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MDiITTESOFTHE <br />ORONO PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS CODIISSION MEETING <br />Tuesday, September 4,2001 <br />McDennott stated public comments be taken at this time regarding this access point <br />Tim Lembke, 4445 Forest Lake Landing, indicated he has lived at this address for the past seven <br />years, and summarized his letter submitted to the City requesting that this area be given a Class LA <br />classification. Lembke stated the neighbors in this area do not want any additional signs, trafne, or <br />parking on the street <br />Lembke stated he did recently go s\Mmming at this area and found it to be rather polluted and <br />dangerous to swim. Lembke stated the situation would be made worse without buoys, proper <br />supervision and lack of sand. Lembke stated he has drafted a resolution for the City Council <br />requesting this access point be given a Class LA designation. <br />McDermott noted some of the residents in this area had requested early on in this process that this <br />access point be opened for swimming. McDermott suted this access point has been ruled out for <br />swimming following Council Member Sansevere's review of the area and determination by <br />the Council that this site was not appropriate for a swimming beach. The Park Commission had <br />considered the option of opening this access point and Rest Point for sw imming since there were <br />no other beaches within the immediate area. <br />Meyers inquired whether Lembke envisioned this area as having plantings all the wny down to the <br />shoreline to prevxnt people from walking down to the lakeshore. Meyers stated it is the goal of the <br />City to better maintain these access points. <br />Lembke stated it appears to be the desire of the people in the area to limit access to this site. <br />Bouchard stated she understands the desire of the residents to limit the public's access to this site <br />or discourage this area from becoming widely used Bouchard suted as a public official she would <br />have a difficult time agreeing to limit who can access this site when it is public land. <br />Lembke stated the Park Commission does have a Class V designation, which is for drainage only, <br />and could be utilized in this case. Lembke stated since this issue has arisen, he has not observed <br />this access point being used. <br />Tim Line. 4415 Forest Lake Landing, suted in his view the neighbors havx come up with an <br />accepuble solution to this issue. Line suted while this issue has brought the neigh^rhood <br />together, it has also created some an.\iety. Line indicated he is not “hung up" on restncting this <br />access point to neighbors and guests, and feel the solution proposed is acceoUble. Line stated he <br />and his wife along with the Mullens would be willing to help maintain this access point. <br />McDermott noted the City would also be involved in mainUining this access point. McDermott <br />stated he did obuin some information from the DNR regarding an ecosystem approach to <br />developing the shoreline, which is similar to what the Lines are proposing. McDermott indicated <br />the information recommends that the shoreline be turned into canails and vegeutive maner, not <br />rip rap or rocks. McDermott noted Lili McMillan, with the LMCD. did hold a workshop recently <br />on how lakeshores should be properly mainuined, w ith emphasis being placed on vegeUtive <br />plantings rather than rip rap. <br />Meyers indicated the sites classified as Class V tend to be drimage and are basically inaccessible <br />at this time to pedestrians. <br />PAGES