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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA FT <br /> REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> JUNE 11, 2001 <br /> 7:30 P.M. -ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Dennis Probst called to order the regular <br /> City Council meeting at 7:36 p.m. <br /> Present: Mayor Dennis Probst, Councilmembers Beverly Aplikowski, David Grant, <br /> Gregg Larson, and Lois Rem. <br /> Absent: None. <br /> Also present were City Administrator, Joe Lynch; City Attorney Jerry Filla; Parks & <br /> Recreation Director, Thomas Moore; and Recording Secretary,Nancy Czajkowski. <br /> APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA <br /> MOTION: Councilmember Aplikowski moved and Councilmember Larson seconded a <br /> motion to adopt the agenda for the June 11, 2001, regular City Council meeting. <br /> The motion carried unanimously (5-0). <br /> Public Informational Meeting—Lake Johanna Residents <br /> Mr. Lynch explained that Chapter 12 of the City Code deals with lakes and specifically Lake <br /> Johanna. He noted one section requires a zone 250 feet from the shore to be marked by buoys. <br /> He added at present there are no buoys in place. <br /> Mr. Filla noted if the city changes any one of these regulations the changed sections have to be <br /> consistent with state law, but the city is not required to change all of the sections. He added the <br /> city does not have liability because of failure to place buoys, but should not have a regulation <br /> that is not enforced. <br /> The Council asked for public comments. Members of the public raised the following concerns: <br /> unsightliness of the buoys, the designated zone would be unsafe due to the intense concentration <br /> of boats, due to the shallow center of the lake there would be little room left for boats to pass <br /> safely, the designated areas would take away 40% of the usable surface area, and the buoys <br /> would be a danger at night to pontoon boats. A suggestion was made to allow people to mark <br /> their swimming areas. <br /> Discussion followed by the Councilmembers. There was support for requiring repeal of the <br /> section requiring buoys. <br /> MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Grant seconded a motion to <br /> direct the City Attorney to revise the language of the ordinance to either repeal the <br />