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liM) <br />Action Report: <br />Moeting; <br />LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT <br />Lake Use Committee Anr\p\AUG 2 4 1990 <br />Monday. August 20, 1990, 4:30 p.m., Shorewood <br />City Hall <br />Members Present: Robert Pillsbury, Chair, Minnetonka; Douglas <br />Babcock, Spring Park; David Cochran, Greenwood; James Grathwol, <br />Excel:iior; Thomas Reese, Mound. Also present: Sgt. Wm. <br />Chandler, Sheriff’s Water Patrol; Rachel Thibault, Administrative <br />Technician; Eugene Strommen, Executive Director. <br />The meeting was called to order by Chair Pillsbury, declaring a <br />quoiam present. <br />1. Review Wator Ski (Towing Persons) Ordinance Amendment <br />The committee received a draft of an ordinance relating to <br />towing persons by watercraft as re-worded to reflect changes <br />discussed at the July 25 Board meeting. At that meeting the <br />proposal was tabled and returned to the corunittee when it was <br />apparent there were not enough votes among tie members present to <br />pass the Ordinance. <br />Grathwol said he is ambivalent about the proposed change in <br />the observer rule. He does not see the need for a change, but he <br />recognizes the "sunset" provision allows for a period to see if <br />there is a safety risk. Cochran does not favor a change to <br />accommodate a small group. Babcock said he has decided to favor <br />the change. Reese expressed the opinion that the change would <br />encourage people to use the lake during off hour.s and will be <br />helpful to people who do not live on the Lake. <br />Grathwol moved, Pillsbury seconded, to return tlie re-worded <br />Ordinance Relating to Towing Persons by Watercraft to the Board <br />without a recommendation. Motion carried, Reese did not vote. <br />2. Critique of Public Officials Boat Tour of August 4. <br />The Committee agreed the tour was successful. Cochran said <br />he would prefer one boat in the future by either cutting down on <br />tlie numb-^r of people invited or using a large boat. Pillsbury <br />said he would like to see the tour begin at 10:30 a.m. instead of <br />10:00 a.m. Pillsbury also suggested beginning the planning process <br />earlier. Grathwol forwarded a comment from a guest that there <br />might be better participation if invitations were sent out forty- <br />five days in advance with a follow-up. Strommen reported there <br />were 97 reservations and ten no-shows. <br />The Executive Director is to explore the availability of the <br />Lady of the Lake for next year’s tour.