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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD NOVEMRPR 25, 1985. PAGE] ATTENDANCE, 7:03 PM The Orono Council met on the above date with the fol'owing members present: Mayor Butler, C:ouncil.members Frahm, ,Ndams, liammerel, and Grabek. The following represented the City staff: City Administrator Bernhardson, Building & Zoning Administrator Mabusth, Public Works Coordinator Ger.hardson, Chief of Police Kilbo, and City Recorder Peterson. Also present were City Attorney Blatz and City Enaineer Cook. HIGHWOOD PUBLIC ACCESS PUBLIC HEARING 7:04 - 7:37 A Public Hearing was geld regarding limiting the use of the Ci.ty's public access to motorized vehicles including snowmobiles, betweer Lots 23 and 24, Highwood Lake Minnetonka. City Recorder Peterson noted the Affidavit. of. Publication and Certificate of Mailing. City Administratoi Bernhardson explained that this request was prompted by a complaint from Merlin Halverson, 4175 Hiqhwood Road. Bernhardson stated that the access has been used in the past as a walking and snowmobile access by the public which has become a problem with trespassinq on Mr. Halverson's property. Staff is proposing to limit the access, as done with other city .accesses, by restricting motorized vehicles. I-►erlin Halverson and his attorney, Jay Arneson, were present for thin. matter. Jay Arneson stated that his client requests that this access be closed or restricted. He noted the action taken on other local public accesses. Arneson stated that the public access, which was platted in 1.909, no longer serves the purpose intended. He stated that Mr. Halverson, who lives adjacent to the access, has experienced many problems with snowmobilerstrespassingupon his driveway which ismistaker for the access; the seemingly 24 hour traffic; and parties within the access. Mr. Arneson feels these problems will. not be solve,' oy merely restricting motorized vehicles, it. should be closed off. Kuc t Qua(ly questioned why Mr. Halverson doesn't contact the Police Department regardinq the problems. Mr. Arneccon stated that. his client has contacted th,�r rolice numerous times, but the problem continues. fie ne-ted that in addition to the above stated problems, har- ,smont and vandalism have occurred. John Tesar, 4156 Highwood Roat., was present as the other adjacent property owner to this put)lic access. He stated that he supports the views of Mr. Halverson's problems. He noted the danger of an accident occurring when snowmobiles enter the intersection of Hiqhwood due to the steepness of the access.