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� �; Lake Owasso Task Force 10/16/96 minutes attending: Deane Anklan, Peggy Egli, John Gramer, Kate Linder, Sheila Prok, Jim Stark, Jim Vanous, Beriy Wolfangle, Gary Wood, Steve North chair: Gary Wood Meeting begun; 7:05 PM 1. Minutes from 10/2/96 were approved unanimously_. 2. Presentation by Mitch Converse, City Attorne 's o ice Mr. Converse has doiie t�ie initial legal work for Roseville since ttie iiiception of the proposed new ordinance. He answered LOTF questions in the order they were written to him. Comments are his, unless noted ottierwise. Are sZtrface use rules statutes or DNR commissioner's orders? Does the legislatttre or the DNR commissioner set rules? They are both legislative statutes (86B) and DNR rules (Sect. 6110). What deter�nines the "gra��dfatlzer" rulzi�g for tl�e current Roseville ordinance? Is it all aspects of the current ordinance, or any one change? Can we change �nly some parts of the current Ros�ville ordinance and keep others, and still maintain grandfathering ofthe retained elements? Roseville's ordinance is grandfathered since it was enacted in 1953, prior to state rules (1972) and statutes (1973) requiring JPA's for regulation of lakes within two municipalities. All of Roseville's Chapter 702 is grandfathered. An individual section would lase "grandfather" status if c�ny words in the section were changed, however, other, unchanged sections would probably remain grandfathered. Once the 300' buffer zone is changed, it would be iiupossible to go back, under current DNR rules. Is Grass Lake Water Management District a Lake Conservah'on District or is tt a management area? (S6B.205.2C) Neither. Grass Water Management District is a management district; MC was Lincertain of any implications. Water surface use regulation is outside the jurisdiction of the GLWMD (DA). Does the 300'rule c�pply or not apply to shoreline owners (i.e. perpendicular in/out from shore)? It applies to all. Under the current ordinance, can a hoat go withiiz 300' of share is no one i,s on the shore7 Motorboats can (702.04), but ski boats, skiers, and surfboard riders cannot (702.06). Shoreline is defined as the ordinary high water mark, and cattails and lilies are part of the lake, not the shore. Does a new ordinance have to cover the entire lake, or can it be "zoned'; with different rules for di, fJ"'erent regions. It cottld be zoned. Bays or channels can be na-wake zone and/or marked with buoys. DNR says the zones must be reasonable and not unduly burdensome. MC was unsure of tlie DNR's standards. Minnetonka has many zones, but it is a Conservation District and not subject ta DNR rules in this matter. The DNR used to mark off areas for wildlife habitat (e.g. nesting; DA), but no longer does this because it is not cost-effective or enforceable (JG). YYlzo enforces the current ordinances? Ramsey county sheriffs water patrol; Roseville palice could al�o enforce, but that is unlikely (po�sibly in an emergency).