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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 15 of 22  <br />  <br />15. BIRCHES MN SPRING RIDE EVENT – HENNEPIN COUNTY WATER PATROL <br />(continued) <br />McMillan stated he will need to ask someone from Hennepin County if they can dedicate a boat and <br />personnel for two days <br /> <br />Cornick stated the other option could be to negotiate something with the Long Lake Fire Department. <br /> <br />Fogelson stated the proceeds go to Brains Together for a Cure and that he would like to keep the costs <br />down. Fogelson stated they have not had any injuries in six years, with over 100 contestant runs. <br /> <br />Levang commented she would be more comfortable knowing there are emergency personnel out there, <br />especially given the young children. <br /> <br />Fogelson stated in previous years his brother, who is a firefighter, has been present. <br /> <br />Jennifer Bankstom, 1272 Tealwood Place, Long Lake, stated she was disappointed with the Long Lake <br />City Council for approving this event. Bankstrom questioned why this event has not been in the Twin <br />Cities area previously and why it is being proposed for one of the smallest lakes in the area. Cindy <br />Adams brought up the fact that the Water Patrol is busy elsewhere, which may be why these kind of <br />events and wake surfers are coming to this lake. <br /> <br />Bankstrom stated she knows the Council is aware of the erosion issues and that she brought some pictures <br />of the cemetery and her lakeshore showing how the riprap has been blown away. Bankstrom indicated <br />she also have pictures of East Long Lake Road. Bankstrom stated she understands Orono has spent a <br />great deal of money placing riprap there that has been torn apart due to the high waves. <br /> <br />Bankstrom noted it is a public lake and people should be able to use it, but that restrictions have been put <br />in place for snowmobiling, 4-wheeling, and other types of more extreme sports that cause problems for <br />the environment. Bankstrom stated she is asking the City Council to consider not approving the permit <br />because the more this is allowed and the more activities there are on the lake, the word will get around <br />that this is the lake to come to. Bankstrom stated in her view those waves looked high. <br /> <br />Michael Pann, 1272 Tealwood, also questioned why they picked Long Lake and not Lake Minnetonka. <br />Pann indicated he looked up the LMCD, which Orono is part of. The Special Event Section, which is <br />3.09, runs from Pages 86 to 91, and lists all the requirements for a special event. <br /> <br />One of the requirements related to lake quality. The water quality of Long Lake is very poor and is down <br />around a D. This spring it looks awful. Pann questioned how the residents are going to be ensured that <br />the boats coming in will be clean. Pann noted one of the requirements for Lake Minnetonka for a special <br />event is that the boat has to be cleaned, inspected, and dried for five days prior to an event. Pann stated it <br />is doubtful that will happen in this case. <br /> <br />Pann stated this is the smallest lake in the Orono area and he would the sponsors to take this event out to <br />Lake Sarah, which is where he lives. Pann stated Birches does not have room for parking. Birches has a <br />deck that is limited to 28 people. Pann questioned who is going to ensure that that is going to be followed <br />and who is going to ensure that the boats are staying inside the buoy area.