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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, April 25, 2016 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 13 of 22  <br />  <br />15. BIRCHES MN SPRING RIDE EVENT – HENNEPIN COUNTY WATER PATROL <br />(continued) <br /> <br />McMillan asked where the starting dock would be. <br /> <br />Jay Fogelson, 4618 South Lake Sarah Drive, Independence, indicated the starting dock would be staged <br />off of Birches. Fogelson stated they usually just come in, pick up three or four people, and then bring <br />them out to the boat. Fogelson noted there will not really be a dock out in the lake and that there will be a <br />safety/photography boat sitting in the area. <br /> <br />McMillan asked why the event permit lists 10 hours. <br /> <br />Fogelson indicated that gives them time to get the buoys out on the lake and that the actual event itself <br />will start at 9:00. There will also be breaks periodically and other down times throughout the day. <br />Fogelson stated the end time will depend on the number of contestants and that they have contestants <br />ranging from 5-years-old to 17-year-olds and older. <br /> <br />Printup asked if he has done this at other area lakes. <br /> <br />Fogelson indicated he has and that he has done this for six years. Fogelson indicated the first two years <br />were held up in McGregor and that they then went over to Craggen’s Resort for three years. Fogelson <br />stated the turnout at McGregor was small and that he would prefer to stay in the area where he resides. <br /> <br />Fogelson stated they typically like to have the event in June because if they wait any longer, the rates go <br />way up. Fogelson noted he has obtained permits all six years and that he has never had a problem with <br />the sheriff’s office or anything like that. Fogelson stated it is not required for Hennepin County Water <br />Patrol to come out but that they would be glad to have them. <br /> <br />Walsh asked if he would be okay with having a sheriff’s boat out there. <br /> <br />Fogelson indicated he would not have a problem with that. <br /> <br />Walsh asked if he would have a problem having the line out in the middle of the lake. <br /> <br />Fogelson stated they will be at 400 feet, which is pretty close to the middle of the lake, and that state law <br />requires them to be 150 feet from shore. Fogelson stated he knows there was a concern about people <br />being located along the shore, which will not be the case. The buoys will help keep that distance from the <br />shore and to make it more uniform for the competitors. Fogelson indicated the buoys are to help keep <br />traffic to a minimum during the contest and that there will be other boats on the lake that will be much <br />closer than they will be to the shoreline. <br /> <br />Fogelson stated as far as easy access goes, there have been lakeshore owners on every lake they have <br />operated on and that they are free to come and go as they please. <br /> <br />Walsh stated what he heard was that it would not be a problem to move the line. <br /> <br />Fogelson stated if the sheriff is okay with it, they would be happy to do that.