03-24-1969 Council Minutes-Portion pertaining to Marinas

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..�,�.�:� � Ta�e 3 3-24-69 Page 24 Page 8 with the approval and guidance oY the Conservation Dept. I understand, who has to review it, regulate it so that there ' s not too much ? . This has been done by private people . Have any of our commercial groups gotten together and said "gee , this is a great idea" Perhaps we should get to�ether �nd pool our resources and do something constructive . I�iayor: Your' re talking about treating water. They do, in some areas . In some bays they treat tl�e water, but it ' s subject �o the conservation people , the water people . The3� don ' t thinli that this is any permanent remedy, whatsoever. Man: I wasn ' t sugbest;ing that . I was simply using it as an evidence that people have actually made a step or a contribution, and I �ras wondering if the commercial enterprises have t�a.ken or made this contribution amongst themselves . I don' t know. I was just addressing the Council if they would know of a situation. Mayor: Somebody else , here? 1�1r. Kieran : I could answer this question. I don' t kno�v w.hat the contribution has been, but I do knov� that it has been offered, and I know of some people who have been out there on snowmobiles as clean—up crews of what the debris might be on the ice . I do know tha� some of the commercial ventures did contribute to the cost and also spreading materials in the water. I was of the understanding, too, that it was a temporary r�easure. It �vas not . . . . . . By the same token, I believe that liis point is that there could be an organized effort to work together. There ' s no point the neighbors of these different marina operations to feel as they do. There ' s been a big, big misunderstanding that can be settled easily enough, �e can get the aid that �ve need. I am firmly convinced that Minnetonka is not a local deal , a deal that must be settled by a local authority. It ' s going to have b��[ t,o be the CoLinty at least, the State , probably. I�iayor: �'�e realize this . Nicole : I think, if I may sum up with regard to ot�r particular situation, if I can get back to that. I think our situation has not necessarily anytiing to do with pollution. Perhaps the question is , do we have parking facilities for the numbers of permits we ' re asking for. I believe we will have . I believe ttiey' ll all be on the same side of the street, as will Mr. Lehtinen ' s be on the other side of the street . i�'e 've done a great job in policing and cleaning up that area, to this day. There ' s a large j�ody of water there in Brown' s Bay, It opens out into the entiee lake , and I don ' t believe we ' re infringing on any private parties ground, so to speak. I 'm sure you' ll give this some serious consideration. I thank you for your time. hiayor: Anybody else on this? ��e want to get along tivith the a�enda here . Whitehead : I just have a couple of conclrisions . F3ert, you don' t represent Gayle ' s or anybody else, right? In Hork' s last law s�ait , ax� ,you made the argument that the adjoining marinas had been granted an increase in slips ; therefore you ought to have them. (Gross says that ' s right) Now would tha.t same argument apply if you were to be granted an increase? fihat r..Foth Gayle ' s and Dir. Iiempi here would be able to come in and say they were enti�led to an increase?