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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING ' <br /> Monday,July 22,2013 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (10. CITYLAKEACCESSES/FIRELANES, Continued) <br /> Struve indicated GIS is good when the boundary markers are already located. The City could possibly <br /> obtain some coordinates from Hennepin County but the markers may not be very accurate. Struve stated <br /> the City would need to locate the property markers first and then shoot them with the GIS,which would <br /> be accurate within a foot or two. Struve stated if the Council would like to erect signs, he is not sure <br /> whether the City's GIS unit would be accurate enough to locate the exact boundaries. <br /> Bremer commented the signs could be located in the middle of the access. <br /> Levang asked what type of signs are being removed. <br /> Gaffron indicated they consist of a small plaque on a metal post sitting approximately four feet off the <br /> ground. <br /> McMillan asked if the Council approved the different classifications that the Park Commission compiled <br /> a number of years ago. <br /> Gaffron stated to his knowledge they have not been adopted. <br /> Anderson stated she can recall the meeting and they were not adopted. Anderson stated the Park <br /> Commission went through a great deal of work to create the classifications and compile the information. <br /> Gaffron stated one of the factors was the cost associated with obtaining surveys. Gaffron stated the other <br /> question is that each access lane has different characteristics and are used for different purposes. Some <br /> fire lanes are maintained by the adjoining residents and some of them are not an improved right-of-way. <br /> Gaffron noted the City has a code that says they should be maintained to the center of the road and in the <br /> past the City did have some expectation that people will maintain those corridors. Gaffron stated it is not <br /> a surprise when residents then start putting improvements in the fire lanes they are maintaining, which is <br /> usually followed by a resident asking why someone is putting improvements in the right-of-way. <br /> Gaffron noted the table in the Comprehensive Plan does not necessarily reflect what the Park Commission <br /> was attempting to accomplish and mostly denotes what they are being used for. <br /> McMillan commented all of the accesses are different and consist of different topography. McMillan <br /> asked what a fishing pier is. <br /> Gaffron indicated it is a temporary dock that people can fish off of. <br /> Levang noted there is an expense to the City for some of these lake accesses, such as at Stubbs Bay where <br /> there is a dock and a garbage can. In addition,there is also some mowing performed by City personnel to <br /> designate where parking should be located. <br /> Bremer stated philosophically she likes the idea of marking them but that perhaps not every one of them <br /> needs to be marked depending on the topography. Bremer indicated she likes the idea of making sure, <br /> especially for the ones that are easily accessible,that they are open to the public and are public land. <br /> Page 14 of 20 <br />