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• MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,November 21,2016 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Schoenzeit asked how they deal with the no wake zone near Maxwell Bay. <br /> Van Ey11 indicated they have been told by Hennepin County Water Patrol that they can exceed the no <br /> wake restriction but that they have to yield the right-of-way. <br /> Schoenzeit commented going through the channel at Maxwell is probably one of the most dangerous <br /> issues they have under the current system. <br /> Van Eyll pointed out the majority of the calls come from north of Big Island or in that area and that <br /> Hennepin County is responsible for all calls in the water. Van Eyll stated Long Lake is the responding <br /> agency out to Big Island but that they do assist Hennepin County periodically depending on the location <br /> of the call. <br /> Thiesse asked if safety will not necessarily be at risk since there is another agency out there. <br /> Van Eyll sated when the Water Patrol is out there,that would be correct. <br /> Thiesse asked how often the Water Patrol is out there. <br /> Van Eyll indicated he does not know their schedule and would not be able to answer that question. <br /> Leskinen asked if the Water Patrol keeps a boat on the lake. <br /> Van Eyll stated they have some boats on the lake but that he is not sure how many at any particular time. <br /> Thiesse asked if the Water Patrol dock would be a good place to keep the Long Lake Fire Department's <br /> boat. <br /> Van Eyll indicated the Water Patrol is allotted so many boat slips and those are filled. Van Eyll noted the <br /> Water Patrol did allow the DNR to dock a boat there but then disallowed that. <br /> Thiesse stated he would like them to check other locations. <br /> Crosby stated every major fire department has a boat on the lake except for the Long Lake Fire <br /> Department and that they cover more lakeshore than any other city. Crosby stated he does not care about <br /> the aesthetics and that aesthetics are not really in play here. Crosby noted last year two people drowned <br /> on Lake Minnetonka and others were rescued and that safety is a major thing. Crosby stated it is about <br /> quick response time, accessibility, and response to the residents on the lake. All the agencies work in <br /> tangent. <br /> Thiesse stated he will not argue with that but that the two people who drowned would have been the <br /> responsibility of Hennepin County. Thiesse asked if their boat is going to be in the way. <br /> Crosby stated they would not be in the way since there are several sides to the dock. Crosby stated Long <br /> Lake would be assisting Hennepin County and that the more boats and apparatus there is on the lake,the <br /> more effective they are as a unit. Crosby stated trailering a boat to a rescue does not work and that this <br /> would make a tremendous difference. <br /> Page 21 of 26 <br />