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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 />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />    Page 14 of 20   <br />(10. CITY LAKE ACCESSES/FIRE LANES, Continued) <br /> <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 /> <br />Bremer commented the signs could be located in the middle of the access. <br /> <br />Levang asked what type of signs are being removed. <br /> <br />Gaffron indicated they consist of a small plaque on a metal post sitting approximately four feet off the <br />ground. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if the Council approved the different classifications that the Park Commission compiled <br />a number of years ago. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated to his knowledge they have not been adopted. <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />McMillan commented all of the accesses are different and consist of different topography. McMillan <br />asked what a fishing pier is. <br /> <br />Gaffron indicated it is a temporary dock that people can fish off of. <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />Item #03 - CC Agenda - 08/12/2013 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 07/22/2013 [Page 14 of 20]