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REGULAR MEETING OF THE ORONO COUNCIL, APRIL 13 , 1981 Page 4 Police Chief Mel Kilbo and I have reviewed the complaints PARK LANE ACCESS in the petition and have found that seven complaints have (Continued) been registered and all seven have been for parking violations. Those complaints were registered from February 23 through February 28 , 1981. Shortly after the petition was received, I talked to Mrs. Stanley Rudd, one of the petitioners, about the problem. Mrs. Rudd stated that during a normal year, there are only four to six fish houses on the bay in that area, but this year, there were close to eighty fish houses. She t:�:ought that because there was not much snow to block the access, that that may be the reason for the increase . She also stated that there has been vandalism and theft in the area unlike other years. However, the police files show no record of vandalism or theft. The City of Orono has maintained this access for at least fifteen years and has installed a dock for that same amount of time. The access is approximately sixty-feet wide at the lakeshore and it is posted "No Parking" . The street leading to the access, Park Lane , is a narrow street with a right-of-way width of thirty-feet. The driving surface of the street is very narrow and will not allow for on-street parking; however, the street is not posted "No Parking" . This area does receive a great deal of surface water run-off from areas upstream but we have made repairs to the access area to hopefully eliminate the amount of erosion that has taken place in the past. I have inspected the street and see no visible signs of excessive damage. I have notified all residents by letter that there will be a public information meeting in regard to this matter on April 13 , 1981 at approximately 8 :00 P.M. ATTENDANCE Mr. & Mrs. Harold Vogt - 630 Park Lane Gordon Foster, Jr . - 577 Park Lane Charles A. Schall - 605 Park Lane Marilyn Schall - 605 Park Lane Mr . Harold �7ogt, 630 Park Lane , reviewed with the City Council concerns of the residents in the area commenting that Park Lane access is narrow and dead-ends at the North Arm Bay. In the winter, heavy traffic creates problems for parking and for the residents living in the area. Winter fishing is very popula'r at this bay and Park Lane access is used as an access to the lake rather than the public access on Hennepin County Roads #19 & #51 , which is maintained for this purpose . The winter months are the only problem months. In the summer, we do not have any concerns with the access. We are requesting that the City Council close the access during the winter months. (Continued)