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0'^ ' i ■ <br />X‘--;-Lr <br />:'ti':r '.'Pir^'If: <br />‘,kV’ <br />B <br />t <br />k/.-i. <br />r <br />ir*'- <br />•'1 <br />te^. <br />... <br />S' ?u^ <br />i-’■•'■ • ^ <br />M' <br />W', <br />^t:c <br />iP <br />%3 <br />\Z'/o <br />Tot Mayor Peterson and Orono City Council <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />:% <br />/> <br />ProBi Michael P. Gaffronr Asst. Planning & Zoning Administn^to <br />% ■% <br />Dates <br />Subjects <br />July 21, 1992 <br />Proposed Ordinance - Styrofoam Dock Flotation <br />List of Bzhlbits <br />A - Ordinance Draft Revised Per Planning Commission <br />Recommendation <br />B - LMCD Minutes 7/11/92 <br />C - Memo and Exhibits 7/15/92 <br />Discussion <br />This proposed ordinance to eliminate the use of non-encased bead <br />styrofoam for dock flotation purposes, was initiated by the Lake Use <br />Committee. A public hearing was held by the Planning Commission on <br />July 20th, and a number of members of the public cononented, including <br />two marina operators. (A copy of the draft minutes of that hearing <br />are attached). <br />Zaitial Draft <br />The ordinance draft reviewed by the Planning Commission is <br />attached to the July 15th memo. The specifics of that draft included: <br />- identification of floating styrofoam beads as a visual <br />nuisance <br />- definition of "non-encased styrofoam" <br />- application to both private and commercial docks <br />- three year phase-out of existing unprotected styrofoam <br />- okay to use other homogenous foams <br />- allowed use of encased beads in bulk <br />Dublic/Agency <br />The LMCD on July 11th suggested that the styrofoam ban pertain to <br />al~ structures placed in the lake, not just docks. LMCD further <br />suggested elimination of the staged phase-out, employing a single <br />deadline date for styrofoam removal. <br />Beth Whittaker of Minnetonka Boat Works and Jim Dunn of Lakeside <br />Marina both commented that the expense of replacement of their entire <br />dock system would make the proposed three year phase-out quite <br />burdensome• Their additional comments included: <br />- Both have relatively new foam supported docks approximately <br />t'-’o years old, with an expected ten year life span for such <br />docks. <br />- Dunn suggested we contact Prof. Warmley at UW-Madison who is <br />an expert on marina construction and management. <br />... ....