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r: <br />W-M <br />LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT <br />Action Report:Lake Use and Recreation Committee <br />N <br />' ^ ■ > <br />Meeting:4:30 p.m., Monday, July 20, 1992 <br />Norwest Bank, Wayzata, Community Room <br />Members Present: Bert Foster, Chair. Deephaven: James Grath- <br />wol. Excelsior; William Johnstone. Minnetonka: Thomas Reese, <br />Mound; Tom Penn, Tonka Bay. Also Present: Set. Wm. Chandler, <br />Sheriff’s Water Patrol; Eugene Strommen, Executive Director. <br />1. Invitation <br />Nan Woodburn, Deephaven, invited the members to attend an <br />event on Tuesday, July 28, 1992 at the Lafayette Club. The <br />purpose is to raise funds for the Minnesota Transportation Museum <br />for restoration of the Streetcar Steamboat MINNEHAHA. Woodburn <br />said they plan to have the boat ready to float in 1996. Reserva­ <br />tions can be made by calling Robert Woodburn at 474-4594. <br />2. Request for Slow Buoys in llalsted’s Bay near the King’s Point <br />Ao C G s s• <br />Edward Hentges, 3399 Kings Point Road, submitted a petition <br />signed by residents of the Halsted’s Bay King’s Point Road area <br />requesting that an area of Halsted’s Bay be declared a Quiet <br />Waters Area”. Hentges distributed a sketch showing a small bay <br />at the King’s Point access which they would like to have marked. <br />Hentges said they are experiencing shore erosion, and they <br />believe the lotus beds are being disturbed. This is also a breed­ <br />ing area for ducks and geese, and boats leaving the access are <br />noisy. , . ... . . <br />DISCUSSION: It was noted the subject area is already indicated <br />as a no wake area on the Hennepin County map. There are no <br />"slow” buoys. r- j 1 •Penn asked if there are established guidelines for declaring <br />quiet waters. Foster said it is a difficult balance to attain. <br />He added the first 150’ from shore are quiet water by law. The <br />executive director merit ior.ed three things have been taken into <br />consideration. Carson’s Bay,for example, is a quiet water area <br />because the area is surrounded with residences near the access. <br />Excelsior Bay is a quiet water area because of the density of <br />use. Channels are quiet water areas due to their restricted <br />width. Penn wondered if all areas near access should be quie <br />waters. He suggested establishing criteria for designating quiet <br />wa t e r s•Hentges said not all of the residents signed the petition <br />but there were no objections to the petition. ^ <br />Grathwol thanked Mr. Hentges for his interest. Committee <br />members are asked to view the area. . , <br />MOTION: Grathwol moved, Reese seconded, to refer the matter to <br />the staff to seek comments from the DNR. The item is to be <br />placed on the next committee agenda. <br />VOTE: Motion carried unanimously.