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MINUTP4 OP Till: RF.GlJl.AR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING IIF LO !-,hPTF.MHY.R 23, 1905 PAGJ! a <br />CITY ADIlIINISTRATOWS REPORT: <br />TAKE MINNE'I'ONKA ACCESS/NORTH SHORT! DRIVE PARKING <br />City ,Administrator Uernhardnon invited the following quest <br />speakers: Kathlco,n Wallace, Commissioners Administrator �• <br />for the DNR: Jof::len Hurr, Orono's IMCD Representative, 4, <br />Inspecto- Nike Postie and Lt. Larry Peterson, Hennepin <br />County Sheriff 's of f ice; water Patrol; and Senator Gen 11scn. <br />City Administrator Pernhirdson stated that the primary <br />issues are boatinq safety on the lak,- aridl overall boating <br />activity and a 1so the concerns regardinq the North Arm public <br />arcess. Pornhardson noted thr DNR report containing usage <br />statistics for the summer of 1984. ►" ! <br />Kathleen t:allace presented some charts showinq statistics <br />relating to existing lake Liar on :.ake Minnetonka. She <br />stated that in most cases the private access users and non - <br />access users ( lakeshore residents)Oominated the free public <br />access users, in addition, "cruisers" on the lake dominated <br />the other types of use such as f:shinq, skiing, etc. <br />Councilmember Grabek questioned some of the high and low <br />density areas indicated on the chart. <br />Kathleen Wallace indicated a pattern of where the non -fatal <br />boat accidents have occurred on the lake. She stated that <br />during this past summer, on an average weekday there are an <br />average of 300 boats on the lake, and on an average weekend <br />1300 boats. <br />Referring to the LMCD data of an instantanious count. <br />Kathleen Wallace stated that from 1973 - 1982 the number of <br />boats ranged from 1210 - 2200 (this is taken from a high use <br />date), with a slivht increase over time, but no steady <br />increase was found. The accidents statistics from 1975 - <br />1984 they range from 24 - 45 per year with no patterned <br />increase. <br />Acting Mayor Frahm stated that he felt that the accident rate c <br />on I..tke Minnetonka is probably ten times higher than on any <br />other lake. -W <br />!Cathleen wnl lace stated that the number of accidents have not <br />increased with the number of boats on the lake. <br />Acting Mayor Frahm questioned who dictates that these public <br />accesses must be free. Staff was directed to research that <br />question. <br />JoUl len Hurr stated that the L4CD writes the ordinances that q <br />the Sheriff's Dept. enforces and that local departments are <br />al so able to enforce these ordinances such as bridge jumpers. <br />3 <br />s <br />