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MINUTES OF TIlF. REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 25, 1985. PAGF.1 ATTENDANCE 7 : 0 3 PM The Orono Council met on the above date with the following members present: Mayor Butler, Councilmembers Frahm, Adams, Hammerel, and Grabek. The following represented the City staff: City Administrator Bernhardson, Building & Zoning Administrator Mabusth, Public Works Coordinator Gerhardson, Chief of Police Kilbo, and City Recorder Peterson. AlFo present were City Attorney Blatz and City Engineer Cook. HIGHWOOD PUBLIC ACCESS PUBLIC HEARING 7:04 - 7:37 A Public Hearing was held regarding limiting the use of the City's public access to motorized vehicles including snowmobiles, between Lots 23 and 24, Highwood Lake Minnetonka. APitz City Recorder Peterson noted the Affidavit of Publication l,y �: and Certificate of Mailing. 91985 City Administrator Bernhardscn explained that this request ut 00t,#0 was prompted by a complaint from Merlin Halverson, 4175 Highwood 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 trespassing o;, Mr. Halverson's property. :staff is proposing to limit the access, as done with other city accesses, by restricting motorized vehicles. Merlin Halverson and his attorney, Jay Arneson, were present for this 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 1909, no longer serves the purpose intended. He stated that Mr. Halverson, who lives adjacent to the access, has (Lxperienced many problems with snowmobilers trespassing upon his driveway which is mistaken for the access; the seeminq,y 24 hour traffic; and parties within the access. Mr. Arneson feels these problems will not be :,olved by merely restricting motorized vehicles, it should f)e closed off.. Kurt Quady questioned why Mr. Halverson doesn' contact. the Police Department regarding the problems. Mr. Arneson stated that his client has contacted the Police numerous times, but the problem continues. He noted that in addition to the above stated problems, harassment and vandalism have occurred. John Tesar, 4156 Highwood Road, was present as the other adjacent property owner to this public access. He stated that he supports the views of. Mr. Ha lverson' s problems. He noted the danger of an accident occurring when snowmobiles enter the intersection of fiighwoo�: due to the steepness of the access.