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City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for December 12, 2016 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2016\Lake Johanna Water Surface Use Ordinance\Memos_Reports_CC Report (12- 12-16) Page 1 of 3 CONSENT ITEM – 7D MEMORANDUM DATE: December 8, 2016 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Sue Iverson, Interim City Administrator FROM: Eric Zweber, Senior Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case 16-032 Applicant: City of Arden Hills Request: Ordinance No. 2016-013 Requested Action Motion to approve Ordinance No. 2016-013: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 7, Section 700.06 to adopt slow-no wake speed restrictions on Lake Johanna during specified high water periods. Ordinance will then be sent to DNR for approval. If approval is given, Ordinance will then be adopted. Background Over the last several years, the City Council has had to convene an emergency meeting to declare slow-no wake speed restrictions on Lake Johanna during times when the water was very high. Due to the time it takes to convene an emergency session, the speed restrictions were not in place quickly enough. It is the goal of the City to be able to implement these restrictions administratively during times of need. This will allow the restrictions to be in place without delay and without having to convene an emergency meeting. In order to pass a Water Surface Use Ordinance, certain Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) requirements must be completed. The DNR requires a Water Surface Use worksheet be submitted, a map created of the area, public feedback be accepted and the proposed Ordinance be submitted to the DNR. After they have received all of the application materials, they make the determination on whether or not to accept the proposed Ordinance. Staff prepared the Water Surface Use worksheet, and it is Attachment B of this report. The worksheet required coordination with the DNR and the Ramsey County Sherriff’s department to