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MEMO TO: Parks & Recreation Committee FROM: Kim Stephan DATE: December 29, 2010 SUBJECT: Marina Background Information Mooring Balls & Fields (Branch) Email Correspondence from Chairperson Branch: This is in regard to the Marina we have talked about on either Centerville or Peltier Lakes. This is just background information. There is not enough information here to aid in a decision. But it is good background. The writer is a friend of mine who manages a neighborhood water front area on the Chesapeake Bay. Parks there are private and owned by the neighborhood home owners association. They have a very nice facility including a small marina, a mooring ball field and canoe racks for storing small craft. One of my brothers -in -laws owns a traditional marina designed for sailboats and larger boats that require traditional peers and deep water. I think the neighborhood waterfront park makes a better model for what we might want to do. The larger traditional marina would require a major capital investment. Subject: Re: Mooring Balls & Fields "Pat Branch" < pbranch(Ycox.net > wrote: What do you know about Mooring Balls and maintaining a field of mooring balls? In our Minnesota town we have two lakes. The city owns park property on both lakes but has not developed either. I told the City staff that I would research the possibility of setting up a small municipal marina- primarily a field of mooring balls for small sailboats and other small craft. Do the mooring balls need to be pulled out of water each fall? I am sure they would in MN. What does it cost to maintain a field on Mooring Balls? We would want to make a profit on them. What are the safety risk/considerations? What separation is needed between the balls? Any pointers that you might have would be appreciated.