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<br />Regular City Council Meeting Minutes <br />Monday, April 23, 2007 <br />Page 19 <br /> <br />Councilmember Pust clarified that there appeared to be two separate <br />issues: 1) the jump and slalom course; and 2) other water skiing on the <br />lake. <br /> <br />Mayor Klausing concurred, and opined that from comments regarding <br />limited use of the jump, it appeared evident that the jump and slalom <br />course represented an extremely small percentage of the actual skiers <br />utilizing the lake. <br /> <br />Councilmember Pust noted that she was hearing equal concerns from <br />some that the jump isn't used, and others who use it; opining that if <br />people weren't aware of the ski jump's use, those using the jump must <br />not be the ones doing the major portion of the water skiing on the <br />lake. Councilmember Pust further opined that, if the biggest issue <br />was who and how many were using the lake, the City Council wasn't <br />the body to regulate that. <br /> <br />Councilmember Pust further opined, that while she concurred with <br />Councilmember Ihlan that additional information would prove benefi- <br />cial and could further identifY the regulatory body for concerns in- <br />volving monitoring lake usage and traffic volumes, she was not hear- <br />ing major issues related to the ski jump and course, causing her to op- <br />pose placement of the water ski course and jump for the 2007 season. <br /> <br />Mr. Lee referenced regulations that the City of Arden Hills had previ- <br />ously placed on Lake Johanna related to speeds. <br /> <br />Donald M. Rott, 3115 Sandy Hook Drive <br />Mr. Rott, as a 50 year resident on Lake Owasso, provided a historical <br />perspective on the rationale for placement of the jump, due to installa- <br />tion of permanent anchors on the jump to keep it in place due to pre- <br />vailing winds. Mr. Rott spoke enthusiastically in support of the jump <br />and ski course; opining that, from a safety standpoint, Lake Owasso <br />was larger than either Lake Johanna or Lake Josephine. <br /> <br />Mayor Klausing concurred with the observations of Councilmember <br />Pust in identifying the uses related to the jump and slalom course ver- <br />sus concerns regarding overall use by skiers of the lake; and opined <br />that he didn't see a basis for not recommending approval for the 2007 <br />