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I Memorandum To: City Council Members CC: From: Captain Math�wig Date: February 20, 2008 Re: Lake Owasso Ski Jump course In April of 2007', the Council held a public hearing to discuss the water ski jump an�d slalom course on Lake Owasso., Several members of the public expressed their views of the course., Essentially, the public comments were mixed in their views of the course an�d jump an�d dealt with the following general themes: • Increased activity on the entire lake • Pot en�tial impacts on fishing • Actual use of the course an�d ski jump • Use of chemicals to control weeds Council members posed several question�s related to the course an�d ski jump an�d revolved around the following themes: • If city code regulated activity on lakes within Roseville (Note-, per City Attorney Scott An�derson�'s response, city code has no regulatory language for activities on lakes within Roseville) o T'h�e State of Min�n�esota an�d Ramsey County are the regulatory authorities for this issue on Lake Owasso • If the jump could be moved to another location on the lake (Note-, per Lake Owasso Safe Boatin�g Association member, Mr., Gallop, the jump is an�ch�ored in the only solid ground available in the lake) • Wh�o set the hours of operation for the jump an�d course (Note-, per Ramsey County Park Ordin n�ce the public boat ramp is open from 5AM to 1 OPM an�d members of the safe boaters association h ere a self-imposed daily opening time of 7.1 30 AM on weekdays an�d 8,.130 AM on weekends, the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office cannot enforce the self-imposed times) • If public input brought forward at the public mooting could be forwarded to the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department (Note-, a letter