflow parking whenever events are held on the point. He stated use of the rink as a <br />touch-football field in the fall is informal and that expansion is not necessary for that <br />purpose. Halvnrsnn stated she would take his comments back to the Commission. <br />Halvorson stated they also visited the North Arm trail. There was concern over a <br />neighbor clearing City property along the trail off North Arm Road. The trail runs <br />through his land and he offered to put a rest area on his property with a picnic table for <br />people using the trail. Gappa stated that the trail does run on City property, but the land <br />offered for the rest area did belong to the resident. <br />The last stop on the Planning Commission tour was Bederwood field, and they noted how <br />dry it was. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS —STEPHANIE ZUGSCHWERT, <br />REPRESENTATIVE <br />None. <br />LMCD REPORT —LILI MCMILLAN, REPRESENTATIVE <br />McMillan stated that buoys would be added around Big Island, creating a horizontal <br />channel about 200' off the shoreline. People would still have room to access the island <br />and anchor in shallow water, but the channel would be kept clear for the water patrol. <br />They planned to try the channel system for one year, and then revise it if necessary. <br />Hennepin County would determine the exact placement of the buoys. They also decided <br />to add a fourth perpendicular chaimel and to extend those channels all the way to the <br />shore. <br />Sansevere suggested having the sheriff s department in the lane reminding them to keep <br />the emergency lanes clear once the new lanes are added. <br />Murphy asked how many boats on the lake were kept there in slips, and how many were <br />brought in on trailers. McMillan stated she wasn't sure, but had heard that 60% of <br />Minnetonka boats belong to shoreline residents. <br />McMillan stated the LMCD was asking all the lake cities to pass a resolution asking <br />Hennepin County to support the water patrol on Lake Minnetonka. Mayor Peterson stated <br />that Orono definitely supported the water patrol effort. Murphy stated ^e cities had to let <br />the sheriff s office know they prioritized the water patrol. McMillan stated the lake gets <br />used by a lot of Heimepin County residents, besides the lake city residents. <br />2ofll <br />1 <br />i