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Lake Use Committee May 21. 1990 Reese moved, Rascop seconded, to recommend approval of the Personal Watercraft Ordinance third reading with the following amendment: Subd. 11. Prolonged Operation. Add: Person in control of such personal watercraft shall be subject to citation. Motion carried unanimously. 3. Water Ski Slalom Course Request C»i .*y Mansou and Westonka Water skiing residents requested conticai^^ce of their permission to use their portable slalom water ski course as allowed in previous years. They further request a change in the observer rule. Chandler reported the Water Patrol has had no problem with this group of water skiers. Foster moved, Reese seconded, continuation of the arrangement for a slalom water ski course for Carey Mason and the Westonka Water Ski Residents under the same terms and conditions as 1989. Motion carried unanimously. Observer: Foster expressed the opinion that the Ordinance Section 3.10 Subd. 1, Observers Required while waterskiing on Lake Minnetonka is too restrictive. He does not believe an observer is needed during the week. Reese agreed that elimination of the observer requirement during the week encourages the use of the lake when no one else is using the lake. Observers are needed during the weekend. W. Jacques Gibbs, 4901 Three Points Blvd., Mound, a member of the applicant organization, said they usually have enough observers but there are occasions when the third person is not available. They would use the curved mirror. Foster moved, Reese seconded, to recommend an ordinance change which would: 1. Eliminate the need for an observer on non-holiday Mondays through Friday noon. 2. Require standard curved rear-view water skiing mirror equipment on the boat when an observer is not used. (Required by State Statute) . , j3. Eliminate the reference to "between Memorial Day and Labor Day".4. Include a provision which would allow the Water Patrol to require an observer when there is sufficient congestion on the lake to warrant it in their judgment. Motion carried, Rascop voting nay. 4. Special Event Application - Canoe Races At Lord Fletcher's Lord Fletcher's Restaurant has made application for a special event permit to hold canoe races in their lagoon area to the edge of the channel and back. The Executive Director reported Lord Fletcher’s has a transient license which does not allow off-lake storage. Since they are not a full service marina they are not eligible for off-lake storage. They cannot apply