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Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Monday, April 23, 2007 Page 16 Mr. Lee opined that it was his understanding that excess herbicides were being dumped in the lake, but that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) had enforced reduction in the volume this year. Joe Held, 3094 W Owasso Mr. Held spoke in support of the jump and course, noting that he'd just discovered it last year, and intended to make much more use of it this year. Councilmembers Pust and Roe questioned how the jumpers deter- mined "off times" on the lake and precautions for alerting other users of the lake (i.e., fishermen) of their intent to jump. Mr. Held advised that off-times were dependent upon weather, time of day and day of the week (i.e., weekday versus weekend with heavier boat traffic); and advised that when others were using the lake, they were given the right-of-way, since the water became rough and was not conducive to their use at that time. Larry Moy, 2920 W Owasso Boulevard Mr. Moy spoke in opposition to the ski jump and water course, due to the amount of traffic on the lake. Mr. Moy noted that the amount of traffic on that part of the lake impeded his personal access to the lake by boat. Mr. Moy opined that water skiing started as early as 7:05 a.m. on a Saturday, and those with smaller boats had a hard time re- taining normality due to the amount of very fast and repetitive ski boat traffic. Mr. Moy advised that he'd lived on the lake for six years, and was concerned with the increasing amount of traffic on the lake, mak- ing it difficult for trolling for fish in this natural habitat area; and asked that the City Council deny the ski jump. Mayor Klausing recognized the increasing intensity of use on the lake, from his historical perspective and observations; and questioned Mr. Moy if he thought it was related to the ski jump and/or slalom course, or just water skiers in general.